Breaking News! WRYT carriage arrives at Stanhope - see bottom of this page for more...
September 2011
Youth Team now mobile:
Due to the increasing level of membership of the Weardale Railway Youth Team problems were being experienced in transporting members to training sessions, visits and work locations, however, things will get much easier as the group now have their own minibus. The minibus, which has been purchased, taxed and insured under a loan provided by a group supporter, is now being used each week transporting members from Stanhope to training sessions at King James Academy in Bishop Auckland, on Sunday 25th September the group used the minibus to attend the steam gala at Shildon and then travelled to York on a steam hauled shuttle service. So that the group can own the vehicle outright the group are now fund raising and this will include a sponsored walk from Wolsingham to Stanhope on Sunday 9th October.
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Minbus appeal sponsored walk
October 2011
Sponsored Walk:
On Sunday 9th October 14 members of WRYT along with adult volunteers, friends and dogs did a sponsored walk from Wolsingham station to Stanhope station in support of the WRYT minibus appeal raising in excess of £1,000
The group are pictured above (right), just prior to setting off.
Youth Team Carriage Project:
During early 2010 the Youth Team were successful in gaining funding from Durham County Council for the purchase of a Mk2 railway carriage (number 5226) which will become the new home of the WRYT at Stanhope station and will also provide a home for the WRYT model railway exhibition which will be open to the public at weekends, during holidays and special events.
Progress has been slow in carrying out internal and bodywork repairs due to a lack of technical support, however, due to the determination of the WRYT members the carriage is just about ready with most of the internal and extenal work now complete, all that is now required are for the last remaining lights to be wired up and the body painted.
A project group has now been formed looking at the installation of the carriage into the old loading dock platform at Stanhope station.
Photos below show before and after shots of the interior.
November 2011
The train now arriving at Platform 3...
Well, here it is folks! The day a lot of us have been waiting for, for nearly 2 years. WRYT coach 5226 is now in place at "Platform 3" at Stanhope Station.
5226 has been painted in a red oxide undercoat and will have its overcoat completed in early 2012 on site. Currently work is ongoing getting 5226 ready to be transformed into Santa's Grotto, after which it will become the new training and meeting room for WRYT and the permanent home of the WRYT model railway display which will be open to the public at weekends.
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