PenrithBeacon Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) I popped in here before I went to the Peterborough Show More later ... Edited October 15, 2017 by PenrithBeacon 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Swindon 123 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I popped in here before I went to the Peterborough Show P1000003.JPGP1000004.JPGP1000005.JPG More later ... I can remember exhibiting "Eastwell Ironstone Company" in that shed, sometime around 1999, but i cannot remember the exact year. Paul J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 Agree, visiting on a Quarry Day when the brake van specials are also running is highly recommended. Friendly people and you can see just about everything. Great collection of Sentinel diesel shunters. Good bacon cobs in the morning too! Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PenrithBeacon Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 That's all folks! Regards 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I always refer to it as the Rutland Rust Museum. It does look a lot tidier in these pictures. Maybe time for another visit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I can remember exhibiting "Eastwell Ironstone Company" in that shed, sometime around 1999, but i cannot remember the exact year. Paul J. I'd have put it a bit before 1999 myself, one of my kids was but a baby and Id it in mind it was the eldest, who's now 24. I have to ashamedly confess I've not been there for about 20 years, which considering my interest in all things ironstone and the fact its only half an hour away, is pretty shambolic really. The standard of presentation looks remarkably high so I guess I've run out of excuses, a visit is on the cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rope runner Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 P1000087.JPG That's all folks! Regards For those interested, this is a casualty trolley manufactured by Wickham. Shown below is the very same trolley, which was preserved from Stewarts and Lloyds Buckminster quarries. Paul A. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 For those interested, this is a casualty trolley manufactured by Wickham. Shown below is the very same trolley, which was preserved from Stewarts and Lloyds Buckminster quarries. Cas trolley.png Paul A. That photo of Sewstern in its working days is new to me. It brings back a lot of memories of when I lived in Buckminster and Dad managed the businesses set up there after British Steel left. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) I'd have put it a bit before 1999 myself, one of my kids was but a baby and Id it in mind it was the eldest, who's now 24. I have to ashamedly confess I've not been there for about 20 years, which considering my interest in all things ironstone and the fact its only half an hour away, is pretty shambolic really. The standard of presentation looks remarkably high so I guess I've run out of excuses, a visit is on the cards. It is worth visiting for people interested in industrial heritage. We visited this year on a non operating day but the staff were still busy doing jobs. The new shed must be a godsend for storing locos out the weather and there is a good collection. The issue of course is there are too few workers and too little cash to make it really work well. I was kind of hoping to see some of the Ruston Bucyrus' at work and I am pleased to see a blue haze in the photos above. They really need a wealthy benefactor and some skilled welding people to repair all those rusting relics in the sidings. Edited October 21, 2017 by Covkid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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