Leighton Buzzard's Internal Combustion Gala - 1st Oct 2011

Morning All,

Does anyone have any more information on this Gala apart what it says on the Website ?

Like engines are out ? or anything Special going on?

Joey

 

Hi Joey,

This was posted on the Industrial Railway Society yahoo group:

--- In IndustrialRailwaySociety@yahoogroups.com, MERVYN LEAH <mervyn.leah@...> wrote:
>
> Two significant anniversaries will be marked at Leighton Buzzard on Saturday 1st October, both involving internal-combustion traction.
>
> In 1921, the two ex-WDLR Hudswell Clarke "Ganges" class 0-6-0WT were replaced by ex-WDLR 40hp Simplex petrol locos, of both "protected" and "armoured" type. This made the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway, we believe, the first in the UK to convert totally to internal combustion.
>
> In 1981, the last sand quarry railway was replaced, like the others before it, by dumper trucks, bringing to an end a century of narrow-gauge railways in the Leighton Buzzard area.
>
> Saturday will offer the following delights:
> * Ex-LBLR 40hp Simplex diesels 43 and 44 on a rare outing hauling the passenger service
> * Ex-Garsides 20hp Simplex diesels "Arkle" and "Damredub" on demonstration sand trains at Page's Park
> * NRM "protected" 40hp petrol Simplex LR3098, 20hp petrol Simplex "Festoon", and Simplex 20hp diesels "Red Rum", "Caravan" and 26 in a synchronised shunting performance at Stonehenge Works
> * 10RB quarry face shovel in action with ex-Arnolds 20hp Simplex No 30
> * Ex-WDLR "armoured" 40hp Simplex LR2182 on static display--the only one with original engine and gearbox
> * Scale model Simplexes on miniature line.
> Access to Stonehenge Works will be by train only, with departures from Page's Park at 10.40, 12.20, 14.40 and 15.40. The final train will include photo stops and runpasts, and will be subject to a small surcharge.
>
> If lots of people turn up and pay, we might do it again another year!
>
> MERVYN LEAH
> Leighton Buzzard Railway

 

Thanks for that mate! It's going to nice weather for it

Do you know if the Steam Locos will be on display ?

Joey

 

Will be people about so you should be able to look round the shed at the park just need to ask. Always happy to show people about. But just keep a eye open as i think a diesel will be pottering about at the park

 

Very Good Event!

I really enjoyed watching/seeing all the engines out about that are useally locked up.

Very helpful people, and i would go again to gala like this.

Joey