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PERMANENT WAY

Pway snow 4.jpg (33106 bytes) Track work in early January 2000.  We have a very scenic railway. Photograph A. Smith Pw7.jpg (91056 bytes) Eddie and Ian unloading the Ballast Hopper - May 2000
Pw1a.jpg (452237 bytes) The Secretary and Publicity department , re-aligning the Headshunt Points - March 2000.
Photograph  A.Ireland
Pw8.jpg (98089 bytes) The new "high Speed" link to the yard nearing completion -
May 2000
Pw3.jpg (270936 bytes) Early January 2000 and we're busy ballasting the track
Photograph H. Worlledge-Andrew
Pw5.jpg (241172 bytes) January 2000, Left a bit -- Right a bit ..
Photograph H. Worlledge-Andrew
Pw4.jpg (257020 bytes) January 2000, Little Clyde and the PW train
Photograph H. Worlledge-Andrew
Pw2.jpg (320388 bytes) January 2000, Yet more Ballast
Photograph H. Worlledge-Andrew
Inv bridge 1.jpg (190995 bytes) Our major engineering feature, the "Hidden Bridge" , covering old mine workings.
Photograph A.Smith
Pway snow 9.jpg (128159 bytes) Little Clyde returns to Leadhills with the Ballast Train, January 2000. Photograph A.Smith
Pway snow 5.jpg (109035 bytes) Little Clyde at Leadhills, January 2000. Photograph A.Smith Pw9.jpg (136681 bytes) Eddie, Ian and Andy packing the shed road. June 2000. Photograph A.Ireland
sid3.jpg (100277 bytes) Mechanical Assistance helps speed the installation of new sidings. Photographs A.Smith sid7.jpg (120171 bytes) sid10.jpg (99354 bytes)

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BUILDINGS, S&T AND MISCELLANEOUS

Sbox2.jpg (260034 bytes) The Signal Box - April 2000 St1.jpg (51641 bytes) John Monnier, working on the new ground signals, June 2000
Photograph A.Ireland
Pub1.jpg (49817 bytes) Publicity Department making signs.
May 2000
St2.jpg (121019 bytes) One of the ground signals, almost operational, June 2000
Photograph A.Ireland
weed10.jpg (98466 bytes) Killing the weeds at Glengonnar halt July 2002 We are endebted to Robert Dick of the Robert Dick Consultancy of Otterburn and CSC Crop Protection of Perth for their invaluable advice and the supply of chemicals used for weedkilling.

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OPERATIONAL DAYS

Ops1.jpg (173091 bytes) Driver Eddie Lund with Clyde - May 2000 Ops6.jpg (59269 bytes) Eddie and Clyde between Mine Hill Crossing and the Station Houses -
April 2000
Ops2.jpg (236131 bytes) The Station Leadhills - May 2000 Ops10.jpg (94062 bytes) "Inside Track" visitors at the summit,
May 2000
Photograph J.C. Jenkins
Ops3.jpg (65084 bytes) Graham Pascall returning to Leadhills with Clyde -
May 2000
Ops8.jpg (72944 bytes) The view down the line with driver Eddie on the footplate - April 2000
Ops4.jpg (83162 bytes) Clyde Departing Leadhills -
April 2000
Ops9.jpg (70877 bytes) Guard Ian gives a friendly wave as the train departs Leadhills - April 2000
Ops5.jpg (69200 bytes) Eddie Lund and Clyde Approching Mine Hill Crossing - April 2000 Sum2.jpg (99566 bytes) The end of the Line - and where we hope to extend.
Glengonnar Halt - April 2000

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STEAM AT LEADHILLS

Chaloner 1.jpg (162489 bytes) Chaloner at Glengonnar Halt, July 1999  Photograph A.Smith Pansta.jpg (104441 bytes) Panoramic View of Leadhills Station July 1999 with Chaloner
Photograph A. McArdle
Montalban 1.jpg (132344 bytes) Montalban and Clyde at Leadhills.  Photograph A.Smith Ppan.jpg (197298 bytes) August 1998 with Peter Pan at Glengonnar Halt and A.McArdle on the footplate. Photograph A.McArdle
Pp2.jpg (54168 bytes) Peter Pan, with owner Graham Morris on the footplate, August 1996
Photograph D. Robertson
chalvid.jpg (13888 bytes) Chaloner at Leadhills, August 1999. From the video by E.Lund
chalvid1.jpg (41331 bytes) Chaloner at Leadhills passing loop, August 1999. From the video by E.Lund chalvid2.jpg (42591 bytes) Chaloner at Leadhills Signalbox, August 1999. From the video by E.Lund
chalvid3.jpg (40635 bytes) Chaloner departing Leadhills, August 1999. From the video by E.Lund STEAM WEEKEND 2000 CHARLOTTE our Steam Locomotive

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VIDEO

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Peter Pan at Leadhills 1996. 3.0 MB Running time 16s.  Copyright E. Lund

 

 

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View from the footplate.   Peter Pan at Leadhills 1996. 3.2 MB Running time 27s.  Copyright E. Lund

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