A 0.75 mile heritage railway and Museum, with a wide collection of Steam+Diesel locomotives, rolling stock and items from across the UK and the world.
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.
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Steam are returning to Mangapps this Easter, Normal times and prices will apply, except on steam days (20th & 21st) when fares will be £16.00 adult. Prices for child participants in the Easter Egg Hunt are- 3 y.o. to 16 y.o. £10.00, under 3s £5.00, these prices include trains✝️.
Mangapps Railway & Museum will be open over the late-May Bank Holiday Weekend and every day during the following week. Trains will be running every day, with both steam and diesel trains running on Bank Holiday Monday 😎🌞.
Thank you to everyone who visited the museum over Easter, God bless and we hope you had a wonderful Easter 😃
Drewry DM No.11103 working a short freight at Mangapps, August 2024. youtu.be/KWAjr_ppbrE?si=ED-9… via @YouTube
The restoration of Drewry DM 11103 , Feb- August 2024 youtu.be/sOk3vzUkIJo?si=0XdS… via @YouTube
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A nice moment from yesterday evening of "Brookfield" moving in the shed yard,even a bit of wheel spin too. Brookfield will running today,so if you're in Burnham on Crouch and fancy a train ride we will be happy to welcome you 😊🤝, 📷M Staniforth.
Following requests from people who either missed our August Gala or were disappointed that 31 233 didn't run that weekend, we are running an End of Season event on the 26th & 27th October. Locos running will be 31233,31105,11103 and 03 158. "Brookfield" will also be operating.
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Our charity appeal to raise funds to get Ross Revenge into dry dock for urgent structural repairs currently stands at £300k, If you would like to donate to our Ross Revenge charity Crowdfunder visit rossrevengeofficial.com
Another photo from the Gala of 31105 "Radio Caroline" at the top bank with the 302 Trailer Cars, 26/08/2024 @TheRadCaroline
youtu.be/qiRLqsx3hHE?si=259s… We are pleased to report that Bagnall 0-6-0 Pannier Tank "Brookfield" moved under it's steam on 23rd August 👍😃.
Today we ran a re-creation freight with Drewry 11103, it went well and looked quite realistic 😃. @railadvent @railwaysillus
Only the finishing touches and minor details to complete now on Drewry 11103 😃, All the skirts are now fitted with the rest of the vinyls to be applied. 11103 will be running for the first time at Mangapps during our August Gala on 23rd - 26th 👍.
Wednesday's working party on Drewry 11103 ended with some very exciting results 😎👍. All number vinyls are on and the sideskirts are now fitted. We look forward to seeing 11103 running for the first time at our August Gala on 24th - 26th 👍. Pictures - AF Grimmet.
A lot has been happening on Drewry 11103 in the last few weeks, the front cowcather is now permanently fitted and the rear one temporarily . Yesterday one of our volunteers has been working on some mountings for the sideskirts,with the panels being painted as well 😀👍
A couple of picture of 11103 now with both Cow Catchers fitted with the Sideskirts to follow next week 😃👍, pictures AF Grimmet . @railadvent
youtu.be/eQKrMmTlX4w?si=kira… As "Brookfield"s overhaul is nearly complete, here is a slideshow of the overhaul from 2015 - 2024.
