Townsend Hook Update! The inside motion has been refitted, and we are currently awaiting a crane to drop the boiler back in the frames. In the...
Townsend Hook and William Finlay are built to 3' 2.25'' gauge. Hopefully TH's cosmetic overhaul should be largely completed by mid-2013. Jack
Could be a bit of a niche market but I would like to see a replica of the Selsey Tramway Peckett 2-4-2T 'Selsey'. I can dream :)
At Amberley we are definitely not a static museum. Our cliffside industrial line was built dual gauge (2' and 3' 2.25'') specifically for...
I'll agree with this. If at Amberley we were restoring Townsend Hook to steam virtually everything above the frames would have to be replaced....
It isn't owned by HNGRS, the only two steam locos owned by them are ex-Dorothea Bagnall 0-4-0ST 2091/1919 'Wendy' and ex-Dinorwic Hunslet 0-4-0ST...
Just to update you on news of the cosmetic restoration of Fletcher Jennings 0-4-0T 'Townsend Hook' (wn 172L of 1880) at Amberley Museum. The...
A quick update: the boiler has been lifted from the frames (see http://www.amberleynarrowgauge.co.uk/t-hook.htm for pictures) and when I get back...
Hi I am currently undertaking a cosmetic restoration on the above engine's sister, 172L 'Townsend Hook' (based at Amberley Museum). If anyone...
Hi, an update on Townsend Hook's status: a cosmetic restoration is being started at Amberley Museum. However, as our railgroup head has just said...
Scheid namen met een komma.