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Work continues on the rebuilding of the signal box at Horsehay & Dawley station. Bricklaying is now at the required window height at the front and Horsehay end. At the back and the Lawley end we are just seven courses short of the roof height. Blocks are now being laid insane and are halfway up the back of the box. The ramp at Horsehay & Dawley has been weeded, and the railing cleaned. The ashpan repairs to GWR 56XX have started with panels cut and fitted. Further cleaning of the cab and motion has taken place. The steel for the carriage shed at Spring Village is being sorted before being re stored for easier access. Hopefully the car park will be emptied before the season starts! The remaining seats have been removed from MK2 TSO No 5219 and stored. The flooring has been removed. LFK No. SC14901 has been tidied, and been made more water tight. The interior of the shop (BR Goods Van No. 764478) has now completed and is now ready to be restocked. The underframe has been painted black. The body of the LNER 20t Brake Van has now been dismantled from the under frame. Priced that are required as templates for the new wood have been retained. The new rail delivered last week has been stored on the salmon wagon. Another delivery of rail is expected this week. More of the tram coach panels have been painted Will from the National Wagon Preservation Group was at the railway painting Coalfish MHA No. 394001. Filming took place at Lightmoor Signal box for our next YouTube video. Thank you to Ian, Paul and Ben for the additional information and photos used in this update. Our latest Railway Roundup video is available on YouTube. Highlighting the work happening at the railway and our ambitions for 2025 https://youtu.be/N-k97axq92E?si=vVghEN5_gttqJE88 Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025.
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The repainting of the body of BR Goods Van No. 764478 has now been completed, and lettering applied. She was brought out of the shed so that the under frame could be cleaned. The trailing axle boxes on 5619 have been drained and had the oil replaced. More cleaning has taken place The rail has been removed from the Salmon wagon at Lawley, and the wagon brought down to Spring Village ready for a delivery of new flat bottomed rail this week. The GWR manual crane has returned to Lawley. The fence at the picnic area has been repainted. The ‘Cosford’ shed is being repaired and repainted Thanks to Dave for the additional information used in this update Our latest Railway Roundup video is available on YouTube. Highlighting the work happening at the railway and our ambitions for 2025 https://youtu.be/N-k97axq92E?si=vVghEN5_gttqJE88 Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. The interior repaint of BR Goods Van No. 764478 has now been completed. Just one end of the exterior remains to be painted. The plan is for this to be completed this week and the van will then be shunted back into its usual position at Spring Village platform. Cleaning of GWR 56XX No. 5619 continues in the shed with her connecting rods, motion and cab being worked on. Rebuilding of the signalbox at Horsehay & Dawley station has restarted. The height at the front is now 17 courses above the plinth bricks which is the height where the windows will be fitted. The windows will be ordered soon. The new water tank for the steam tram has been constructed by a local firm. Wooden panels have been cut and painted for the tram coach sides. Wood for the tram roof has been delivered and is being painted. Weeding and tidying of the flower beds has taken place at Horsehay & Dawley. The daffodils , snow drops and other spring flowers are all out and providing a lovely splash of colour. The fence surrounding the picnic area at Spring Village is being repainted. The floor of the station masters office has been sanded and is now being stained. The interior walls will then be painted. The platform area at Lawley Village has been levelled in preparation for the platform to be reinstalled. The class 144 Pacer No 144013 has received its 6 monthly exam and is now being cleaned on the inside. Work is continuing on repairing the doors to the 03 diesel No. 2051. Dismantling of the LNER 20t Brake Van has continued in the yard. A lot of wood from around the site has been cut up ready for the start of the 2025 season. The recent warmer and sunny weather has seen the bees in the beehives becoming active Thank you to Paul, Miles and Andrew for the additional information used in this update. Our latest Railway Roundup video is available on YouTube. Highlighting the work happening at the railway and our ambitions for 2025 https://youtu.be/N-k97axq92E?si=vVghEN5_gttqJE88 Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. BR Goods Van No. 764478 continues to be painted inside and out. The first coat of Bauxite has started to be applied to the exterior. The tearoom refurbishment continues with internal panelling fitted in the new kitchen. Trees obscuring lines of sight at Heath Hill Tunnel have been felled and cut up. The logs will be reused. The picnic area at Spring Village has been mown More rubber mats have been installed in the engine shed to create safe walkways. GWR 56XX 5619’s axle boxes have been drained and refilled with oil The books for the secondhand bookstore have been sorted and put on the shelves. The remainder have been put into storage. This will allow furniture from the Station Masters office to be temporarily stored in the waiting room to allow the flier to be sanded, stained and varnished. Pallets have been cut up to replenish the woodstore. Class 144 Pacer No. 144013 was given a run up and down the line to make sure everything was working. It was used to transport the books and logs to Spring Village. Thanks to Ben, Peter and Dave for the additional information and pictures used in this update. Our latest Railway Roundup video is available on YouTube. Highlighting the work happening at the railway and our ambitions for 2025 https://youtu.be/N-k97axq92E?si=vVghEN5_gttqJE88 Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. BR Good Van No. 764478 (AKA the gift shop/ticket office) is in the shed for an external and internal repaint, now that the roof has been repaired, ready for the new season. The interior roof will be painted white, with the walls painted a creamy white. The exterior will be painted bauxite. The chassis will also be cleaned and inspected. GWR 4w Manual Hand Crane No.792 has been brought down to Spring Village Yard for cleaning and an assessment for future use. We believe that this is the first time in 6 years that it has moved from Lawley. The remainder of the blue bricks kindly donated to the railway by our neighbour Ian have been collected and moved to Horsehay & Dawley (H&D) platform. These will be used in the rebuilding of the signalbox. Thank you Ian. The drain cocks on 08757 ‘Eagle’ have been cleared and cleaned out. This will allow for further repairs to take place. The cab interior is also receiving a coat of paint and the coolant leak on No.1 cylinder has been fixed. The buffer stop at H&D has been removed. This will allow easier access to the trackbed by plant machinery to prepare for more track laying. Rubber pads continue to be cut and fitted at the loco shed to create safe walking routes. Donations of second hand books are being sorted ready for selling in the H&D waiting room during the season. The seat cushions have been removed from MK2 TSO No.5219 and stored in the sleeper coach. The new kitchen roof has been built at the tearoom. Lower panels on the steam tram coach have been prepared and trialled fitted. Thank you to AJ, Sean, Ben and Miles for the additional information and photographs used in this update. Thanks to Shaun and Dave for the additional information used in this update. Our latest Railway Roundup video is available on YouTube. Highlighting the work happening at the railway and our ambitions for 2025 https://youtu.be/N-k97axq92E?si=vVghEN5_gttqJE88 Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. Class 144 Pacer No 144013 has been externally cleaned on the bodywork and the chassis. 144013 is the pacer planned to be used by the railway when required for public services and Pacer driver experiences. GWR 56XX No. 5619 has had a boiler washout. All plugs and mudhole doors have been refitted and the mechanical lubricator removed, cleaned and inspected. Around 300 blue bricks (possibly from the demolished signalbox and/or station) have been collected, and will be used to rebuild the signalbox at Horsehay & Dawley. The repairs to the roof of the gift shop have now been completed. Focus will now turn to repainting the inside. MK2 TSO No.5219. The windows and frames have been removed and stored. The wooden floor and insulation has been removed allowing us to inspect the metal flooring. This coach will be restored by an external contractor. The electrics were also repaired. GWR 4w Manual Hand Crane No.792 has been brought out of the siding at Lawley. It is now ready to come down to Spring Village for assessment. Thanks to Shaun and Dave for the additional information used in this update. Our latest video highlights the signal box rebuild at Horsehay & Dawley station https://youtu.be/MDVYaZIptKk?si=b8jeIEUGhsbqDYSI All the Polar decorations and set have been dismantled and stored away until November. Planning is already underway for 2025 and we have had many requests already asking when tickets will be on sale. Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. GWR 56XX No. 5619. The firebox fuseable plugs have been removed, inspected, polished and replaced. The safety valves have been lifted back on and reconnected. The ashpan has been sketched to identify where repairs are required. The MK2 TSO’s continue to be cleaned on the inside. The outsides will be cleaned when the weather improves. Further wooden panels have been cut, preserved and trial fitted to MK2 TSO no. 5193, to replace those that are worn. 8 more lengths of rail (some 60ft) have been brought up from Doseley. These rail will either be used to extend our line towards the foot crossing or in sidings or be scrapped. A cable trench has been dug for the distant signal at Heath Hill tunnel. The signal lamp has also been fitted, and the signal post painted. BR Class 08 diesel 08784 left the railway on 30th January to return to The Great Central Railway (Nottingham). Our thanks to both them and the owners, the English Electric Preservation Group, for the hire of the loco. Pacer No. 144013 has been started up and has run to Lawley to ensure all is working properly. The Pacer is not at Spring Village platform for cleaning and winter maintenance. No. 144013 is the only current vehicle which is wheelchair accessible, and is planned to be in service on the following dates in 2025 (all Sundays), May 11th, June 8th, June 29th, August 10th and August 31st. A platform trolley has been donated to the railway. Originally from Craven Arms station, we are very grateful to the previous owner for their very generous donation. We now have bee hives at the railway. We are doing our bit to help save these important insects, and to encourage learning about their lifestyle and habitats, with hopefully some “Horsehay Honey” as well! Thank you to Ben, Ian, Dave and Shaun for the additional information and photographs used in this update. Our latest video highlights the signal box rebuild at Horsehay & Dawley station https://youtu.be/MDVYaZIptKk?si=b8jeIEUGhsbqDYSI All the Polar decorations and set have been dismantled and stored away until November. Planning is already underway for 2025 and we have had many requests already asking when tickets will be on sale. Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. BR Class 08 diesel No. 08874 has been shunted onto the loading road ready for departure. New tyres have been purchased for the road/rail gator. The wheels have been removed so they can be fitted. Winter maintenance on GWR 56XX No 5619 continues with the smokebox being thoroughly cleaned. She was brought out of the shed so that the safety valves could be removed for inspection and cleaning. More bull head rail has been brought up from Doseley. The current plan is for bull head rail to be used to extend the line to the foot crossing, and then flat bottomed rail to extend to Doseley Halt. The restoration of MK2 BSO No. 9406 continues. External doors are being removed for repair with temporary replacement doors fitted. Colour lenses have been fitted to the distant signal at Heath Hill tunnel. Next jobs are to repaint the signal and add the signal lamp. Our latest video is a review of the 2024 season. We had a great year, and looking back, it is amazing just how much we get done with our small band of working volunteers. If you like what you see, please consider joining us. Can you imagine what we could achieve with you on board! https://youtu.be/8Hg-wt5qijE?si=qMzN7kptIU3eENWW All the Polar decorations and set have been dismantled and stored away until November. Planning is already underway for 2025 and we have had many requests already asking when tickets will be on sale. If you are interested, please join our mailing list to receive information on when tickets will be available. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/thepolarexpress.html Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. Work has begun on MK2 TSO No 5219, with one end stripped down for inspection and identification of repair work. Worn interior panels have been removed from MK 2 TSO No 5193, and will be replaced with new wood. Some lengths of rail, that were stored at Doseley, have been brought up to Horsehay & Dawley. These will now be assessed, and if suitable will be used to extend the line towards the foot crossing. North British 0-4-0 diesel hydraulic No. 27414 “Tom” is being worked on in the loco shed, identifying the best way to tackle the gearbox repairs. Clearing and tidying of the Cosford Shed and rear yard continues. Restoration of signaling equipment continues in the shed. These will be used for spares and for repairing the distant signal at Heath Hill tunnel. Telford Steam Railway wishes all our readers a very happy, healthy and peaceful New Year. The 2024 Polar ExpressTM season has been very successful and popular with our passengers. Over 6 weeks we ran 102 trains, taking over 22,000 excited passengers to meet Santa at the North Pole. GWR 56XX No. 5619 performed faultlessly with 100% availability. Storm Darragh unfortunately caused the cancellation of three trains (two additional trains were added the following weekend), but other than that every train ran as advertised. 5619 is now in the shed taking a well earned rest. She is 100 years old in 2025, and our dedicated volunteers are now undertaking planned maintenance in order to get her ready for service and her celebrations this year. BR Class 08 diesel 08874 arrived at the railway on 14th November to assist with our Polar Express trains. 08874 shared the duties with resident 08 diesel 08757 “Eagle” and performed very well on our trains (Thanks to English Electric Preservation Group and Great Central Railway (Nottingham) for the hire of 08874). 08874 also starred in our “Gronk Winter running day with added Ruston and Hornsby” a new event for 2024. 08757 and 08874 topped and tailed the days services with Ruston and Hornsby class 88DS No. 382824 “Hector” providing brake van rides within Spring Village station. The last train of the day was double headed by 08874 and 08757. This event was very popular and well attended, with enthusiasts coming from Swindon, Banbury and Warwick and elsewhere, specifically to ride behind the Gronks. 08874 is due to leave our railway in mid January. Rebuilding of the signalbox at Horsehay & Dawley will restart again in January after pausing whilst the Polar Express trains TM were running. Our latest video is a review of the 2024 season. We had a great year, and looking back, it is amazing just how much we get done with our small band of working volunteers. If you like what you see, please consider joining us. Can you imagine what we could achieve with you on board! https://youtu.be/8Hg-wt5qijE?si=qMzN7kptIU3eENWW All the Polar decorations and set have been dismantled and stored away until November. Planning is already underway for 2025 and we have had many requests already asking when tickets will be on sale. If you are interested, please join our mailing list to receive information on when tickets will be available. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/thepolarexpress.html Our 2025 special events are also now on our website. We have lots of favorites returning, plus a new family event - Dinosaur Adventure on 1 June. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/events.html More information and booking details will be added to our website soon. The railway reopens on Easter Sunday. We look forward to seeing you in 2025. |
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