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[BLN 1262] PREVIOUS PAGE TOP: A view towards Cromer from Sheringham (NNR) station footbridge,
the NR station is on the left beyond the crossing. Other than to run an occasion train, a section of the
crossing is part of the local Doctors' surgery car park. BOTTOM: The special in P2 of the North Norfolk
Railway station looking towards Cromer. On the right is a Class 08 on a dining train ECS in P3.....

1573] North Norfolk Railway through trains 7/8 Sep: Holt 11.50 & 16.50 steam to Sheringham (NNR)
then diesel-hauled over the occasionally used level crossing/NR connection to Cromer and back. This
link CP from 1 Jan 1967 when BR opened their new Sheringham station east of the crossing, and ROP
(special trains) 11 Mar 2010. Short break at Cromer for AGA's train from Norwich to run to Sheringham
and back. £55 return with a drink on arrival and a three-course meal. The trains ran full on 10 & 11
Aug. To book (when open):. http://goo.gl/yUXLNW [email protected] 01263 820800.

1574] Alloa - Dunfermline, Charlestown Jn, LAST CHANCE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION? (BLN 1261.1462)
SRPS. Sat 10 Sep, afternoon (£69 standard) 'Forth Circle', with 60009 'Union of South Africa'.
Edinburgh east to the Suburban Line, Linlithgow, Stirling, Alloa, Longannet, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and
Forth Bridge back to Edinburgh Waverley. Book on line http://goo.gl/inpQsm or by 0131 202 1033.

1575] The 'Ardingly Arrow', Sun 18 Sep: Hastings DEMU, part of 'Haywards Heath 175'. Haywards
Heath P1 at 11.00 and hourly to 15.00 (30 mins round trip £5 return to Ardingly). Also from £45:
Hastings (07.28) to Victoria (09.24/45), Haywards Heath (10.38/16.06), Brighton (16.22/39), Victoria
(17.53/18.15) to Hastings (20.10) with one Ardingly trip. Http://goo.gl/5oNmyC or 07501 478676.

1576] Haywards Heath 175, Sun 18 Sep: http://goo.gl/RYGXy7 Celebrating 175 years of passenger
services and completion of the station refurbishment. It can be visited via the
'Hastings' unit tour (above). Includes 'Stepney' from the Bluebell Railway, Horse
drawn Omnibus rides, Ardingly branch shuttle (above), 10¼ inch gauge steam train
rides (Market Place, northeast of station 10.00-16.00), Miniature Railway at Victoria
Park, RH16 4LR (10 mins walk from station). The half-mile long 3½/5 in gauge
elevated Beech Hurst Park Railway (below) should also run; weather permitting,
14.00 to 17.00. It is 870yd from the station in Butlers Green Road (B2272 ex- A272).

[BLN 1262]
1577] Preserved Locomotive Enthusiast Group, Sun 25 Sep: Possible track/traction in NE - save date.

1578] Wolverton Wanderer, Sat 1 Oct: Charity Railtours Hastings unit (for Macmillan Cancer Support).
Hastings (06.22/21.50), some stations to Kensington Olympia (08.37/19.35), South West Sidings, West
Ealing Jn, Greenford West Jn, Princes Risborough (10.00) through to Chinnor, Leamington, Coventry
(rev), Haversham Bank Sidings (Wolverton Works, which is due to re-locate), Denbigh Hall South Jn,
Swanbourne Sidings (rev), Fenny Stratford (rev), connection at Bletchley South Jn, Watford Junction
(18.52). Standard Class £70, First Class £90 details/bookings http://goo.gl/alhC3t or 075180 45077.

1579] Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition, 13-16 Oct: 10.00-17.00 (16.00 Sun) Warwickshire
Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN. Free parking, bus from Leamington station,
£10 (£9 in advance) peripatetic 5" gauge elevated track rides http://goo.gl/MrGEHF 01926 614 101.

1580] Leiston Works Railway Trust, Sun 23 Oct: (BLNs 1232.MR60 (picture) & 1256.MR85) 15 Main
Street, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4ES, (TM 4440 6264) Steam running day footplate rides are expected.
Watch http://goo.gl/IgBJGW email [email protected] or 01728 832 189 for information.

1581] BAYWATCH: (BLN 1261.1473) Apologies to anyone who inadvertently thought from this item
that a new edition is available; this is not the case. If anyone has ordered a copy on this basis and
would now like to cancel it, please notify our Sales Officer, Mark Gomm, as below by 20 August.

BELOW: (BLN 1253.625) At the July 2016 annual 'Welland Steam Rally', the standard gauge brake van
rides (a fifth of a mile) were provided by Dubs' 0-4-0 crane tank No4101 from the Foxfield Railway.

NEXT PAGE TOP: On the narrow gauge was 2' gauge HOWARD (formerly PADDY) No6 from Statfold Barn.

BELOW: The standard gauge steam crane at Welland was giving lifting demonstrations. There was a
very successful Society visit to these three lines and a further temporary un-ballasted metre gauge
track on 25 Jul 2014 (the large group had only expected the Toad brake van trip over the full length of
the other standard gauge line!). The next Welland Steam Rally is 28 to 31 Jul 2017. (Pictures David Guy

BLN 1262.X.113, ABOVE E-BLN 1262, Guess the Location: Answer in e-BLN 1263 (if the Editor can
remember where the correct file is filed) no other clues this time. (Ian Mortimer).

X.XXX] …and Finally, 'it was a
long time ago': (e-BLN
12361.X108) At least that is
the Editor's excuse, despite the
fact that he organised both of
the trips he managed to mix
Brunthill up with Chilwell (only
the photographer spotted this,
not surprisingly, as they were
both very similar locations).
Therefore, the picture was
actually taken at MoD Central
Ordnance Depot, Chilwell
(Nottingham) on 7 Apr 1981!
The base was about to close;
21 participated and the charge, for the comprehensive tour was £1 per head. The day had started at
09.00 with footplate rides over the Spondon Power Station branch (overhead trolley wire powered)
before moving to Chilwell at 13.00. This was followed by a tour of MoD Ruddington Ordnance Supply
& Disposal Depot railway system (quite extensive). Surplus equipment was auctioned off at the site, a
small part of which is now Nottingham Transport Museum - Great Central Railway (Nottingham). The
fourth visit on 7 April 1981 was a comprehensive railtour of the former Nottingham Sugar Factory
railway at Colwick Industrial Estate. (Photo Ian Mortimer)

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