Kent & East Sussex Railway - Gala 2010

The Working Timetables for the event will be available from the K&ESR online shop http://kesr.org.uk/acatalog/The_Great_K&ESR_GALA_2010.html as a PDF download at a cost of £2 at some point over the next few days. The Gala Programme will also be available from the online shop shortly. While visiting the online shop you can also buy advance tickets and book yourself an evening fish and chip supper which will be hauled by 80072.

 

An A4 publicity poster for the K&ESR Gala is available by clicking here http://kesr-operating.org.uk/A4 Poster3.pdf

If you can print off and display one (or as many as you can print!) at your local club/pub/workplace or anywhere you can legally put one you will be helping to ensure the Gala is a financial success. Many thanks.

 

Thanks for all the info. I'll be getting down there, it's been too long since I last went to the KESR

 

For those interested in making the most of the bus link from Headcorn on the Sunday & Monday, the details are available here...http://www.kesr.org.uk/downloads-section/category/19-2010-gala.html
You'll also find the public tt for the gala. The working TT will be available shortly, we're just trying to get the size of the document right so that it can be read. It will feature locos and train formations, and for that reason will have a small fee attached, but will be well worth it if you want to plan your day!

For those intending to tavel by car to the Gala, please note that there is very restricted parking at Northiam because of the toy & train fair on the Sunday/Monday. If your coming from the South Coast then park at Bodiam Castle (Small fee payable to the castle) and then use our frequent free bus servcie to the station to catch your train!

 

Only a few days to go now, visiting loco's should be turning up in the next couple of days and the atmosphere is building, should be a cracking event.

 

The following brake van rides are available - see http://www.kesr.org.uk/acatalog/Brake_Van_Trips.html to book, or they may still be available on the day.


Saturday 1st 12.20 ex Tenterden arrive Rolvenden 12.35
13.10 ex Rolvenden arrive Tenterden 13.18
23 + 175 ton goods train.

13.51 ex Tenterden arrive Wittersham 14.11
14.38 ex Wittersham arrive Tenterden 14.55
23 +175 ton goods train.

Sunday 2nd 09.30 ex Tenterden arrive Bodiam 10.13
10.45 ex Bodiam arrive Tenterden 11.33
‘Knowle’ + Birdcage coach + 2 wagons + brake van.

12.20 ex Tenterden arrive Wittersham 12.39
13.07 ex Wittersham arrive Tenterden 13.24
‘Knowle’ + 5 wagons + brake van.

13.50 ex Tenterden arrive Rolvenden 14.05
14.40 ex Rolvenden arrive Tenterden 14.48
80072 + 152 ton goods + 2 brake vans

15.22 ex Tenterden arrive Wittersham 15.41
16.07 ex Wittersham arrive Tenterden 16.29
753 + 14 + 152 ton goods + 2 brake vans.

 

The Llangollen Railway's Standard 4 Tank 80072 has arriived safely at Wittersham Rd this morning, Jinty is due to arrive from Tha Spa Valley Railway at around lunchtime. All is looking good for a fantastic gala! The Standard 4 is facing towards Bodiam, the Jinty will face towards Tenterden..

 

I spent 2 hours last night cleaning the Jinty and 2 hours the night before so will hopefully be quite presentable hope its up to your standards guys!! Will see you all on saturday as im coming over with Sam for the day, and looking forward to it!

 

Is there any chance of Marcia being in steam? She must be nearly ready, although with 9 other locos on duty I accept it might be hard to fit another one into the roster!

 

I will be nice to put a few names to faces too, we'll have a stall at Northiam and also there will be a National Preservation Special with the headboard running all day on the Saturday, Myself and Ally will be behind the bar in Theodora. This train will be the 10:30 from Tenterden.

 

I shall also be there helping out with whatever needs helping out with! I will be camping at Northiam for the full weekend from tomorrow onwards. I hope to meet some new people down there and again put faces to names. :yo:

Neil.

 

Marcia is not planned to operate at the weekend as there are still a few outstanding jobs before she is commissioned, it is possible that she may be steamed in Rolvenden yard at some point. Can't promise anything though.

 

You made a good job, she 's looking good! We're looking forward to seeing how she performs on Tenterden bank, should sound very nice!

 

800072 had her test run this afternoon, here she is awaiting departure from Bodiam

 

Just remember who your fireman is.........

 

I have arrived at Northiam and I am staying at the Rother Valley campsite.

Anyone thinking of coming down and camping I would certainly reccomend the site.

Link:-

http://www.rother-valley.com/

For anyone who may not have a tent and all the rest of the gear at the moment there is a 4 berth tent available already set up on site complete with all equipment. Just bring your sleeping bags!

Contact details on the link above and speak to Jackie.

See some of you about, Neil.

 

im planning to get there at 0600hrs tomorrow to give her a polish to add that extra touch and trust me she will sound good up the bank, she sounds very good up our 1in88 if thats anything to go by. looking forward to a good day tomorrow, see you all there!

 

She sounded very nice on her test run this afternoon.

Three days of varied operation planned and I think we've now berthed everything in the right place ready for kick off tomorrow!

 

Thanks Pete - I hope to get down on Monday and sample all the other delights. I look forward to some other day soon seeing Marcia hauling 'something' (how much can she pull up a hill I wonder?) up Tenterden Bank.

 

I hope all goes well this weekend. Hope to be down tomorrow and maybe Monday.

For anyone that hasn't made it to the K&ESR before, the Spring Gala is more than worth the effort and i would encourage you to visit