Hi Ron, Wish I could be there to see it. The pictures on the site are great. I guess the builders plan to make a mocked up copper haystack firebox top over a light frame on the modern steel boiler. Looks like great fun. Thanks for sharing the site. Cheers Jeff Dayman ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:44 AM Subject: [modeleng] Didcot Firefly launch (fwd) > If its of any iterest... > > (Rich). > > Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:02:04 +0100 (BST) > From: Rebecca Palmer <rebecca.palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: curc@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Didcot Firefly launch > > As you may have heard, Didcot Railway Centre is launching its replica > broad gauge loco "Firefly" this Saturday (30 Apr) > > http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/latest_news/latest_news.shtml). > > The launch ceremony is at 1200, after which there will be public rides > until 1700, and I will be one of the shunters. The Railway Centre is at > the station, but Firefly is at the far end of the site (800m/0.5mile walk, > or take the other steam train from by the entrance). > > Warning: due to engineering works, there will be major alterations to > train services to Didcot. Unfortunately these make the journey from > Cambridge very awkward, but if you're keen to do it, here's how: > > The cheap way: > Cambridge 0740 (bus X5 from Drummer Street) > Oxford 1110 1134 > Didcot 1145 1624 > Oxford 1637 1715 (bus X5) > Cambridge 2100 > > Warning: last time I used the X5 it had no toilet facilities. At Oxford > buy a Didcot Railway Centre ticket as this combined offer is cheaper than > separate train and admission tickets; if you have a Railcard the total > cost will be 12.89. > > If you prefer to go by train: > Cambridge 0745 > London 0833 0950 (KX->Waterloo) > Reading 1110 1125 > Didcot 1139 1658 > Reading 1715 1727 > London 1843 1949 (Waterloo->Liverpool St) > Cambridge 2110 > > While Didcot Railway Centre combined tickets can start from anywhere, only > FGW/FGWL sell them, so to take advantage of this offer buy > Cambridge-Reading and Reading-Didcot separately; total cost with Railcard > 24.85. > -- > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.