If anyone is interested in acquiring a copy of the article I had published in the Railway Magazine in 1988, primarily about the links between Sir Henry Haydn...
... links ... PAGES_W0QQitemZ180046370491QQihZ008QQcategoryZ7541QQssPageNameZWDVWQQr d ... Dear Richard, I was recently visiting the area and dropped off a...
There's a good website that documents a visit to the Burma Mines Railway in 1999: http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/bmines.htm There was still active...
John, thanks for that. How old is (very) old ? There were articles in the late 1940s that we could do with finding more copies of, although in general we are...
Richard, Can't remember how old for sure, .... I was having a good clearout of my spare room and just stuffed them by the dozen into plastic bags. I seem to...
This website has copies of the One-inch O/S maps from the early 1940s, and shows the Corris main line as still intact, although all the stations are closed....
Hi All. I have noticed in the Corrispondent that there is a distinct lack of Corris related action happening in the East Anglian area. I know that other area...
... one of ... image_id=2638&cat_id=315 ... little ... That no 13 looks like a side tank version of the larger 0-4- 2 "Brazil" class, very similar to those...
Richard, Thanks for answering my questions regarding the old Corris station buildings. The Corris station was, in my opinion, the most rustically-charming of...
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:07:48 -0000 ... It still happens today now and then on standard gauge too, although rarely as the requirement to proceed at walking...
Steve, I agree that rebuilding Corris station would be highly desirable. I can imagine it would be expensive though. We'd need to find a replacement location...
"Superior" is actually a "Baretto" class loco. The "Huxley" class were quite a bit larger than the "Brazil" - the 1924 catalogue has them as 140 h.p. compared...
We have various ideas for improving arrangements at Corris Station, but due to the sensitivity of the subject in Corris village, where there are conflicting...
Copies of the plans for the shed can now be found on the railway's website under the Carriage Shed Appeal tab, or access them direct via the following links : ...
Hi Richard. Looking good, I hope to be visiting again this December so if there are no electrical jobs needing done in the loco shed then I'm sure I can turn a...
-Ironically, the SMR propel their trains for safety reasons!, I assume. Another question... When the railway is eventually opened to Tan-y-Coed will the trains...
To answer your second question first - once trains reach Tan-y-Coed, single journeys will be possible. We envisage TyC as being the main starting point for...
That's an interesting idea, I would imagine that once opened, you could use the Forestry commission car park at Tan-y-Coed, board the train and be able to...
I gather the plans to open Aberllefenni Quarry for visitors have proved too costly. The remaining buildings around the adit are now being put out for renting -...
I have now posted photos of all the KS locos that appear in the photo collection I was given in the mid-1980s. You can see that the Huxleys are considerably...
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:35:56 -0000 ... This is correct. There is basically no coupling between the loco and coaches on the SMR. The much lighter coach has...
I took a trip on the Mount Washington Cog Railway recently, which is the world's first mountain rack railway. It works on the same basic principle except the...
... The SMR had automatic coach brakes before the accident incidentally. ... So its half way between the traditional rack system and a gravity train ? Alan...
I have lots of ideas for what we could do at Aberllefenni if we could get trains back there. Trouble is, Corris village is in the way......! Extending in that...
You get that on the SMR as well, especially approaching Llanberis on the last stage of the downhill journey. A very strange effect if you don't know about the...
When the railway is extended to Tan-y-Coed will Maespoeth remain the only watering and coaling point on the line? Also, what is a typical operating mileage...
