I do not want the entire group seeing these photos.Because some may recognize me. Here's the link: http://kinkylove.zoomshare.com/files/photos.htm Enjoy babe...
Just back from an excellent day at the AGM. The weather was what you might expect from Weardale in mid November. Mixed was the nicest way of putting it. But...
Gerald Mudd has just circulated WEARDALE RAILWAY NEWS UPDATE : 21 OCTOBER 2009 : No 27 It is very upbeat and makes pleasing news all around. So good to know ...
Dear All, It has all been very positive recently and good to see the line extending to Bishop Auckland. Is there plans for addition steam locomotives moving to...
Gerry Well, we will see. But I have wondered all through the history of this if you are not being just a little too gullible. Since 1993, have The Professor,...
Jon You say : "... last year WRC told the local authorities that IP had been in discussion with the owners of Heights Quarry about shifting their 75 lorry...
If you look at the mast head picture for this site, you will notice that when Railtrack/Network Rail severed the connection between the Weardale extension and...
Apparently last year WRC told the local authorities that IP had been in discussion with the owners of Heights Quarry about shifting their 75 lorry loads a day...
Have heard that there are a series of night shifts to be worked by Network Rail Staff commissioning "35 points", wherever they are (Somehere between...
I have heard that the Weardale line is once again re-connected to NR, is this true? I know it's an ambition and the original date of the w/e 4-5 July passed...
Just seen in Weardale Railway update that landed in my email in box Main Line Connection: Network Rail had originally planned to connect us at Bishop Auckland...
Gerry OK - I will take your word for it. I wait to see all these millions of tons of freight moving down the line by the end of this year, or soon thereafter. ...
Ian / Gerry The questions remain. The possibility of moving freight on the WR has been explored several times before over the last 20 years. I remember some...
Ian Thanks for taking the trouble to reply to my earlier note. Reconnecting the WR to the network at Bishop will have up-front and continuing costs. Those...
Gerry Thankyou for circulating the latest WR newsletter and you may be sure that it was read with interest. The newsletter includes a statement : " ... the...
Yesterday was quite a big day with the Forsythe Collection York, the story can be followed at http://forsytheonthenrm.blogspot.com/ A substantial amount of NE...
Sorry but i am looking for a bit of information, i run a website called www.westaucklandweb.com which is obviously about west auckland and its iminant...
Hi, Earlier today, I sent this message to many friends in the UK. Many of them are not railway enthusiasts per se but hopefully, they can agree with the...
Folks I am trying to put some flesh on the bones that between 1862 and 1895 a horsedrawn coach called Rob Roy and owned by Mr Richard Mews, Pack Horse Inn,...
Despite my somewhat off topic previous post, by the look of things it's time to get excited about this whole project again. I for one will be renewing my...
This is a very interesting read: http://www.tpuc.org/node/107 It isn't really relevant to the Weardale Railway but it is always interesting to see how money...
Gerry that was a very good news update, thanks for posting it. Will be looking forward to seeing that connection. Once in place one can see it changing a lot...
From Road-Gen Group. Class 37, no.37414 was collected from the Weardale Railway, Wolsingham earlier today and taken by road on an Allely's trailer to TJ...
Gerry OK that sounds fine. Although I don't see why NR and the local authorities would have any say in extending the heritage services down to Bishop Auckland....
Guys See : _http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7658531.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7658531.stm) Note in particular Ed's statements on the Weardale...
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