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Churnet Valley in 2015

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by lil Bear, Nov 21, 2014.

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  1. Corbs

    Corbs Well-Known Member

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    The key difference is the one between visitors (members of the public) and exhibitors (people who claim to portray a certain time period in some way, whether by showing a vehicle, a display, their clothing, etc.).

    Let me put it this way. Why don't I just roller paint my Defender matt green and stencil a white star on the side, then park it up next to someone's wartime Jeep at a 1940s event? Many people won't be able to tell the difference, after all it's an impression of a wartime vehicle. I wonder how the person who has painstakingly restored the Jeep to original condition will feel.

    Turning up to a WW2 event as an exhibitor in something that was built twenty+ years after the end of the war* is like turning up to 'Tracks to the Trenches' event in a Sherman tank.

    *Referring to the green goddesses and REO trucks here more than the Ferrets ;)
     
    Corbs, Nov 27, 2015
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    By the way, I don't mean my negative ranting to mean that I think the CVR or the owner of the vehicles have done a shoddy job at all. I think the whole ensemble looks excellent, something really cool and interesting.

    It's just that it's not 1940s :p
     
    Corbs, Nov 27, 2015
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  3. lil Bear

    lil Bear Part of the furniture

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    First Santa trains this weekend, with TKh 2944 rostered.
     
    lil Bear, Dec 3, 2015
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    @lil Bear - this thread has been very interesting, look forward to the 2016 edition.

    Stuck up here in the flooded/frozen North at present, so good luck with Santa !
     
    StoneRoad, Dec 12, 2015
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    Santa trains ran on 9 December and will also run on Wednesday 16 December; views from the 9th include :
     

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    Just curious, is 5619 having a few teething problems?
     
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  7. lil Bear

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    Been back/forth to Lancaster, and helped out in Carlisle to appreciate your plight!
     
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    Just a few, yes...
     
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    FJR8642, Dec 20, 2015
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    5619 booked to operate 5x return trips along the CVR tomorrow & Wednesday, then 4 on Xmas Eve.

    Provisional Roster for Cauldon WW -:
    26/27 - TKh 2944
    28/3Jan - 5619
     
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    Roster for WW as above, with 33102 on banking duties.
     
    lil Bear, Dec 24, 2015
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    FJR8642, Dec 29, 2015
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    Following 5619 cracked spring, TKh looking to be readied for January 3rd.
     
    lil Bear, Dec 30, 2015
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    Any hints on whether there may be another guest at the gala in late February?

    Presume current line up is 5619 and the TKH and maybe an s160?

    Ivatt 2 from the GCR would be nice!
     
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    Yes we should be able to announce another visitor in the next week or so.

    S160 6046 is due back from Tyseley in the next couple of weeks as a complete loco and will also be running at the gala.
     
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