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Whipsnade Zoo Railway

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  1. MrHillingdon

    MrHillingdon Well-Known Member

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    A family trip to Whipsnade Zoo allowed me the chance to see the railway there in action today. I saw something that the railway has part of it's origins in a Bowaters Paper Mill. Is this the same Bowaters Paper Mill as in The Sittingbourne & Kemsley? If so, what came from that line, just the locos or more?
    Photos I took of the railway today can be seen at my fotopic site.

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    Paul
     
    MrHillingdon, 22. Travanj 2009.
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  2. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    The steam locos certainly came from the Sittingbourne and Kemsley and so I presume did some of the track but not 100% sure about that.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Whipsnade_Railway
     
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    As well as the steam locos, the original carriages were based on Bowaters' bogie paper wagons - I have no idea if they are still in use.
     
    kscanes, 22. Travanj 2009.
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    Cliff Thomas' book on the Great Whipsnade Railway (formerly the Whipsnade & Umfolozi Railway) will tell you all you need to know - unlike the zoo's website, which last time I looked was singularly lacking in railway info.

    Richard
     
    RGCorris, 23. Travanj 2009.
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    The Locos are definatly from the Bowaters paper railway, although i believe one of them has had a brand new boiler put init. Also the coachs were bowaters wagons however like said above i also do not know whether they are still in service. ](*,)
     
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  6. MrHillingdon

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    Thanks for the info everyone.

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    Paul
     
    MrHillingdon, 23. Travanj 2009.
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    Paul, Excelsior was the third loco at Sittingbourne and was fitted with a new welded boiler in 2007. Superior was extensively overhauled by Bill Parker in 2006. Both locos work very hard and are operated by Zoo employees, who are very committed to the railway and who have been making considerable upgrades recently, including building a new running shed leen to next the the workshop, this last year, which leads directly to a servicing pit, which was previously just a stub siding. All the original carriages are still in use, though they have all now got vacuum brakes. Those of you on facebook, there is a group from which you can receive updates.
     
    odc, 27. Travanj 2009.
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    Isn't there a small gorup of volunteers, but you have to be invited?
     
    SillyBilly, 27. Travanj 2009.
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