Leek Goods Shed

I am trying to trace the where-abouts of the NSR Goods Shed that was situated in Leek (Now site of Morrison's). Apparently, the shed, when demolished, was numbered & demolished brick by brick. This presumably means that it exist somewhere in some shape or form.
If anyone has any information concerning the goods shed, please leave a comment or e-mail me at thopoi05@hotmail.co.uk or see me when at the CVR.
[I will be down on the 15th December (Shop), the 24th December (Trainee Guard), & possibly the 31st December (Trainee Guard)]

Working on the Foxfeild Coach + LATEST NEWS

Me, Phill, Frank (little), Dave & Joe were fitting speakers & an Amp in the Foxfeild Mk 1 ready for christmas, The finishing touches have been added to the Brake Coach on the C&W shed, but more importantly...

THOMAS THE TANK IS NOT COMING TO THE CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY THIS YEAR.

After 20 years or so of Thomas, he will not be visiting in 2008.

"The Gang" (Minus me 'coz i'm taking the picture)

Look, Me working fitting a speaker under a seat.

First Weekend of the CLOSED SEASON!!!

This weekend I started to help on the 104 trailer car in the shed, Here are some photos I took.
Sorry about the Quality, I did them on my Phone

Hard at work.
the Trailer car, & my finger to the left!
the scene in the yard
Ahh, Look at that!
Another view of the yard.

Half Term at the CVR

The Ghost of Cheddleton Tunnel, Made of Sheets!
The Erie Platform 2 at Froghall, A bit Blurred though.
Cheddleton Tea Rooms, On the table to the right are Elvis & Neville!

The S160 at Leekbrook
A Steamy Start...
The waiting room of the Damned...
Richard Harris, Need I say more?
AHHHHHH! It's the NIGHT CRAWLER!!!

Here are some pictures I took on my 2 most recent turns of trainee guard. One was Wednesday 24th October, the other the GHOST TRAIN....

I also helped to set the lights up in the tunnel for the ghost train in the morning with Richard, Aidan, Paul & Frank.

Other things I did at the Railway...

• Helped build a circuit/control box for a machine



• Charged the coaching stock



• Decorated the tea rooms



• Cut down some Ivy for chedd waiting room (Haloween)

a Day at Consall

What I did on sunday is at the bottom of this post
South-bound Standard at the old motobike track
Arriving at Consall
heading towards Bolton's
The Wedding Train, A few weeks ago,

I don't know whether you already have heard, but some, we can only presume, Drunks, are stealing signs & dumpig them in a hedge, so we went on a retreavel mission. Me & Aidan visited a Mr Shovelbottom who lives in the railway cottages.

Guarding With Phill

Sunday, I was on with Phill, But he fell over, so did everything!!
There was a classic car rally at K&F in the car park, so I've included my favorite vehicle, It's Diddy!!!
Look, told you it was Diddy!
The Dalek Returns!!
A Bit Leaky Here & There
The 'Twins'
POWER!!!

DMU Gala

I was on crossing on the sunday, these are some pictures i took during duties...

The NIGHT CRAWLER EXPRESS on the CVR

Get Ready For Haloween!!!

27th October 2007...

Hello All


Sorry that I have not updated recently, but here is a summary of what i've been up to.

'Sammy' At Cheddleton

Watch Out Aidan!!!
What do you mean, woman can't drive!!
The S160, Powering trough Cheddleton

Northbound At London Bridge (Bridge 39)

The Standard at Leekbrook

Consall All Day

This sunday, Me & Howard were down at Consall. After several failed attemps to paint the old bench in the previous weeks (due to weather) we put in the shelter & painted it there!
On staurday, the S160's airpump failed, so the standard was put on for the last train. (More work for Greg, Methinks!)
Sorry no pictures this time!

(I will add some pictures this weekend (21st/22nd) so keep your eye out Linda!)

Consall in the rain

I was at Consall this saturday & I got rather wet. We were going to paint the white line on platform 2, but the rain stopped us. Also, we moved a bench into the shelter on platform 2 so it could dry ready for painting soon. Here are some pictures I took over the weekend...
A view towards Consall from the signal gantry past the pub

80098 arrives at a quiet (& Damp) Consall

On the approach to Consall
Look, the sun is shining! but it's sunday, so I missed it!

The MG Owners visit Consall

The MG owners visited consall on the saturday of the 'Anything Goes'. this was a very succesfull sideshow to the Gala. Enjoy the pictures!

'Anything Goes' goes well!

This weekend was the 'Anyting Goes' weekend, it went without any major misshaps & all of the locomotives performed well. Lucky me got lumbered with station staffing at Consall in sundays glorious rain, but overall everyone had a good time.
Here are some pictures of the event. Splat!! A big fly hits the S160!
The 37 at Froghall with the goods train.
Running round for the return.
The 33 approaching Froghall
The Leekbrook bound 47 arriving at Consall.
The S160 preparing to depart Froghall with the Standard Tank banking

Guarding on a Sunday

Its been a while since I did any guard training, but sunday I refreshed my memory. Nothing of any significance realy happened this weekend, but we all enjoyed our selves as the rain stayed away.
Next weekend Its the 'Anythimg Goes Weekend'. I will be at consall on the sunday & I hope to bring you some pictures some time next week of the loco's in operation
This weekend will feature:
-S160 5197
-Standard Tank 4MT 80098
-Class 47 47192
-Class 37
-Class 33
-Manor Class 7821 'Ditcheat Manor' (static Display)
-Shed Tours
-Drive an engine at Cheddleton
-Railwayana Stalls
-Model Railway Stalls
& Plenty Of Photographers!

Who Are You?

Who is the King of GTA & what is your tale of the Leebrook Tunnel?
Give me the rough idea of the Story.

Guarding Again...

This weekend I was trainee guard with Micheal, It was his first time as a passed out guard & he was glad he had me on with him as it didn't go to plan! On the way up to Froghall on the first train, we found a heard of stubborn cows that insisted on blocking the track for 10 minutes. then we got to Froghall & the vacuum brakes would not pull more than 15 inches (You need at least 18 to get the brakes off) so we left there 26 minutes late! but after some quick repair using the repair kit (A towel, some string & a roll of Sellotape) we managed finish on time