The Ashover Light Railway Society

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. 

2.The Wembley carriages.  A history of the open sided coaches the ALR purchased to help move the holiday crowds. 

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!

After an unexpected series of delays, the former ‘Where the Rainbow Ends’ cafe was finally dismantled between 22nd-24th November; securing a piece of genuine ALR history for use in the railway’s revival.

Using a team of contractors and a small but willing band of volunteers, the octagonal timber building, once the focal point at Ashover Butts, has been placed in storage whilst the structure is assessed and work progresses on our plans for the building’s re-erection.
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After an unexpected series of delays, the former ‘Where the Rainbow Ends’ cafe was finally dismantled between 22nd-24th November; securing a piece of genuine ALR history for use in the railway’s revival.

Using a team of contractors and a small but willing band of volunteers, the octagonal timber building, once the focal point at Ashover Butts, has been placed in storage whilst the structure is assessed and work progresses on our plans for the building’s re-erection.
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Well the wait is almost over! If all goes according to plan in the next few days, the ALRS will be able to start dismantling the ‘Where the Rainbow Ends’ café in Clay Cross on October 19. Therefore the Society will be holding its very first working weekend over 19-21 October, which will (hopefully) see the cafe taken down and put into secure storage while work on the planning applications for its future use are completed.
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The old ‘Where the Rainbow Ends’ cafe, once a focal point for passengers travelling on the Ashover Light Railway, looks set to return to its original location thanks to a joint venture between its current owners and the ALRS.
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