A great video with the wonderful sounds of 12 inch gauge steam locos. The closure was a real loss to those who love these large scale replicas and the thousands of people who rode on the line over nearly half a century. News of a resurrection in a new location is great to hear and gladdens the heart to all who knew the old railway. Good luck with the new construction.
none of the above, two of the original three members who started the railway in 1970 had passed away,(1997 2006) yours truely was the third member, one of the deceased members owned the property, he passed it on through his will to the youngest member, fifteen years later he decided to sell the property, as his interest in the railway had diminished to another interest of steam traction engines, the other reasons to sell was the money offered for the property & the area was ongoing redevelopment that would have increased the local council property rates. I removed my rail equipment along with another member, relocated to another friends property to start again along side two other existing railways, one 7 1/4 & the other 2ft gauge.
its been lost to the area it was located in for fifty years, due to the property being sold, the railway equipment & infrastructure had to be removed from the site, by dismantling the track & relocating to another location by some members, & selling off the equipment owned by another member who also own the now sold property.
A great video with the wonderful sounds of 12 inch gauge steam locos. The closure was a real loss to those who love these large scale replicas and the thousands of people who rode on the line over nearly half a century. News of a resurrection in a new location is great to hear and gladdens the heart to all who knew the old railway. Good luck with the new construction.
A great loss,hope it comes back better and bigger.
Me too
Was it that the originally owners want to retire or needed the land back?
none of the above, two of the original three members who started the railway in 1970 had passed away,(1997 2006) yours truely was the third member, one of the deceased members owned the property, he passed it on through his will to the youngest member, fifteen years later he decided to sell the property, as his interest in the railway had diminished to another interest of steam traction engines, the other reasons to sell was the money offered for the property & the area was ongoing redevelopment that would have increased the local council property rates.
I removed my rail equipment along with another member, relocated to another friends property to start again along side two other existing railways, one 7 1/4 & the other 2ft gauge.
Why lost? Why was it dismantled?
its been lost to the area it was located in for fifty years, due to the property being sold, the railway equipment & infrastructure had to be removed from the site, by dismantling the track & relocating to another location by some members, & selling off the equipment owned by another member who also own the now sold property.