Archive for August, 2022

Operating at Rowsley

Thursday, August 18th, 2022

Rowsley1-5 copyright Luke Renshaw/ALRS
Rowsley 6-9 copyright Alexander Peat/ALRS

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ALRS battery electric locomotive Spondon waits for passengers.

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The merchandise stall was thankfully in the shade under the gazebo!

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Posters directed visitors to the ALRS display.

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Spondon and Linby topping and tailing

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Ruston on a demonstration freight

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Awaiting passengers

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The original ALR never operated exNCB locomotives, but has they been available surely Col. Stephens would have considered them.

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A demonstration freight outside the ALR’s workshops.

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The ALRS Ruston locomotive at the head of a demonstration freight.

Peak Rail’s mixed traffic gala (August 12-14)

Friday, August 12th, 2022

The Ashover Light Railway will be operating trains this weekend.

Hopefully we will be able to publish photos of this event in the coming days.