shaggydog wrote:

ARC99 wrote:

Sadly after a number of years due to ill health I now work from home repairing and making (out of timber) items for the MPD.

Are you per chance the chap who made the fantastic cases for Owain's Micrometers and kit? If you are what a brilliant contribution I'd love to have someone as handy as you in our shed! :

Yes that me, I think I'm up to 15 or so at the moment, he will no doubt have more to do when they get back to work.

Click image to enlarge Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place,
so it doesn't take much to us off.

Richard

excossack wrote:

Chris86 wrote:

excossack wrote:

Is that 'Alice' from Bala?

Yep. Shes just been withdrawn for overhaul and a new boiler.

She was lovely- like a sewing machine, an absolute credit to Julian who owns her and Rob who looks after her!

Chris

Thought so. From my visits and helping at Bala I have met Rob(with the Mini) and Julian who rallies a few times.
My mate has been helping for many years at Bala and I have done some stuff as well. Mainly setting up the radios they use now and then.
Alice, Jurassic, Maid Marion are a few I remember. Is there a Bob as well?

andydef90 wrote:

id love to get involved wife has bought me a foot plate experience at elsicar Barnsley I have been on sir Nigel Gresley many years ago . I used to help a friend ok mine with his Wallace and Stephens 10 ton roller . theirs a steam museum not to far from me but mostly pumping engines still steam though it must be thing land rovers bikes steam . any one like looking at snap on stuff id love a cabinet but the price makes my eyes water

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We offer you the chance to share the driving and firing of one of our steam locomotives with a rake of carriages from Tunbridge Wells West to Groombridge return, a total of 14 miles on the footplate of which 7 will actually be spent driving and 7 miles firing. A very unique opportunity to try both roles of the footplate crew.

Our full regulator is open to four participants per day, commencing at 10:00 from Tunbridge Wells West. Upon arrival at our station you will meet your host for the day in our ticket hall, and after an initial safety briefing is given, there will be a guided tour of our engine shed. As the time draws ever closer you will be taken to the locomotive and split into pairs, one pair going onto the locomotive and the other to the train. One pair will spend time on the locomotive driving and firing whilst the other pair spend time on the train with our Guard learning the role they have to play in the trains safety and you will even get the opportunity to wave the green flag too!

What's included:

Driving of the steam locomotive for 7 miles
Firing of the steam locomotive for 7 miles
Guarding the train for 7 miles
Membership to the Tunbridge Wells & Eridge Railway Preservation Society for one year
Free Spa Valley Railway Guide book & goody bag
Presentation certificate
Guided tour of our Engine Shed at Tunbridge Wells West
Visit to Groombridge Signal Box
Complementary ticket for up to five guests to ride on the train

If it is won by someone on the forum I will do my best to be there on the day to meet you and make sure you have a day to remember.

These usually sell for £500 which is still a bargain for these sorts of events but crucially all funds raised will help to keep us up and running.

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