The Chappel and Wakes Colne Gallery
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Description
The former Stour Valley Railway Preservation Society began operations in the goods yard at Chappel and Wakes Colne station, between Marks Tey and Sudbury, in 1971. In due course it has evolved into what is now called the East Anglian Railway Museum. It is the nearest railway heritage site to my home and I have followed its fortunes for most of its 36 years' existence, taking a large number of black/white and colour photos in several formats. This brief selection does not do it justice, but I hope to add to it as soon as time permits.
Showing 8 items:
01 - First open day at SVRPS
02 - First appearance of N7 in steam
03 - King George at work
04 - J15 with Henrietta
05 - J15 with freight
06 - 'Thomas' at Chappel
07 - 'Thomas' and 'King George'
08 - No. 54 returns to service
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13th August 2008
For the peak season the North Norfolk Railway is hosting the G.W.R.-designed 0-6-0PT No. 1638 from the K.& E.S.R. Although it arrived near the end of July, personal restraints and poor weather have so far prevented me from getting to see it. Also from mid-August there will be a repeat visit of the Furness Railway Trust's G.W.R. 0-6-2T No. 5643. Let's hope it faces uphill this time! - Website Restored on
29th June 2008
Apologies if you have been trying to access the site over the last few days. We have experienced some problems with our web server, which are now fixed.