Herefordshire Time Warp
It would be difficult to place a date to this, but this was Bromyard in Herefordshire on Thursday 10 March 2016. The private 2ft gauge Bromyard and Linton Light Railway, just over one mile in length, is not widely known and is not generally open to the public for insurances purposes. It runs from the former Bromyard station goods yard, on what were originally the gasworks sidings, to Linton just beyond the A44 trunk road. There is also a 100 metre long 'branch' which originally served a tile works and connected the works with a transfer siding on the former G.W.R./B.R. line upon which the narrow gauge is laid. The Vale of Rheidol's 1918-built Kerr Stuart 'Wren' class 0-4-0 saddle tank paid a visit whilst en-route to Kew Pumping Station for the 2016 operating season. This was the first time in the line's history, since closure by B.R.in 1962 that a steam locomotive has run on this totally un-modernised and characterful line. I have been aware of this line for around 45 years and this was for me an opportunity not to be missed. Thanks are due to organiser David Williams for his 5 years of negotiations, owner Bob Palmer and all the volunteers at Bromyard and from the VoR who made the two days a great success and most enjoyable step back in time.
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
Herefordshire Time Warp
It would be difficult to place a date to this, but this was Bromyard in Herefordshire on Thursday 10 March 2016. The private 2ft gauge Bromyard and Linton Light Railway, just over one mile in length, is not widely known and is not generally open to the public for insurances purposes. It runs from the former Bromyard station goods yard, on what were originally the gasworks sidings, to Linton just beyond the A44 trunk road. There is also a 100 metre long 'branch' which originally served a tile works and connected the works with a transfer siding on the former G.W.R./B.R. line upon which the narrow gauge is laid. The Vale of Rheidol's 1918-built Kerr Stuart 'Wren' class 0-4-0 saddle tank paid a visit whilst en-route to Kew Pumping Station for the 2016 operating season. This was the first time in the line's history, since closure by B.R.in 1962 that a steam locomotive has run on this totally un-modernised and characterful line. I have been aware of this line for around 45 years and this was for me an opportunity not to be missed. Thanks are due to organiser David Williams for his 5 years of negotiations, owner Bob Palmer and all the volunteers at Bromyard and from the VoR who made the two days a great success and most enjoyable step back in time.
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission