Kent & East Sussex Railway

You're quite correct - 69023 has definitely been to Swanage; I can find a couple of photo prints of her behind 30053 at Swanage shed in 1992, and indeed the NELPG website mentions it also (although dateless).

 

I stand corrected! Still, I'm delighted about 65894's visit.

 

Of course the K&ESR is not strictly speaking a former Southern line, at least if you regard Southern as Southern Railway. It was part of the BR Southern Region from 1948 so I guess Southern in that sense.
Lambton 0-6-2T No 29 visited the K&ESR in 2006 - that's based on the NYMR but I don't know if it's a NELPG loco?

 

Up to £60k if you’re the next Col. Stephens:
https://kesr.org.uk/vacancies/GM-va...IFTlWGKO_1u9zGEiPn6iVSQQoolvqFYtwSPGRtMfSm6n8

 

Hopefully this position will be filled by somebody who understands positive motivation and leadership.

 

What like one certain Ex General Manager, who did his best to alienate much of the railway against him, Has the current one decided to move on to pastures new?

 

Quite so.

A bad GM can ruin a railway.

 

He's retiring.

 

Terrier ‘70’ Poplar is now back at Rolvenden after mechanical overhaul at the NNR.

Am intensive painting session involving liberal quantities of ‘improved engine green’ is about to begin…

 

Is the new chimney yet to be fitted a Stroudley pattern?

 

Terrier 70 ‘Poplar’ is now receiving final paint at a secret location in Tenterden C&W shed…

Photo: Graham Williams

 

Stroudley improved green and tall lamp irons - it might not be 100% authentic but by golly it looks good.

Although I'm otherwise engaged on the Jubilee weekend of her return, I shall definitely be making a visit to see her running at the earliest opportunity thereafter.

 

Same here, its nice to see a loco roster has appeared back on the website so should help for when she is running!

Given the amount of guests the KESR has in at the moment, would be nice to see a summer gala?

 

The nether regions…

 

Speaking of the nether regions...

July 2 - Naturist Dining aboard a KESR Steam Train – British Naturism (bn.org.uk)

(And no, I won't be attending!)

 

I might be being dense, but I’m wondering why that site has a “clothing size chart” embedded on the page!

Tom

 

don't tell meg, she might think clothing is optional
Thinking back to the amount of work that went into painting number 3 into black ( i was the person who did it) i hope they at least had a good surface to flatten back this time round, if i remember rightly, the tank covers really took a lot of work to prep when i did them, to get a good flat surface before i could even think about primer, then base coat.

 

Are they going to speak to EOR to find out how to deep clean the seats afterwards?

 

The tank covers have been worked on in advance of the rest of the loco.

 

Tickets for inaugural run now on sale…

https://terrier150.co.uk/2022/05/19/poplar-book-tickets-for-her-first-public-run/