The Burnbake and Woodyhyde Railway

[clayliner]

The passenger service has been doing fairly well - summer and the tourist season has helped to increase patronage and its future will be reviewed in the autumn...


There has also been another new arrival on the railway (in addition to the 'new' coaches). Here are a couple of photos of her outside the shed being admired by onlookers:



                                                                      



                                                                     



Some will recognise her straightaway (even without nameplates - which she never carried!), and others may even guess her provenance. Suffice it to say she was surplus to requirements at another line not far away and was offered to the B&W free of charge, an offer which could not be refused, and which was indeed gratefully accepted.

The management now have to think about what to do with her. She is clearly elderly and not very powerful, and of some historical significance - maybe she should be stuffed and mounted somewhere?

David.

[clayliner]

A message from Mr Graham Kendrick, the General Manager:

"The Burnbake and Woodyhyde Railway is very pleased to have received a mention in the international press recently. This has only happened once previously and it is a considerable honour for such a humble working railway. It is hoped that such articles will be informative to all those with an interest in the china clay industry and in the narrow-gauge railways which serve them.

                                                                                                                       G. Kendrick Esq.  General Manager."       

[B.Meldon]

I note in this photo several scenic items put to good effect that I have also used:
The U shape section of a Roco cement wagon and the water tank from the Austin K6  fire tender from the Airfix RAF Emergency set. The next item is a wooden crate, I have several of these, in yellow plastic complete with lids, they were in with my Britains farm animals and buildings,from when I was a young boy, however I am unsure of their origin as I do not think they were made by Britians! I have used these crates as scenic items, made 009 wagons from them and even modified an Egger loco using one!!

[clayliner]

Thanks for the comments and info, Brian.

I'm not even sure where these items came from - probably the junk box at 009 Sales sometime in the past! But even 'junk' has its uses, of course.

David.

[P.S. I even thought of you as I came down the GE main line from Norwich yesterday for the first time ever - not a good journey as there was a signal failure at Manningtree and we were stuck at Ipswich for over an hour...]