This video was created firstly as a thank you to Jon Byne (apologies for saying your surname wrong in the video) for allowing me to keep his video Rail Reflections Volume 2 on my channel. Jon will be uploading more rail videos to his channel to watch them please go to:
/ @jonbyne
Secondly, I would like to thank the Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway for their kindness. They allowed me access to unauthorised paths (officially accompanied) to be able to get the best shots for my filming.
The engine was a diesel built in 1985 the details are: Simplex 101HP, works number 101T023 and was originally built to serve Hem Heath Colliery. I hope to turn up again to be able to film one of their steam locomotives.
The following edited information is taken from a newsletter written by Maurice Wilsdon and sent to me by Mike Trapp, Chairman NGR Co. Ltd.:
The Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway’s (officially called NGR.Co.) story begins in 1962 at Ashchurch where the Dowty engineering company had one of its factories. As was the norm in those days, this large employer had various social groups associated with it and one of these was the Dowty Preservation Society. This group of railway enthusiasts used sidings adjacent to the factory and to the Bristol to Birmingham mainline. As time went by, they gathered various locomotives, railway equipment, railway signs etc. The gradual establishment of preserved lines, coupled with growing uncertainty over the continued existence of the site’s connection to the mainline, led to these large locomotives being moved to other sites.
Without going into too much detail here, I will ask if the NGR will allow the newsletter that this small amount of info has come from, to be posted on my Community page for those wishing to know more.
One really pleasing thing for me to see at the Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway was the California Crossing Signal Box which used to be at Gloucester (my home town). For those of you that are interested I have put in a link to a RU-vid video showing the removal of the signal box from its location in Gloucester to Tewkesbury where it eventually went to the Ashchurch site. • Moving California Cros...
To follow Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway here is the links to their website and social media:
www.toddington-narrow-gauge.co...
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21 авг 2022
