sb67 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Had a good afternoon at the Mangapps 2014 gala day yesterday. There's a good selection of locos and if you like class 03/04s It's well worth a visit as there's quite a few there! Looking forward to seing the class 31 'Sister Dora' restored as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2014 And lo & behold a yellow miniature semaphore arm - must be one of the last in existence and in preservation terms far more important than some of the locos they've got! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Considering its origins, that is one helluva garden trainset! Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2014 And lo & behold a yellow miniature semaphore arm - must be one of the last in existence and in preservation terms far more important than some of the locos they've got! Hi Mike If you can get along to Mangapps, John Jolly has possibly the largest private collection of signalling equipment. I am sure you would enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatman Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Is this part of the old Southminster to Maldon line or is it disconnected? Boatman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Is this part of the old Southminster to Maldon line or is it disconnected? Boatman Just in the same area. Not part of any former real railway. He also has a great collection of railway signs. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2014 Its built, quite literally, on a greenfield site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 If you ever get a chance to go, do so. It really is a rather bizarre magical place. As stated, not part of any former real railway, I believe it did indeed begin as a private collection. An eclectic one at that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted August 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2014 And lo & behold a yellow miniature semaphore arm - must be one of the last in existence and in preservation terms far more important than some of the locos they've got! That's a new one on me! What was its purpose please Mike? Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2014 If you ever get a chance to go, do so. It really is a rather bizarre magical place. As stated, not part of any former real railway, I believe it did indeed begin as a private collection. An eclectic one at that... John Jolly started collecting over 30 years ago. I lived in Burnham-on-Crouch at the time and remember being held up a couple of times when stock was being delivered, down some quite narrow country roads with plenty of twists and turns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 We went on the Sunday, it was only 15 miles as the Crow flies from where we were staying in Clacton, but a 100 mile round trip by road. When we were about to leave, I was surprised to see the 03 coupled onto the Caboose and the air brakes pressurised, as in the OP's first photo. The driver told us it'd be making a run once the line was clear and a guard was available, so we clambered aboard. After a brief wait, I had my first ever Caboose ride, and quite a tour of Mangapps- along the driver experience line, then to the end of the running line, and back to the platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I had a ride on it at the start of the day, sitting in the top bit was quite an experience. Bet it would be good look out over a long freight train going through the canadian mountains!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatman Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks for the info. I also used to live in Burnham-on-Crouch...on a boat, of course! Then I left and then came Mangapps. Sod's law! Boatman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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