LCLR Narrow Gauge at Work Event
Friday 19th June - Narrow Gauge at Work Photo Charter - admission by pre-booked ticket only.
Saturday 20th June - Narrow Gauge at Work - Normal Passenger Service day plus freight trains.
Industrial narrow gauge enthusiasts are invited to sign up for the Photo Charter on the Friday. Those who sign up will also be entitled to free rides and lineside access on Saturday should they wish to stay overnight in the area.
Friday Plans - Pre booking essential.
There will be 3 train consists and 5 locos (steam and diesel) available to haul them.
Consist One - skip wagons behind Peckett ‘Jurassic’ (ex-Southams Cement Works) or Simplex ‘Fred’ (ex-Skegness Brick Works) - with Trixie the horse to provide some horse haulage (Skip wagons and Trixie provided by the Silverleaf & Poplar Railway)
Consist Two - ex-Nocton Potato Railway wagons (ex-WW1 D and P wagons) with dummy potato load behind MotorRail Simplex ‘Nocton’ with its new replica Nocton wooden cab
Consist Three - PW train with rail wagon, sleeper wagon and ballast wagon hauled by ex-Bolton Fell Peat Railway Simplex T3 or Sark
If you wish to sign up for this charter, please make a bank transfer of £20 to the following Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway account.
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Historic Vehicles Trust
Account number: 11579450
Sort Code: 16 20 28
When doing so, please let Geoff glhankin36@hotmail.co.uk and Stuart Stuart_92@yahoo.co.uk know you have done this so Geoff can confirm payment and Stuart can keep in touch with you about arrangements for the day including access to the Skegness Water Leisure Park where the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway is located and free parking or public transport from Skegness Railway Station.
Saturday Plans - Buy tickets from station booking office on the day.
Passenger trains will operate from around 11 am to just before 4 pm using steam and diesel. Freight trains will be run between passenger trains to Seathorne Bank. This will be the first chance to see Paul in her newly restored 1960 condition and hopefully the first chance to ride behind Simplex 8905.
Jurassic is expected to be in use as long as a steam crew is available (which seems likely at this point). All trains will be top and tailed or double headed and we hope to have all 10 locos run in cavalcade at the end of the day
These plans are subject to change. Stuart will be able to let you know of any changes.
John Raby
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
Photos are to illustrate what is possible at the photo charter. All photos © LCLR