Peckforton Light Railway - A Year Up the Line

The second part of the story - this time the Mixed train takes a year to travel back Up the line from Bickerton to Beeston Market. Peckforton Light Railway is my imagined creation of a three foot narrow gauge railway which might have been built to serve the copper mines and local communities along the Peckforton Hills in Cheshire, UK. It is a 45mm gauge, 15mm:1ft scale garden railway in my back yard in Cheshire. For more information see riksrailway.blogspot.com - Music "Trainquil Times: Rounding the Bend" by Corel VideoStudio Scorefitter.

[@timstrainvideos142]

this is a fantastic railway!

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Good video, like ! ! !

[@Gaddnbohner]

Absolute Augenweide - pure pleasure to watch!

[@davidmackworth3129]

Great vid, thanks. Watched from the start of your build, only wish there had been more on the actual building of it. For me that’s just as enjoyable. Thanks again.

[@andyrbush]

I was shivering in the passenger carriage in the snow and sweltering there in the summer. Such a wonderful dream world you have constructed.

[@rikbennett9]

Thanks Andy. Much the same when I was filming those clips ...... 😄

[@GeraldJanes]

Thanks for posting Rik, it is always a pleasure to watch your videos

[@gingertom64]

Always love seeing this railway. Wish I got myself sorted to start mine.

[@ricomon64]

Awesome video! It took a year to make this video. I don't have the patience. That must be the longest train ride ever.

[@FeckHallBahn]

Absolutely love this. Particularly enjoyed Marchuary!!
I think I might pinch the idea for the FeckHallBahn - but it will be a location rather than a trip. Don’t think I can squeeze a year’s worth of along the line from 16 metres of track!!

[@jimprior180762]

Hi Rik, At the beginning of September that's a nice view of the Beeston brewery, with its two white towers. Are they lift shafts for raising malt sacks? Do you have an article detailing it's construction? I expect they always do good business with the locals and neighbouring towns 👍😁

[@rikbennett9]

Hi Jim. Yes, they are called lucams - as you say, they are covered hoists to raise sacks of grain, malt and hops to the top floor of the building. At present, I don't have a blog post detailing its construction. I had an article about it published in Garden Rail and so I have to wait at least a couple of years before I can post about it on my blog. That was ages ago, so it's about time I blogged it. If you want a copy of the article PM me on GSC.

[@jimprior180762]

@@rikbennett9 Do you recall which GR month that was in? I might have it in my library.

[@rikbennett9]

Hi Jim - Feb 2020
Rik