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The Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall are pleased to announce a Road Trip taking place on Saturday 18th September 2010 to visit the Talyllyn Railway.
We have a road coach with 48 seats booked to departs Bewdley 8.15am, departs Kidderminster at 8:30am then calls at Bridgnorth to pick up & to quickly view the progress of Dolgoch's new boiler being built in Bridgnorth Boiler shop.
Departing Bridgnorth around 9:30am, we head for Tywyn Wharf, home of the Talyllyn Railway where we shall have our own Double headed Charter Train waiting to take us on a guided tour of the Railway. Our train will call in at the Locomotive workshops for a guided tour & to view other half of Dolgoch.
We depart for home approximately 4:30pm.
Tickets are price at £20 person. Tickets issued on a first come first serve basis. We have 48 places to available and the coach has onboard toilet.
If you wish to join us for the first Hagley Hall Group outing, then please send Cheques for full amount to address below.
Cheques must be made payable to: "FRIENDS OF LOCOMOTIVE 4930 HAGLEY HALL"
Please include a returned address for your Cheque.
Also include your choice of pick up point. (Bridgnorth, Kidderminster or Bewdley)
(example Tickets x2 = £40)
Send To;
Andy Christie
Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall
C/O Severn Valley Railway
Bewdley
DY12 1BG
You can reserve your seat by e-mailing your request to Andy Christie; Agatha3205@Hotmail.com or text your name & seats required to 07753958266. Reservations will be held for 7days.
(Your cheque will be returned to you, if you send after we close to bookings)
We are pleased to present two days of Photographic Charters this March in Support of the SVR 40th Anniversary Spring Reunion Gala. Wednesday 3rd March 2010 and Friday 19th March 2010.
Photos from the charter with GWR prairie 5526 and autocoach, 29th September 2008.
Recycle your used mobile phone and printer cartridges and help 'Hagley Hall'
'The Friends of Locomotive 4930 'Hagley Hall' are now participating in a
mobile phone recycling scheme, with an established company. This provides a £2 donation to our funds for each mobile they receive, irrespective of its
age, condition, or whether or not it works. Post paid envelopes are supplied.
In addition, the company can also accept used HP, Lexmark, Canon BC01, BC02, BC05 and Dell printer cartridges, which raise up to £1 each. (Please note that Epson, Brothers and Xerox cartridges cannot be recycled). Again a supply of post paid envelopes is available.
So please check your cupboards for any surplus handsets and used cartridges, and drop them off at our sales stand on Gala weekends. Alternatively ask one of the committee for an envelope, or leave us your name, address and a description of the items you wish to submit through the contact email on this site.
Many thanks in anticipation.
LATEST PROGRESS reports:
2008 Summary. 2nd Dec 2008
4930 moves to the Engine House. 16th March 2008
Further images added of 4930 at Bewdley Station Gala. 9th August
September 2007 latest update 19th September.
Photo Galley of 4930's journey home - further images added 22nd June.
4930's return home has received much interest from the press, including these from:
Stourbridge News - includes video interview with Duncan