On Thursday Evening the 23rd May will see a number of our group visiting the West Lancs Light Railway.
Steam up from 5pm.
Steam loco and passenger train along with a diesel loco and a skip train.
A chance to play trains with the real thing.
Hopefully can get Dave Hennessey to take some photos of our evening out to go on the forum.
Stan.
Looking forward to our groups visit to the West Lancs Light Railway on Thursday Evening.
Train loco in steam for 5pm, couple of diesels and skip train in use and a look around the workshops.
A Great Little Railway and the only 2ft gauge Preserved Railway in Lancashire.
Hopefully will have some photos of our visit for the forum and the newsletter.
Stan.
Sounds as if it will be a great evening event Stan, hope the weather stays good for it and there are plenty of photos to enjoy for those of us who won't be able to join you.
Mick
A successful evening in the can.
With thanks to Stan for organising this jolly outing, and to the volunteers at the railway for kindly hosting us!
Brilliant trip to the West Lancs Light Railway this evening.
Great time had by all who attended and we all had the opportunity of driving Quarry Hunslet Irish Mail pulling the passenger train up and down the line.
There was also the chance to drive a diesel loco pulling a coup;e of skip wagons up and down the sidings.
Many thanks to the railways volunteers for spending their free time to look after us.
We will certainly be returning soon.
Stan.
The main reason for our visit apart from enjoying ourselves, was to help raise money for the railway to keep working on this site.
It was well worthwhile as we raised over
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For those that do not know this is John Fowler 15991 of 1923. It was last used at Upper India Sugar Mills at Khatauli India, where it had the number 3 and the name 'Cheetal'. This in the same location that WD Baldwin 4-6-0 778 and 794 worked. (There was also a third WD 4-6-0 Baldwin at this site, but it had been used as a source of spares for the other two and what remained was not worth bringing to the UK.)
Sadly, by the time the locos were recovered
Brian,
The loco belongs to Leeds City Council and has been at the West Lancs Railway for a few years now.
The O & K locos came from Spain and were restored around the same time, but one is having to have boiler repairs due to poor quality metal.
The other O & K has had a new smokebox door fitted.
Sybil is in the middle of a rebuild, she came up from South West England.
The big green hulk that is parked at the end of a siding is more or less shot at, one or two parts can be salvaged but the only useful parts are the wheels.
Stan.
Shame I was on holiday. It looked like a great evening.
Andy,
It was a really good night and hopefully we can do something similar in the future.
We have some irons in the fire, as they say !!
Stan.