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Snailbeach Lead Mine SDR
Waggon Returns
to Snailbeach |
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50
years after the Snailbeach District Railway closed, a SDR hopper waggon has
returned to the Locomotive Shed. When
the line closed in 1959, all of the rolling stock was sold off and two of the
hopper wagons ended up at the Talyllyn Railway. A few years ago, the railway contacted our
member Peter Sheldrake and asked if we wanted the remains of these waggons. Arrangements were made to collect them and
bring them back home but all that remained were the bases and axles. During last winter, member Barry Ellis
lovingly restored one of them to its original condition. It was delivered back on Good Friday 2009
and will be pushed out for visitors to see when the Visitor Centre is open. Original Hopper Waggon
Loading Remains for Journey Back to Snailbeach
Barry Ellis Arriving with Restored Waggon
and
we still have another chassis….. |
