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First public passenger trains of 2022. Now with traverser in operation at Corris.

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The empty stock goes up the line for the first Santa train of 2021

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Corris Nov 2021 Update

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No 4 arrives at Maespoeth 25 Aug 2021

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Photographs taken between 3rd & 11th September 2021

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Friday, 3.9.2021. Sara helps Andy and Ian working on carriage No. 24 ...

... while Tony has been re-staining the platform paling fence.

Saturday, 4.9.2021. Corris Gala Weekend. There is a fine fug as two locomotives are lit up in the Engine Shed ...

... while to save time, Ben has taken No. 9 and waggon up to Corris to open gates, and retrieve hedge cuttings from the churchyard (to help keep loco crews drier!).

The locos top and tail today (due to lack of space in Corris) and the crews practice storming Maespoeth Bank but decide not to repeat the experiment for practical reasons.

Trefor tries his hand at driving No. 4 ...

... while No. 6 poses at the head of a representative freight train on the middle road for visitors to enjoy.

At an appropriate time, No. 4 has temporary additional nameplates added ...

... while Sam cooks bacon on the shovel for the benefit of the train crew!

They are soon joined by special guests (left to right) Stephen Hulme, Jackie Jeffrey and David Hulme (with Trefor and Sam), who are grandchildren of Corris loco engineer Albert Hulme who was largely responsible for choosing the "Tattoo" design from Kerr, Stuart, and arranging adaptations to the original design to suit Corris' needs in 1920/21, while Jackie is granddaughter of Thomas Squire, an engineer who worked with Albert Hulme in the 1920's. The grandchildren had never known of each other's existence before, nor had ever met - until today.

There then followed a period of conversation with various members, including with Alf, who had arranged to bring them all together.

A further photograph was taken by Richard Greenhough at Corris of the group with Chris Magner, who had written a book on the characters (including Campbell Thomas) whose combined efforts saved the Corris locomotives and had created the conditions by which the Talyllyn Railway might eventually become the first voluntary run preserved railway in the world.

On a later train was Selwyn Humphreys, son of the last Corris driver (and fireman) Humphrey Humphreys.

Trains were well loaded all day!

Meanwhile, in the Carriage Shed, Andy acquires a couple of new recruits to work on carriage No. 24 ...

... who undertake a range of allotted tasks!

Towards the end of the day, the freight train is re-arranged with assistance from No. 9 ...

... and before long, No. 7 is separated off for disposal as No. 4 drops the carriages back onto No. 11 so that they can be put away ...

... but not before the TR crew take No. 4 down to the end of the headshunt (future main line) to say they have run over all our appropriate track ...

... while Tony fogs the carriages ready for tomorrow.

Sunday, 5.9.2021. David interviews Knappett (Snrs) manning the Museum ...

... while at Maespoeth, we have two diesel locomotives on display ...

... the re-arranged freight train ...

... and the recent work on carriage No. 24.

While being prepared this morning, the drain arrangements on No. 7's cylinders have been modified to discharge water more readily (and away from the rails) ...

... and Richard tries his hand at firing.

In order to separate pre-booked groups from casual ticket holders, paper reserved notes are pasted on some compartment windows.

After a very successful weekend, the locomotives are lined up in traffic light sequence ...

... before No. 7's boiler is blown down.

Monday, 6.9.2021. Early morning, and No. 11 pushes Nos. 4 and 7 out of the Engine Shed ...

4 and 7 at Pendre.

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No 7 and 4 coaches coming up the bank

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Corris No 10 is alive!

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No. 10 is alive

Corris Railway update video 7th June 2021

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No9 2 plank trip March 2021

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