More work, more play

Sunday just gone (28/06/09) we had a small running day with owners and locos from the Fundenhall and Raglen Hall Railways, Malcolm of the Fundenhall Railway kindly isolated all the sidings on the railway. It was classed as a "small loco day" and locos visiting included a superb scratch built W&U steam tram from Fundehall which after 20 years has only recently been completed, and playmobil tender engine also from Fundehall, while American switcher locos and L&B Lyn visited from Raglen Hall.

Its only a few weeks till we will be visiting Fundenhall and then its our last open day of the year! doesn't time fly?

Above: visiting tram from Fundehall trundles past Kelling Halt with the castle in the background
Above: visiting tender engine in platform 1 at Sprowston

Above: visiting Lyn picks up pace after departing Sprowston with our IoM carriages

Above: visiting UP shunter from Raglen Hall

Charles visits The Ashmanhaugh Light Railway

Charles our Mamod traction engine visited The Ashmanhaugh Light Railway-a 7 1/4inch gauge railway near Wroxham today (27/06/09). The loco was steamed up twice, and will probably visit again later in the summer. The Ashmanhaugh Light Railway is were I go most Saturdays to play with slightly larger trains... We have open days once a month and we now have about half a mile of track! more info can be found on the website: http://www.ashmanhaughlightrailway.co.uk/

Above: Charles is dwarfed by Lucille and Thundarbox
Amongst the locos at the ALR is this supurb Shay loco built from scratch, seen here having one of its first runs around the railway.

Weybourne gains a siding

Last weekend a point and siding was installed at Weybourne, this runs along the back of the station. Since the photos were taken ballest has been laid, as a conclusion the siding has deffently improved the appearence of the station. Eventually an engine shed will be built here. The siding will also be a good steaming bay for when our live steam loco arrives later in the summer.