Well, as a resident of West Yorkshire anyway. I'll be back next month for a weekend. However, this is the last regular Sunday I'll be at the railway. So I had Druid on the passenger train.
There were not a lot of passengers about, so I swapped Druid for Loweco for more of a challenge. (Druid is so good it doesn't notice the coaches behind it, the Lister is much smaller so pulling the passenger train uphill is more entertaining!) There were not a lot of passengers about, but yesterday made up for it, with record takings in the history of the ALR.
This could be the last post for a while, at least until I sort out the internet in my flat, so farewell everyone!
Sunday 11 July 2010
Saturday 10 July 2010
Kirkstall Festival
As usual, we operated today to take passengers to and from Kirkstall Festival. This is usually our busiest day of the year, and today did not disapoint, with many fully loaded trains. Atlas and Little Ruston were used on the 'Festival Flyer', both running well all day.
The Festival Flyer, in full flight up to the Abbey to pick up a full load of passengers.
The Baguley has been inspected to see what was wrong with it's engine (after it stopped working when it derailed on Thursday) Turns out whatever it was has sorted itself out, and the engine started straight away.
The Festival Flyer, in full flight up to the Abbey to pick up a full load of passengers.
The Baguley has been inspected to see what was wrong with it's engine (after it stopped working when it derailed on Thursday) Turns out whatever it was has sorted itself out, and the engine started straight away.
Thursday 8 July 2010
7mm society visit
This evening we had the 7mm scale society (narrow gauge railway modellers) visiting. We had all our working engines outside for photographing, and many of them started and on the passenger train.
The Gogo tractor made another sucessful run up the line and back, crawling backwards in reverse gear took over 5 minutes.
The Gogo tractor made another sucessful run up the line and back, crawling backwards in reverse gear took over 5 minutes.
I think our visitors enjoyed their visit, despite a moment when the Baguley decided it didn't like being a train any more and made a bid for freedom, landing at 45 degrees to the track! It doesn't look like its suffered any significant damage, but we couldn't get the engine to restart, so will have to have an in depth look at it at the weekend.
Also, a photographer from the Yorkshire Evening Post turned up. Peter (the owner and driving force behind the railway) is going to be interviewed on Saturday for an article in the newspaper. So a few minutes were spent gathered 'twixt the Gogo and Baguley for team photographs (...is the YEP a broad-sheet? It might need to be for some people in the photo :-D )
So everyone look out in the YEP in the near future.
Monday 5 July 2010
The beginning of the end....
...well, for me at least. I'm moving to Devon, so after next weekend my visits to the railway will be only occasional. If people send me photos and descriptions of whats being going on then this blog might be able to continue via 'remote control'. ...we'll see.
Anyway, today I was using Odin, which ran well all day. Passengers were a steady stream, it was one of those days when we're never stood still for long, but theres never a decent load on the train.
Anyway, today I was using Odin, which ran well all day. Passengers were a steady stream, it was one of those days when we're never stood still for long, but theres never a decent load on the train.
A strange thing has happend while I've been away. Somebody has spray painted the handle of one of our point levers yellow. Its been done quite intentionally, yet there is no other yellow paint or vandalism of any kind to be seen. odd.
Next weekend, we'll also be operating on Saturday, as it is Kirkstall Festival in the Abbey grounds.
Sunday 4 July 2010
The past few weeks...
...I havn't been at the railway, but Justin sent me these pics of what was running.
20th June, Little Ruston was in action on the passenger train.
The Gogo tractor was out and running, with my Dad at the 'wheel'.
27th June, the turn of Atlas again, seen here shunting the Muir Hill chassis out of the compound.
20th June, Little Ruston was in action on the passenger train.
The Gogo tractor was out and running, with my Dad at the 'wheel'.
27th June, the turn of Atlas again, seen here shunting the Muir Hill chassis out of the compound.
Sunday 13 June 2010
Today's engine was Atlas, which ran well. There were not too many passengers, but enough to make it worthwhile running. The hot axlebox changed last week seems to be ok now.
Later on in the afternoon, the heavens opened and we packed away early, but driving no-cabbed Atlas in the pouring rain is about as much fun as you'd imagine it to be...
I also changed a sleeper. turned out to be quite rotton under the surface.
The Gogo tractor came out of the shed today to be measured and photographed for a model.
Later on in the afternoon, the heavens opened and we packed away early, but driving no-cabbed Atlas in the pouring rain is about as much fun as you'd imagine it to be...
I also changed a sleeper. turned out to be quite rotton under the surface.
The Gogo tractor came out of the shed today to be measured and photographed for a model.
Sunday 6 June 2010
More pics from Leeds traction engine club visit.
Some more photos from last month when the Leeds and district traction engine club visited to have a hog roast, sent to me by Justin.
Here is the steam roller that turned up, nicely rolling our yard flat.
Some steam roller detail. It really was well turned out.
Here is the steam roller that turned up, nicely rolling our yard flat.
Some steam roller detail. It really was well turned out.
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