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Snow Transforms the Railway in March The award winning magazine of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway No 78 Spring 2018 £3.50 Snow transforms the Railway in March Ivatt 2MT 41313 W24 Calbourne Telegraph poles From the Archives enters revenue back on the project helped highlights earning service tracks following by making use Horringford on 4 April her overhaul of cherry picker station ISLAND RAIL NEWS An interesting start to 2018 for the Railway The Isle of Wight Railway Company Ltd No 78 Spring 2018 AN UNUSUAL EVENT took place on the Isle of Wight in March, we had a Board ilway No 78 Spring 2018 £3.50 ISSN 1465-623X considerable fall of snow completely transforming the landscape. This Chairman Stephen Oates The award winning magazine of the Isle of Wight Steam Ra phenomenon doesn't happen that often here on the Island, especially on the days Managing Editor/Designer Directors Derek Bishop Snow transforms when we are operating trains. So we offer no excuse in featuring many snowy Mike Lambert Steve Castle the Railway scenes throughout this magazine. Peter Conway in March One old favourite and one newbie can now be seen hauling trains now that News Editor Stuart Duddy Stuart Duddy Nick Felton Calbourne is back in action and Ivatt 41313 has entered revenue earning service. Simon Futcher More photographs of Calbourne will be featured in future IRNs once she gets back Features Editor Peter Keeling in her stride. Iain Whitlam Jim Loe As an add-on to the article reporting on some remedial work at Ashey station, IRN Photographer Steve Smart Malcolm Smith we show two on-location photographs taken at Ashey during the filming of a John Faulkner John Suggett children's television programme back in 1992. A link is provided to YouTube to be Peter Taylor able to watch the programme. Published quarterly by Secretary Iain Whitlam Iain Whitlam's liveries update on page 19 gives us something to look forward The Isle of Wight Railway Company Limited General Manager Peter Vail From the Archives to as he tells us of colour changes to some of our favourite locomotives. This can The Railway Station, Havenstreet, Ryde Telegraph poles highlights Finance Manager Linda Walker W24 Calbourne project helped Horringford be quite a tricky subject as people have their own personal preferences as far as by making use station Isle of Wight PO33 4DS Commercial Manager and Ivatt 2MT 41313 back on the enters revenue tracks following of cherry picker liveries are concerned. Telephone 01983 882204 Heritage Railway Association earning service her overhaul www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk Representative Jim Loe on 4 April Ian Pratt's article on page 27 tells us what can be seen by the track as we Operating Manager Clive Miller journey along the line in springtime. This will hopefully be a series of seasonal Patrons Engineering Manager Kenny Laird offerings adding a new dimension to travelling on our trains. Christopher Green Rail Infrastructure Foreman Pete Corby Front cover photograph: 198 Royal Engineer steaming through the snow on 18 March. This issue highlights Horringford station in our 'From the Archives' spot. We Hugh Boynton Estates Foreman Mark Gray Roger Millward are lucky to have such a wealth of material by which to remember these stations A registered charity and company limited by guarantee Locomotive Foreman Andrew Summers Back cover photograph: Carriage & Wagon Foreman Dave Smart which are no longer there. The contents of this magazine are not necessarily the expressed Ivatt 2MT Class 41313 passing a bank of primroses on 8 April. Now that the snow is a faded memory we can look forward to the warm, sunny views of The Isle of Wight Railway Company Limited. Retail & Catering Manager Nick Boycott Ian Pratt Health & Safety Officer Jim Roberts MBE days that are so much more a feature of the Isle of Wight. Membership Secretary Allen Atley Mike Lambert Managing Editor Museum & Archives Manager Steve Holden Volunteer Co-ordinator Lead Geoff Purdue Island Rail News is sponsored, designed and printed on the Senior Train Story Guides Roger Fruen and Malcolm McCree Isle of Wight by Crossprint Ltd. Telephone 01983 524885 Museum Mentor Gary Wragg Contents General Manager’s Report 4 Appeal News and 200 Club Winners 5 crossprint.co.uk Our Grateful Thanks 5 Special Events Report 6 Ashey Station fascia lift 7 info News from the Boardroom 8 @ 01983 Museum Matters 8 cross Telegraph Poles Progress 10 print Traffic Office Latest Report 12 524885 Rail Infrastructure Report 15 .co.uk Locomotive Workshop Files 16 info IRN Gallery 18 PRINT A Update on Liveries 19 @ DESIGN cross Carriage & Wagon Workshop Files 20 PACKAGING Winter Wonderland Mysteries 23 print PERSONALISATION 524885 Museum Artefacts 23 DISPLAY Once Upon a Time 24 .co.uk PUBLISHING Trackside Flora and Fauna 27 WEB 01983 From the Archives – Horringford 28 Tribute – Ken Boulton 32 Postbag 33 Membership Matters 35 John Faulkner 2 Island Rail News 78 | Spring 2108 Island Rail News 78 | Spring 2018 3 IWSR Chairman n e w Thes good reputation of our appointed to HRA role Railway continues to grow... ISLE OF WIGHT Steam Railway Chairman Steve Oates has been appointed CEO of the Heritage Railway Association (HRA). ... reports General Manager, Peter Vail This is a new role and is the HRA's first full-time paid executive position. Until now, the HRA has been FOLLowinG weeks of operators and Island movement. Last year it was apologies for taking our project largely completed entirely volunteer-run but, as the heritage railway careful planning, by accommodation providers, indicated that to increase Chairman; I responded in 2017 and which we were industry’s national trade and membership organisation, Sunday 18 March our site we are able to get an early the value of the HRA it by congratulating them hoping to reveal with the its membership and board felt that the time was right was prepared and our feel for what to expect. would, for the first time, on making a good choice. publication of an IRN Special to establish a full-time post to head-up and lead the organisation. Virtually all UK heritage railways and steam team ready to receive our The message I am picking seek to employ a key person Of course, this will bring to be dispatched in mid- Above: The cottage seen in about 1930. centres are members of the Association, including the first visitors of the 2018 up this year is that the to manage the organisation about a major change to March. I also referred to a Left: In very recent times. season. Unfortunately, we early off-peak months are as Chief Executive Officer. our board and, at the time confidentiality issue and, IWSR. The heritage railway movement employs nearly awoke to a fair covering of looking promising, whereas I certainly supported this of preparing this report, I do regretfully, this remains 4,000 full-time personnel, engages some 18,500 volunteers Pound Lane Crossing Cottage fresh snow and some very advance bookings for the move as a way to add not know who will succeed in force and our hands are and is estimated to be worth over £250million in economic ONE OF our members, Arthur Reeder, has emailed IRN recently to advise that the difficult road conditions. peak summer period are further professionalism to Steve as Chairman. What still tied. However, our impact. little crossing keeper's cottage at Pound Lane, Shalfleet along the route of the Despite this a sufficient a little weaker. Actually, our industry. I do know is that person Railway's 2017 Annual Steve is our Railway’s longest-serving director, having erstwhile Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway has been demolished. To quote number of volunteers and this is becoming a trend What I did not know will have a good supportive Report circulated recently given 33 years’ unbroken service since first being elected Arthur, "It’s a shame that this little gem has gone, but times do move on". staff arrived at Havenstreet with holidaymakers to the until a few days before the team. to our members does make to the board in 1985. During his early years as a director to get our service up and Island booking late, often conference was that our Actually, the HRA a few brief references to the Steve was able to put his professional skills as a chartered running, albeit with some for short breaks. We now own Chairman, Steve Oates, conference was again project, the restoration of surveyor to good use for the Railway. He became the delays and cancellations unfortunately must accept had not only applied for the extremely valuable in terms an Oldbury railway carriage Company’s sixth Chairman in January 2008, taking over as detailed in Clive Miller’s few families take a summer role but was successful in of both the seminars and built new for the Isle of from John Suggett, who remains an active director and still Appeal News operating report on page two-week break in the UK. being awarded the position. the networking, offering Wight Railway Company holds the record for our longest-serving Chairman at 17 12. A great team effort Another early-season Through the pages of Island the opportunity to compare in 1864 – IWR Composite years. To avoid any actual or perceived conflicts of interest, 200 Club ensured that those visitors opportunity to meet with Rail News I pass my sincere notes with the general 10. The restoration was & who braved the elements to others and compare notes congratulations to Steve managers and senior undertaken as a part of a Steve will be stepping down as the Railway’s Chairman reach Havenstreet were not is the March Heritage who, as a condition of his representatives of other television series produced after the AGM in mid-May.
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