LETS HAVE A DAY OUT TO THE BLUEBELL ...

PLANNING A DAY OUT TO THE BLUEBELL HERITAGE RAILWAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT'S SOMEWHERE I'VE NOT BEEN FOR SOME TIME, IN FACT IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO GO THERE BY TRAIN TO EAST GRINSTEAD AND TRAVEL THE WHOLE ROUTE TO SHEFFIELD PARK AND BACK DURING THE DAY. 

WILL BE SURE TO TAKE PLENTY OF PICTURES AROUND THE PLACE, I HOPE TO SEE STEPNEY AND FENCHURCH WHO I BELIEVE HAVE BEEN REPAINTED BACK TO THEIR STROUDLY COLOURS AND LOOKING SPLENDID. 

PRAYING FOR A SUNNY DAY AND PLENTY OF ACTION ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLES OF A HERITAGE RAILWAY YOU WILL FIND. 

FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY ... 
(BUT IF YOU GOT SCREAMING KIDS DON'T GET IN MY CARRIAGE OK). 

NORTH NORFOLK RAILWAY SUMMER DIESEL GALA

This weekend is the popular Diesel Gala on the North Norfolk Railway. An event of interest now that they have the option of bringing in guest locomotives via their rarely used Level Crossing link at Sheringham. 

Over three days, you can be sure of a great day out on the NNR, with classic 1960s locomotive hard at work between Sheringham and Holt. It's a lovely part of the world to visit anyway, I remember some great times in Norfolk enjoying holidays in Cromer, Great Yarmouth and of course messing about on the Broads. 

Visiting Locomotives

Class 26 D5343 (26043) - This locomotive will arrive in time for the event and will stay until the end of July and is courtesy of the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway.

Class 27, D5401 (27056) - This locomotive will arrive in May and stay until the end of August and is courtesy of the Great Central Railway

Class 35 'Hymek' D7076 - Arriving by road, courtesy of the Bury Hydraulic Group.

Class 37 37059 (DRS Locomotive) - This will arrive via Sheringham Level Crossing at approximately 1800 on Thursday 11th June and is visiting courtesy of Direct Rail Services

Home Fleet Traction

Class 25, 25057 (D5207)

Class 31, D5631 (31207) Friday and Saturday only.

Class 37, D6732 (37032)

Class 101 DMU, in use as a hauled set and working under its own power.

Class 11 12131, working brake van rides between trains at Weybourne and working a special train from Weybourne to Holt and return with the Wisbech & Upwell tramcar No.7 each afternoon.

Fares

Ticket Type		On the day
Adult Rover 1 Day		£19.00
Adult Rover 2 Day		£33.00
Adult Rover 3 Day		£49.00
Senior Rover 1 Day		£18.00
Senior Rover 2 Day		£31.00
Senior Rover 3 Day		£46.00
Child Rover 1 Day		£11.00
Child Rover 2 Day		£17.00
Child Rover 3 Day		£22.00
Family Rover 1 Day		£57.00
Family Rover 2 Day		£99.00
Family Rover 3 Day		£147.00

7mm NARROW GAUGE ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION 13th JUNE 2015

The 35th Exhibition & AGM of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association will be held on 13th June at Burton Town Hall

OPENING TIMES:  10.30am - 4.30pm
ADMISSION:   Adults £5.00

Burton Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2EB

Link to map -- https://goo.gl/maps/ViLAH

Come and join us for the premier exhibition in 7mm O Scale narrow gauge modelling featuring 15 layouts, demonstrations, competitions and 14 specialist traders.

There is limited on site pay and display parking (due to building works) but other car parks are nearby. Please respect our neighbours if parking in the residential area. The venue is only a few hundred yards from Burton Station on the Derby Birmingham line.

Come and see 'Up the Line', A War Department Light Railway project in 7mm Narrow Gauge, as featured in British Railway Modelling and on RMweb. 

List of Layouts Attending :

Calstock's Halton Quay. 0n 16.5 Chris Peacock. 
Fangfoss. 7mm Scale 24.5mm Gauge(3' 6") Richard Chown. 
B.A.Cookes Engineering. 0n 16.5 Mark Surr. 
Watchet Town. 0n 16.5 Peter Jackson. 
Nancledre Harbour. 0n 16.5 Malcolm 'mac' Strong. 
Martins Vale Plantation Rly. GN 15 / 1n20 Mike Bartleet. 
Emley-Sous-Bois. 0n 16.5 Mike Lee. 
Afon Adit. 09 Martin Rich. 
Grass Valley. 0n30 Peter Smith. 
Nitinat Lumber Co. 0n30 Colin Hayes. 
Stannard Grove. 0n 16.5 Alan Postlethwaite. 
Allbroke Estate Rly. 0n 16.5 Douglas Meany. 
Clee Valley Rly. 09 Peter Leadley. 
Up the Line-1918. 0n 16.5 Kevin Hughes. 
Caldon Low Shed. 7mm Scale 24.5mm Gauge Nigel Tansley.

http://7mmnga.org.uk/