A few pics for you of Marton 31 in action today. It ran for a private hire celebrating Derek Shepherd's 80th birthday. Derek is one of our longest serving active members and it was something very special to see the likes of such famous Tramway and Light Railway luminaries such as Bryan Lindop, Geoffrey Claydon, Ian Longworth, Tony Depledge and Councillor Keith Whitmore (among many others) at Heaton Park to help him to celebrate. I hope you guys don't mind being mentioned by name but I wanted to show just how well thought of Derek Shepherd is. His most famous achievement is Bolton 66 but he also led the team who built 619. It was a pleasure to see Derek drive the first double deck journey on the Tramway. He was also presented with a model of Bolton 66.
AS dusk sets in 31 poses at Lakeside.
A rather poor photo of 31 and 619.
Derek at the controls of 31, about to start the historic first journey.A massive thanks also to Beamish Museum for letting us loose with 31!
Blackpool Day update.
There are still tickets available for the photo charter on Saturday 20th - email j.d.whitehouse2@tesco.net Please remember that this is a private hire - if you want to take part, please purchase a ticket.
Sunday is shaping up well. 706 is booked to arive on Friday 19th - anyone around is welcome to come to Heaton Park to watch but please stay well clear of the moves as we have restricted space and don't want to flatten any of you (not until you've paid your fiver on Sunday anyway).
Six buses are pencilled in. The LTT are provisionally sending
Blackpool PD3 529, Lytham PD2 70, Ribble Atlantean 1805 and RE 366.
Blackpool Atlantean 364 from Blackpool Transport and a Barrow Atlantean are booked in also.
There will also be a half hourly service to Boyle Street Museum (hopefully via Bowker Vale) in addition to the Park service.
MDS booksales will be in attendance as will Pete Whiteley's illuminated Trams and Alan Catlow's 5.5mm Trams, not to mention greetings cards from Margaret and Jim Clough.
More soon . . .
JOhn
thanks guys derek had a fab day what with the tour of his life around bolton and the fact that he had so many friends to greet him sorry we coudnt show his mystery clues due to a small incedent (and i meen dent)check his car on friday and no he wasnt driving but ill bring them friday /special thanks to hilda the brew goddess
ReplyDeleteI think most people would say it was our pleasure to celebrate it with him!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the writeup and pictures!
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