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Chasewater Railway Museum – February Newsletter

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Chasewater Railway Museum 

February Newsletter

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Littleton Colliery Leaflet – Only 30 Years Ago

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Littleton Colliery Leaflet 

Only 30 Years Ago

This leaflet has just come to light in our Archives section, I thought it is worthy of reproduction.  Such a lot has changed!

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Thirty years on what’s left is a school, a housing estate and an Information Board – plus lots of memories.

 

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Busy Day!

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Busy Day!

Considering that no trains were running yesterday (22-1-2017) we had quite a few items come into the museum, including this Rugley Powere Station nameplate from a Class 58 diesel locomotive.  This is with us on loan for 12 months.

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Other items included a Hornby ‘0’gauge clockwork model train set, 3 books on Walsall and another LNWR coal invoice, the coal coming from the Coppice Colliery, Norton Canes in 1892.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Harry Hartill’s Country

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Chasewater Railway Museum

Harry Hartill’s Country

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The Museum has been lucky enough to borrow, for a short time, a copy of this book by Harry Hartill.  This book has a passage of particular interest to us as it describes in some detail who drove the local engines of the Cannock Chase Colliery Company and where they travelled to around the local coalfields.  It is written in a sort of ‘chatty’ style which is very easy to read.

The Chasewater Railway Museum would dearly like a copy of this book for our own collection, so if anyone should have a copy which they would like to donate to the Museum, please get in touch.  email j.tisdale45@yahoo.com or phone 07786 323311.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – January 2017 Newsletter

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Chasewater Railway Museum

January 2017 Newsletter

A very busy time for the railway and the museum as far as visitors go, but not that much behind-the-scenes museum work during December.

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Chasewater Railway Museum wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas

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Chasewater Railway Museum wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas

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Chasewater Railway Museum – December Newsletter

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Chasewater Railway Museum

December Newsletter

The latest news from the museum – not as many visitors as normal months due to the perparations for Santa’s visit, when the Heritage Centre is closed.

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A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone

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Some photos from Chasewater Railway – and one of New Street Station!

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Some photos from Chasewater Railway – and one of Birmingham New Street Station!

These photos of Chasewater Railway were found by Godfrey amongst a collection given to the museum.  They show Sentinel, hopefully back in steam next year, DL7 and an old DMU, all towards the Chasewater Heaths end of the line.

 

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Birmingham New Street Station

It’s a bit different nowadays!!

What is interesting , for people of a certain age, is the poster for the Hippodrome Theatre – top of the bill – Billy Cotton and his Band – used to be regulars on the BBC Light Programme on the wireless!

Our thanks to Graham for the phot0.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Coming Soon!

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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.

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Chasewater Railway Museum

November 2016 Newsletter.

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