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HRA VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND RETENTION SEMINAR. Tuesday 8th November, Crewe

SIDELINES 148

DECEMBER 2016

INDEX SIDELINES 148 1/ CHANGES TO HRA EMAIL ADDRESSES. 2/ OPERATING & SAFETY MATTERS NEWSLETTER. 3/ A TOOL TO HELP YOU RUN YOUR RAILWAY SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. 4/ DEVELOPING COMPANY RISK REGISTERS. 5/ HRA AGM AND AWARDS DINNER 11TH FEBRUARY 2017 – ESENTIAL INFORMATION. 6/ HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED. 7/ DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND MANAGERS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY 15TH MARCH 2017 8/ SEMINAR ON VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND EDUCATION TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2016. 9/ SCOTTISH FORUM. 10/ BILL ASKEW – RETIREMENT AS HRA MEETINGS ORGANISER. 11/ JOHN JEFFERY - RETIREMENT. 12/ LINESIDE MANAGEMENT AND TREE FELLING. 13/ CORRECTION TO REPORT ON HRA SEPTEMBER WEEKEND MEETING. SIDELINES 147 ITEM 19. 14/ OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT PLANS FOR BESTT AND NEW AREAS FOR TRAINING. 15/ HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND. 16/ CROWDFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HERITAGE IN THE NORTH WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND. 17/ CROWDFUNDING MATCH FUNDING. 18/ FUNDING FOR NATURE TRAILS AND OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. 19/ NCVO PUBLICATIONS ON GOVERNANCE. 20/ CARRIAGE AND WAGON COMPETITION. 21/ FEDECRAIL “BELGIUM 2017” CONFERENCE - ANTWERP. 22/ TV PUBLICITY IN EXCHANGE FOR USE OF VIDEOS OF YOUR RAILWAY. 23/ FRIENDS MEMBERSHIP & INTER-RAIL 2017. 24/ NATIONAL RAILWAY HERITAGE AWARDS 2016. 25/ CHANGE OF SIDELINES EDITOR. 26/ CONSULTANTS WANTED BY ABTEM (ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH TRANSPORT & ENGINEERING MUSEUMS) 27/ WICKHAM TROLLEY AND LSWR FLAP SIGNAL. 28/ HOME FOR THE CLAN PROJECT. 29/ ‘HIGHLY COMMENDED’ AND SHORTLISTED AS A FINALIST IN THE SOUTH WEST TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2016-17 30/ VINTAGE SIGNALS FOR DOWNPATRICK. 31/ THE CLAN PROJECT – COST CUTTING METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. HRA ADVISORY NOTE: USE OF WEBCAMS PAGES 16 & 17 HRA CALENDAR PAGE 18

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1/ CHANGES TO HRA EMAIL ADDRESSES. From 1st January 2017 we are having to stop using the “hra.gb.com” domain for our emails. This is not of our choosing. We will move to the hra.uk.com domain for our e-mail service instead from that date. For a short period, emails sent to the old addresses will be forwarded to the new address but the domain is being withdrawn by the World Wide Web early in the New Year and from that point there will be no system for forwarding messages sent incorrectly.

There is much information in the public domain that shows the old domain addresses which we are working on getting amended. Within HRA it is a case of amending pages on the website and asking Directors, Officers and Advisers to amend any group addresses they may have created.

Please would all members check their systems to ensure that the new addresses are held and used from January 2017. This will also need to include checking some predictive offerings and deleting them in such e-mail programs as Outlook. Please can you also make sure that anyone in your organisation likely to contact us by e-mail is made aware of this change. It is quite simple in practice [email protected] changes to [email protected]. Thank you for your help in this matter. Andrew Goyns. HRA Webmaster

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 3 of 18 OPERATING AND SAFETY 2/ OPERATING & SAFETY MATTERS NEWSLETTER. Issue 10, December 2016, is now available from the HRA website. All issues of “Operating & Safety Matters” are now freely available to all from the ‘Documents’ section of the HRA website; http://www.hra.uk.com. We have therefore stopped sending these newsletters to individuals using a special mailing list due to the difficulty in keeping such a list up to date. Members will continue to be advised of each new issue by a note in the latest issue of ‘Sidelines’. Bill Hillier, Chairman, Operating & Safety Committee, 19 Simon de Montfort Drive, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 4NR. Email: [email protected] ( [email protected] )

TWO SAFETY RELATED ITEMS WERE RAISED AT THE HRA MANAGEMENT FORUM ON WEDNESDAY 9TH NOVEMBER AND DETAILS ARE INCLUDED BELOW.

3/ A TOOL TO HELP YOU RUN YOUR RAILWAY SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. By John Gillespie, HM Assistant Chief Inspector of Railways, ORR. When you’re working on a locomotive in the workshop, you need the right tools to do the job. In the same way, when you’re organising the people who run the railway so that they can run it well, you need the right tool for that job. In fact, you need a tool that identifies what people need to be doing so that the railway will run safely and effectively.

The RM3 model (the Railway Management Maturity Model) is that tool. It says that there are 26 things that people in a heritage railway should be doing in order to manage that railway safely. They range from having proper governance and leadership, to sound arrangements for making sure that people are competent as they do their jobs around the railway.

For each of these 26 elements, the model says that the people can be doing them at an excellent level or a poor level, or at one of three levels in between. The model also describes, in a few sentences, what those levels look like for each of the 26.

Why does this help? It helps because every railway is in the business of avoiding harm to its customers, to its neighbours and to its own people.

You can only avoid harm by organising and managing your people to prevent harm from occurring from the hazards that are present on your heritage railway. If you manage each of the 26 elements well, then you are very likely to be running a safer railway, controlling all the hazards and avoiding harm.

How do you use the model? Well, you use it by reading it, and applying what you read to the situation on your railway, and asking….for each of the 26 elements, do we do this element?; and if we do this, how well do we do this? Are we at excellent? Or are we at poor (ad hoc)?

If you judge yourselves to be excellent at something, then you need to sustain that level.

If you judge yourselves to be less than excellent, then you need to think about how to improve, and use the descriptions of excellent in the model as your target for improvement.

The model can be used on any size of railway, in the same way that it is used for any size of railway on the mainline. For example, Hull is a much smaller operation than, say, Southeastern; but they both use the same RM3 model, and it is their management arrangements for each of the 26 elements that are proportionate to their size and complexity of operation. In the same way, small and large heritage railways can use the model, perhaps adjusting it slightly to their own circumstances, and always having arrangements for organising their railway that are proportionate to their size and complexity.

So, in summary, the RM3 model helps you organise your people so that the railway runs well and there is a high likelihood that no harm arises to your customers, your neighbours or your own people. I commend it to you, and copies can be found on ORR’s website. John Gillespie November 2016.

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 4 of 18 4/ DEVELOPING COMPANY RISK REGISTERS. Chris Bolt’s presentation described the process being followed by the to develop risk registers as part of its framework of business planning and budgeting. This approach reflects the HRA Guidance Note on the role of Boards and Directors, which says that as part of good governance Directors should “Identify and review the major risks that the business faces. As well as creating and reviewing the risk register, Directors should also put in place procedures to ensure that these risks are managed.”

Chris stressed that the WSR was still at an early stage in developing its risk registers, and he welcomed feedback from other railways on how they were approaching this exercise. He outlined the evolution of the company’s Audit Committee into an Audit and Risk Committee, which is now reviewing risks across the business on a regular basis as well as providing assurance to the Board on how departmental risks were being identified and managed. The Committee is also reviewing development of a corporate risk register, covering risks which affect the future direction and strategy of the company, which the Board has committed to consider at least twice a year.

The approach followed by the WSR to its risk registers was a simple 3x3 matrix, assessing both the probability of a particular risk materialising, and the impact if it did so. Definitions of what constituted high, medium and low probability and impact had been developed to assist in this process. As risk registers became more fully developed, the focus would move to assessment of the effectiveness of control measures: were these delivering the reduction in risk that had been anticipated, and if not what further action was required? This would make the link from the risk assessment process to the company’s business plan and budgets.

In summarising, Chris emphasised that developing risk registers was not a box ticking exercise, but an important part of good management and governance. As he had said in his introductory comments, quoting something he had said as ORR Chairman, "Well managed companies can deliver improved safety performance at the same time as improving customer service and delivering improved value for money." Chris can be contacted at email [email protected]

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 5 of 18 GENERAL NOTES 5/ HRA AGM and Awards Dinner 11th February 2017 – Essential Information. Evening Dinner and HRA Awards Presentation The Guest Speaker will be Sir Peter Hendy – Chairman of . There are 4 HRA Awards and each award has a short list of nominees. The votes have been cast and sealed in envelopes. They will not be counted until immediately before the event, and winners of each HRA Award will be announced on the night. Sir Peter will be presenting the HRA Awards. There are also four Awards being decided upon by the Railway Editors and they will each make the presentations for their Awards themselves. During the evening there will be a video recap of the HRA Publication & Media Awards Dress will be smart casual – Gentlemen are asked to wear jackets.

Ticket Prices: (all including vat) £60 per head for a three-course dinner, including complimentary wine £400 for a table of 8 £500 for a table of 10 Dinner Menu Wine will be provided on the tables and there will be a cash bar. Starters:

Minestrone soup (vegetarian option) - Italian style soup full of vegetable cannellini beans and subtle herbs. With bread rolls. Prawn cocktail. Mains:

Slow cooked lamb shank in rich mint jus with a touch of cranberry and served with mash and vegetables. Scottish skinless salmon fillets, served with Mash, Asparagus and White Sauce Vegetable Lasagne Verdi (vegetarian option) - Vegetables In tomato sauce layered with spinach pasta and topped with white sauce and vegetarian cheese, served with roast vegetables Pudding choices:

French Apple Tart with cream or Cheese Board or Fruit Salad. General information The venue is Grand Station, Sun St., Wolverhampton, WV1 1AA Doors open 1900 for 1930 start – A cash bar and seating will be available in the Suite for those arriving between1900 and 1930,

*********************************** HRA AGM on Saturday afternoon The HRA AGM and Business Meeting will be held during the afternoon, in the Brunel Suite, Grand Station, Sun St. Wolverhampton. 1400 to 1700 Buffet lunch, at £15 per head will be served between 1300 and 1400 with teas and coffees, prior to the AGM. There will be no charge for those arriving after the lunch. The presentation of HRA Publication & Media Awards will be at AGM in afternoon

General Information Tickets for both events can be booked at the HRA on-line shop “hrashop.com” We are not arranging any visits for the Sunday.

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 6 of 18 6/ HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED. The Heritage Railway Association has released its list of nominees for its 2016 Heritage Railway Awards. Heritage rail operators large and small across the UK regard the HRA awards as amongst the most prestigious forms of recognition.

Nominees for the HRA’s John Coiley Award include The Railway Preservation Society, for their restoration of their BR Standard 78018; the 76084 Locomotive Company, for their restoration of their BR Standard 76084; the Somerset and Dorset Railway, for their Sentinel restoration, and the , for Georgina, a new build of a Bagnall type locomotive.

For the HRA’s Special Awards for a Meritorious Project, nominees include the Gresley Society, for their recognition of the designer of the Flying Scotsman and Mallard; the National , for their 2016 presentation of the Flying Scotsman; Vintage Trains Tyseley, for their building of a new locomotive workshop, and the St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust, for their activation of a pair of 1970s indicators.

The nominees for the HRA award for Small Groups include the Bredgar and Wormshill Railway, for their collection of working railway artefacts; the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, for the completion of two booking halls; the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, for provision of a public transport connection to their village during a road closure, and the Headhunters Barber Shop and Museum, for bringing aspects of the railways of Enniskillen to a working barber shop.

Shortlisted for the HRA Annual Award for Large Groups are the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group, for providing the defining backbone of North Eastern steam preservation over 50 years, and the , for extending steam services over the main line, and extending the boundaries of rail preservation.

The awards will be presented at a gala night ceremony on 11th February at Grand Central in Wolverhampton. The guest speaker will be Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman of Network Rail.

Other awards to be presented at the celebration will be the Mortons Media Heritage Railway Interpretation Award, won by the South Devon Railway; Annual Award for Service to Railway Preservation, which goes to Tom Tighe, Great Central Railway’s Locomotive Engineering Manager, and the Mortons Media Rail Express Modern Traction Award, won by the Railway. The Steam Railway Magazine Award is shared between the Somerset and Dorset Railway Preservation Trust and the West Somerset Special Event Planning Team.

7/ DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND MANAGERS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY 15TH MARCH 2017. You will recall that we have already had sessions aimed at helping boards discharge their safety responsibilities on Safety Tours (March 2016) and the ORR's Management Maturity Model (November 2016) In March 2017, our focus will be on the value of independent inspection. I would very much like to hear from Railways that have good experience to share either of "commercial" inspections or where you have grouped together to inspect and report on each other’s Railways. If you have experiences that you are prepared to share will you please contact me [email protected] (after Jan 1st [email protected]) and together we ought to be able to provide a helpful and stimulating session. Mark Smith, vice chairman

8/ SEMINAR ON VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND EDUCATION TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2016. The presentations made at this most successful seminar are now available on the HRA website in the elegant format of an agenda with hyperlinks to the presentations themselves.

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 7 of 18 9/ SCOTTISH FORUM. Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd April 2017 Fort William Base camp will be the Alexandra Hotel ([email protected], 01397702241) They are holding 10 rooms till the end of January at £40 B+B, or £60 DB+B, if you wish to book please phone or email direct and quote HRA Forum On the Saturday we will have a visit to the Glenfinnan Station museum followed by lunch in the Alexandra and then the main meeting at 14.00. We will have speakers from HMRI, local history and more. The theme this year will be Governance. There will be an informal meal in the evening 19.30 at the hotel to which all are invited. Sunday will see us visit the Invergarry Project in Fort Augustus, and a visit to Banavie RETB Control Centre. David Winpenny. Secretary HRA Scottish Committee. [email protected] ([email protected] )

HRA RETIREMENTS. 10/ BILL ASKEW – RETIREMENT AS HRA MEETINGS ORGANISER. As many of you will no doubt know Bill Askew has decided to retire as HRA meetings organiser, with effect from the 2017 AGM.

Bill took over from Malcolm Burton following the 2005 meeting in the Isle of Man. Since then he has organised arrangements for all meetings and seminars. This involves an incredible amount of work, once the location has been decided upon. Visits have to be made to the host railways, or venue locations, food such as buffet lunches and dinners etc. have to be organised, hotels found, and booked if necessary, coaches and visits co-ordinated. I know what is involved in this as I have done it!

Bill always takes everything in his stride and nothing worries him. If problems arise everything is calmly resolved, in fact you would not know there had been a problem! Bill’s organisational skills are of course second to none, but one thing is he gets to know everyone personally, so if anybody has food allergies etc., he sorts everything out in advance.

Anyway Bill a heartfelt thank you from everybody, now you can sit back a bit more, and enjoy the meetings, without the stress. Elizabeth Harland will be taking over, and her contact details can be found elsewhere in this issue. Steve Wood – Chairman MSC

11/ JOHN JEFFERY - RETIREMENT. One of the longest serving members of the HRA team has recently stepped down from his remaining active roles with the Association, in particular as a member of our Heritage Committee. John acted as a very efficient Secretary of the Heritage Committee for twelve years from foundation of the Committee until 2008 and has continued to serve as a member.

John also developed the liaison between HRA and the national heritage umbrella body, The Heritage Alliance, in the early years of the Alliance and served as a member of the THA Funding Advocacy Committee, being succeeded three years ago by our current HRA + THA liaison officer, Sam Bee. Latterly John’s main active role has been circulating the THA Update newsletter to HRA colleagues and, more important still, carefully “sifting through” content of each newsletter to alert Heritage Committee (and where appropriate other HRA committees) of items of potential interest and/or concern. Likewise, notes of THA newsletter items of direct relevance for HRA members were also passed to the Sidelines editor for publication.

John became involved initially with ARPS in his then capacity as a officer. His ARPS roles included compiling earlier versions of the ‘national leaflet’ (sponsored by BP and then by British Coal), Secretary of the Annual Awards Committee, Minutes Secretary to ARPS Council, an ARPS/HRA nominated Director of Historic Castings Ltd and probably at least two or three more jobs which I have forgotten ! John has made a substantial contribution to our work over at least 35 years, and in recognition the Board have agreed to his appointment as an HRA Honorary Life Member. Peter Ovenstone - Chairman, HRA Heritage Committee

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 8 of 18 12/ LINESIDE MANAGEMENT AND TREE FELLING. The winter months are an ideal time for heritage railways to undertake necessary lineside clearance and tree felling. With little or no operational traffic, there is the opportunity to work trackside. It is much easier to clear and burn or chip felled material without the added weight of green leaves.

There is quite a narrow window of opportunity to undertake tree felling. The accepted convention is not to carry out tree felling in the bird nesting season from February until the end of June. However, operational safety considerations would always take precedence.

The felling of large trees is always a very emotive topic with the general public. Whilst a heritage railway may have the legal right to fell trees, my advice would always be to inform your neighbours and local council.

There is an assumption that a Transport and Works Order Act or Light Railway Order confers a statutory right to a heritage railway to fell trees. The advice I received from the Forestry Commission implied that whilst that applied to British Railways, the legal position in respect of heritage railways was a ‘grey area’ which would have to be determined in a court of law. A similar situation applies to the imposition of Tree Preservation Orders.

Always remember that trees growing on an embankment may be playing a vital role in stabilising the slope – or rather the roots are.

It is currently possible for anyone to go into a garden store or internet site and purchase a chainsaw and be cutting up firewood within hours – at home. It is a legal requirement that anyone operating a chainsaw or brushcutter outwith their own property must be properly trained and certificated. I will repeat that. Any volunteer or employee using a chainsaw or brushcutter on a heritage railway must be suitably qualified to operate the equipment. Most agricultural colleges organise chainsaw and brushcutter courses. A basic chainsaw course will last five days and cost around £400 - £500. If you are able to provide all the college’s course requirements and facilities on your own site, you may be able to ‘negotiate’ the fees as I once did at Railway! Gordon Heddon, Forestry Adviser.

13/ CORRECTION TO REPORT HRA SEPTEMBER WEEKEND MEETING. Sidelines 147 Item 19. Apologies to Shaun Dewey for misnaming him in this item. Shaun is the General Manager of the K&ESR and was the main contact for the visit to the railway.

14/ OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT PLANS FOR BESTT AND NEW AREAS FOR TRAINING. The 2016 Annual General Meeting of The Boiler and Engineering Skills Training Trust will be held at 11.00 hrs on Saturday 28 January 2017 at the Platform Cafe, Leicester North (Great Central Railway) Leicester North Station/Greenacres - LE4 3BR - Parking in The Sidings. The BESTT HLF Year 2 Trainees will receive their completion certificates from Sir William McAlpine and Chairman Gordon Newton and the BESTT team will set out future plans for training, including a new syllabus on mechanical overhaul of locomotives. After lunch (available in the adjacent GCR cafe) a short talk will be given by Great Central Railway on the plans for a new Museum at Leicester North." Henry Cleary BESTT Email [email protected]

15/ HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND. Economic impact of UK heritage tourism economy. The link below is to reports from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The latest update is of particular interest. https://www.hlf.org.uk/economic-impact-uk-heritage-tourism-economy John Fuller, Chairman, HRA Business Development Committee.

16/ CROWDFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HERITAGE IN THE NORTH WEST AND SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND. The following item has been provided by our representative John Jeffery from the Heritage Alliance and its newsletter Heritage Update edition 337 as his last contribution before retirement.

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 9 of 18 Crowdfunders in the North West and South West are encouraged to contact the Alliance about a new £125,000 fund distribution for heritage projects. In addition, there will be two special Giving to Heritage training workshops: 2 February, SS Great Britain, Bristol – ‘How and when to apply for Social Investment Funds’ 7 February, International Anthony Burgess Centre, Manchester, ‘Crowdfunding for Heritage’. For further details and booking, please see www.givingtoheritage.org.uk or contact [email protected].

17/ CROWDFUNDING MATCH FUNDING. If you have a project which you are thinking of ‘Crowdfunding’ for a community project on your railway, you can obtain match funding from various enterprises through ‘Crowdfunder’. To see if you qualify please go to:-http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/funds Martin Smith, Training & Education Committee Secretary. Email [email protected] ( [email protected] )

18/ FUNDING FOR NATURE TRAILS AND OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. Members intending to develop nature trails or similar outdoor educational ‘add-ons’ and are looking for funding may find it useful to look at the Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ scheme which is funded through the 5p plastic bag charge. It is operated by Groundwork and is a scheme covering England, and Scotland but not Northern Ireland unfortunately. Three projects are chosen monthly for shoppers to vote on. (Similar to ASDA’s scheme). Further details from:- http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/tescocommunityscheme/pages/Category/apply-for-a-boh-grant- tes2 Martin Smith.

19/ NCVO PUBLICATIONS ON GOVERNANCE. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) of which HRA are members, have published various books on governance which may be of interest to our members. They vary in cost from £5 up to £30 and can be ordered from the following website:- https://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/publications/governance?limitstart=0 Martin Smith

20/ CARRIAGE AND WAGON COMPETITION. In "Sidelines" 147 I mentioned communications problems and asked entrants to check the "final" list. Thanks to their diligence we have captured some escapees. An updated list is given below. I hope you will not find any further omissions but let me know if you do. Also a repeat call for those who kindly offered to help with Judging and Admin to please get in touch to confirm that they are still available.

Coaches Aln Valley E25020, Bluebell SECR 3188, Churnet Valley M35473 (disabled conversion), Dean Forest BSO 9003, Downpatrick and County Down “Hollywood” Railmotor, Ecclesbourne Valley SO 3727, Ffestiniog Pullman Observation car 150, Golden Valley Ashover Coach 4, Great Central MS&L 6 wheeler, Midland and Great Northern M&GN 3rd Class Saloon No 3, Mid Hants Accessible Bulleid 4211, North Norfolk Railway Mark 1 Suburban set, Moors Railway BTK 3669, Princess Royal Trust Special Saloon 45000, Severn Valley GWR Excursion Coach 650, Somerset and Dorset Trust S&D COACH No 4, Swindon and Cricklade Taff Vale Carriage 73, Vale of Rheidol Rake of Carriages.

Wagons Bluebell LB&SCR Fruit Van 270, Caledonian (Brechin) Covered Goods wagon, Chasewater HAA Wagons, Chasewater Toad Brakevan, Ffestiniog Sentry Box Brake Van, Gwili 7 plank wagon, Isle of Man MER Four wheel postal van 16, Isle of Wight Rake of 4 IoW coal wagons, Midland and Great Northern Conflat A B502824, North Yorkshire Moors Railway Express Dairy B3192.

Self Propelled EPB Group Motor Luggage Van 68002, Merseyside Tramway PS Liverpool 245, Swindon & Cricklade Wickham Trolley 7508. Chris Smyth [email protected] (after 1st January [email protected] )

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 10 of 18 21/ FEDECRAIL “BELGIUM 2017” CONFERENCE - ANTWERP. Brief update for next year’s Fedecrail Conference - key point is that main base for the conference will be Antwerp in northern Belgium. As in some previous years, difficulties were encountered in securing hotel accommodation at price levels which from previous experience would be acceptable to participants at our first choice location, Bruges.

Key point is that dates and business programme remain unchanged: Thurs 4.05 - Sat 6.05 for the business sessions (Fri 5.05), Working Groups and opening reception (Thu 4.05) and General Assembly (Sat 6.05 morning). At the conference, Fedecrail will be launching a new specialist ‘Tramway Operating Group’ devoted to addressing issues of specific interest and relevance to heritage tram operators and to tramway museums. Themes for the business session will include environmental issues and working with other relevant bodies, including the European Rail Agency.

Despite the change of base, it is envisaged that the study visit programme Sat 6.05 - Thu 11.05 will include almost all previously planned locations within Belgium and in addition likely heritage trams in Antwerp itself. The Fedecrail tradition of cross border visits will be maintained with planned inclusion of some nearby heritage railways and tramways in the Netherlands and Germany.

It is envisaged that comprehensive details and booking forms should be available by around the end of the year and will be circulated to previous participants. Enquiries should be addressed to: [email protected] or to John & Liz Fuller Tel: 01474 362208 or to Peter Ovenstone Tel: 07740 289702. Peter Ovenstone, Joint Conference Organiser.

22/ TV PUBLICITY IN EXCHANGE FOR USE OF VIDEOS OF YOUR RAILWAY. ShowBiz Television is a free to air 24/7 TV channel on Sky (266) and Manchester Freeview (80). The channel is undergoing some major changes in the new year and will offer railway centres the opportunity to reach far wider audiences.

ShowBiz TV will broadcast video programmes, where available, in return for advertising and promotion that will direct customers to your venue and website increasing visitors, sales of DVD’s, downloads and any other merchandise.

The channel is currently listed in the entertainment section of the Sky EPG and reaches an audience of 600,000 unique viewers per month (BARB), targeting ABC1 adults.

If you have suitable videos contact Steve Webber, Business Development Manager, Canis Television & Media Email [email protected]. Their website is www.canismedia.com

23/ HRA FRIENDS. MEMBERSHIP AND INTER-RAIL CARDS 2017/18. Many thanks to all Friends of HRA for supporting HRA through your membership, the purchase of the Friends Inter-Rail cards and donations. Friends membership will run from 1 March 2017 to 28 February 2018. However, membership will start immediately for any new Friends joining now and will extend to 28 February 2017. The membership subscription for 2017 is unchanged at £21.60. The cost of an Inter-Rail card is also unchanged at £120, which is in addition to the membership subscription (unless you are a Life Member). It is not necessary to send me a completed renewal form (available on request), but please notify me of any changes in your details, e.g. address, phone numbers, new email address etc. If you are paying by cheque, please send it to me, payable to Heritage Railway Association, with at least your postcode (so that I can identify you correctly). If you wish to pay by credit or debit card, please visit the Friends section of the HRA Shop website: www.hra.uk.com/mem_friends It would be a help if you would please notify me (e.g.by email) if you are paying by credit/debit card. Many thanks again for your support this year, the Friends have contributed between £5K & £6K to HRA funds. Alan Saunders, Friends (Private Members) Secretary, 31 Cedar Avenue, MALVERN WR14 2SF Telephone 0800 756 5111 Ext 423, or 01684 572654 Email [email protected] ([email protected])

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 11 of 18 24/ NATIONAL RAILWAY HERITAGE AWARDS 2016. Paul Maynard MP, Rail Minister, presented the 2016 National Railway Heritage Awards at a ceremony held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Wednesday 7th December

The NRHA Award for the overall Best Entry for 2016 was presented this year in memory of Deborah Trebinski, the Awards Manager for many years who sadly died of cancer when only 58, and to celebrate her considerable contribution to the Awards over the past twelve years. It went to Kier Construction & Kings Cross Partnership for their remarkable transformation of the disused Kings Cross Midland Goods Shed complex into a supermarket, cookery school and events venue, where the original ironwork stands above the grocery shelves.

The Taylor Woodrow Partnership Award was made to the Port of Dover for their sympathetic conservation of the former Dover Marine Station Building for continuing use as a cruise terminal.

The Craft Skills Award, recognising the best use of traditional craft skills in the restoration of a building or structure, was made to London Underground for the skilful removal, conservation and reinstatement of the Paolozzi mural mosaics at its Tottenham Court Road Station as part of the extensive Crossrail works.

The Urban Heritage Award, now sponsored by MTR Crossrail recognises the success of a operator in enhancing the environment of a significant urban station in its care while harmonising its historic ambience with modern passenger requirements. It was awarded to Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd for its imaginative work at its busy James Street Station in Liverpool.

The Contractors Award concentrates on historic civil engineering structures on the railway. This year it was made to Iarnrod Eireann for its refurbishment and strengthening of the magnificent Boyne Viaduct at Drogheda.

The London Underground Operational Enhancement Award recognises significant operational improvements at a station which respect its heritage character. It was made to Virgin Trains for its work in bringing back to life the long neglected West Side Buildings at Stoke-on-Trent Station.

The Railway Heritage Trust Conservation Award for the best restored structure, supported by funding from the Trust, was won by Network Rail Property for its re-generation work in restoring Corrour Station and Signal Box for overnight accommodation.

The Supporters Award is given for the best small project entered in the competition. It went to The New & Industrial Heritage Trust for their conservation and restoration of the original Glyn Valley Tramway locomotive shed at .

The Stagecoach Volunteers Award. Volunteer input is essential for the successful completion of many structural projects on heritage railways, a factor recognised by this award. This year it went to the plc for its on-going work in bringing its Arley Station back to its pristine condition.

The Siemens Signalling Award. Effective signalling is essential on any railway and heritage railways often achieve this by using redundant structures and equipment from the national system; such was the case with the with its new Kingscote Signal Box and Signalling. It had used a signal box from and installed a miniature lever frame from Clapham.

The following were Highly Commended and received certificates

The Taylor Woodrow Partnership Award Keith Town Station (Keith & Dufftown Railway) Railway Project (Mountsorrel & Rothley Community Heritage)

The Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award Station Island Platform Canopy (Severn Valley Railway plc) Whitwell & Reepham Signal Box (Whitwell & Reepham Railway Preservation Trust)

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 12 of 18 The MTR Crossrail Award for Urban Heritage Bury Bolton Street Station Platform 2 Canopy (East Lancs Railway) Manchester Victoria Station, new concourse and roof and restoration of Edwardian features (Network Rail)

The Contractors Restoration Award Loughor Viaduct (Carillion Rail) Lewes Station Road Bridge (Network Rail)

The London Underground Operational Enhancement Award Newark Castle Station (East Midlands Trains) Sheringham Tourist Information Building and Toilets (North Norfolk Railway plc)

The Supporters Award Railway Trackside Fencing ( Trust) Ulverston Station Cycle Hub (First / Keolis Transpennine Ltd)

The Railway Heritage Trust Conservation Award Leamington Spa Station Waiting Room () Tain Station conversion to restaurant (G. G. Rooney Ltd)

The Stagecoach Volunteers Award Barnham Signal Box (Barnham Signal Box Trust) Scruton Station Level Crossing Gates ( Association)

The Siemens Signalling Award Carnforth Junction Signal Box (Network Rail) Midsomer Norton Signal Box (Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust)

This full list is included to encourage HRA members to enter in 2017. For further information, please contact the NRHA Public Relations Officer Peter Waller at [email protected] or call him on 07818 032231.

25/ CHANGE OF SIDELINES EDITOR. This will be the last edition of Sidelines that I personally will produce and I would like to thank all those who have made contributions to it and previous editions. I would also like to thank everyone who has helped with the various efforts I have been involved with including publicity and marketing such as distributing literature and helping at exhibitions. Should anyone wish to remain in contact, I will be delighted to hear from them, email [email protected] J. C.

26/ CONSULTANTS WANTED BY ABTEM (Association of British Transport & Engineering Museums). ABTEM requires an experienced heritage consultant(s) to develop guidelines for the care and operation of larger and working heritage items, including: stationary engines; industrial machinery; steam & motor road vehicles; aircraft; railway vehicles; ships; boats. A new document based on the now out-of-print and out-of-date publications: ‘Standards in the Museum Care of Larger & Working Objects’ (1994); MGC ‘Larger & Working Objects: a guide to their preservation and care’ (1997); and ‘Larger & Working Objects: a guide to standards in their preservation and care’ (2009).

This project is supported by a grant from the Arts Council England’s Museum Resilience Fund. The maximum budget for this project is £25,000.The project will be completed by March 2018. For a copy of the ITQ (Invitation to Quote), please contact Steph Gillett (Project Administrator) by email [email protected]. Deadline for receipt of quotations: 13 January 2017 For more information about ABTEM visit http://www.abtem.co.uk/ and https://abtemssn.wordpress.com/

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 13 of 18 WANTED

27/ WICKHAM TROLLEY AND LSWR FLAP SIGNAL. Does any railway have a Wickham trolley that has no likelihood of being repaired? If so the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust at Midsomer Norton is looking for one to be donated for them to restore. Also if an railway has a spare LSWR flap signal, please contact Alan Price either at Midsomer Norton Railway Station, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton. BA3 2EY or at alanprice52hotmail.com.

28/ HOME FOR The Clan Project. The Clan project are looking for a long term home and have asked if any HRA member can help. Their president James Baldwin explains their plans and site needs as follows: I am President of The Clan Project, which is building a lost class of - the Pacific locomotive Hengist. We already have the cab and smoke-box completed and have accrued a vast quantity of required components. This time next year the frames for Hengist' will be assembled and we will then be in a position to locate the frames on stands etc. at a more permanent location.

We require that the desired site is connected to Network Rail, as we do not approve of moving locomotives on low-loaders.

I would be most grateful if you would kindly assess this request and see if you may have suitable space for us to locate this locomotive on your railway. I am very happy to visit you with members of my engineering team on your railway to discuss this matter in more detail if you so desire. James Baldwin, President, The Clan Project. Email president72010-hengist.org

(If you think you may be able to help with this ambitious and exciting project, please will you contact James direct. Mark Smith, HRA Vice chairman).

FROM MEMBERS’ PRESS RELEASES

29/ SEATON TRAMWAY ‘HIGHLY COMMENDED’ AND SHORTLISTED AS A FINALIST IN THE SOUTH WEST TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2016-17. Seaton Tramway has received both a Silver Award for ‘Large Attraction of the Year’ and a Bronze award for ‘Artistic, Cultural & Learning Experience’ at the Devon Tourism Awards 2016. In addition, the Tramway has been shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Artistic, Cultural & Learning Experience’ category of this year’s South West Tourism Excellence Awards and will be presented with either Gold, Silver or Bronze at a prestigious Awards Ceremony on the 2nd February in the brand new Lansdown Suite at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol. (The South Devon Railway also picked up Silver in the ‘Large Attraction of the Year’ category of the Devon Tourism Awards 2016.)

30/ VINTAGE SIGNALS FOR DOWNPATRICK. The Downpatrick & County Down Railway has taken delivery of the distinctive old semaphore railway signals recovered from Castlerock Station, which have been replaced with modern colour light signalling as part of a £46m upgrade to the Londonderry railway line aimed at improving journey times and frequencies by Translink. Railway chairman Robert Gardiner said "We're absolutely delighted to preserve these relics of the Victorian era that had survived well into the 21st Century on the modern railway. These will be restored and re-erected along our heritage line in County Down to continue to perform the task they were designed to do, where members of the public can see them once again in action". These somersault signals were once a typical feature of the LMS Northern Counties railway lines from Belfast Road Station to Antrim, Larne, Coleraine, Portrush and Derry and were designed for areas that were prone to snowfall in the winter, which meant normal signals could become frozen inside their slotted posts, which prevented them returning to the "stop" position. Edward French, a signal fitter with the english Great Northern Railway, came up with the design in the 1870s where a centrally balanced signal arm pivoted away from the post. While the 'on' indication was no different in appearance from that of previous semaphores, the arm in the 'off' position remained fully visible in an almost vertical position and not obscured by the post. Mr Gardiner added, "We have been working with Translink over the past number of years to secure the future of these semaphore signals, and our thanks to them for all their enthusiasm and assistance in making this project happen”.

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 14 of 18 The railway also reports that South Down MP Margaret Ritchie and MLA Colin McGrath visited the Railway for the last day of the Lapland Express, meeting volunteers as well as the jolly big man himself - Santa Claus. As well as welcoming this festive VIP to the town, Margaret Ritchie and Colin McGrath saw for themselves the work to rehabilitate the DCDR's 'South Line', which runs out to the Loop Platform. This line was originally laid in the 1980s using second-hand wooden sleepers and in the last year has been completely renewed with concrete ones, extending the life of this part of the line as well as making a smoother ride for passengers.

31/ THE CLAN PROJECT – COST CUTTING METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. An in depth pre-production meeting to discuss the best procedure for assembling the frames of 72010 ‘Hengist’ has seen various parties involved. Much use was made of the 3D printed model of the frames, produced by a member of The ‘Clan’ Project, which was set up during the meeting and proved to be an invaluable visual aid to discussions, highlighting the complexity of the frame assembly. The outcome of the meeting has resulted in a revision to the way the frame assembly will be carried out, with what we expected to be Phases I and II, now being combined into a single operation.

In the revised schedule, the main frame plates will be assembled, with all of the internal frame stretchers, ‘small bolting’ them together. The revision now envisioned, using best practice, will be to include the frame extension plates, dragbox, and various other small components, at the rear of the frame structure at this stage, rather than having them attached, separately, at a later date. This decision was reached on the grounds of savings in costs and should, obviate the need for a further, potential, three month lead time before a ‘Phase II’ could commence. Combining these two processes will ensue that the Project’s momentum is maintained and not delayed by any lack of engineering availability on the part of our contractors. Also required would be temporary frame keeps, to ensure rigidity of the structure during rotation and transportation. It is envisaged that these can be simple flat metal bars, of substantial dimensions, fitted with bolts of a smaller dimension than finished size, so that holes can be reamed to correct size when the final components are fitted.

Once all the inside stretchers are in place, as well as the temporary frame keeps, and the whole ‘small bolted’ together, the assembly will be dispatched for machining of the hornguide faces. Before this machining can be carried out, however, the correct frame keeps will need to be manufactured, machined and installed. This will ensure that what is a very complex frame structure is completely rigid before the hornguides are machined to finished size. There are six frame keeps in total, four being to one pattern, the trailing pair being handed.

After the hornguide faces have been machined, the frame structure will be returned, turned the right way up, and the external frame components added. These will consist of the motion brackets, slidebar brackets, brake hanger brackets and the front buffer beam sub-assembly. These will again be ‘small bolted’ together initially, while the final alignment of all components takes place. The alignment will be taken from the centre of the hornguides for the centre driving wheel axle, which, as you will recall, will have been machined to finished size. After it has been established that all alignments are correct, the small bolts will be removed progressively, and replaced using finished size fasteners. These will be supplied oversize, then machined to the correct finished size following reaming of the requisite hole to take the fastener. There are approximately 350 holes in each mainframe plate. Drilling and fastening the frame is going to be a very time consuming operation.

At the end of the assembly process, the completed structure will be given a final shot blasting, and then be hand painted gloss black.

(I thought the above may be of interest to those involved in locomotive construction and is taken from an illustrated press release which I will happily forward to anyone interested. I apologise in advance if my editing has led to any confusion – it sort of made sense but is not exactly my field - to receive the release email [email protected] J.C.).

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 15 of 18 USE OF WEBCAM The HRA is aware that a number of railways make use of, or would like to make use of, webcams to stream images of activity on their railway to a wider audience across the internet. Webcams are a valuable and attractive means of marketing and promotion and also provide a helpful way for remote members to keep in touch with what is happening on their railway. Railways and others making use of webcams should be aware that the use of such devices may pose potential issues with data protection and should take steps to mitigate risks and reduce potential liabilities. Cameras capture images which contain people. However, it is unlikely that additional information will be available that will allow individuals to be identified. Without additional information and under current UK Data Protection legislation it is unlikely that images will be held to be personal data. Webcams differ from local CCTV devices that are used to capture and store images for security purposes. Webcams typically stream images directly to the internet where they can be viewed by anyone with the appropriate link. Typically, the image stream is not stored and is, essentially, ephemeral. Typically, webcams are fixed cameras whereas CCTV security cameras may be fixed or may be controlled (steered/zoomed) by a remote operator. CCTV security cameras typically store images to a hard drive etc. for recovery in the event of an incident. Webcams should be set up to view public spaces – spaces to which the public have access. Cameras should capture a general image where people are secondary or incidental to the main subject which is likely to be a railway scene with a train passing through a station etc. Webcams should not be placed where a person is the main subject, i.e. occupies the majority or a significant proportion of the frame, and should not be placed to cover any area where persons may expect to have some privacy. Where cameras are in use, a warning sign should be displayed to indicate that a camera is in use and for what purpose the images are being used. A contact address / telephone number should be shown to allow contact with the data controller. Railways are likely to (should!) hold registration with the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act and should ensure that the registration includes the use of cameras, the purpose of the cameras and use of the data and an identified data controller. Images should not be stored for longer than the original intended purpose. For webcams this is unlikely to be a problem as images are most likely to be streamed directly to the internet and not to be stored. For CCTV security systems this might be an issue and steps should be taken to ensure that stored images are not kept for longer than required (if there are no incidents this is likely to be quite a short period). It is recommended that railways should monitor specified contact points or addresses for queries and should take note of any such queries and take action in response where this is appropriate and/or necessary.

HRA Advisory Note: Use of Webcams Page 1 November 2016

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 148 16 of 18 Examples of Webcam and CCTV warning signs in use on the .

Signs were created using a standard Desk Top Publishing

package and output as camera ready PDF.

PDFs were sent on to an online printing company for output to stiff 5mm foam board and/or 3mm aluminium composite.

Low cost and rapid turnaround. Search online for a range of suppliers.

Contact point - Peter Milford at Swanage Railway: [email protected]

HRA Advisory Note: Use of Webcams Page 2 November 2016

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THA Giving to Heritage FUNDRAISING SKILL TRAINING WORKSHOPS Further reminder that the Heritage Alliance workshops programme has been extended until early summer 2017 - detailed update elsewhere in this issue. Some sample dates:-

Jan 18th Getting Support from Grant-Giving Trusts & Foundations (London) Jan 26th Legacy Fundraising for Heritage Organisations (Cambridge University) Feb 1st Heritage Fundraising Planning - Putting the Strategy into Action (Master Class) Feb 2nd How and When to apply for Social investment Funds (Bristol) Feb 7th Crowdfunding for Heritage Organisations (Manchester) Feb 23rd Creating a Case for Support for Your Heritage Organisation (Newcastle) Mar 2nd Corporate Partnerships for Heritage Organisations (London) Mar 15th Heritage Fundraising Planning - Putting the Strategy into Action ()

Full details of all events in the training programme and place availability, please check Heritage Alliance website: www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/giving-to-heritage

HRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017 + ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER Sat 11th February Venue as this year Grand Station, Sun Street, Wolverhampton (former Low Level Station) Our annual celebration highlighting members’ achievements with the Annual Awards Dinner; Business AGM in afternoon with special guest [AGM and Dinner] Sir Peter Hendy, Chairman, Network Rail.

HRA SPRING MANAGEMENT FORUM + GENERAL MEETING + SEMINAR Tue 14th - Wed 15th March Venue Grand Station, Wolverhampton [as above] ; Seminar (Tue 14th): “Practical Risk Assessment Workshop for those Responsible”; General Meeting + Management Forum (Wed 15th) including presentations on using external auditors and sharing expertise

HRA SCOTTISH FORUM 2017 Sat 1st - Sun 2nd April Base and business meeting, Fort William; Visits to Glenfinnan Railway Museum and on Sun 2nd April to “new generation project” at Invergarry & Fort Augustus railway. Enquiries to HRA Scottish Committee Secretary, Email: [email protected] ([email protected] )

FEDECRAIL “BELGIUM 2017” CONFERENCE Thur 4th - Sat 6th May [Conference + AGM]; Sat 6th -Thu 11th. May [Visit Programme] News update elsewhere in this issue. Enquiries: [email protected]

HRA WEEKEND FORUM Fri 15th - Sun 17th September Hosted by Isle of Wight Railway; Intensive visit to the railway and award winning museum and other relevant locations on the island.

HRA AUTUMN MANAGEMENT FORUM + GENERAL MEETING + SEMINAR Tues 7th - Wed 8th November Venue (to be confirmed); Seminar (Tue 7th); Disability Issues General Meeting + Management Forum (Wed 8th)

For enquiries and booking details for HRA events (unless otherwise shown), contact: - Elizabeth Harland (HRA Meetings Organiser), Email: [email protected] ([email protected]) Tel: 07753 526971

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