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Discussion in 'Narrow Gauge Railways' started by AndrewT, Jul 17, 2012.

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  1. banburysaint

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    If you have the opportunity I would urge you to book on a tour of Boston Lodge. It really is a fascinating place plus you will get to see some of the locomotives that are tucked up in the shed.

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    Yes, I definitely intend to. It'll be cool to see all of the new buildings / workshops etc.
     
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    Coverage of the very ambitious Extreme Steam Extravaganza event, including FR locos in action on the WHR and several scenes featuring NG134 Kalahari at Beddgelert
     
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    A few from the both brilliant and frustrating Extreme weekend!
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    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    Whats the yellow vehicle in No 10's train?
     
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    It's the s&t cherry picker waggon.
     
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    Taken from the end windows of Carriage 112. Not an everyday sight!!
     
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    The photos of this event concentrate on the trains, which is OK, but I don't see any people. How well attended was this event? It must have been expensive to put on and I'm wondering if it might be repeated next year.
     
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    acorb Part of the furniture

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    The trains I went on were well filled but never any danger of not finding a seat.
     
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    pmh_74 Part of the furniture

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    What's the rust-coloured box in front of Britomart's cab? It looks like a scaled-up version of something you'd find on a vintage tractor.
     
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    It's a wooden toolbox the same as the loco carried when it worked in the quarry.
     
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    pmh_74 Part of the furniture

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    Thanks. Brown rather than rust then! And I was about right as I was thinking of the toolboxes vintage tractors often carry. (Mine has one... it is metal, and it leaks, despite having no holes in the top. It's quite impressively useless really.)
     
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    Following on from the question about Welsh Pony being used in August. It is hoped that Welsh Pony will be the loco visiting the WHHR over the weekend of 1st and 2nd of August. It will operate along side the WHHR fleet with an intensive service of trains and a display of classic cars at Gelert’s farm.
     
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    August events at the WHHR

    Standard fares apply to all events

    1st-2nd - steam gala. All available steam locos in operation along with visiting loco from F&WHR. Display of classic cars in the museum.

    8th-9th - miniature madness. Mini steam galore on the miniature railway, 3 1/2-5” raised track in yard. Model road steam models.

    15th - vintage motorcycle display in the shed thanks to the VMC.

    22nd - A chance to look behind the scenes. See inside sheds that are normally closed to the public and see parts of the collection not generally seen.

    29th - drive a diesel. Have a go at driving our diesel Glaslyn in the yard under supervision of one of our crew. No extra charge by donations welcome. (No minimum age limit)
     
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