Steam at Eaton Hall
Featuring guest locomotive Cagney 44 from the RMR
and Shelagh from the Perrygrove Railway
25th July 2009
Links: 2009 Event Poster; Steam at Eaton; Perrygrove Railway
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2008 Steam at Eaton Hall GalleryOnce again, the site of the historic Eaton Hall Railway and its present-day layout opened to the public for train rides and photographic opportunities with replica Heywood well-tanks Katie and Shelagh complemented by the very much original Cagney 4-4-0 No. 44 from The Rhyl Miniature Railway. Very welcome support for this annual event came once more from volunteers at The Llangollen Railway.
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| Resident locomotive Katie having arrived at the terminus... | ...the locomotive then takes water near the original shed building. |
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| As usual, the guard's van was shunted to the other end of the train. | On a later working, Shelagh is signalled back over the triangle junction. |
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| Out on the circuit, Cagney 44 and the covered saloon carriage from Rhyl received water and supplies from a mobile servicing unit. | The first part of the circuit runs along the cricket ground boundary. |
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| At the next curve, the main driveway diverges towards the hall's prominent monument. | The Cagney 4-4-0 pauses at the regulation point before returning to the intermediate station. |
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| Like 44, Katie was kept busy with passenger trains starting form the main terminus throughout the afternoon... | ..in common with Shelagh, this meant that alternate trains with each tank engine operated chimney first. |
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| Rhyl footplate crews shared in driving... | ...the various runs made by the 4-4-0 tender locomotive. |
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| The open balconies of the saloon carriage provided a good view... | ... as well as some welcome fresh air on what was a very warm day at Eaton Hall! |
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| Katie sets out past the monument... | ...whilst Shelagh catches the sunlight... |
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| ... at two locations further round the circuit. | Our Cagney rounds a curve with an empty stock working. |
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