Heritage Railway – August 01, 2019

TheFfestiniog&WelshHighlandRailwaysofferstwounforget tabl ejourneysthroughtheheartofS nowdonia.DoubleFairlieMerddinEmrysisse encrossingtheCobat

PorthmadogwithatrainforBlaenauFfestiniog.CHRISPARRY/FFWHR

AlanKeefst eamoutline0-4-0DHNo.23of1 988 Jack

haul saservicetrainalongtheHaylingIslandshingle

foreshore.HSR

TheLincolnshireCoastLightRailway celebrated

the10thanniversaryofoperatingat itsSkegne ss

WaterLeisureParkhomeonJuly13.Peckett0-6-0ST

Jurassicisseenat theline’sWallsLaneterminus.LCLR

CLEETHORPESCOAST LIGHTRLWAY

LENGTH:1mile

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:20 minutes

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

Thehub oftheline,Lakeside Station, is ho me to thesmallest

pubonthe planet ‘The Signal BoxInn’whichhas just

benefitedfromabrand-new extended beergarde n. Services

aretemporaril yrunningbetween Lakeside andCleethorpes

Kingsway only.

ON THE ROSTER:
Great CentralRailway 04 Class2-8-0 No.6284; SandyRiver
2-6-2No. 24,Sever nLamb-built 0-8-2DHCeawlin;and ex-
FairbourneRailway 0-6-0dieselRachel.
EVENTS IN AUGUST &SEPTEMBER:
■September13-15:Rail,Ale an dBlues Festival. Featuring
live bluesmusic,alarge variety of real alesand steam trains
in action allweekend.

DARTMOUTH STEAMRAILWAY&

RIVERBOAT COMPANY

LENGTH:7miles

TYPICALROUND TRIPDURATION:30 minutes eachway on

train from Paignton to Kingswear,plus5mins each wayon

ferrytoDartmouth.

Round Robin: TrainfromPaigntonQueen’s Park to

Kingswear,ferry to Dartmouth, riverboatwithcommentary

to Totnes (90mins,dependingontide)and return viabus to

Paignton(30 mins)

WHAT’S NE WIN2019:

As highlightedini ssue 256, Pete Best’sUSATC S1602-8-0

No.2253Omahais set to makeits debutthis summer

follow ing restoration at theNorth Yorkshire MoorsRailway.

ON THE ROSTER:

BR Standard4MT No.75014Braveheart;USATC S160

No.6046; andWRNos.7827Lydham Manorand7820

DinmoreManor.

EVENTSINAUGUST&SEPTEMBER:
■August29-31:DartmouthRegattacircul ar rivercruise
on PSKingswearCastle.Severalriver cruises aboard the
paddle steamer areon offeronother dates.
■Amongstseveralsteam railway andboatpackagesonoffer
is theSea Trainwhich runs everyday untilSeptember30,
weatherpermi tting,fromTorquay harbour to Brixhamand
Dartmouth.The cruises last 1hr45mins,following by atrain
trip to Paignt on (30mins)and busbackto Torquay (20mins).

FAIRBOURNERAILWAY

LENGTH:2miles (12¼in gauge, plus ¼mile 15in gauge).

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:60 mins

ON THE ROSTER:

Darjee ling Bclass re plica0-4-0STTSherpa;Lynton&

Barn staple Railway repl ica2-6-2TYeo;Welsh Hi ghland

Railway repl ica2-6-4TRussell;Hunslet4wDMGwril;and Bo-

Bo DHTony.The line’s Curwen 0-6-4STBeddgelertremains

on display in the railway'smuseum, awaiting anoverhaul

expectedtocostint he region of£30,000, forwhich an

appeal is open.

EVENTS IN AUGUST &SEPTEMBER:

■August24:Race theTrain

■August23-26:Fairbournevillage festival

FFESTINIOG&WELSHHIGHLAND

RAILWAYS

LENGTH:13½miles(FR)/25miles(WHR)

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:3hours(FR)/ 5hours

(WHR)

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

Newbuildings,stations at Caernarfon andWaunfawr.

Pullman carriage oneveryregular train.

ON THE ROSTER:

DavidLloydGeorge;MerddinEmrys; Linda;Lyd;/Nos. 138, 143.

Events in August &September:

■August4,1 1, 18 and25+September15 and22:

Journey into thePast.

HAYLINGSEASIDERAILWAY

LENGTH:Onemile, 2ftgauge

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:30 minutes

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:As reported in News, page 22,the

railwayisnow up forsale at £310,000

ON THE ROSTER:

AlanKeef 0-4-0DHJackBandMotor Rail 4w DHAlanB.

EVENTS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:

Therailway runs everyday in theschoo lholidaysand at

weekendsandonWednesdaysatall othe rtimes

September14: Class ic carshowatEastoke Corner.

LINCOLNSHIRECOAST LIGHT

RAILWAY

LENGTH:¾mile

TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:20 minutes

WHAT’S NEWIN2019:

Return fareshavebeenheldat£1for thetenthyear of

operation.Steam eachSaturdayinAugus tand onAugust

Bank HolidaySunday(August 25).

Afterasuccessfultrial last year,heritagedieselservicesare

nowrunning each Wednesday in August.

An ex-First WorldWar WDLR ambulance vanisdisplayed

at Walls Lane station withprojection ofscenes on

thesignifican ce of narrow gauge railways,including

material from theImperial WarMuseumand theGerman

Fede ralArchi ves.

ON THE ROSTER:

Pecket t0-6-0 STJurassic;Motor RailsNo. 4Wilton,Nocton,

MajorJ.A.RobinsR.E.,No. 6,Paul,SarkandT3.

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