Peak Rail General Discussion

Two pictures courtesy of mr Briddon of the rail recovery last week from Matlock

 

No pics coming through Dom.

Dave

 

pics should be on now, they appear on iphones and oddly enough on this pc bottom of previous page, ive reloaded them again just in case.

nipped down today to drop some bits off in rowsley box for upcoming works and had a chat with John who was painting the underside gear on the Delacher- Austrian Ferry van and Roy who was adding some painting touches to the deisel crane up at Rowsley, elsewehere rivetting work continues in the workshop on one loco and Ed was busy fabricating loco roof, Harvey has been tackling some welding in of new carriage panel sheet metal work, and Rob and Tom had been gauging points so I could say as soon as the sun comes out we all come out to play, a large coachload of folks turned up for the afternoon trains and by the comments thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

 

Peak Rail presents:-

Rob Foxon "Railways Remembered" Film Show

'THE WEST COAST ROUTE TO SCOTLAND'

Monday 19 May 2014

Central Library Theatre (near The Crucible), Tudor Square, Sheffield S1 1XZ.
Doors open 1900, show starts 1930
Tickets on the door £6.50
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The busiest main line railway in the world is also the world’s oldest! Britain’s first main line trunk railway route, the London & Birmingham Railway, opened in 1838 and it was from these origins that the West Coast Main Line to Scotland was established with such famous trains as the “Royal Scot” express.

This carefully researched programme of rare archive films recalls more than 100 years of West Coast Main Line railway history from the old London & North Western Railway in the Edwardian era, through the 1930’s golden streamlined age of steam, to modernisation, electrification, and the Advanced Passenger Train.

Highlights of the evening’s programme are:-

* footage from the old London & North Western Railway including a visit to Crewe works in 1909.

* pre-war colour footage of the streamlined Coronation Scot and other LMS expresses.
* Stanier Pacifics on the steam-hauled Royal Scot express in the 1950’s.

* Rugby Midland in 1948 during the Locomotive Exchange Trials.

* Rugby Locomotive Testing Station in action in 1955 with a class 9F 2-10-0 on test.

* first-stage WCML electrification and the demolition of Euston Station in 1964.

* second-stage WCML electrification to Glasgow in 1974 and Class 87 locomotive construction.

* the Advanced Passenger Train (APT) on the West Coast Main Line in 1982.


Looking further ahead – our Autumn screenings are on Monday 17 November 2014and Tuesday 30 December 2014.

Interval drinks are available (please pre-order at the bar on arrival).

In the foyer, our usual sales stand with bargain-priced second-hand books, model railway items, videos & DVDs.


Hope to see you.
Dave

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David Sharp
Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch

d.sharp@sheffield.ac.uk
07950 787 231

the full Sheffield Branch programme:
(all meetings open to members and non-members)

http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch

 

Had a nice walk in the sun yesterday round the valley, the 14 was in action top and tailed with the resident steamer, considering how warm it was rowsley site was very busy, the LMSCA and heritage shunters were all busy with the upcoming mixed traffic weekend next weekend due. As they say mad dogs and preservationists come out in the midday sun

 

as the weekend draws near some details of the mixed traffic event;courtesy of the main Peak Rail webpages; link is; http://www.peakrail.co.uk/mixedtrafficevent/

24th, 25th and 26th May – Mixed Traffic Event

As the Class 31 (31270) diesel locomotive in non-operational the services over the three days will be as follows:
Saturday 24th May – Steam Locomotive 0-6-0 ST “Lord Phil” and Diesel Locomotive Class 44 “Penyghent”
Sunday 25th May – Steam Locomotive 0-6-0 ST “Lord Phil” and Diesel Locomotive Class 14 (14901)
Monday 26th May – Steam Locomotive 0-6-0 ST “Lord Phil” and Diesel Locomotive Class 44 “Penyghent”
Normal timetable and train fares will apply.
The Heritage Shunter Trust will also be operating brake van rides with 07001, D2854, 03113, 08016 and 09001. Special fares do apply for brake van rides which includes a guide tour, access to their sheds and photographic opportunities.
Please contact 01629 580381 for further details.

as with all things locomotives etcetera may be subject to change,but hopefully a good weekend and hopefully all to plan, we hope to see you there

 

Is the Class 37 still at Peak Rail?

 

yes,I believe the owners are working/have been working on it this week

 

Some pics of the mixed traffic gala, not all locomotives photographed im afraid as was very busy doing other s&t type things so only photographed what I could when I could, still between rain showers the sun came out and it looked nice n busy.

Elsewhere trackworks,laying out sleepers has started in the south yard at darley ready to alter the turnout there to the new shed, on s&t we were busy removing the old door on rowsley box and putting the window in place and boarding up,something Pete will finish off this week.

 

Monday 2 June 2014 at 7.30 pm

For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome to:

"NARROW GAUGE NICETIES"
slideshow - John Holroyd (Shipley)

A welcome return visit from John to look at some of the more quaint little railways of Britain and further afield.


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AT THE INTERVAL:
Colin will be holding the 100 Club Draw
Prizes galore - if you're in it, you can win it.
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AN ADVERT:
On Saturday 21 June 2014:
MODEL TRANSPORT EXHIBITION
Central United Reformed Church,Sheffield S1 2JB
(60 Norfolk Street - opposite the Crucible Stage Door)
One day only: 10:00-17:00
I will be there with the Peak Rail sales stall
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All welcome. Presented by Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch) at
The Harlequin Pub (upstairs function room), 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG

Bus routes 47, 48, 53 and 87 stop near the front door.


hope to see you!
Dave

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David Sharp
Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch

(E): d.sharp@sheffield.ac.uk
(H): 0114 274 5478
(M): 07950 787 231

The branch programme, and directions
to The Harlequin can be found at:

http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch

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An update from the Renown and Repulse restoration group based at Rowsley on the recent work they've been undertaking on their locomotives

http://www.renownrepulse.com/news-r...th-may-and-1st-june.html#sthash.fFBr3R9z.dpbs

 

An update on the LMSCA recent works on the NRM coach under their restorative care.

http://lmsca.org.uk/blog/2014/06/7828-may-2014/

Elsewhere news that the Ashover Railway Society should be joining us at Rowsley DDngR bringing some mutual benefits to both parties in the process, more news on this as and when I can , though this is already being reported in the railway press.

 

BBC Radio Derby, the Andy Potter show, broadcasting from PR Rowsley this afternoon, probably available on 'listen again'.
Dave

 

Another small update from the volunteers working on Renown and Repulse.

http://www.renownrepulse.com/news-r...rty-report-7th-june.html#sthash.Q1UKF6N8.dpbs

 

The official announcement from the Ashover light Railway , welcome on board ladies and gentlemen, its good to have you with us.

http://www.alrs.org.uk/site/

More to update on tommorow as I'm helping Mr Briddon concreting the shed floors, till then enjoy the fine evening.

 

Some good and some sad news this week

Firstly via David Sharp; the following sad news;

Having been away on holiday 3-12 June, unfortunately I have only just seen 2 e-mails from Paul Pritchard informing us first of Ernest's passing away on 2 June, and then the funeral arrangements for Thursday 12 June.
At the end of May, Ernest came out of hospital but owing to walking difficulties he went into Balmoral Nursing Home in Woodhouse, where he sadly died peacefully on the morning of Monday 2 June 2014, aged 92.

He regularly battled up the stairs at The Harlequin to attend our meetings up to and including last November, and as a measure of his resilience I recently learned that in his footplate days he shared the footplate with Ken Horan who used to fire for him.
Rest in peace Ernest.

David Sharp

Our thoughts too from those down the line

Dom

Now for some good news, on Friday we started to pour the concrete for the restoration shed at Darley Dale , the following pictures show the rafts that will support the rails in the shed and the mounts to hold the rails to the concrete being fitted, il link in from mr Briddons website later on as there will be a far more technical write up on there from
Pete and Andrew than I can give, save to say we all have tired legs and big arm muscles now

 

Also managed to chat with Harvey this week who is working hard at re windowing one of the carriages which used to be part of BR's load test set, basically dead weight using carriages , the windows being sealed up meant that all the internal fittings were left in situ so this coach is in remarkably good condition both inside and out, we see Harvey having reskinned some of the lower side of the carriage and now in the process of trying to refit the window frames back in

 

How's work progressing on the Darley Dale footbridge?

 

To be honest ive not asked in a while,more one for the charity to answer there, I believe there may be things in the pipeline to assist but again the charity knows more for definite, now the box has moved the space is available for it, weve considered from s and t side how to move the battery location when the time comes

Yesterday, with mr Dysons help I removed the sawdust (the board with the woodworm) from church lane flooring and replaced it,then moved onto Darley to replace a contact box and some ground signal lenses that had scumbled with age, and a little bit more painting on Rowsley.