Hello All
John's piece in Porsche Post this month has prompted me to post some details about this meet.
Kempton Park is just down the road from me and our very successful visit last year generated enough interest for another trip. There are some details about the engines here http://www.kemptonsteam.org/ and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempton_Park_Steam_Engines The site holds one of the world's largest operating steam engines (the largest operating triple expansion engine in fact) and it is well worth a visit for anyone with an interest in engineering. In fact the building that houses the engine is worth a look in its own right.
The site is also home to the Metropolitan Water Board Railway Society (which I joined last year while intoxicated on coal smoke) who are attempting to rebuild the narrow gauge railway that used to bring the coal to the Great Engines from a wharf on the Thames at Hampton.
Entry to the Great Engines is £7 per head and the railway people are raising funds by charging a couple of quid for rides on the train.
No need for an early start for this one. So I suggest we meet, as we have done before, at Bell Weir Close just off J13 of the M25 (postcode TW19 6HF) at 10:15 for a 10:30 departure on 23rd March..
Cheers
James
John's piece in Porsche Post this month has prompted me to post some details about this meet.
Kempton Park is just down the road from me and our very successful visit last year generated enough interest for another trip. There are some details about the engines here http://www.kemptonsteam.org/ and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempton_Park_Steam_Engines The site holds one of the world's largest operating steam engines (the largest operating triple expansion engine in fact) and it is well worth a visit for anyone with an interest in engineering. In fact the building that houses the engine is worth a look in its own right.
The site is also home to the Metropolitan Water Board Railway Society (which I joined last year while intoxicated on coal smoke) who are attempting to rebuild the narrow gauge railway that used to bring the coal to the Great Engines from a wharf on the Thames at Hampton.
Entry to the Great Engines is £7 per head and the railway people are raising funds by charging a couple of quid for rides on the train.
No need for an early start for this one. So I suggest we meet, as we have done before, at Bell Weir Close just off J13 of the M25 (postcode TW19 6HF) at 10:15 for a 10:30 departure on 23rd March..
Cheers
James
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