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Narrow Gauge No 360 September News 2020 The news journal of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society Published every other month - www.ngrs.org (Above) Two shots in R&ER Beckfoot Quarry in 1954, showing a single bladed point and a 3-way point with rake of stone wagons. (Below left) a 1966 shot at Ravenglass where I strongly suspect that the 3-way point had found a new use in the carriage sidings. (Below right) R&ER Sankey Barrow card purchased early 1950s River Irt on mixed gauge south west of Murthwaite Sydney A Leleux Inside this issue: Society News: Page 4 Society Officers: Page 5 Reviews: Page 6 Letters: Page 8 Modelling: Page 9 Archaeology and History: Page 10 Obituary: Page 13 British and Irish News: Page 14 Overseas News: Page 28 Miniature Gauges News: Page 32 Retrospective material: Page 41 Editor: Miniature Gauges Paul Bennett Editor: 90, Stortford Hall Park, Jonathan James Bishop’s Stortford. 31, Beacon Road, Chatham, CM23 5AN Kent. ME5 7BW [email protected] jonathan.james@ hotmail.co.uk Narrow British and Irish Narrow Gauge Editor: Archaeology and History: Gerry Balding Graham Feldwick 75, Vane Close, 22A Ropers Lane, Wareham, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich Dorset NR7 0US BH20 4QT No 360 gerry.balding@ [email protected] Gauge btinternet.com Modelling: Overseas Narrow Gauge Les Tindall September Editor: 47 Cliff Court, Currie Road, Alan Burgess Sandown, Isle of Wight. 6 The Crescent, Orton PO36 8NU 2020 Longueville leslie.w.tindall@ News Peterborough. PE2 7DT gmail.com aamarketing@ btconnect.com Please send news, photographs and videos to the correct address. After one of the strangest periods that it is possible to Perhaps that indicates that we all hanker a little for the imagine, the news is once again beginning to come in. idyllic past. Some of it is bad news; as you will see, certain railways are closed for the whole year and one or two have had to stop Nevertheless, this is a news publication and the issuing of operating altogether. Our sympathies go out to any who news must be our priority. Of course, there can be some have worked to develop a railway only to see it disappear old news amongst the current and, for a while at least, there before their eyes. will have to be, because we now have a lot of unpublished retro material which is too good to throw away. But there is good news aplenty as well. Many lines are again entertaining the public and providing interest and For the time being, as well as the regular news sections, work for their volunteers. If you can, give them some NGN will include some retro material which will be placed support at this difficult time. after the news pages. Please do not send more in at present, though, for there is enough and to spare! You will see that the news pages have been put together carefully to include re-opening details of as many railways If the retro feature proves to be of lasting interest we may as possible and we make no apology for that. If it seems consider including some on a more permanent basis, but occasionally repetitive then at leas we shall all know what is please bear in mind that the proper place for historic available for us to visit. material is The Narrow Gauge; Alan Burgess will be delighted to receive articles at any time. The July edition of Narrow Gauge News largely made up of retrospective material which members sent in as a result of Meanwhile, sit back and enjoy, at least vicariously, all the our appeal in the previous magazine. It has been received narrow gauge treats that are in store. And keep the news with much enthusiasm; in fact we have had more favourable coming in when you do make a visit. Narrow Gauge News 360 | September 2020 comments about that edition than almost any other! Front cover: Copy Date for NARROW GAUGE NEWS Talyllyn Railway: Dolgoch at the head of the first train 361 is 15 October 2020 since lockdown - on 1st August. Photo: Glenn Cannon / TR Back cover: All members are sent a direct link to the latest NGN via Membership email, so please double- Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway: Melior at check that your address is correct by logging in Sittingbourne Viaduct. and checking your details. Anyone having Photo: Jonathan James difficulties with access via the link should contact Mick Morgan at [email protected] The Narrow Gauge Railway Society Serving the Narrow Gauge World since 1951 3 Committee News Virtual AGM The library Those of you who have looked at the Thanks to all of you who returned a With the gradual lifting of Covid19 Committee contacts information in this proxy voting form, the Accounts restrictions some return to normal magazine will have noticed that there motion and the election of Directors Library life has begun to take place. Society News have been some changes. has been carried. A copy of the Apedale, our host, reopened for Minutes of the Virtual AGM is available visitors on 1st August and the Library Jill Everitt and Simon Guppy have on the Society website. team - Martin, Iain, Peter, and new been appointed as Directors. volunteer recruits Rik Bennett and I hope that matters in respect of the Stephen Teather (welcome, gentlemen) The Directors of the Society had been lockdown will have eased by next year have been making good progress with concerned due to the reduced number and we will be able to enjoy a normal scanning photographs and indexing. of Directors, which had followed AGM weekend. It is my intention that wastage of a number of executive this year’s cancelled arrangements can We also have received several roles. Jill and Simon took up their be carried out next year (2021). The generous bequests: from the family of duties on 25th July 2020 having date and locations will be confirmed Dave Billmore, and from David Jones accepted Invitation from their fellow once the railways have a stable (who also kindly left a £300 bequest to Directors. physical presence again. the Library), and also further generous gifts of books from Keith Turner; we Iain McCall elected Director for the Steve Barber, NGRS Co. Secretary really appreciate member's generosity Membership. in this which helps make the Library an Society Visits exceptional collection. A problem we As predicted in the July issue of have is real pressure on space to Narrow Gauge News, Iain McCall was With an element of easing of the accommodate this wealth of material elected as Director for the COVID-19 restrictions, we were finally and we are looking at both short and Membership, and is responsible for able to arrange a small number of visits long term ways to resolve this - but it is representing the Membership of the during the late summer / early autumn, a nice problem to have! Society and scrutinising the actions of some of which will have already taken the Directors. Should you have any place by the time you read this. During lockdown, and since, we have issues regarding the Society you Unfortunately, quite a lot of planned successfully handled a number of should contact Iain in the first instance. visits have had to be cancelled this member queries by email (one year, and I am hopeful of being able to especially challenging approach which There are now 10 Directors of the rearrange at least some of these in required much detailed delving was on Society. They are Alan Burgess, Chris 2021. the early history of the Brockham, later Roberts, Iain McCall, Jill Everitt, Amberley, Museum with which the Jonathan James, Mick Morgan, Paul During the last couple of months, the NGRS was closely involved in its Bennett, Robert Watson, Simon Guppy Society’s online system for Visit earlier days). On-line communication and Steve Barber. Note: the Company Bookings has gone live. The system is likely to be the preferred future for Articles limit the Maximum number of seems to have been well received by researchers and enquirers, especially Directors to 12. members; in the first three weeks after as digitalisation advances. Many launch, over 70 bookings have been queries can be turned around quite If you wish to contact any Society made using this system. Although the quickly but some do require delving Officer, please refer to the Contact facility to book visits via the post will into our archives, which is becoming information in this Narrow Gauge News still be available in the future, I am easier as Library access eases for or the Society Website for the current hopeful that at least 80% of visit regular working visits for the Library information. bookings will be made online. team post lockdown. The next Committee Meeting will be As this year’s somewhat truncated At the moment the Library remains held in early October, if you have any visits season comes to an end, my effectively closed to general visitors matters you wish to raise please thoughts are already turning to because of social distancing contact Steve Barber or Iain McCall at planning for 2021. In addition to requirements (and the congestion of the addresses elsewhere in this attempting to rearrange some of this new material and incoming stock - magazine. year’s cancelled visits for 2021, I am another nice problem to have) which also hoping to include some different restricts our ability to meet Electronic Presence sub-Committee. locations on next year’s agenda. If Government restrictions. Any there are any members out there who researcher who really does need The Directors have authorised a sub- either own, or are involved with, a access though, please get in touch and Committee to review and make narrow-gauge railway, and would like we will try to make arrangements for recommendations in respect of the to host a visit in the future, I would be you to have access by appointment, electronic presence of the Society.
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