Apple Tree railway
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 Apple Tree Railway's #92134 passes Lumbridge.
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| Power type | Sandard Rail |
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| Type of service | Passenger |
| Era | Heritage railway, running restored steam engines |
| Scale | OO Scale |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Length of track | 8 miles |
| Trains running at once | 4 |
| Nicknames | Apple Tree line |
| Location | Dudbrook |
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The Apple Tree Railway (ATR) is a heritage railway run entirley by steam locomotives. The ATR has re-opend 8 miles of an old and forgottern GWR branch-line. The line has a range of GWR and other locmotives operating. The railway also does up old trucks.
The railway gets its name from an area of the line it passes. 'Orchard stretch'passes a huge orchard. This is why the ATR is called what it is.
The railway has recently opend another 5 miles of track making it a 16 mile jorney there and back. The line can now pass the Apple tree and go to Wayworth on sea station. The railway was re opend by the ATR society in 1986. For several years it ran 3 miles (from Dudbrook to Churchdown). The railway recieved a huge income when we held a extention gala (to mark the re-opening of Wayworth station) and now has a large fleet of steam locomotives and even more plans of extention (see below).
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[edit] Apple Tree Railway history
The Apple Tree Railway was a Great western Railway branch line used for taking freight and holiday passengers. The railway ran from Hayles to Wayworth on sea with another small line leading off to Holme wood. The Apple Tree Railway also ran past a huge orchard near Wayworth on sea, this is where the line got its name.
Holme was a quiet wood, with a big freight yard, ideal for taking the fruit. The railway made a big income transporting the fruit from Holme elsewhere like the town of Dudbrook and Hayles. In 1958 the fruit industry stopped and the railway was loosing money fast.
In the end (1963 June 23rd) there was a derailment near Holme, so British railways decided to close the whole Hayles-Wayworth route. The railway was in a bad condition until 1986 when The Apple Tree Railway society re-opend to track to Churchdown halt (now closed). The railway was very popular.
In 2008 (April 15th) the ATR ran the first train to Wayworth in 45 years, and the railway ran past the orchard once again.
[edit] Future plans
The ATR are planning to extend again to Holme which will add an extra 4 miles to the line. The extension will also involve re opening two stations (one of which is a halt) and almost completely rebuilding a tunnel, and also re laying the track bed. [1]
Another plan which has already started is to rebuild Dudbrook station and make a large locomotive yard that can accommodate more locomotives and [[[rolling stock]]. This is called Dudbrook makeover. [2]
[edit] Steam locomotives (operational)[3]
- GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2 #6606 (A resident on the Apple Tree Railway)
- GWR 5600 Class #5660 (A resident on the Apple Tree Railway)
- GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2 #6671 (A resident on the Apple Tree Railway)
- LMS Fowler Class 3F #47629 (A resident on the Apple Tree railway, owned by the NRM)
- GWR Hall Class #5927 Guild Hall (Owned by the NRM, based on the Apple Tree Railway)
- GWR Hall Class #4936 Kinlet Hall (Resident on Apple Tree Railway.
- GWR 2251 Class #2244 (Owned by the LVR, should be on ATR until late 2010)
- LMS Ivatt Class 4 #43154 (Owned by ATR and based on ATR)
- LMS Stanier Class 8F #8042 (Owned by the 8042 trust, based on ATR)
- SR Class Q1 #33002 (Based on ATR)
- BR standard class 9F# #92134 (Based on ATR)
[edit] Steam locomotives (Unoperational)[4]
- GWR 1400 Class #1436. Normally based at ATR, currently undergoing major overhaul. (On site)
- LNER Class A4 #63001 'Golden Fleece'. Currently undergoing major overhaul.
- LNER Class A4 #63000 'Golden Plover' Based at the ATR, awaiting restoration.
[edit] References
- ↑ http://www.freewebs.com/smerlinare3/holmeextention.htm
- ↑ http://www.freewebs.com/smerlinare3/dudbrookmakeover.htm
- ↑ www.freewebs.com/smerlinare3/locomotives.htm
- ↑ www.freewebs.com/smerlinare3/locomotives.htm
