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A giant cheque as winter draws in

A giant cheque as winter draws in

What a boost to our endeavours! Generous Southwold Co-op customers made considerable charitable donations in-store over recent months, so much so that the Trust has been presented with a whopping £1198.95 towards our funds. Trust volunteer (and ex-Town Crier) John

SRT Blogger December 10th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Steamworks Project Read more

Making the most of the weather…

Making the most of the weather…

Having featured our Wenhaston site in the previous blog, it’s now back to Blyth Road for most of the team. Under John Barber’s supervision the newly imported topsoil now has a splendid ‘revêtement’ (as James has it!) to support and

SRT Blogger November 19th, 2017March 27th, 2020 Carriage Restoration, Rolling Stock, Steamworks Project Read more

Autumn progress at SteamWorks

Autumn progress at SteamWorks

With apologies for the delay since the last post, here is an update on what has been happening throughout the last couple of months here at Southwold. Replica SR wagon 41 has now gained some sides! Work is continuing adding

SRT Blogger October 25th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Heritage Train Project, Motor Rail SR No. 5, Steamworks Project Read more

Motor Rail loco moves between sidings – without any pointwork

Motor Rail loco moves between sidings – without any pointwork

Recently, the Trust wanted to move our on-loan (from owner Peter Nicholson) H-Class Motor Rail loco from one shed road at Southwold onto the other, where there’s a lot more room to work on it. Main problem – we have

SRT Blogger September 6th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Motor Rail SR No. 5, Steamworks Project Read more

SteamWorks proves a success

SteamWorks proves a success

The Trust is still performing strongly at its new site in Southwold. The public were invited in through much of August, and seemed to enjoy what we have to offer – there was a lot of interest in Peckett “Scaldwell”,

SRT Blogger August 29th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Heritage Train Project, Scaldwell, SRT Shop, Steamworks Project, Wagon Rebuild Read more

More stock arrives, and a small railway grows: rail needed

More stock arrives, and a small railway grows: rail needed

Many apologies for the hiatus in this blog (again) – there’s no excuse except for pressure of work.  SteamWorks moves on apace (if never quite fast enough for us):  visitors have been invited onsite over several weekends now (open days

SRT Blogger August 15th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Motor Rail SR No. 5, Steamworks Project, Wagon Rebuild Read more

Midweek progress

Midweek progress

Things happen at such a pace these days here is a midweek update for our Blog followers. The copper Dome from SCALDWELL is responding to treatment, with most of the accumulated grime now cut back and a start made on

SRT Blogger July 27th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Steamworks Project, Wenhaston Station Project Read more

SteamWorks gets even busier, Scaldwell gets lighter (and changes gender)

SteamWorks gets even busier, Scaldwell gets lighter (and changes gender)

Since Peckett Scaldwell’s arrival on July 11th, the new visitor centre at Blyth Road, Southwold – to be called “SteamWorks” – moves on a bit more each day. Many tonnes of topsoil, donated by Duncans Builders and other well-wishers, have

SRT Blogger July 25th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Blyth Valley Light Railway, Permanent Way, Steamworks Project Read more

Scaldwell arrives

Scaldwell arrives

July 11th 2017 will be a day to remember in the history of the Trust. On the previous evening, Peckett 0-6-0ST “Scaldwell” of 1913 had arrived on a Milner low-loader from Amberley Museum. By mid-afternoon, he (it?) was in the

SRT Blogger July 14th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Scaldwell, Steamworks Project Read more

SteamWorks Flora

SteamWorks Flora

With progress at Blyth Road changing on an almost daily basis, many truckloads of imported topsoil have now been sculpted by our friendly earth mover to create a more level site on which to develop the route of the 7¼”

SRT Blogger July 9th, 2017January 16th, 2019 Steamworks Project Read more
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