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Some nice pics of the said wagon at Stoneleigh on website below. Well done Brian  :D
http://www.eastmidlands.16mm.org.uk/wheldonwagon.html

SLRmidge wrote:Some nice pics of the said wagon at Stoneleigh on website below. Well done Brian  :D http://www.eastmidlands.16mm.org.uk/wheldonwagon.html

Thank you!

Don't worry Laalratty - I'm going to make a box to send it up to you in - I've got your address from our exchange of PM's.

What a lovely story, wish I'd seen it at the show - great to see pics. If it finds itself in the Compton Down area whilst it's over here would be proud to Phurcombe Haul it - I did meet Jack whilst in my teens when he & Dad met up for a steam up but sadly don't remember much about it now

Thanks for the great pics Brian - that must have kept you busy, no wonder I didn't get to chat at the show!

Narrow Minded wrote:Thanks for the great pics Brian - that must have kept you busy, no wonder I didn't get to chat at the show! :D

I got told off for not being on Help & Advice...................

Nice one!

I reckon you should lay another couple of yards of track, stick it behind your Ruston and let it historically the first train on the Sherwood Oaks
(Now, I'd like to see a photo of that!)

Narrow Minded wrote:Nice one!

I reckon you should lay another couple of yards of track, stick it behind your Ruston and let it historically the first train on the Sherwood Oaks
(Now, I'd like to see a photo of that!)

I agree, that would be cool :D

Ok, so its not the ruston but it will have to do...

The third one is the "keeper" - I'll send it to the Wheldon webmeister titled "First train on the newly laid Sherwood Oaks Light Railway" if you like?!

go for it! Will get some at martin smiths today

Narrow Minded wrote:

The third one is the "keeper" - I'll send it to the Wheldon webmeister titled "First train on the newly laid Sherwood Oaks Light Railway" if you like?!

Too late! It'll be on the Web Site in 5!!

The Wheldon Wagon has landed in the North West of England today, although terrible weather meant it has only got out of its (very good and protective) carboard box. It will then make its first NWAG steamup appearance on Tuesday at the 30 year old Coniston Railway

Be careful not to lose the coupling pins!

I'm certainly glad that all of the initial detective work paid off
But a little sad that the wagon couldn't have visited the Westwood & Loscoe before leaving the East Midlands

I very much look foward to seeing it.  

Narrow Minded wrote:I'm certainly glad that all of the initial detective work paid off
But a little sad that the wagon couldn't have visited the Westwood & Loscoe before leaving the East Midlands

You never know................. it might come back!

Here is the wagon on tour at SLRmidge's Silverdale Light Railway (north)


The wagon with the three things that define the SLR north, overgrown, rubbish trackwork, Bluebottle the railcar and the Killer Bunny!


The SLR 16mm heritage train, Compton Down number 8, Compton down carriage and wagon, Wheldon wagon and a not heritage at all brake van

laalratty wrote: The wagon with the three things that define the SLR north, overgrown, rubbish trackwork, Bluebottle the railcar and the Killer Bunny!

But surely that's four?

Latest update: The Wagon has already run on ywo railways in the northwest - pictures at: http://www.theoaks.ca/transferwagon6b.html

My thanks to laalratty for the pictures and captions.