Ruislip Lido Railway 2023 Gala Weekend.

[45669]

Morning All,

The 12 inch gauge Ruislip Lido Railway held a gala over last weekend which featured not one, but two, steam locomotives. They had their own 2-4-0ST+T MAD BESS which has just had a major overhaul, plus a visiting 2-6-2T called CHRISTOPHER which is based at the Littlehampton Miniature Railway. MAD BESS is a scaled down version of the Ffestiniog Railway's ex Penrhyn Quarry Railway BLANCHE. Best of all, there was a parallel run using both these engines:

Here are three more short videos on YouTube:

More episodes to be added as time allows...

TTFN,

Ron.

 

[Janis117]

I like that these trains are popular even among adults, not to mention children. Thank you for the video, I hope to be there myself in the near future

 

[45669]

I like that these trains are popular even among adults, not to mention children. Thank you for the video, I hope to be there myself in the near future

The trains connect the car parks and the bus stop to the beach, so the trains run a public service. Hence their popularity with all age groups. Quite remarkable when all the staff are unpaid volunteers!