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Some sad news to start with Our signalbox at Lightmoor Junction has been broken into and vandalised. The intruders forced demolished brickwork to gain entry to the box and then proceeded to smash every window, throw paint around and destroyed historical signaling equipment. It is going to cost the railway £1000s to restore and is especially sickening for the volunteers as we have already had to do it once before after an arson attack in 2016. This unnecessary damage will divert precious money and volunteer time away from keeping the railway running this year. We are asking our supporters to help by donating whatever they can to help us restore the signalbox once again to its 1950’s glory. https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/make-a-donation-to-the-railway.html The replacement of the road crossing between the loco shed and Spring Village station has started this week. Contractors are on site and making good progress in replacing the rails and upgrading the crossing. The line into the shed is also being realigned will allow bogie vehicles to gain access. This will mean that our coaches will now be able to be maintained and restored under cover. This work is due to a week to complete. The lighting in the loco shed has been replaced with led bulbs, which give us brighter lights at a much cheaper cost. On Sunday we ran our first Exotic Express trains, which featured our friends from Exotic Zoo Telford bringing animals onto the train to allow passengers to learn all about them, see them up close and even hold them! This was very popular and will return on 4 August and 1 September. Full details on our website. Thanks to Shaun, Joshua and Doug for the additional information used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 9th June for our PACER day 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. 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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Weed killing trackside and lineside clearance to improve site lines has taken place with more planned during June. Our gardeners have been busy with 60 geraniums planted in the flower beds at Horsehay & Dawley station. Spring Village waiting room continues to be repainted. The roof has been repaired, and is now weather proof again Our Model T event was a great success at Spring Village, with a number of different variants on display. We also had a mobile bar on site, which was needed due to the very hot and sunny weather over the weekend. North British No 27414 “Tom” has been withdrawn for repairs. New parts have been ordered and should be fitted this week. Hopefully this will mean that “Tom” will be back in action soon. Pacer No 142058 is being prepared and cleaned ready for our ‘Pacer Day” on 9th June. GWR steam engine No 5619 has a lot of use during May, including both Bank Holiday weekends. Her ongoing maintenance and cleaning regime is paying dividends with very free steaming and efficient use of coal. Thanks to Jacob for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 2nd June for our Exotic Express and vintage mobile bar. Animals and Keepers from the Exotic Zoo, Telford will be on our 12pm and 1:30pm departures from Spring Village. Terms and conditions apply. Please see our website. The Watering Hole vintage mobile bar will also be on site selling locally brewed beers, wines and spirits. Don’t miss this exciting new event at the railway BR Class 08 diesel 98757 “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 £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 The tram has had its sandboxes installed and the axle boxes and suspension have been given a top coat of paint. The wooden buffers have been sanded ready for repainting, as has the floor of the coach. The fly wheel has been painted silver and the metal casing and straps have been put back onto the piston The buffer stop that we purchased last year has had a visit from the scouts and has been rubbed down and given a new coat of paint. Apparently more paint went on the scouts than the buffer stop but we are very grateful for their hard work. Shunter training took place on Saturday for a couple of volunteers. We welcomed Yvonne to the railway on Sunday who enjoyed her guard’s experience, working alongside Barry for the day. It was a pleasure to welcome her to the railway and we are so pleased that she had a fantastic time with us. We also had 4 guests enjoying a footplate experience on 5619 throughout the day. With the hot sunny weather, the footplate was very warm! Thanks to Jacob for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 19th May for our Ford Model T Event and vintage mobile bar. Between 8 & 10 Model Ts are expected to be on display at our Spring Village Station car park including tourers, a hotel van, a circus van, a bus, a military van and more. The Watering Hole vintage mobile bar will also be on site selling locally brewed beers, wines and spirits. Don’t miss this exciting new event at the railway. GWR steam engine No. 5619 will be at Spring Village station. Passengers will be able to visit the footplate and take photographs (5619 will not be in steam). North British diesel hydraulic No 27414 “TOM” 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 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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 steam tram continues to have its parts cleaned and painted in undercoat. This week the water tank supports, the ash tray cover and coach frame have been worked on. The water tank supports, brake pipes, base plate and chain cover have been test fitted to make sure everything still fits! For a number of reasons, the tram is now expected to be back in operation for the 2025 season. The garden at Spring Village Station has been weeded. A new creature has been added to the picnic area, this time a cat. Come and see if you can spot it (along with all the others!) We welcomed our friends from MerryThought Bears on Sunday who were photographing their latest Paddington Bear at different locations on the railway, including Horsehay & Dawley station, in the carriages and on 5619. The bear is due to be released this month, so keep an eye out on social media channels for the pictures! The buffer stop below Horsehay & Dawley has been taken down to allow the roadrailer digger to reach Coronation Walk. Most of the dead trees and brash has now been removed and we will now start working at the top end of the walk by the barrow crossing. We have bought another buffer stop (currently stored at Spring Village). This will shortly be repainted, and should then be placed at the end of the line once we restart relaying track down to Doseley. 5619 was in action during the Bank Holiday weekend. The sun shone and we were busy on both days. Hopefully this will continue for the whole month. Thank you to Jacob and Pete for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 12th May. 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. We are also offering our Senior Saver ticket. Seniors (65+) can travel for just £3, have a FREE cup of tea or coffee AND 10% off their meal when they buy their ticket accompanied by a full fare paying child. 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) Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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 cylinder and boiler have been trial fitted back on the frames of the tram to measure where all the parts and pipe work needs to be fitted. The coach frames continue to be painted. MK2 TSO No. 5221 has had a number of windows removed, cleaned and resealed back into the body to make it more watertight.This work was done at Horsehay and Dawley station platform. The corrosion in both the passenger compartment and vestibule at ‘the Lawley end’ continues to be worked on and cleaned up. Restoration of BR 03 diesel No. D2051 carries on in the loco shed. Oil has now been pumped into the internal parts of the engine, and is now reading oil pressure on the cab gauge. The engine is still stuck, but there are signs of movement with the prelude done. GWR 56XX No 5619 has had her tubes swept and has had some remedial work done to her firebars ready for returning to action over the May Bank Holiday weekend. The remainder of the old sleeper posts that were part of the Lawley Village station platform have been removed. These will be replaced with metal posts as we begin to rebuild the platform. Over at the Chasewater Railway, on hire Ruston & Hornsby DM Class 165DS No. 313394 “Jammo” has been repainted green. Repairs are almost complete, and she started first time and has now moved out of the shed under its own power. Just a few more little bits to do and she will be ready to run. Thank you to Ian, Jacob, AJ and Allan for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th May. 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) Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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 tram coach has been dismantled down to the frames and the roof removed. The cylinder and piston has been steamed cleaned to remove the dirt, rust and flaky paint. The cylinder frame has been painted in Black MOI. Once the frame that houses the cylinder has been painted, it will be ready to refit. The water tank has also been cleaned and the rust removed. Unfortunately the water tank is in a poor condition and so a decision will be made on whether to repair or replace. Side panels of the tram have been painted in undercoat Coalfish Wagon MHA 394001 has arrived at the railway on long term loan from its owners, the National Wagon Preservation Group The windows on 142 058 have been resealed which will hopefully keep the rain out. Seats have been removed for cleaning. Work continues on Coronation Walk, with a clear route now in place between the barrow crossing and the ‘Cheshire Cheese‘ bridge. The flowerbeds at Spring Village have been painted, as have the remainder of the toilets. The waiting room doors at Spring Village have had a new coat of paint. The container for the new kitchen has arrived and has been placed at the back of the tearoom. Insulation has been installed and boards fitted on top. Utilities will now be connected to it. New paving has been laid where the entrance to the kitchen will be. Saturday saw the first steam driver experiences of 2024, with 2 participants having a day driving on 5619. On Sunday we had our first guard’s experience and steam footplate experiences. We had very positive feedback from all participants, and it was a pleasure to have them at the railway. Thanks to Jacob and Ian for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We are next open to the public on Sunday 28th April. 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. 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) Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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 Our Alice’s Adventures to Wonderland event took place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. BR Class 08 diesel No 08757 “Eagle” hauled the trains on all 3 days, with actors and actresses singing and performing both on the train and platforms to entertain our visitors. Passenger numbers were up on last year and feedback has been very positive. We look forward to building on our success and the event will be back next year. The tram has begun to have its top coat of red paint applied. We are very grateful to our friend Steve Lawley, who has kindly agreed to paint the tram for us. Cleaning of the piston and cylinder continues and the tram coach has had its side panels removed so that they and the coach frame can be cleaned and repainted. Photographs loaned to the railway from the Rail Camera Club have been put up in Spring Village waiting room, with examples of Keith Pirt, Gavin Morrison and Les Nixon amongst others. Please make sure that you don’t miss our latest attraction at Spring Village station. More clearing of the Coronation Walk footpath has taken place with fallen trees and branches count up and moved to create s clear route along the bottom of the embankment. Work continues at the tearoom for the new kitchen. The rear window and door have been removed, and boarded up ready for the new container which arrived on Monday. New drainage pipes have also been put in. The tearoom will open this weekend and will then close for the next two weeks to enable the internal modifications to take place. Tea and Coffees, cakes and snacks will be served from the ‘Waffle Shack’ next to the tearoom whist the building works take place. We reopen to the public on 14th April. North British diesel No. 27414 ‘TOM’ 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. SENIOR SAVER tickets will be available. A Senior (65+) can travel for £3 and enjoy a FREE cup of tea or coffee and 10% off the price of their meal at the tearoom when accompanied by a full fare paying child (2-16)(T&Cs apply, see website). Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open (Additional charges apply) and will be offering their ‘driver for a fiver’ deal. Thanks to Doug and Jacob for the additional information and photos used in this update. Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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 GWR 56XX 0-6-2T No. 5619 The new fire bars were picked up on last Thursday and fitted into the firebox. This meant that 5619’s winter maintenance was complete and she was ready to enter service for the Easter Specials on Sunday 31st March and Monday 1st April. 5619 performed perfectly on both days, steaming very well and economical on its coal usage. A great testament to the skills and hard work of our volunteers in preparing her for the new season. The roof of the shop continues to be repaired with the last rotten plank replaced and the new cover being glued into place and the bands refitted. A bit more work is needed to finish the job, but the shop was able to be moved out of the shed and back in to Spring Village platform in time for the first days service Ruston & Hornsby 0-4-0 DH No. 525947 “Rusty” has joined the shop at Spring Village platform for our passengers to get a close look, at whilst it waits in the queue for its repair. With the shed temporarily emptied of rolling stock, the opportunity was taken to clean out the pit The inside of the waiting room at Spring Village has been repainted. This will house our exhibition of photographs loaned to the railway by the Rail Camera Club. This is hoped to be completed by the time of the railways next public running day on 14 April. Contractors have been working on the route of Coronation Way, removing the biggest of the trees and undergrowth, which has really opened up the footpath. Work has continued on the narrow gauge steam tram. The roof has been rubbed down and repainted in primer. A first covering of the top coat of paint will begin shortly. The livery is not expected to change. The railway reopened on 31st March and 1st April for our Easter Specials. We were lucky with the weather, and the railway was very busy on both days, with the car park full most of the time. The Easter Egg Hunt was very popular, and feedback received was 100% supportive and positive. Most visitors hadn’t visited us before, or had not visited for a number of years. It is great that our name is getting more ‘out there’ with the general public as a good value day out. The gift shop, tearoom and model railway all reported being very popular and busy on both days. It was a great way to start our 2024 season. The Phoenix Miniature railway was also very busy with visitors. Their new ‘driver for a fiver’ deal was extremely popular, with lots of people taking the opportunity to drive a 5 inch class 20 diesel around the line. Thanks to David, Ian, Jacob, John and Doug for the additional information and photographs used in this update. Our Alice’s Adventures to Wonderland event takes place on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April. This is a pre booked ticket event, and there is no pay on the day tickets available. We reopen to the public on 14th April. North British diesel No. 27414 ‘TOM’ 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. SENIOR SAVER tickets will be available. A Senior (65+) can travel for £3 and enjoy a FREE cup of tea or coffee and 10% off the price of their meal at the tearoom when accompanied by a full fare paying child (2-16)(T&Cs apply, see website). Fares include unlimited travel on our standard gauge trains and entry into our model railway exhibition. The Phoenix miniature railway will also be open (Additional charges apply) Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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 station name boards at Spring Village and Horsehay and Dawley have been repainted and reinstalled ready for our 2024 season which starts on Sunday 31st March. The model railway exhibition has been cleaned and tested. Additional screens have been erected to help our visitors when watching the trains. The tram boiler has had its chimney trial fitted. More of the tram body continues to be cleaned, prepared and painted in primer. The new tram shed has been invaluable to enable work to continue during all the rain we have been having. Spring Village waiting room has been cleared, and is now being repainted on the inside. Once this has been completed, the waiting room will house our exhibition of photographs from the Rail Camera Club. The Horsehay and Dawley waiting room has had two more pictures put up and is now ready to welcome our passengers. The windows on Class 142 Pacer No. 142058 have been resealed. This will hopefully cure the damp problem which occurred over Winter and not helped by the constant rainy weather. Work continues at the tearoom preparing the ground for the kitchen container. This should arrive shortly and be ready for the existing tearoom to be closed and re fitted the week beginning 15th April. Further clearing of the Coronation Way footpath has taken place. We are now at the stage to let contractors in to finish off clearing and moving the larger and heavier trees. Wood for creating the pathway has been purchased. On Friday we had a corporate open day. We invited a number of local companies to the railway and had a great day showing our guests all the great things that the railway is doing, and where we can build stronger relationships together. The day was very successful, and something we would like to do again. Saturday was our volunteer open day. We welcomed around 20 prospective members and volunteers who saw our carriage restorations, loco maintenance, tram overhaul and much much more. Hopefully some, if not all, our visitors will decide to volunteer with us in the future. On Sunday we welcomed local band “Manor Heights” to the railway, who were shooting a video for their latest single. The instruments were set up in the BSO carriage where the band played, and further shots were taken in the TSO’s, Toad brakevan and on the track going through Heathhill Tunnel. No trains were running during the filming of the video. The railway had a stand at the MIOG O gauge model railway show at the Heritage Centre at Crewe. If you were there, I hope you came and said ‘Hello’. Thanks to Ian, Jacob, Antony and Mark for the additional information and photographs used in this update. We reopen to the public on 31st March with our Easter Specials. FREE Easter Egg Hunt for all traveling children (under 15). GWR 0-6-2T 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 (Additional charges apply) Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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 Telford Steam Railway are proud to have signed an agreement with the National Wagon Preservation Group to enable their Coalfish MHA 394001 to be based at the railway (see news item below for more details). The tram body continues to be worked on, with steam cleaning of the frames and and preparation of parts for repainting. The restoration of BR Class 03 D2051 is progressing, with the engine now being cleaned. Air pressure for the cleaning gun was provided by Ruston and Hornsby Class DS88 “Hector” The wicks for the oil pots on GWR 56XX No 5619 have been replaced and trimmed. Cleaning of some of the ‘hard to reach’ areas on the frames has also taken place. We expect 5619 to be in service on 31st March. Volunteers have been working hard on the model railway to ensure it is ready for when the railway reopens. New screens have been put in on part of the layout to prevent the models from being accidentally touched or knocked off the rails. The brick bases are now in place at the tearoom for the new kitchen container. Horsehay & Dawley waiting room now has pictures, a mirror and a clock hung on the walls. This has really transformed the ‘feel’ of the room, and hopefully makes it somewhere where people will want to stay a while to browse the second hand books or just listen to the birds singing outside. The waiting room doors at Spring Village have been repainted. The toilets at Spring Village continue to be repainted Thanks to Jacob for the additional information and photos used in the update A volunteer open day will take place on Saturday 23rd March. Everyone is welcome to come and see the many opportunities we have on offer. See our carriage restoration, steam tram overhaul and loco maintenance. Enjoy a ride over the line behind one of our diesels, view the model railway and speak to our current volunteers over a cup of tea or coffee in our tearoom. There are two sessions on the day and volunteers can join either the 10am or 1pm session. See https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/volunteer-open-day-23.html for details We reopen to the public on 31st March Our latest news video, Railway Roundup 3, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/74ZM28bWlc4?si=3rLOnQfAEjj12S_u 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. The railway reopens to the public on Sunday 31st March. 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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