"2005"
Photograph archive
Last updated on
Monday, 02 January 2006
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Photographs taken on 31st December 2005/1st January 2006 |
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Photographs taken on 11th & 12th December 2005 |
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 Passenger train arrives at Corris. |
 Passengers disembark while Andrew is about to start up No 5 parked in the station siding. |
 Dave attaches No 5 to the front of the train ...... |
 ....... and the whole train moves ..... |
 ....... out of the station. |
 Once clear of the points, No 7 is unhitched..... |
 ....... and moved to the siding. |
 No 5 then propels carriage 21 back into the platform. |
 No 5 then unhitches and moves well clear of the platform. |
 No 7 then moves to the platform road ....... |
 ...... to be coupled to the front of the train. |
 The next load of passengers embark and the train leaves ..... |
 ..... with a good load of passengers on their way to see Father Christmas at Maespoeth. |
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Photographs taken on 10th & 11th December 2005 |
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Photographs taken on 4th December 2005 |
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 The new turnout takes shape. |
 Machining components for the turnout. |
 P Way maintenance work in progress with Trefor Davies and Dave Price. |
 Dave & Trefor checking the track gauge while drilling for a new spike. |
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Photographs taken on 19th & 20th November 2005 |
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 This weekend was the planned "walling party weekend" and here you can see Andrew Rawlins working at the south-end of the wall at Braich Goch. |
 Andrew was joined by Trefor Davis mid-morning. |
 Yours truly building at the north-end of the wall. With 10 volunteers the water, sand etc. were certainly being used at a pace. |
 Just finishing off on the Saturday and a view from the gate in Mrs. Lloyds entrance. |
 On Sunday, Adrian Britchford removed the remaining, visible corrugated iron. |
 And the site was left very tidy ..... for next time. |
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Photographs taken on 12th & 13th November 2005 |
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 Richard Greenhough paints the steelwork on Van 223 while Richard Saffery watches the paint dry... |
 ...and Bryn cleans up inside. |
 The Tuesday gang are machining rail in an attempt to build our own turnout from scratch - this is the end of one rail of the common crossing before assembly. |
 The couplers for Carriage No. 22 have been machined and fabricated. |
 John Reynard chats to Trefor Davies regarding fixing the number plates on No. 7. Clearly, Trefor has been giving John lessons in make-up! |
 Chris Britchford gives the Signal Box an early spring clean, supervised by husband Adrian. |
 The general scene at Maespoeth on a lovely sunny day. |
 Peter Burbery, Andy Cooper and John Knight work on finishing off details inside Carriage No. 21. |
 Re-floored bogie waggon 218 awaits a delivery of sand and gravel for next weekend. |
 Andy Cooper checks more parts of Carriage 21 before fixing them in place. |
 Dave Quinton drills components on the radial drill. |
 Andy Cooper trims a bit off another piece of wood to fit in Carriage No. 21. |
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Photographs taken on 12th & 13th November 2005 |
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 The Navy's here ! Van 223 (ex-Trecwn) and Van 220 (ex-Dean Hill), both recently fitted with re-gauged wheelsets, being worked on at Maespoeth. |
 Locos 5 & 8 enjoy the autumn sunshine. |
 Waggon 218 with its new timber decking. |
 Richard Saffery & John Knight working on the interior fittings of carriage 21. |
 Tool Van 223 following its repaint. |
 Bryn Morgan works on the interior of Van 223. |
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taken on 16th October 2005 |
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 Tool Van 223 looks more and more the part nowadays. |
 The completed re-painted underframes of the Lydd bogie waggon. |
 Changing sleepers in Maespoeth yard. |
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Photographs taken on 8th October 2005 |
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 Being a non-service weekend, Andy Cooper is able to fit one of the vestibule doors in Carriage 21 |
 ...adjustments are made... |
 ..to ensure a good fit. |
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Photographs taken on 2nd October 2005 |
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 The roof of Carriage No. 21 had a new coat of paint… |
 Pins for re-gauging the brake gear on the second bogie for brake van No. 220 were turned up. Just two more to go! |
 Robin Butterell takes a breather at Maespoeth. He travelled on the railway (with official permission!) during the 2nd World War, riding in the Guards Van and helping with hand shunting at Corris. |
 Having been caught lying down on the job (hiding behind the paint canister!) ... |
 ... John Reynard gets on with giving the roof a second coat of paint on Carriage No. 21... |
 ...being careful not to paint himself into a corner. |
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Photographs taken on 24th September 2005 |
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 The chassis of Carriage 22 was turned over to it's correct side so that work could be done to start fitting the side frames. One... |
 ... two... |
 ...three... |
 ...and off we go. |
 Sponsors and supporters of the Tattoo Locomotive were treated to a barbecue at Maespoeth. |
 The voluntary staff of Jill, Chris and Rosie were certainly kept busy! |
 Time to catch up on things with some old friends that we have maybe not seen for a while... |
 ...and some perhaps more familiar faces. |
 A timetable of trains was followed, although this was not a passenger service day. |
 Of course the hot topic of conversation for the day was the Tattoo steam locomotive. |
 Several trips were made from Maespoeth to Corris & return during the day. |
 The Machynlleth end of No.22 carriage body is given a trial fitting. |
 An array of No. 7 copy number plates on display - a snip at £150 each! |
 Another friendly face was hovering at Maespoeth and taking in all that he could... |
 ... and that was Corris member Peter Johnson... |
 ...who then realised that David Coleman had him "in the frame" for a change! |
 David Williams photographs the Corris ladies enjoying the barbeque at Maespoeth. |
 Andy Cooper and Peter Guest struggle with the sheet of glass to put in No. 220. |
 A view from the inside of Van 220. |
 John Reynard is clearly taken aback by something Andy Cooper has said. |
 Alf Oxford gives "Right Away" with a mixed train. |
 The "A" Team deep in conversation. |
 The new coal is taking a bit of getting used to... |
 Adrian Britchford has a go as assistant Guard. |
 The reception Committee at Corris for the 15.00 train. |
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Photographs taken on 24th & 25th September 2005 |
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 Thanks to Adrian Britchford, the end plate of the lever frame has now been replaced (the previous one was broken prior to installation). |
 Richard Greenhough jet washes the wheelsets of the tool van. |
 Peter Guest paints the floor of Van 220. |
 At lunchtime, we were able to take advantage of the barbecue that had been in full use the day before for the "Sponsors Day". |
 After jetwashing the wheelsets Richard moved them into the shed to be given a good clean with paraffin to remove any residual grease etc. |
 And before Peter could put the lid back onto his tin of grey primer he was using for Van 220, Adrian Britchford got hold of it and put a coat of primer on all of the covering plates of the lever frame. |
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Photographs taken on 11th September 2005 |
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 A very young chimney sweep is found to clear the smokebox of No. 7... |
 ...while an older (and fatter!) volunteer clears the firebox. |
 A template for a clerestorey roof (to be built on Carriage No. 22) is tried out on No. 21 for size. |
 Meanwhile, a vestibule door for No. 21 is tried out for fit (not in its final position!). |
 The fire in No. 7 all ready for lighting. |
 The view from No. 7 of the returning No. 6 with passenger carriages arriving at Maespoeth after having taken the Heritage stock to Corris before passenger services start. |
 Trefor Davies watches No. 7 carefully as he travels "on the cushions" to re-create his trip of exactly a year ago - when he was newly married! |
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Photographs taken on 11th September 2005 |
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 Dave Price (driver) and Dave Coleman (fireman) prepare No. 7 for service... |
 ... with Jack Cooper making sure that they are doing it correctly! |
 (Supervised by Jill Oxford) Jack then sets up the latest addition to Maespoeth - the Brio train set for the younger visitors. |
 End cuts of rail are sold as paperweights at Maespoeth. |
 Every service carried a good number of passengers today and... |
 ..."our" Trefor and Shelly Davies got married on 11/09/04 and make a return visit to celebrate the occasion. |
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Photographs taken on 4th
September 2005 |
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 Ready for the first Up train, a crowd of enthusiasts from Czechoslovakia crowd the platform to see the new locomotive... |
 ...and film the train as it departs. They had a very interesting line in publicity photographs for the railway they ran! |
 A typical scene, awaiting the "Right away" at Corris. |
 A discussion takes place with enthusiast passengers and Dave Price on various points on No. 7. |
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Photographs taken on 27th-29th August 2005 |
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 Last minute touches to the layouts in the MRE.... |
 Much needed roof repairs, Maespoeth shed. |
 The Lydd bogie waggon stripped of decking after pressure washing, awaiting primer. |
 The temporary water tank with new fittings (or holes cut out for them!). |
 An Up train gets the "Right away" from Maespoeth. |
 And gets under way. |
 Hands up! |
 Work on reinforcing the corners of the tipper bodies fitted to 203. |
 Work on another body panel for carriage No. 22. |
 Bryn Morgan cleans up wheelsets for Van 223 after being regauged by the Talyllyn Railway. |
 The roadside hedge gets cut back at Maespoeth (by Geoff Dunn). |
 A new Signal Box diagram and instrument shelf has been installed in the Signal Box. |
 The Dean Hill brake van receives a coat of GWR waggon grey. |
 Roger Holder hangs the door in the gents. |
 One of the bogies for the Dean Hill brake van has almost had the brake regauging completed. |
 The carriage body side frame is turned over to weld the other side. |
 Trimming slates for the roof repairs. |
 The completed regauged bogie (including brake gear) is wheeled out of the shed, already replaced by the second one. |
 The regauged brake gear - I was requested not to show the different sizes of the spacers visible nearest the camera! |
 The electronic communications equipment on No. 7 had to be adapted to permit a trial hauled train for members attending the MRE. |
 The hauled train ready to set off for Corris. |
 No. 5 assists at Maespoeth by extracting the carriages for No. 7 to haul the next experimental Up train again. |
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 Bryn Phillips and Peter Gray provided their modelling demonstrations. |
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 Ian Packham and Steve Parr discuss the 7 1/4" railway timetable & roster. |
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Photographs taken on 24th August 2005 |
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 Unauthorised visitors! |
 Christine Britchford cleans out the smoke box. |
 Alex Hume polishes the windows… |
 ..and makes the tea. |
 “Now pay close attention..”. |
 Roger Gray loads the coal. |
 Steve Clarke, John Trott & Dafydd Lloyd-Jones load more coal on the Upper Corris Tramway. |
 Peter Gray polishes No 7 as the coal comes down to the yard… |
 …and is unloaded ready for use. |
 Nearly ready for the off! |
 Guard and Driver chat at Corris. |
 Meanwhile Adrian works on the chassis of No 22. |
 The end of a long day! |
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Photographs taken on 20th August 2005 |
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 John Disley (smart seated gentleman in tie), first Welsh Olympic medal winner - born in Corris - and the only surviving original founder of the London Marathon, talks with former neighbours who he has not seen since 1938 outside the Museum. |
 The 12:40 ex-Maespoeth is given the yellow flag signal to indicate it is safe to proceed into Corris station. |
 Trefor Davies eases the train into the station. |
 No. 7 at rest, Corris station. |
 Another service entering Corris Station. |
 A nice sunny day provides excellent views of the train passing. |
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 The 16:00 down train approaching The Triangle |
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 Passing Southward through the accommodation crossing... |
 ... and on towards Rock Cutting & Maespoeth. |
 The 16:40 up train passes through Maes-y-Llan. |
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 And on towards Braich Goch crossing and to Corris. |
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Photographs taken on 20th August 2005 |
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Photographs taken on 6th & 7th August 2005 |
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 Jonathan Ridell unloads waggons... |
 ...and moves coal to the store area. |
 The rake of vehicles in the middle road for visitors to see and photograph. |
 Later in the evening, Number 7 was steamed. |
 Dave Price and Trefor Davies share a story with Meinir Coleman. |
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Photographs taken on 6th & 7th August 2005 |
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 With work in progress it was felt necessary to place a limited headroom warning sign in Carriage 21. |
 Jonathan Ridell walked the line noting any work that was required. |
 Here, Dave Price receives a grilling from Andy Blackwell, our external examiner. |
 Passenger trains carried quite a few passengers this weekend. |
 David Coleman's turn for a grilling from Andy Blackwell. |
 No. 7 was fired up and used for training/examination runs during the afternoon and evening. |
 The shed talks are always popular. |
 A slightly different view - coming into view of Maespoeth ... |
 ... and passing the "SL" (Station Limit) sign ... |
 ... and entering the platform at Maespoeth. |
 No. 7 is got ready for it's trip to Corris ... |
 ... and away it goes - "light engine" to Corris & return. |
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Photos taken on 30th & 31st July 2005 |
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Photos taken on 23rd & 24th July 2005 |
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 Our banner sign at Maespoeth advises passers-by that we have the steam locomotive in residence now. |
 Dick Kidner puts more primer onto the chassis of carriage 22. |
 Paul Bailey works on the bogies for waggon 220. |
 The Tattoo Locomotive sits outside for visitors to view and photograph. |
 A fine site for all of the visitors. |
 Adrian Britchford takes time to give some of the visitors a good look around. |
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Photos taken on 16th & 17th July 2005 |
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 Andrew Rawlins climbs up onto Number 7. |
 Bryn Phillips fills out his guard's log between trains. |
 Activity in Maespoeth Yard. |
 Rev. Martin Riley making sure that the chassis of carriage 22 is well rubbed down and primered. |
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Photos taken on 9th & 10th July 2005 |
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 Richard Greenhough assisted in removing the coupling arrangement of Van 220 ... |
 ... and then, with the help of Dick Kidner, replaced sleepers in Maespoeth Yard. |
 Jill Oxford, tended to the flower boxes and removed weeds on Maespoeth Platform. |
 Adrian Britchford continued work on the bogies of Van 220. |
 Here, welding the brake arrangement. |
 Martin Riley requested that the chassis of Carriage 22 be turned over so that he could put primer on the underside. |
 Peter Guest continues to prepare and prime the inside of Van 220. |
 Adrian Britchford, assisted by John Reynard, fits the braking assembly to the bogie of Van 220. |
 Rosie Guest spent a very hot day training on the footplate of Number 7. |
 Sunday saw Number 7 make several trips to Corris and back as part of the commissioning and driver training process. |
 Dave Price can be seen here bringing Number 7 back to Maespoeth. |
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Photographs taken on 9th & 10th July 2005 |
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 Michael Huber & Walter Bareham assisting |
 Polar Bear's birthday cake ceremony |
 Polar Bear and Sea Lion at Brockham station |
 Polar Bear and Sea Lion double-heading |
 Polar Bear and Sea Lion on trailer awaiting trip to the Isle of Man |
 Young member Scott McAvoy "takes the stand" |
 Wendy and Barbouilleur at Brockham station |
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Photos taken on 2nd & 3rd July 2005 |
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 The mini steam gala took place this weekend ... |
 ... with various examples of steam locomotives. |
 Some were static displays ... |
 ... whilst others were "ride-on". |
 Even our own Tattoo Locomotive was present. |
 Smaller 16mm examples were also in evidence. |
 The Tattoo locomotive took part in the gala in between passenger services. |
 Some visitors also took in the views of the slate quarries. |
 In the engine shed the first side panel for Carriage 22 was fabricated. |
 The Tattoo Locomotive had to wait it's turn to go to Corris. |
 Our member Rev. Martin Riley is giving the chassis of Carriage 22 a good rub down and coats of primer. |