Midland Railway - Butterley 1960's Event

Hi chaps!

Our annual 1960's Event will be taking place of the weekend of the 8th and 9th May 2010.

The event will feature
Intensive Timetable
Steam and Diesel Locomotives from the period locomotives hauling all trains
Diesel Multiple Unit Shuttle
Demonstration Goods Train
Demonstration Parcels Train
Passenger Trains from Butterley and Swanwick every 40 minutes
Real Ale Bar

Locomotives running will be

Visiting Locomotive
Ex GWR 56XX - 5643

Home Fleet
BR Standard Class 5MT - 73129
BR Standard Class 9F - 92214

Sulzer Type 4 - D4 "Great Gable"
Sulzer Type 4 - D182
English Electric Type 4 - D212 "Aureol"

More information is available here.

Some photographs and videos of the two previous 1960's Events we have run are here .

I'll update you with more news when I know! If you have any comments or suggestions do feel free to get in touch!

 

I am assuming 101692 is back in traffic then or is it the 141?

 

I doubt it'll be any of those! 101's in SPT Livery and 141's wern't very common in the 1960's!

 

So what's your DMU going to be then? The operational half of Daisy?

 

Not sure yet, I'm discussing it with the DMU Group at the moment. Daisy is certainly one possibility. Whatever DMU it is, it'll be Green and from the 1960's!

 

Is that station finished yet? I remember the foundations a few years ago and would love to see the finished product

 

The former Syston Station is pretty much externally finished, it just requires a couple more windows putting in and that sort of thing.

Externally it requires some work, however the booking hall area should be open this year. Hopefully it'll be open for the 1960's Event.
The area which will eventually become a bar will take a while longer but will be worth it in the end!

 

Good to see lots of other MRC events for the year on the website as well.

Thanks Paul

 

Hi,

Yes, there are certainly more enthusiast events this year, along with other non-enthusiast events (such as Thomas, Ivor, Paddington etc) which arn't listed on the events page at www.mrbevents.co.uk (as its centred around the enthusiast!)

There are more two train running days this year as well. I've worked on the timetables to make them better. The C Timetable is our two train service.

If you want a "sneak peak" at this years timetables then they're here.

Thanks,

Paul

 

Hello chaps,

Locomotives running at the event (subject to availability) will be:

Visiting Locomotive
Ex GWR 56XX - 5643 (Courtesy of the Furness Railway Trust)

Home Fleet
BR Standard Class 5MT - 73129
BR Standard Class 9F 92214

Sulzer Type 4 - D4 "Great Gable"
Sulzer Type 4 - D182
English Electric Type 4 - D212 "Aureol"