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Amberley Industrial Trains Day

Today, was the Autumn Industrial Trains Day at Amberley Museum in West Sussex.

I wanted to see the narrow gauge trains but there’s a whole lot more than that at the museum…

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They have recreated a Southdown bus company garage…
… a village garage and cycle shop…
… and they even have their own fire station.
In the railway hall, WD904 a Wickham trolley’ from MOD Eastriggs, Scotland
I love the simplicity of the controls on the Wickham.
Orenstein & Koppel loco “Redland”
ex-Redland Pipes Ltd.
These locos were not built for comfort!
Electric set from the Post Office underground railway in London built in 1931.
Hudson Petrol/Paraffin “Go-Go” Tractor built in 1932.
Locomotive from the Guinness Brewery in Dublin built to an unusual gauge of 1 foot 10 inches.
Motor Rail loco from the London Brick Co, Yaxley, Peterborough
I like the large traction weights.
Wingrove & Rogers BEV from 1979. Such a short wheelbase!
Full of character, this is a Hudson Hunslet loco formerly operating at
Thakeham Tiles, West Sussex
Possibly my favourite loco of the day, this lovely Ransomes & Rapier
There were lots and lots of skip wagons. These ones featured in a James Bond film !

It poured with rain and I went home soaked to the skin, but I had a great time 🙂

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  2. Hi Steve, I’m hoping to be able to go and if I do my financial advisor and wallet watcher will be with me! Given the weather it may well be cycling overcoat. I went out this morning and it took me an hour to reheat once home! Beano or das kampf? Woody

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