Maintrain Tyseley Friends and Family Day

With Open Days becoming very difficult to justify due to ever increasing costs of insurance they have almost disappeared from the railway calendar in their traditional form. Instead depots with something to celebrate are organising days for their employees, their families and business contacts. By their nature these are invitation only events, and are usually run to raise money for charities with links to the work force.  

50049 with Vintage Trains stock used to provide a buffet facility (and shelter from the nearly constant rain).

Photo Tony Shaw

Just for the day; Tyseley Bear and Staff shed stickers were applied (see bottom right).

Photo Tony Shaw

East Somerset Railway 150th Celebrations at Cranmore 21-22 June 2008

Thanks to the team at Merehead, 50049 was exhibited along with 37901 and 37906. The weekend included trips round the quarry and a steam powered launch on a nearby reservoir, as well as an intensive service on the ESR and a shuttle service from Westbury.

At the quarry itself demonstration steam hauled passenger and freight trains were run. Here we can see 50049 on display beside the demonstration lines.

Photo Joseph Burr