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Porthcawl Miniature Railway Appeal

Rasprava u 'Miniature Railways' pokrenuta od SpudUk, 26. Svibanj 2022..

  1. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    Hi Folks,

    I was somewhat hesitant to post this up on here as it's very much a "local" thing, but a few of us in South Wales have got together to try and acquire and restore the last surviving Porthcawl Miniature Railway locomotive, Silver Jubilee, with a long-term view of rebuilding a miniature railway in Porthcawl (or nearby - Councils huh). You can read more here: https://gofund.me/11e6ac79

    We are also slowly in the process of legally registering as a charity, but that's a long slog!
     
    SpudUk, 26. Svibanj 2022.
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  2. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Shouldn't this be in the Miniature Railways section?
     
    MellishR, 26. Svibanj 2022.
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    H Cloutt se sviđa ovo.
  3. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    15" or bigger...
     
    SpudUk, 26. Svibanj 2022.
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  4. H Cloutt

    H Cloutt Well-Known Member

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    That's the trouble of classifications! - the definition used by this forum differs from that used by the railway!
     
    H Cloutt, 26. Svibanj 2022.
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  5. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    I would say that the name is a legacy from the 1930s when most 15" lines were referred to as miniature. I'm indifferent about whether it's classified as narrow gauge or miniature by NatPres!
     
    SpudUk, 26. Svibanj 2022.
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  6. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Same argument re: the Groudle Glen .... except there it's t'other way around. A miniature line on 2ft gauge. Given a Quarry Hunslet is too big for the GGR, they have a case!
     
    30854, 26. Svibanj 2022.
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    ross Well-Known Member

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    Ok, how does this fund me thing work? Is it the one where we all pledge to give £x if and only if the target is reached? Or is this just a tin rattling?
    I did look at the how it works page on the fundme website, but I'm no wiser.
     
    ross, 28. Svibanj 2022.
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  8. johnofwessex

    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    I presume its a diesel?
     
    johnofwessex, 28. Svibanj 2022.
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    kscanes Resident of Nat Pres

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    Petrol-electric steam outline I think.
     
    kscanes, 28. Svibanj 2022.
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  10. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    We get everything pledged regardless of whether we hit the target. Best we could do in the time available - we hadn't expected the loco to become available so soon

    Yes, petrol with hydrostatic transmission originally, upgraded to electric transmission shortly after WW2
     
    SpudUk, 30. Svibanj 2022.
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    lynbarn se sviđa ovo.
  11. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    Just to update this - charity registration was successful and a new appeal has been set-up that accepts gift aid - https://localgiving.org/appeal/Silver-Jubilee-Appeal. Between the appeal, and a little local grant funding, we're about half way there. The Association has also been offered the last surviving coach from the original line but that will require further fundraising
     
    SpudUk, 10. Ožujak 2023.
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  12. Robin

    Robin Well-Known Member Friend

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    If anyone has visited the page and was wondering why the loco initially moved to the Severn Valley Railway, the plan was to use it on a short demonstration line at Hampton Loade which was built but never carried passengers. There is some history of the project on the SVR Wiki Hampton Loade page.
    https://www.svrwiki.com/Hampton_Loade
     
    Robin, 10. Ožujak 2023.
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  13. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    Yes, we have some great pictures from it's time at Hampton Loade
     
    SpudUk, 10. Ožujak 2023.
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  14. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    Fundraising has gone really well, close to 3/4 of the way there with local grant funding on top. Have been bowled over by the level of local support and have even been offered another exiting project connected to the original line
     
    SpudUk, 24. Ožujak 2023.
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  15. bantamd14

    bantamd14 New Member

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    Again, can this be moved to the minature section?
     
    bantamd14, 24. Ožujak 2023.
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  16. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

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    You need to report this to the mods - they don't actively monitor every thread
     
    ghost, 24. Ožujak 2023.
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  17. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    Again, forum rules are 15" and up is narrow gauge...
     
    SpudUk, 24. Ožujak 2023.
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  18. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    SpudUk, 3. Travanj 2023.
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    ilvaporista se sviđa ovo.

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