Tim V Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Lovely Bank Holiday Monday at Weston Super Mare today, beach packed. Just like Bank Holidays were when I was a kid! Unfortunately, the Weston Miniature Railway is no more. It closed last year, and the track was lifted by Christmas. Apparently the owner retired, and sold the line. This was the main line looping round the putting green. The junction between the main line and the engine sheds, the base of the signal box is on the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ullypug Posted August 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2013 Beeching gets everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Lovely Bank Holiday Monday at Weston Super Mare today, beach packed. Just like Bank Holidays were when I was a kid! Unfortunately, the Weston Miniature Railway is no more. It closed last year, and the track was lifted by Christmas. Apparently the owner retired, and sold the line. This was the main line looping round the putting green. The junction between the main line and the engine sheds, the base of the signal box is on the right. Just outside the gate of the second photo the rails remain imbedded in the tarmac of the footpath. I tried to do a then and now shot, but do not have the right angle. And yes I did have a ride that day, me & Mrs R were entertaining her nephew. The return working approaching the southern main line junction, 14/8/2012 cheers edit this is the reverse of Tim's shot looking back towards Beach Road, it is only 5 minutes from our flat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted August 29, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2013 What a shame. It was a charming line. Those shots of the bare ballast are really poignant. Here's me and the offspring there in 2009. [ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Back in April 2011. The signal box edited to include pictures! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Is that track P4? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshifter Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Alas the situation here is more complex than appears, there were plans to redevelop the golf side of the attraction under new ownership, and to hopefully retain the railway, however when these fell through/were delayed, the retiring owner had little choice but to lift the track and sell the stock. All the stock, plus the signal box, are in store with a new owner and will hopefully be seen in public again at a new location in due course, although 'Dylan', the red steam outline loco, has recently had a weekend on loan to Hemsworth Water Park in Yorkshire to cover a loco shortage there. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devonbelle Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Very sad closure - what with a new pier, and a miniature railway (which served excellent mugs of tea) I thought Weston was a proper seaside resort. I worked on the line for one season, the season it opened in 1981, when the line was owned by that doyen of miniature railways, Robin Butterell - as a schoolboy I prepped the steam engine and at end of day was allowed to drive! I went and filmed the penultimate days operations September last year and chatted to Bob, the results of my filming efforts I uploaded to YouTube Check out this video on YouTube: Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The orange bogie loco, 'Dennis', was at the Foxfield Miniature Railway for a couple of months this autumn and I had a quick drive. Interesting to be able to sit completely inside the cab on a 7 1/4" loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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