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Mk2 TSO No 5219 arrived at the railway from the Mid Norfolk Railway on 15 August. This coach had already visited the railway in 2016 when it was hired in for the Polar ExpressTM. It has now been purchased and will be restored to operational use. This will then allow us to start a structured management plan for our TSOs, whilst allowing to maintain enough carriages for our service and Polar ExpressTM trains. We now have TSO Nos. 5219, 5220 and 5221 at the railway. Thank you to our friends at Eastern Rail Services who donated seats and shells from their MK2 No 5797 which we will use to refit 5219. The wooden flooring is being installed in MK2 No 5221 and has nearly been completed. The Lightmoor Junction signal box, which was sadly vandalised, has had all the broken glass panes replaced and the box is now weather tight. Further cleaning and replacement of broken instruments is required. North British DH No. 27414 "TOM" has been moved into the shed for repairs. 150 litres of oil have been drained to allow access to the gearbox. Further inspection is required to identify what the problem is. The platform at Lawley Village station continues to be worked on. The platform face is now complete and most of the steel work is now in place ready to be welded. Planning for the rebuilding of Horsehay & Dawley signal box has been submitted to Telford and Wrekin Council for their approval. The gift shop at Spring Village is being painted and has received some grey undercoat. Weeding and tidying of the gardens continue at Horsehay & Dawley station Thanks to Paul, David and Shaun for the additional information used in this update.
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MK2 TSO No 5219 has arrived at Telford having been purchased from the Mid Norfolk Railway. 5219 has been to our railway before as it was hired in 2016 to run with our first Polar ExpressTM trains. In 2019 its overhaul started but was then paused due to the COVID 19 outbreak. Apart from the last 12 months, it has been kept in dry storage. This coach will now be overhauled by the railway and when in service, will give us more flexibility with our carriage maintenance program, allowing us to take a TSO out of service for repairs whilst still keeping our Polar ExpressTM formations. The window panes are stored in pride the coach, which now has a tarpaulin covering it to protect the insides from the weather. The new metal flooring on MK2 TSO No. 5221 is being welded into position. Preparation is taking place in the rear yard at Spring Village ready to receive some hives and bees! We are very excited to offer them a home at our railway. No date has been set yet for their arrival but we will keep you updated. A new outlet has been fitted to TTA -A Kerosene Tank Wagon No. 60580. This will allow it to be used as a water carrier during the Polar ExpressTM season. Water can be pumped from the TTA into the tanks of GWR 56XX steam engine No 5619 when required in between trips at Spring Village station. The brick paving in front of the toilets at Spring Village have been weeded and tidied up. Branches overhanging the line at Heath Hill tunnel have been checked for nests and then cut back. The wood has been moved to Lawley. The hand pump for the steam tram has been rebuilt. Thanks to Ian, Andrew, Shaun and Paul for the additional information and photos used in this update. We are next open to the public on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August for our brilliant 1940s weekend. See website for full details Monday 26th August sees our final kids for a quid offer FREE car parking at the Bridges Industrial Estate (TF4 3EE) which is less than 5 mins walk from the railway. Please note that no parking will be available at Spring Village station. GWR 56XX steam engine 5619 will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Fares for the 1940s weekend.- £15 Adults, £10 children (2-16 yrs), £45 Family (2 adults and 2 children) Fares for Monday 26th August. £10 Adults, £1 children (2-16 yrs)* *on Monday 26th August up to 2 children (2-16 yrs) can travel for £1 each when accompanied by a full fare paying adult. Full children’s fare £7 Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Railwayana on display at Railway House. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway 5 new volunteers successfully passed their PTS exams on Sunday. 1 volunteer undertook their induction assessment as well and will hopefully start volunteering with us. It is alway great to welcome new people to work with us on the railway. The ‘Chocolate Shack” was emptied ready to be cleaned and prepared for the Polar Express TM season. Some more railwayana was put up in Railway House, including some from Wellington. We have had a lot of railway books recently donated to the railway, many in excellent condition. These will be sold in our ‘nearly new’ section of the gift shop at Spring Village station, or in our second hand bookstore at Horsehay & Dawley station waiting room. Please come and grab yourself a bargain or two! Lawley station platform continues to be rebuilt. Steel pillars have been concreted into position, with concrete sleepers creating the platform ‘front’. This will now be backfilled and the platform surface (originally from Cosford Station), fitted on top. The frame of the tram coach has had its first coat of cream paint added. GWR 56XX steam locomotive No. 5619 is being cleaned and maintained ready for its next appearance at our 1940s event on the 24th and 25th August. Restoration of the LNER brake van has started with one of the guard’s ’look outs’ being removed and repainted. The railway operated another sold out Fish’N’Chip special on Saturday. Lots of happy customers enjoying their meals as we rode up and down the line. One final Fish’N’Chip special for this year has been added for 14th September. Tickets are now on sale from our website. Thanks to Allan, Mark and Ian for the additional information and photos used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 18th August with the Creation Station crafty coach and Kids for a Quid offer. See website for full details. FREE car park at Spring Village Station (TF4 2 NF). BR Class 142 Pacer No 142058 will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. This train is wheelchair accessible. Fares.- £10 Adults, £1 children (2-16 yrs)* *up to two children can travel for £1 each when accompanied by a full fare paying adult. Children’s fare (if not included in the offer) £7. Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Railwayana on display at Railway House. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway One of the new gates installed at Spring Village which protects the public from the railway has been painted white. This gate is adjacent to the new pedestrian crossing that has been installed. The platform edge at Spring Village has also been painted white. The final seat in MK2 BSO No 9046 has been refitted. The rotten floor in MK2 TSO No 5221 has been replaced and will now be repainted. Work continues at Lawley Village station with holes being dug to take the new steel platform pillars. The pillars will be concreted into place next. The tram boiler has been positioned back onto the frames. The pipe work will now be refitted. Marine wood has been purchased for the coach sides and roof. Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Brake Van No 2 has had its newly fitted wood painted in primer and undercoat. The verandas side planking has been refitted Our gardeners have been busy weeding the flowerbeds and pedestrian ramp at Horsey & Dawley station. We have recently been loaned a number of replica and original items of railwayana from our supporters. We are very grateful for their generosity in allowing us to display their items to the public at Railway House. Our 2nd annual model railway exhibition was a great success with more visitors attending than last year. There was a great variety of layouts in different gauges from O to Z. The Phoenix Miniature railway also had a display of their groups O gauge models in addition to their 5 inch trains. GWR 56XX steam loco No. 5619 was hauling the trains. The railways permanent model railway exhibition was also open and in operation. Thank you to Jacob, Dave and Pete for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 4th August for our Exotic Express and Kids for a Quid offer. See website for full details. Exotic Express departs at 12pm and 1:30pm. Zookeepers and at least two animals from Exotic Zoo Telford will be on each train allowing you to get close up and personal with wild animals whilst telling you loads of fun facts about their lifestyles and habitats. FREE car park at Spring Village Station (TF4 2 NF). BR Class 08 diesel No 08757 “Eagle” will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Fares. For the 11am, 2:30pm and 3:30pm departures only - £10 Adults, £1 children. For the Exotic Express at either 12pm or 1:30pm. - £10 Adults, £4 Children (includes travel on the 11am, 2:30pm and 3:30pm departures as well Pre book your Exotic Express tickets here: https://telfordsteamrailway.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/59231?catID=45653 Fares include entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Railwayana on display at Railway House. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway A LNER 20T brake van has arrived at the railway. Believed to be built at Darlington in 1937, its design became the basis for the standard BR brake van. Very little detail is known about this brake van and if anyone can provide further information, it would be gratefully received. It has been purchased privately, and was previously at Colne Valley Railway. The new owner will start its restoration with the plan that once it is restored, it will become part of our demonstration freight train. Two small dips in the track at Spring Village platform have been ‘jacked and packed’ to allow smoother running. The pedestrian crossing at Spring Village has been replaced and enlarged. This will not only make crossing the track easier for everyone but will also help the flow of passengers leaving the platform during Polar ExpressTM. Restoration on MK2 BSO No. 9046 continues with the seats being refitted. Thank you to Kev and Jacob for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 28th July for our Model Railway Exhibition at the railway and at Horsehay Village Hall. Sponsored by Dave Angell Trains FREE car park at Spring Village Station (TF4 2 NF) and at Bridges Industrial Estate (TF4 3EE) (close to the village hall) GWR 56XX steam engine 5619 will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Combined Ticket prices (Model Railway exhibition and train rides)Adult £14 Children £10, Family £40 (2 adults and 2 children) Tickets pay on the day at either the Village Hall or Spring Village station gift shop. Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway On Sunday we welcomed Mel to the railway. Mel is the daughter of Dennis Blundell. Dennis volunteered at TSR for over 30 years, running the model railway. Sadly Dennis died recently and Mel came back to the railway to take a look around and give her late father a fitting send off. It was a pleasure to see Mel and to tell her how much Dennis meant to us, and how he is missed by all at the railway. The gates across the shed road have been painted. The brick pedestrian crossing is nearing completion. The crossing is wider than the one it replaced, which will make if much safer for passengers when they enter or leave the platform. The contractors have completed the work in reversing the trackbed camber between Horsehay & Dawley station and the barrow crossing. Track will now be relaid and ballasted when volunteers time allows. It will have to be relaid before the Polar Express TM trains run in November. Our gardeners have been busy. The conifer has been removed from the garden in front of the tearoom. It was getting too big and was growing at an angle which meant it could topple over if not checked. The next few weeks will be spent weeding cutting back and dead heading. Thank you to Doug, Jacob and Paul for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 21st July for our Pirates and Princesses Day. FREE car park at Spring Village Station (TF4 2 NF). BR class 08 diesel 08757 “Eagle” will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Ticket prices Adult £8, Children £8. Tickets can be pre booked or pay on the day. Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway The temporary laid track between Horsehay and Dawley station and the barrow crossing has been taken up. This is to allow contractors on site to reverse the trackbed camber. This will further assist the new drainage system which was installed last year. The track will then be relaid ready for our Polar Express TM trains but also as the start of the relaying of track to Doseley. Shed road has now been jacked and packed, and connected to the new road crossing, allowing vehicles to access the shed. The new pedestrian crossing is now being built across the track, using brick paving. The new gate across the track has been installed. Restoration of BR class 03 D2051 continues in the shed, with the liners being removed from the cylinders. Cannock & Rugeley Colliery brake van No.2 continues to be worked on by its owner. Deep holes have been drilled into the veranda frames to secure it to the existing brackets and rebates have been cut for planking. It has all been dry fitted to check that it fits. Despite the torrential rain on the day, our miniature traction engine event saw a number of miniature and full size traction engines at Spring Village station on Sunday to entertain our visitors. All of the wood for the tram coach have been varnished. The baseplate, and the frame it will sit on has been painted black. Thank you to Jacob and Dave for the additional information used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 14th July. FREE car park at Spring Village Station (TF4 2 NF). GWR 56XX steam engine No. 5619 will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Ticket prices Adult £10, Children £7, Family £32. Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway The boiler of Peckett and Sons W6 No 1722 “Rocket” has been lifted from its frames and taken away for overhaul. All the seats from the narrow gauge tram coach have been sanded and rubbed down, stained and varnished. The baseplate for the boiler has also been painted. The engine of 2ft gauge Ruston 16-20 hp 4-wd No. 229633 has been successfully started up. Cannock & Rugeley Collery Brake Van No.2 has had some work done to it by its owner. One of the rear corners has been rebuilt, new wood added on top of chassis rail and part of the veranda frame replaced. Part of shed road has been lifted (by the new road crossing) and the wooden sleepers have been replaced with concrete ones The line has been jacked and packed and will be reconnected this week for 5619 to be brought out of the shed on Saturday ready for its warming fire. We had a very successful Classic Transport Day on Sunday 23 June, which got us onto the front page of the Shropshire Star newspaper. Cars, buses, motorbikes, and traction engines were all on display. Lineside vegetation continues to be cut back to improve sight lines along the line. Thank you to Dave J, Dave A, Shaun and Jacob for the additional information and photographs used in the update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 7th July for our Miniature Traction Engines event Come and join us at Spring Village station for a line up of miniature traction engines in steam. FREE car park at Spring Village Station (TF4 2 NF). GWR 56XX steam engine No. 5619 will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Ticket prices Adult £10, Children £7, Family £32. Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway Lineside vegetation maintenance has taken place to improve site lines on the approach to Heath Hill Tunnel and Horsehay & Dawley station Restoration of the narrow gauge steam tram continues with the wooden coach seat frames rubbed down ready to be varnished. The coach floor has been stained, the wooden buffer repainted black and the tram boiler baseplate and frame has been refitted. The benches at Spring Village have been stained and varnished. Our latest video, showing the extent of the recent vandalism to our Lightmoor Signslbox is now available on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/cyigVF_aTTw?si=cpNIjOLKEjAftl8f Donations to the restoration of the signal box can be made here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/make-a-donation-to-the-railway.html Congratulations to our volunteers Wayne and Ryan, who have successfully passed out as diesel drivers. Thanks to Jacob and Mark for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 23rd June - classic transport day Come and join us at Spring Village and Horsehay & Dawley stations for classic cars, buses, lorries, motorcycles, a traction engine, military vehicles and miniature tractions engines all on display. There is NO car parking available at the railway. Please park at the Horsehay Industrial Estate car park (TF4 3EE) which is less than 5 minutes walk from the railway. GWR 56XX steam engine No. 5619 will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Ticket prices Adult £10, Children £7, Family £32. Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, second hand OO gauge models, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Tickets are on sale and already selling for our Fish and Chip specials, and Alice’s Adventures to Wonderland event on 5th, 6th and 7th April. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway The road crossing between the loco shed and Spring Village yard has been replaced and upgraded to make the crossing safer for cars and pedestrians. The track has also been realigned which will allow bogie vehicles to enter the shed for the first time. This will now allow us to maintain and restore our coaches under cover when required. Replacing the road crossing was a job that we have wanted to do for a number of years and it is great to see it completed. North British diesel hydraulic No. 27414 “TOM” was been withdrawn from service for gearbox repairs. Class 142 Pacer No. 142058 was in use on passengers services on Sunday 9th June, and proved popular with our passengers. We also held our first Pacer driver and guard experience days on the Saturday and Sunday. All of the participants thoroughly enjoyed their time on the Pacer and we have received very positive feedback about the experiences. This is something we will look to do again next year. We ran our second Fish and Chip special of the season on Saturday. This was another sell out, including our first coach party. BR class 08 diesel No. 08757 “Eagle” hauled the train, the fish and chips were hot and tasty, and everyone had an enjoyable time. This is a great way to get people who would not normally visit a heritage railway to see what we have to offer. Hopefully some of them will return for a running day or special event. Our Father’s Day Flyer experience (footplate ride on our steam engine No. 5619 and a meal in the tearoom) have sold out. Our gardeners continue to keep our station gardens looking fantastic with those at Horsehay and Dawley looking particularly impressive. We had a visitor to the railway on Friday who enjoyed a Great British Railway Journey in the cab of 5619. They also helped with the ongoing restoration of BR Class 03 diesel No. D2051 in the loco shed. Look out for the program which is due to be broadcast in April 2025. Thanks to Ben, Ian, Doug, Mark, Shaun and Paul for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 16th June GWR 56XX steam engine No. 5619 will be hauling our trains. First departure from Spring Village is at 11am, with further departures at 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. Ticket prices Adult £10, Children £7, Family £32. Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open and offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. (Additional charges apply) Also available Furnaces Tearoom selling hot and cold drinks, meals, chocolate, snacks, cakes and ice creams to eat in or take away. Drinking water for dogs also provided. Gift shop at Spring Village selling new and nearly new books, Thomas take-n-play, dinosaurs, toys, fridge magnets, flags, train sets and much much more. Huge OO gauge model railway exhibition based in part of Stafford Station with DC and DCC locos in operation with smoke and sound. Secondhand book stall in Horsehay and Dawley waiting room. Rail Camera Club photographs on display at Spring Village waiting room. Picnic area overlooking Horsehay Pool. Free children’s quiz to find all the creatures hiding amongst the trees. All attractions subject to availability. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 4 is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/r-NiZP3X7Ss?si=jEaBkkURMrPFGYDV Our 2024 special events can be found here https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events. We are asking our supporters to complete the following nomination form to hopefully receive a donation of £1000. The more nominations we receive, the more chance we have of getting it. It takes less than a couple of minutes to complete so please help us if you can https://movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1003150&ct=heritage_arts#nominateACharity Our website, www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk has been given an overhaul and now contains more up to date information about our railway, rolling stock, what to see and do, and special events. Tickets are on sale and already selling for our Fish and Chip specials, and Alice’s Adventures to Wonderland event on 5th, 6th and 7th April. Please take a fresh look at our website and let us know what you think. Our online shop has been revamped and enlarged to include railway books, soft toys and other items for sale. Please visit http://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/store/c44/Freight_Stop_Gift_Shop.html We currently have an appeal to buy a new boiler for our narrow gauge steam tram. You can help us greatly by donating at https://gofund.me/093e7130 As a thank you, we are offering rewards for certain levels of donations, although every single one is gratefully received and will help put our tram back into operation. Please also consider supporting Telford Steam Railway through the Telford and Wrekin Community Lottery, which is open to anyone in the UK over 16 years old. This weekly draw gives you the opportunity to win prizes up to £25,000. Tickets cost £1 per week and 50p from each ticket sale goes directly to the railway. Sign up at https://www.twincl.co.uk/support/telford-steam-railway |
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