TYNEDALESMAN

MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY
NUMBER 153��SPRING 2008

COVERS AND EDITORIAL PAGE

The Front Cover Photograph

The photograph below, is the one on the front cover of the latest issue of Tynedalesman magazine, it shows the newly upgraded lineside footpath in the Northumberland section of the line. Photo by Mike Le Marie.

Editorial

Welcome to the Spring Edition of Tynedalesman magazine. I make no apologies for this slimmer edition but I can only publish what I receive! If you want a larger magazine then please get writing.

Plans are now well in hand to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the re-opening of the first section of the Alston to Haltwhistle railway in its present form. Full details will be circulated in due course.

Do you fancy a job at the railway that is mostly indoors and comes complete with a comfortable chair and a nice coal fire? We need to train some more signalmen and anyone who has qualified at some time as a guard (or is in training as a guard) is eligible. This is one duty where initial training can be given on a non-operating day although several days of actual operating will be required prior to examination. If you are interested please contact Mike Le Marie and he will tell you more.

During the Summer, we will have some more weekends dedicated to work on the Kirkhaugh to Lintley section of line and hopefully we will be able to lay several hundred yards of new track. Look out for notices or contact Sean Wilson or Norman Cook for more details.

Finally, the Rostering Officer tells me that he still has plenty of vacancies on the Roster, so do please volunteer to fill the gaps and let us not have to cancel any days in our 25th Anniversary Year.

Mike Le Marie

The Rear Cover Photograph

The photograph below, is the one on the rear cover of the latest issue of Tynedalesman magazine, it shows Hunslet diesel locomotive No. 9 heading an Alston to Kirkhaugh train through the snowy landscape during the Easter weekend of 2008. Photo by Dave Hewitt.

About Tynedalesman Magazine

Tynedalesman is the magazine of the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society is published each Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. The views expressed by individuals in this magazine may not necessarily reflect the official views or current policies of the S.T.R.P.S..

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For more information about the South Tynedale Railway, please contact:-

THE SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY,
Registered Office Address:-
The Railway Station, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JB.
Telephone 01434 381696.
Talking timetable - Telephone 01434 382828.
Registered Charity No. 514939.
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Mission Statement for the South Tynedale Railway:-
�To provide satisfaction for our customers and volunteers
by operating a friendly, safe and efficient narrow-gauge railway.�