Foxfield Summer Gala 18th & 19th July :- Crocks and Curios

Welcome back my fiends to the show that never ends :-

Ladies and Gentlemen we invite you all to the annual summer gala. Full details to follow, but the theme is crocks and curios.

 

I have no idea what that means but I'll be there. I never miss it!

 

is Vulcan returning?

 

Could just be a reference to the expected clientele, and ducks for cover.

 

Not Vulcan.

 

Bit unfair calling Wissington a crock!

http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/event_article.php?Summer-Steam-Gala-15

 

will fiery Fred be on the footplate roster?

 

Full details will be published soon, Line up to date is Bellerophon, Beyer, Dubsy, Florence, Wissington. Another loco will be joining the roster with luck.

 

I wanted Wissington to come and I got my wish. It's a really interesting-looking locomotive.

 

The Foxfield gala is fast approaching on the 18th & 19th July and will feature the usual coal trains on Foxfield Bank plus a two train passenger service with the Knotty heritage train operating between Caverswall Road and Dilhorne Park alongside the standard service train. The Knotty train will feature haulage by Bellerophon, Beyer Peacock 1827 and Wissington.



The locomotive line up for the weekend is:

Bagnall 2842/1946 'Kent Electric No.2'

Beyer Peacock 1827/1879

Haydock Foundry C/1874 'Bellerophon'

Bagnall 3059.1954 'Florence No.2'

Dubs 4101/1901



Guest locomotive Hudswell Clarke 1700/1938 'Wissington'



There is an early morning charter on the Saturday with Wissington at Foxfield Colliery from 7.00am until approximately 9.30am, if you are interested in joining this please email mail.30742@btinternet.com (All charter participants will receive a £5 discount off the ticket price on the day)



(all subject to availability)

 

Having returned to Foxfield last week, Bagnall 2842 'Kent electric No.2' worked her first passenger service at Foxfield for nearly 2 years. She doesn't look out of place on the Knotty Coaches, all of which will feature at the gala on 18/19 July. (Photos: Keiron Rigby)

 

Anyone going up there from Cambridge on Saturday or Sunday ???

 

The timetable and loco roster is just being finalised and will be published shortly.

 

Wissington has arrived and was steamed for a clearance trial on Sunday. Here she's seen looking quite at home on Foxfield Bank returning from Foxfield Colliery with a load of coal. If you squint a little bit it does look like she's back in the Fens fetching coal for the sugar works.... (Photo: Dave Scragg)

 

Squint a bit more and it's like the original 'Foxfield' has been reborn,

Jon

 

Shhh don't say anything Jon, but there's a cunning plan...

 

For information here is a pdf file of the timetable and loco roster for this weekend's Gala.

 

There are still places left on the early morning charter with Wissington at Foxfield Colliery. Contact mail.30742@btinternet.com for bookings.

 

What price are the 1 day/2 day rovers?

 

Bloody hell Nigel, can't you get the timetable writer to invest in Excel?