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Chasewater Railway Museum – Coming Soon!

Posted on November 4, 2016 by | 2 comments

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Chasewater Railway Museum 

Coming Soon!

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Come to Chasewater Railway this Christmas and join in the festivities with our ever popular Santa specials throughout December. With a steam train ride, a visit to Santa in his grotto, age appropriate wrapped gifts, light refreshments for adults and kids all included in the price of the ticket! If you are still feeling peckish our cafe The Sidings Tea Room will be open each day to providing hot and cold drinks, food and treats.

Santa’s grotto is located in our Heritage Centre so there is plenty to see and do!

Tickets are selling extremely fast with some of our trains already fully booked!!! Be quick and book now with our online booking system, follow the link to our Santa special page and click on book tickets

http://www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk/events/santa-specials/

You MUST pre book for our Santa specials as selling tickets on the day is not always possible.

There are no trains running and the Museum will not be open on November 20th or 27th due to preparations in the Heritage Centre…….

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Chasewater Railway Museum – November 2016 Newsletter.

Posted on November 1, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

November 2016 Newsletter.

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Archive material donated by John Hawkins

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Carriage Keys

Posted on October 4, 2016 by | Leave a comment

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Carriage Keys

Two very nice carriage keys have come into the museum in the last couple of days.  dscf5415

The first one is stamped ‘LB&SCR’ – from the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.

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The second one ‘L&NE’ from the London & North Eastern Railway, the handle is in the shape of a claw-hammer.  I’ve not seen one like this before!

They can be seen in the museum, in display cabinet C17.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – October 2016 Newsletter

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Chasewater Railway Museum 

October 2016 Newsletter

The months certainly seem to fly by – it will soon be time to write the Christmas newsletter – Liam will tell you how many days to go, if Godfrey doesn’t beat him to it!!

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The ‘already described’ items include a couple of fliers, and photographs and three Hornby models.

Also we had a bottle from Lockett & Sons of Cannock, complete with marble in the neck.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Where are we?

Posted on September 27, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum – Where are we?

We still get so many visitors who, when they are finally in the museum, say ‘I didn’t know this was here’ so Godfrey decided to print a poster to put up in the stattion to tell visitors where we are hiding!!

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Chasewater Railway Museum – An Important Addition to our Archives

Posted on September 25, 2016 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum 

A Most Important Addition to our Archives

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A most important addition to the Museum’s archives is this programme of the evening’s event, held in the Heritage Centre on Friday evening, 23-9-2016

The award was presented to the Railway by Her Majesty’s Lord-Llieutenent for Staffordshire, Mr. Ian Dudson CBE Cst.

After the presentation there followed a train ride to Chasewater Heaths for the presentation of a replica crystal and scroll to the staff from the station.

On return to Brownhills West, an excellent buffet was on offer, which was enjoyed by everyone.  Congratulations to the catering staff.

Following a tour of the buildings, including the Museum, the Lord-Lieutenant departed.

At the conclusion of the evening, Mark Sealey, Chairman of the Railway, presented all working volunteers with a commemorative QAVS badge.

 

 

 

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Chasewater Railway Museum – three new models

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Three new models – Hornby ‘0’ Gauge

Our Curator has been busy again, acquiring 3 new (to us) Hornby ‘0’ gauge model wagons.

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The first one is a Hopper Wagon, with its box.

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The next one is a Lowfit wagon, with cable drum and box.

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The final one is a ‘Pool’ Tank Wagon, this time without its box.

They are all in the museum, in Display Cabinet 2.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – A photo from inside the museum

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A photo taken inside the museum

I have been sent this photograph of one of our ‘helpers’ inside the museum, working on one of the Meccano models.  It shows a view around part of the museum, including, among other items, some bridge plates and the lever frame from Hemyock.

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This photo was taken before the bench was recovered – it is now covered in an attractive blue material.

Sad to relate, after all our man’s work, it still wouldn’t float!!!

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Chasewater Railway Museum – 2 new photographs

Posted on September 13, 2016 by | 2 comments

Chasewater Railway Museum

2 new photographs

Brereton Sidinngs Signal Box

Brereton Sidinngs Signal Box

The first photo is another photo of Brereton Sidings signal box.

Edward Dorricott paid £2.50 for the photo and gave it straight to Barry Bull.

Edward Dorricott is the author of te recently published book on Duttons Signal Works, Worcester, in which Chasewater Railway Museum gets more than one mention.

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This second photo has a couple of question marks hanging over it, which I hope we may get answers to.

‘Captain Midnight’ is a former naval officer named Glover, but we are not sure of his rank – possibly Lieutenant Commander or Commander.

Thank you Pete Styche for the following information:  GLOVER Gerald (Lt. Commander R. N. Rtd.) Passed away 12th October 2014 aged 76 years.

He was an occasional benefactor of the Railway, whenever he paid a visit there was always a donation in the box and maybe some good magazines donated.

The next question is who is his friend?

And finally, where was the photo taken?

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An old Chasewater Railway Photograph From the Industrial Railway Society’s September 2016 Magazine

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An old Chasewater Railway Photograph

From the Industrial Railway Society’s September 2016 Magazine

 

The IRS’s AGM took place on Saturday 16th April 2016 at Chasewater Railway.

It was enjoyed by IRS members and the members of the Railway who were involved in running special trains for the Society.

20&21This photograph was taken by Cliff Shepherd at the IRS AGM weekend in April 1972.

On the Sunday, visits were made to Chasewater and members travelled in the Maryport and Carlisle carriage of 1875 vintage and the Great Western Brake Van, which now, in 2016, is restored to its former glory.

The locomotives involved topping and tailing were two former Worthington Brewery Planet locomotives, nos. 20 and 21, on what was then a very basic railway.

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Holly Bank No.3 (Hunslet 3783-1953) runs around after the first of the IRS trains at Chasetown Church Street Station on 16-4-2016.

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