North Dorset Railway, Shillingstone, 160th Celebrations, August 2023 - 4K
The North Dorset Railway celebrated Shillingstone Station's 160th Anniversary over the Bank Holiday Weekend of 26th-28th August 2023.
Fairground organ 'Charlotte Rose' made its first appearance at the station and provided a wonderful musical atmosphere for the event.
Thanks to all the NDR volunteers for their hard work in making this event a success! Lots of happy people evident in this video, well done!
We had a few issues with the Scammel Mechanical Horse with what is thought to be a fuel problem. The machine would stall out and was difficult to restart, much to the frustration of her crew! The Scammel retains its hand cranking handle. There is no electric starter. This did provide a little humorous entertainment for some of us during the packing up at the end of the day! 😀
It's a friendly close knit team of volunteers and help was readily at hand though to rescue the vehicle.
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Great summary of a great event, thanks JP
@RailFlicks
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Gavin!👍
Great video of Shillingstone. One of the best fairground organs I have ever heard.........love the choice of music.
@RailFlicks
10 ай бұрын
Thank You! Yes, that'll no doubt be down to the 186 pipes it has. That's a beast of an organ!🔥 We were impressed too.
Excellent record of the event, whether you attended or not! Good to see Shillingstone Station coming to life again, with plenty more to come, I'm sure 🚂😊
@RailFlicks
10 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
Good to see Shillingstone station doing so well. I used to live in Child Okeford, not far from the station and used to walk my dog along the track. Seen it transform over the years. Many thanks for sharing - Like from me
@RailFlicks
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment. The project is on a bit of a roll at the moment. 👍
I'm grateful to you for this as I was miffed to have missed the celebrations. In return and as a fan of the Charlotte Roses of this world, you really can't miss the splendidly mad Dutchman's version of a certain theme tune belonging to a fond remembered adaptation of the books that got us here in the first place. Intrigued, I hope, name that tune in... kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6OOrtVyhqqdaNY.htmlsi=ndkoO3otfW_FbUtx
@RailFlicks
6 ай бұрын
Ha! Ha! Very good! Don't know how on earth you found that one, well done!😀
@JP_TaVeryMuch
6 ай бұрын
@@RailFlicks Good isn't it‽ A lucky find, thanks. no less. Bet you've played it again!
@RailFlicks
6 ай бұрын
Errrm, no! 😮