Bowes Railway Photo Charter, 8/10/11

Hello Ladies and Gents.
I’m looking at doing another photo charter at the Bowes railway, I’ll be organising it on their behalf.

The plan will be to have the "planet"
http://www.bowesrailway.co.uk/locosandstock/diesel_101.html

And Andrew Barclay 2274 of 1949 "No.22"
http://www.bowesrailway.co.uk/locosandstock/steam_No22.html

with a small rake of just the Bowes Waggons, 4-5.

I’m looking for 20 people for the charter for price please PM me.

unlike the recent photo charter, this will be limited for railway folk and there will be plenty posed shots and run pasts as well.

I’m looking though Archive photos and film of the line for some ideas for possible shots, for trying to recreate the past. I also want to try for some new shots currently working on that. (Shall keep folks up to date)

Due to Problems with the level crossing we cannot run passenger trains anymore but its safe coal trains, it is just procuration. The broken rail is costing the railway 10k to repair, due to needing 2 day road closure; it takes 8 weeks to get road closure so there won't be another open day for some time.
and if the council cuts keeps going possibly the last chance for to see the line working.
Some people may of noticed this charter is day before the Tanfield Railways “Coals to Newcastle” Coal Train Event, on the 9/10/11 (Sunday) give anyone traveling from down south or the far north another reason to come to North East and make good weekend out of it.
Feel Free to Ask Questions etc

 

the short rake of waggons will be used to recreate regalur run between Werekton "Starrs Colliery" to Springwell yard. and makes life easier for oprating on the line for doing run pasts etc, there will be no brake van recreating the feel of a industrial railway.

 

i would like to try for more of these sort of shots, but if anyone has surgestions feel free.
http://owenedwards.zenfolio.com/p883852343/h32af3d12#h32af3d12

 

ive got 8 people so far on the charter, any others intersted? all profits go back into repairing the level crossing and getting the railway running again.
looking at some shots got a few lined up.

there is a film AB No.32 (No.22 will step in for No.32) leaving the Ravenworth Ann pit, propelling 4 waggons with man set riding on the front.
2 wooden waggons steel waggon and another wooden (all bowes waggon easy to sort) this shot can be recreated on the pelaw main cruve, now of crouse cannot have some one set riding, so some clag will be orginsed and shot will be posed.
looking at others atm will post some photos in time.

 

11 places booked, 9 left if anyone is interseted please contact me.
idealy need 20 people before the end of the month or it maybe canceled and replanned for another date.

 

Ive had to cancel the Charter due to lack of bookings.
but possibley looking at setting up another one next year, Feburay possible.
Sorry to those looking into doing it.