Spotting a post on Facebook:
Did you know that Vintage Trains are now the custodians of the Sutton Miniature Railway?
We have ambitious and exciting plans to reinstate and run this famous fifteen-inch gauge railway on our site in Tyseley as a fully volunteer lead initiative.
We will shortly be announcing a fundraising campaign for £25,000 to kickstart the first phase of bringing this wonderful little railway back to life in the heart of Birmingham.
I was prompted to look on YoutTube for some footage, and found this lovely film. Let's hope Vintage Trains are succesful.
An absolutely superb film and what an infrastructure that was. I saw Sutton Belle(?) in the museum at Ravenglass years ago and it’s good to know of a resurrection in the Birmingham area.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece of film, my parents grew up in the Sutton Coldfield area and I remember Dad talking about the miniature railway in the park many years ago. So good to hear it's making a comeback even though not in the original setting.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this film - Thanks for sharing it Phil
ReplyDelete1000 times better than Eurovision !