Miniature Railway End of Season Report
20th Nov 2017
We have just reached the end of our 3rd operating season at the Miniature Railway, although it doesn’t seem like 3 years since we first started operations at our ...
Coronavirus / Covid-19 Update
Our priority during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 outbreak, and the railway's closure, is on meeting our running costs. We need around £75,000 per month. Without this income, within a relatively short period we will exhaust our reserves which are so important us for our long term plans.
Although these are difficult times for all of us, we are asking you to consider providing financial support to the railway. With your support, ideally through a monthly standing order, the railway can be in a safe and good position to move forward rapidly when circumstances allow.
The amount is up to you as everyone’s circumstances are different, but please give as generously as you can. One-off donations would also be welcomed.
Thank you.
Visit our donation page to make a monthly gift or donate a single amount.
You can also text WATERCRESS to 70085 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message.
Miniature Railway progress and Day Out With Thomas report
30th Aug 2017
Since my last Blog we have been very busy. Firstly there was the problem with Patricia to resolve. She was only running on one of her two cylinders. We stripped ...
Miniature Railway Progress and Easter DOWT Report
23rd Apr 2017
Since my last report much progress has been made on several fronts. Firstly we completed two of our three new coaches just in time for the Easter Day Out With ...
WINTER WORKING AT THE MINIATURE RAILWAY
6th Feb 2017
Since the end of the 2016 operating season we have started several projects. Firstly we have our new replacement coaches well under way. These were originally two, redundant, 3 car articulated ...
Steamy and Spooky goings on at the Miniature Railway.
1st Nov 2016
Completely out of the blue, just a couple of weeks before the Autumn Steam Gala, I received a phone call from Ian Arnott explaining that he owned a miniature ...
Miniature Railway Summer Activities
21st Aug 2016
Work has been continuing on several fronts at the Miniature Railway during the summer. The new coach frames are nearing completion and two of the four bogies have been rebuilt ...
Digging Around
15th Apr 2016
This report details the work undertaken to provide a route for a power cable to our Container located at the remote end of the Miniature Railway. With the ...
Miniature Railway Winter Activities
8th Apr 2016
This is a précis of the works have been undertaken through the winter: Patricia Changed the Engine Oil, Air and Oil Filters. Greased all ...
Easter 2016 Day Out With Thomas at the Miniature Railway
3rd Apr 2016
The event got off to a cracking start for us on Good Friday as we set a new record for the number of passengers carried in a single day, namely 1368. ...
Miniature Railway End of Term Report
10th Nov 2015
Following on from the very successful August Thomas event we have been running every Saturday, as we have throughout the season since April. We have also opened the Railway for ...
Miniature Railway Report
20th Aug 2015
We had hoped to get our second platform ready for the August DOWT event but the weather and other priorities conspired against us. None the less we completed the platform ...
Miniature Railway New Stock, Ropley High Level Station “Ramping Down” & Nevada goes Blue!
3rd Aug 2015
We have taken on long term loan an Inspection Trolley from Matt Bentley, thank you Matt. It looks an attractive little unit. The engine is currently inoperative but we are ...
War on the Miniature Line
22nd Jun 2015
For the War on the Line event we decorated some of the recently constructed fencing at Ropley High Level station with various posters with a theme of “Railways at ...
Miniature Railway Opens In Time For The Easter Days Out With Thomas!
16th Apr 2015
Firstly apologies for the delay in providing this update. We have been very busy of late trying to get the Miniature Railway ready for the above event but, pleased ...
The Train Arriving at Miniature Railway Platform 1
2nd Mar 2015
Since Andrew Haysoms last progress report (and I must say I thought he did an excellent job of it, certainly keeping me on my toes!) we have installed a sand ...
Miniature Railway Report 31 January
31st Jan 2015
Hi all, I’ll start by introducing myself, I’m Andrew and I have been helping out for nearly 5 years and I thought it was time to give ...