45669 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Afternoon All,You may be wondering what this has got to do with narrow gauge railways. Well, way back in 1977, the Ffestiniog Railway purchased the redundant track in the ex London Transport car shed at Drayton Park in North London. Volunteers from the Ffestiniog Railway Society London Area Group were asked to lift the track and load it onto a wagon for onward transportation to North Wales; this is a short film of the LAGs in action : Hope it's of interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 Fascinating to see this old film, the old depot at Drayton Park and the manual graft involved in lifting & loading the rail. Wonder what the rail was used for, presumably not the final push to Blaenau as this was new Workington rail IIRC, but probably in sidings & depots? Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Fascinating to see this old film, the old depot at Drayton Park and the manual graft involved in lifting & loading the rail. Wonder what the rail was used for, presumably not the final push to Blaenau as this was new Workington rail IIRC, but probably in sidings & depots? Dava It was used on the main line at Minffordd - the stretch between the Cemetery and Lottie's Crossing. It has just been replaced and some has gone into the down loop at Tanybwlch, and some has gone into the new carriage shed at Boston Lodge. So we've got our money's worth out of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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