The ALRS has been invited to mount a small exhibition at the Clay Cross library, Holmgate Rd (S45 9PH).
This will run from Monday April 30th until Friday June 1st and will feature a wide selection of ALR photos, some of which have never been seen by a wider audience before.
Please make a resolution to attend.
Apologies if you have been unable to access our website recently.
This was due to factors beyond our immediate control, but thank you for your patience!
WTRE issue 20 (the “in house” magazine for ALRS members) has now been published. Non members can obtain a copy by following the merchandise links on the right hand pane of this page and downloading the order form.
2011 raffle:- The draw for the full size replica nameplate “Guy” will take place next month. Ticket stubs should be returned as soon as possible!
Please bring along any used inkjet printer cartridges you have lying around for re-cycling.
VISIT TO TALYLLYN RAILWAY
This was a successful and enjoyable event. Links to photograph taken on the day will appear in the gallery section of this website within the next week. Members who would like their photos of the day to be published on this website should contact the Publicity Officer.
Here we see the ALRS special charter taking water at Dolgoch station.
In common with many other charities we are collecting used/redundant printer cartridges and mobile phones for re-cycling.
A collection envelope will be included in the next issue of WTRE, but if anybody in the meantime could make use of an envelope in the next few weeks can I ask that they get in touch with Graham Ludlam (address on the back page of WTRE)
The ALRS sales stand will be visiting a variety of events during 2011, starting with a visit to the re-opening of the EVR between Wirksworth and Duffield.
At present some of these dates are “unconfirmed” as the organisers have yet to allocate us space, or because we have not yet sufficient volunteers available to run the stall. If anybody is interested in helping us out (no experience necessary) please get in touch with Graham Ludlam (contact details in WTRE) as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Date Event Where? Indoor or Outdoor
08/04/2011 EVR opening Wirksworth Outdoor Successfully completed
09/04/2011 EVR opening Wirksworth Outdoor Successfully completed
10/04/2011 EVR opening Wirksworth Outdoor Successfully completed
02/05/2011 Ashover Mayday Ashover Outdoor Successfully completed
14/05/2011 Hady Chesterfield both Successfully completed
15/05/2011 Hady Chesterfield both Successfully completed
09/07/2011 Clay Cross gala Confirmed
09/07/2011 GVLR gala Confirmed
10/07/2011 GVLR gala Confirmed
16/07/2011 G1MRA Bakewell ABC Indoor Confirmed
05/08/2011 Cromford SF Brackenfield Outdoor Confirmed
06/08/2011 Cromford SF Brackenfield Outdoor Confirmed
07/08/2011 Cromford SF Brackenfield Outdoor Confirmed
09/08/2011 Ashover Show Ashover Outdoor Confirmed
10/08/2011 Ashover Show Ashover Outdoor Confirmed
13/08/2011 Tramway Village Crich Indoor
14/08/2011 Tramway Village Crich Indoor
03/09/2011 Hady Chesterfield both
03/09/2011 Hady Chesterfield both
22/10/2011 Tramway Village Crich Indoor
23/10/2011 Tramway Village Crich Indoor
WTRE (Where the Rainbow Ends), the house magazine of the ALRS, edition no.17 is currently with the printers and will be posted to members shortly It will contain a booking form for the Members’ Day visit.
There have been several discussions at committee meetings about holding another ALRS trip out after the enjoyable day we all had at Leighton Buzzard in April 2008. (see the gallery section for photos of that day)
We have negotiated with the Talyllyn Railway to charter a train for ALRS members in April 2011; the 60th year of railway preservation per se, as for those who didn’t know, it all started there.
The confirmed date is Saturday 16th April.
The plan is for members to arrive at in time to look around the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum based in Tywyn as well as time to explore the engineering headquarters at Pendre. Then a full trip up and down this lovely line.
We are in discussions to see if we can have a little surprise or two in store for participants who choose to join us.
Photo (c) Talyllyn Rly website
Over the last few months the ALRS has been selling raffle tickets to win a full size replica nameplate of former ALR locomotive “Joan”. You may have seen this plate on our sales stand this year, and being made of solid brass it is very heavy.
Here are the draw results:-
1st prize goes to M M of Colorado (yes, interest in the ALR is world wide)
2nd prize J B of Wigan
3rd prize M H of Bolsover
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who generously supported this venture.
The Ashover Light Railway featured prominently in a BBC Radio Derby broadcast on Friday Nov 19th between 2p.m. and 3p.m.
ALRS chairman Richard Booth (left) is here shown being interviewed by presenter Ian Skye at the site of the former Pirelli bridge over the A61 Clay Cross to Chesterfield road.
(The broadcast is no longer available on Radio Derby’s “listen again” feature, as only the previous 7 days are featured)
There has been a noticeable “spike” in visits to this website subsequent to the broadcast.
Issue 16 of the Society’s journal “Where The Rainbow Ends” has been published and posted to ALRS members.
For non members:- a taste of what you are missing. Contents include:-
1. Amber Valley Camp and the ALR.  This includes four colour photos of the ALR taken from an 8mm cine film and never previously published.Â
2.The Wembley carriages. A history of the open sided coaches the ALR purchased to help move the holiday crowds.Â
3. Steam locomotives of the ALR. An illustrated description of the six Baldwins and the 0-4-0 Wren that operated on the ALR
4 An update on the bogies the GVLR has acquired to run under Ashover coach no.4
5. Regular features such as “First Word”, “Notice Board” and “Event Report”.
The easiest way to get hold of a copy of WTRE16 is to become a member of the Society. Membership details and an application form are available on this website. Alternatively, single copies of WTRE can be purchased via this website’s Merchandise page.
Remember to buy some 2011 calendars and our new range of Christmas cards as well!