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The Chocolate Wafer Train of the Commercial World, Beware: Those of Us Who Love Ratty Might Transfer Our David Dixon Affections Elsewhere TheThe R&ERR&ER MagazineMagazine NumberNumber 221221 JuneJune 20162016 The Journal of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society The R&ER Magazine No.221 What’s in a Name? June 2016 Editorial by John Taylor In this issue you will find the latest information about the Train From Spain Published quarterly by the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Appeal. The acquisition of the loco and the possibility of the Society membership Preservation Society Limited being involved in choosing a name [see page 29] caused me to reminisce about Member of the Heritage Railway Association locomotive names past and present, and to come to the conclusion that names Editorial Team: Keith Herbert, Di Chase, Bill Seddon, Opinions expressed by contributors and are more memorable than numbers. Mark Harrington, John Taylor in editorial comment do not necessarily Editorial Designer: Julie Hutchinson reflect the collective views of the Society. In my 1959 edition of Ian Allan’s abc book of British Railways Locomotives, The R&ER Magazine is always pleased to receive Eastern, NE and Scottish regions, I have underlined (amongst many others); correspondence, photographs and articles for possible PRESS DEADLINE: Material for inclusion A4 60021 Wild Swan; A3 60051 Blink Bonny; A2 60506 Wolf of Badenoch; D11 inclusion. Most nowadays arrive via our e-mail address, in the next issue of the Magazine must 62691 Laird of Balmawhapple. These names excited me as a young lad. It was but postal contributions remain welcome. Please reach the editors not later than more fun finding a name than just a number, and in those days it didn’t matter include a name and contact address with any prints. Thursday 21st July at noon. Scanning facilities are available. Please send material earlier if possible. if I knew whether it was a bird, a racehorse, a figure from Scottish history, or a character from a novel by Sir Walter Scott (who knew?) and it’s the names Society website: http://www.rerps.co.uk I remember, not the numbers. Mind you, some modern names such as Invest in Nottingham (an East Midland Trains Class 222) and MTU Power Passion Council Chairman: Sam Dixon, 17 Woodlands, Great Corby, Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 8LX. Partnership (a Class 43 from an InterCity 125 train) are just meaningless mission Email: [email protected] statements. But, generally, names are exciting, numbers are prosaic. Hon. Secretary: Mungo Stacy, 34 Mayfield Road, Manchester M16 8EU. Email: [email protected] And so it is, here on Ratty. We use the names Irt, Esk, Mite and Rock, and not Hon. Financial Secretary: David Lees, 31 Water Street, Ribchester, Preston, Lancashire PR3 3YJ. the numbers 3, 7, 9 and 10, which are their actual stock numbers. The names Email: [email protected] immediately give us a mental image of the loco, and to give the loco itself personality, which the numbers can’t. Hon. Membership Secretary: Phil Taylor, 12 Wholehouse Road, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1QY. Email: [email protected] (1-1299 and 2500-3999) And so it should be for the Train From Spain. It needs a suitable, memorable, Assistant Membership Secretary: Jim Wilcock, ‘Porthlow’, Neston Road, Ness, Neston CH64 4AZ. evocative and exciting name, and you, the membership, can be involved. Email: [email protected] (1300-2499) My own suggestion (and this is personal, not the Magazine’s editorial opinion) Sales Officer: Terry Williams, 88 Bluestone Road, Moston, Manchester M40 9HY. would link the loco’s origins Email: [email protected] with Eskdale. The name King Magazine Distributor: Cumbria Mailing Services Ltd. Penrith, CA11 9FQ. of Prussia combines the Heywood House Bookings: Mary Harding. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 01229 717080. loco’s German construction with the old name of a local Volunteers: Peter Mills. Email: [email protected] Eskdale pub (now the King General Manager: Trevor Stockton, R&ER Co. Ltd. Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1SW. Tel: 01229 717171. George IV) which can be Editor: Keith Herbert, 7 Dalegarth Cottages, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria CA19 1TF seen from the train, and Email: [email protected] whose name was changed in WW1 as part of a now long-forgotten anti-German Train From Spain Appeal website: TRAIN FROM SPAIN.ORG feeling. Donations: Andy Cruickshank, 11 Townfield Close, Ravenglass, Cumbria CA18 1SL Email: [email protected] I would also suggest the loco is painted Prussian [dark] The Train From Spain’s chassis is unloaded in the Ravenglass workshop on 25th February. Front Cover: River Irt coasts down Long Yocking in May 2014. blue. But what is your choice? Photo: Peter Howie Photo: Jackie Pharaoh 2 3 News from Ravenglass We have recently run an evening train, hauled by River Irt on 13th April, inviting Trevor Stockton neighbouring guest house owners, hoteliers, campsite operators and staff from Tourist Information centres to come along and familiarise themselves with our operation so that they can be better informed of what we have to offer. It all It seems like we have run half a season already, an early Easter with mixed helps! weather and staggered school holidays has led us to run a ‘red’ timetable for seventeen days. Unlike many previous years, with later Easters, we had no On 1st April Arriva took over the franchise to operate the passenger service on need to ramp up the service over the bank holiday weekend. Passenger levels the Cumbrian coast line; their commitment is to improve the timetable and remained steady throughout. rolling stock alongside introducing a Sunday service, hopefully by December 2017. This will mean the section from Barrow to Whitehaven seeing regular One telling aspect of our continued recovery and improved workshop facilities passenger trains for the first time in over forty years. A trial was run one Sunday is that three steam engines were available from Good Friday and, with the a few years ago and was almost oversubscribed! odd exception, we were able to run the three-engine service as rostered. River Esk remains some way off as you will read elsewhere; the Perkins remains an The museum train shed project still awaits final paperwork tweaks with Network aspiration to be available for the high summer this year. However, it is hoped Rail, with an intention to build this year to completion, the grand opening in that the railway can soon look forward to the day when there are five steam 2017. locomotives to draw on. The current fleet, a rejuvenatedRiver Esk and, of Thank you to the Preservation Society for its continued support, the final stage course, the Train From Spain. of the project at The Green is underway with the resurfacing of the platform Behind the scenes our marketing team, Rachel Bell and Lisa Braithwaite, and the last of the trees felled overhanging the station building. continue to work hard promoting the railway, attending trade fairs and even travelling as far afield as China to tap into the growing overseas market. The new commentary app will be available soon in both Japanese and Chinese; such Permanent Way Notes is the march of technology. All this work is essential in promoting the railway to David Moseley the widest possible audience. The Lake District The winter activities took place at several locations over the three months from took a hammering the start of the year until daily trains recommenced in mid-March. on a few occasions through the winter The last notes written in early January covered the lifting of nine lengths just with the weather and beyond the quarter-mile post outside Ravenglass. This was another of the track is taking some time gang’s famous mud bath episodes – winter just wouldn’t be winter without to recover; much has covering ourselves with mud at some point. The bank [up to the field] in this been reported about location has been cut back to improve visibility and to create a drain at the foot bridges being rebuilt of the bank. and roads reopening The rails were reused in this location but received a lot of attention to correct soon, though we the curvature, to give a smoother ride. The track bed was lowered on the relay were lucky here on and the ballast removed was used to build up the shoulders (sides) of the track the west coast. Still, heading back towards Ravenglass. The relay was packed over the course of two every effort must be days with the track back towards Ravenglass also packed to correct any minor made to get the word dips. out that we are open for business, not just Once the works at Ravenglass were completed we transferred our attention to the railway, but other the next relay at the 3mp (milepost) at the bottom of Horsefalls. Some 27 lengths attractions that draw Perkins remains an aspiration for the railway – here were relaid here, again on African hardwood sleepers with Pandrol plates and visitors to the area. its ‘apparition’ is seen in the engine shed in clips. Although relatively straightforward in terms of alignment (the curve at the 2014. Photo: Stephen Farish 4 5 Murthwaite (western) end has been eased slightly and the track straightened) group was packing another group topped up ballast and tidied the lineside. there were a lot of rails to cut and redrill to eliminate poor ends. Several train loads of timber were moved to Muncaster Mill for onward processing and brash was collected to a central location for burning over John Wilson and his digger did the levelling of the bed and the earthworks February half-term. needed for easing the curve before working his way down the line clearing ditches as he went.
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