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692	I have just read about the passing of James Boyd, on the 20th February. To me he was one of the giants of British narrow gauge railway literature. It was, in...	timberlegs51	Mar 5, 2009 6:46 am
693	I agree completely with the previous mail regarding Boyd and his influence on the narrow gauge. Back in the 50's and 60's while we were chasing the decline of...	Walter Bareham walter111836	Mar 5, 2009 4:43 pm
694	James Boyd, along with Lewis Cozens and Charles Lee, blazed a trail in Welsh narrow gauge history that has since led many others to follow. For this we owe him...	rgcorris	Mar 5, 2009 5:40 pm
695	I see from the latest photos on the website that the council is excavating part of the Upper Corris Tramway and has unearthed original rails and sleepers. I...	Dan Crow gwernol	Mar 5, 2009 6:16 pm
696	... Having followed him along other avenues I would agree with that. He was unable to admit that he did not know why something happened, probably saw it as a...	Peter Johnson festiniog_ph...	Mar 5, 2009 6:25 pm
697	In the nineteenth century the UCT almost certainly carried a larger quantity of slate than the line from Aberllefenni, and was a highly successful...	rgcorris	Mar 5, 2009 7:56 pm
698	... I don't remember hearing that before - very interesting. Sounds like old Henry was an all round cool dude. ;~) It also makes 3's name even more...	Mike Davies mike_davies02	Mar 6, 2009 5:13 pm
699	I guess you missed my article in the March 1988 Railway Magazine which John Slater entitled "Corris Conservation", in which I went into some detail on the role...	rgcorris	Mar 8, 2009 7:04 pm
700	I'm resending this email, as it appears to have bounced. Apologies if you receive it twice. Dan Thanks Richard, for the very detailed and informative reply....	Dan Crow gwernol	Mar 9, 2009 2:44 pm
701	I am not sure if Abercwmmeiddaw and Abercorris were still working on any significant scale in the 1930s - I can't put my hand on my copy of Slate Quarrying at...	rgcorris	Mar 9, 2009 3:11 pm
702	I have 2 original Cozens books for sale... 21387. Cozens L: The Corris Railway Cozens 1949 1st 40pp Ills.map,drawings,card covers,one inch split at head of...	Nigel Bird nigelbirdrai...	Mar 9, 2009 3:43 pm
703	Richard, Looking at my copy of Slate Quarrying at Corris, Abercwmmeiddaw ceased working in 1920, but was worked on a small scale between 1932 and 1939. Its not...	Dan Crow gwernol	Mar 9, 2009 3:53 pm
704	In the 1930s I suspect the output from ABC and Abercorris, such as it was, was probably collected from the quarry by lorry and delivered direct to the...	rgcorris	Mar 9, 2009 4:32 pm
705	Thanks Richard, I'll must track down a copy of that article. Dan...	Dan Crow gwernol	Mar 9, 2009 4:53 pm
706	... I don't remember it Richard, but it was 21 years ago! My poor tired old brain has a limited capacity, you know.... Mike...	Mike Davies mike_davies02	Mar 9, 2009 5:15 pm
707	Following the very interesting discussion about the Upper Corris Tramway, I was wondering about Braich Goch. As a child in the mid 70s, I used to travel along...	Dan Crow gwernol	Mar 10, 2009 2:55 pm
708	David Coleman did a photo survey of Braichgoch Quarry before and during the landscaping work, which has not been published. At some point he intends to use the...	rgcorris	Mar 11, 2009 11:30 am
709	Copied from: http://www.watercressline.co.uk/topical.htm Look for the purple text. "From: David Snow Subject: For Sale Mid Hants Railway offers the remaining...	Samuel Kennion samklancs	Mar 19, 2009 2:34 pm
710	... First you have to work out what is there, then check there is no asbestos and other nasties involved, then figure out how to get it to Corris and unload...	Alan Cox a_a_c_y	Mar 19, 2009 5:57 pm
711	In that we are currently working flat out to complete our carriage shed, which is intended to meet our needs for the foreseeable future, and that even if...	rgcorris	Mar 20, 2009 3:28 pm
712	Dear All, As I shamelessly plugged before, I'm running children's holidays at CAT during (www.ecoweek.org.uk) the last two weeks of July. Bookings have gone...	Ian Johnston ijohnston_ian	Mar 20, 2009 4:21 pm
713	... Many preserved railways have sheds all over the place, and very scruffy it looks too. It won't be long till Maespoeth is a really charming and consistent...	ijohnston_ian	Mar 21, 2009 6:53 am
714	I am hoping to get to see this, can anyone give me times and details of what is running and where from/to? I am surprised that although mentioned on the...	Nigel Bird nigelbirdrai...	Mar 25, 2009 4:28 pm
715	Good luck Ian - I was firing last summer when one of your groups visited. Smashing youngsters, really into the line and all it had to offer, and well looked...	mike966473	Mar 25, 2009 7:22 pm
716	This is planned as a relatively minor event on the actual day of the anniversary, and as such is not being promoted to visitors - although we hope to use...	rgcorris	Mar 26, 2009 4:24 pm
717	Many thanks Richard. I hope to get there, with flat cap and boots! Nigel Nigel Bird (Railway Bookdealer) www.nigelbirdbooks.co.uk OVER 4000 books listed. email...	Nigel Bird nigelbirdrai...	Mar 27, 2009 9:37 am
718	The railway featured on Welsh-language channel S4C's programme "Wedi 7" on Tuesday 24th March, and the programme can be seen for another three days on their...	rgcorris	Mar 28, 2009 10:37 pm
719	Richard Thank you for the info re Corris on T/V. It was very interesting and nice to see. My pals and I will be visiting the railway over Easter looking...	Ken Woods chipoff2000	Mar 28, 2009 11:49 pm
720	... Now also on - ahem - Youtube as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCHRMROmXb0 Ian...	ijohnston_ian	Mar 29, 2009 8:38 pm
721	Following discussions at the weekend, we intend to run the gravity train from Corris at around 12:30 on Wednesday 1st April. We collected three waggons on loan...	rgcorris	Mar 30, 2009 9:19 am

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