
CLUB NEWS DERBY'S FRIAR GATE RAILWAY BRIDGE We show below part of a message received from Andy Savage: Lots of people have been complaining in the newspaper about the poor state of the bridge so I decided to use my skills to make a difference by launching an online petition to restore it. Can you please pass on this message to everyone YOU know that may be interested and also ask everyone to pass the message onto everyone they know too. I need lots and lots of signatures. I have created a dedicated section on my website to the bridge with lots of photographs showing the poor state of maintenance. There are also several 360x180 VR Photographs which allow anyone to take a look around the bridge for them selves to see just how bad it is. It will take you less than a minute to add your name to my list of signatures on my petition as all you need to do is put your name and a few words as to why you think it should be restored. If you have not seen the state of the bridge then have a look at my photographs first then sign the petition. Please visit : http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/ Photographs showing the bridge : http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/photos/ For those with a broadband connection and Quick Time installed you can take a virtual look around the bridge : http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/360s/ To sign the petition follow the instructions : http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/petition/ To see who has already signed : http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/restoration-of-friar-gate-railway-bridge/signatures.html QUIZ SUCCESS AT LEICESTER The Society team, consisting of Paul Forbes, Dave Hook, Mark Ratcliffe and Donald Sills, represented BRS in the annual competition at Leicester on Tuesday, December 11th. As usual the other teams taking part were Leicester, Lutterworth and the Signal Box. There were ten rounds with ten questions to contend with under the following headings: People; London's Transport; 2007; Narrow Gauge Railways; Railways On Screen; Railways On CD; Bridges; Trams and Tramways; Railway Preservation; and, Off the Beaten Track. In addition, each team was given a double sided sheet containing approximately 150 place names which represented either goods stations, passenger stations or engine sheds. The name of the city or town where these places were situated had to be written down by the side. This was filled in whilst questions in the above rounds were being asked. One point was awarded for each batch of ten correctly answered questions. Before the start, each team was allowed to select one round to play a "joker" on, with correct answers attracting double points. Burton opted for Round 7 "Bridges" which turned out to be a wise choice with the team scoring maximum points. At the conclusion of the session, Burton were once again champions with a score of 100.5, followed by Lutterworth with 91.5, the Signal Box with 88.5, and Leicester with 83.0. So, the 15C trophy was once again heading over the Leicestershire border to Staffordshire! The trophy has been competed for nine times with Burton winning on eight occasions. The only year we didn't win, the Burton team set the questions and so couldn't take part. Everyone enjoyed taking part and we hope to see many friends from the Leicester area at our annual quiz night in June. By the way, none of the Burton team knew the answer to this question in round one on people, "Who is the current minister for transport?" Report by Mark Ratcliffe. [Congratulations to the team for retaining the trophy! Ed.] GRAHAM COXON SCRAPBOOKS The Society now has in its possession the Graham Coxon Scrapbooks. These contain articles pertaining to railway interest with many items being of local interest, there are three volumes altogether. PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION The winners of the BRS Photographic Competition as judged by members on 18th October were as follows: Section A (Colour Prints) Chris Worley (360 points) with a shot of 41241 hauling two coaches on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Section B (Digital Prints) Mark Ratcliffe (455 points) with B1 61306 on the Nene Valley Railway with a spectacular smoke effect. This photograph was also judged to be the overall winner of the competition. Section C (Happy Snapper) Dave Hook (380 points) whose entry was entitled: "The chap doesn't seem to be having much fun." - getting drenched by the water column. Section D (Slides) Peter Kenyon (445 points) with a shot of 71000 Duke of Gloucester. We congratulate the winners and thank all those who entered the competition. Thanks also go to John Tuffs for organising the event and to Dave Hook who spent most of the evening entering the scores into a laptop prior to announcing the results. Whilst this was happening members enjoyed a substantial meal of Pie & Peas prepared by Mark Broughton - well up to his usual excellent standard. The collating of the scores took some time, but members were kept entertained by Mark Ratcliffe with the screening of 70 slides. The first 14 were a mixed bag of pre-Colour Rail Slides by CCQ & ADC which Mark obtained from a recent visit to the Mid Hants Railway. These slides featured scenes from all over the country and included some rare colour shots of pre-nationalisation steam. Next came half a dozen local scenes of industrial locos at work at Tutbury Plaster Works & Bagworth Colliery. The second magazine was dedicated to bygone scenes in Derbyshire with just an occasional excursion over the border. Steam locomotives were the main subject matter, but a few diesel locomotives and a couple of DMUs were screened. Those present voted the evening a great success - especially the pie & peas - so if you didn't come this time the meal is already booked for 15th October 2008 - see you there! Finally thanks to John Marsh who once again volunteered to engrave the trophies for the winning entrants. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LOST RAILWAYS OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Geoffrey Kingscott, a recent speaker at Burton, is looking for photographs taken on lines in Northamptonshire anytime before they were closed to passenger traffic for possible inclusion in his next book in the Lost Railways series. If you can help him, please get in touch with Rodger Smith at any Society meeting or email him on rodger.smith@tiscali.co.uk CLUB NIGHT REPORTS If you would be willing to write a report of a Club Night presentation to appear on the Society's website - just one a year if you like - please speak to Mark Ratcliffe. PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS The Society has several photographic albums mainly of scenes in and around Burton with a few covering a wider area and some devoted to loco portraits. First the Eric Edwards Collection Eric is a local man who travelled all over the country photographing trains, but also took a considerable number in Burton. Eric is unfortunately now blind and the Society purchased his collection of 17 albums from him. These are kept at the Club and can be readily accessed on Club Evenings should members or visitors so desire. Requests should be made to the Club night organiser Mark Ratcliffe. They are titled: * The Burton Area * Burton Mainly Jubilees & Scots * Derby Shed & Works * Early Diesels At Derby * LMS Classes 40024 - 54398 * GW Classes Vale of Rheidol No.7 - 3814 * GW Classes 3824 - 6023 * GW Steam Around The Country * SR Classes Vol. 1 A1X - Lord Nelson * SR Classes Vol. 2 Lord Nelson - USA Tanks. * LNER Classes A4 / A3 / A! / A2 * LNER Classes A2 - D49 * LNER Classes D49 - A8 * Mixed Bag GW / SR / LNER * Around The Country Featuring LMS & BR Standards * BR Standards & Irish Locos * Crewe / Shrewsbury & Snow Hill The Tom Heavyside Album This features 50 photographs taken at Cadley Hill Colliery by this well-known photographer. Other Albums at Club H.Q. Twenty-three volumes of diesel photographs plus a few electrics are also available at the Club H.Q. These photos are 7" x 5" in size, many taken around Burton and are generally stored in albums according to classes. The photographic quality of these is mixed and some are quite poor, but they form a record in many cases of the recent past. Other Albums The Society holds the following albums which contain many first class shots with some in colour and some rare shots eg. 92220 Evening Star on 17B Burton Shed. * The 17B Albums (2 Volumes) * Burton Brewery System (2 Volumes) * A North Staffs Album With Reference To The Burton Area. These albums are looked after by Committee Member John Tuffs and a special request is required in order to view them. They are usually made available to members at least twice a year. > Books of Local and Wider Interest Owned by the Society

CLUB NEWS

DERBY'S FRIAR GATE RAILWAY BRIDGE

We show below part of a message received from Andy Savage:

Lots of people have been complaining in the newspaper about the poor state of the bridge so I decided to use my skills to make a difference by launching an online petition to restore it.

Can you please pass on this message to everyone YOU know that may be interested and
also ask everyone to pass the message onto everyone they know too. I need lots and lots of signatures.

I have created a dedicated section on my website to the bridge with lots of photographs showing the poor state of maintenance. There are also several 360x180 VR Photographs which allow anyone to take a look around the bridge for them selves to see just how bad it is.

It will take you less than a minute to add your name to my list of signatures on my petition as all you need to do is put your name and a few words as to why you think it should be restored.

If you have not seen the state of the bridge then have a look at my photographs first then sign the petition.

Please visit :
http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/

Photographs showing the bridge :
http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/photos/

For those with a broadband connection and Quick Time installed you can take a virtual look around the bridge :
http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/360s/

To sign the petition follow the instructions :
http://www.derbyphotos.co.uk/features/friargatebridge/petition/

To see who has already signed :
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/restoration-of-friar-gate-railway-bridge/signatures.html

QUIZ SUCCESS AT LEICESTER

The Society team, consisting of Paul Forbes, Dave Hook, Mark Ratcliffe and Donald Sills, represented BRS in the annual competition at Leicester on Tuesday, December 11th. As usual the other teams taking part were Leicester, Lutterworth and the Signal Box.

There were ten rounds with ten questions to contend with under the following headings: People; London's Transport; 2007; Narrow Gauge Railways; Railways On Screen; Railways On CD; Bridges; Trams and Tramways; Railway Preservation; and, Off the Beaten Track. In addition, each team was given a double sided sheet containing approximately 150 place names which represented either goods stations, passenger stations or engine sheds. The name of the city or town where these places were situated had to be written down by the side. This was filled in whilst questions in the above rounds were being asked. One point was awarded for each batch of ten correctly answered questions.

Before the start, each team was allowed to select one round to play a "joker" on, with correct answers attracting double points. Burton opted for Round 7 "Bridges" which turned out to be a wise choice with the team scoring maximum points.

At the conclusion of the session, Burton were once again champions with a score of 100.5, followed by Lutterworth with 91.5, the Signal Box with 88.5, and Leicester with 83.0. So, the 15C trophy was once again heading over the Leicestershire border to Staffordshire!

The trophy has been competed for nine times with Burton winning on eight occasions. The only year we didn't win, the Burton team set the questions and so couldn't take part.

Everyone enjoyed taking part and we hope to see many friends from the Leicester area at our annual quiz night in June.

By the way, none of the Burton team knew the answer to this question in round one on people, "Who is the current minister for transport?"

Report by Mark Ratcliffe.

[Congratulations to the team for retaining the trophy! Ed.]

GRAHAM COXON SCRAPBOOKS

The Society now has in its possession the Graham Coxon Scrapbooks. These contain articles pertaining to railway interest with many items being of local interest, there are three volumes altogether.

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

The winners of the BRS Photographic Competition as judged by members on 18th October were as follows:

Section A (Colour Prints) Chris Worley (360 points) with a shot of 41241 hauling two coaches on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

Section B (Digital Prints) Mark Ratcliffe (455 points) with B1 61306 on the Nene Valley Railway with a spectacular smoke effect. This photograph was also judged to be the overall winner of the competition.

Section C (Happy Snapper) Dave Hook (380 points) whose entry was entitled: "The chap doesn't seem to be having much fun." - getting drenched by the water column.

Section D (Slides) Peter Kenyon (445 points) with a shot of 71000 Duke of Gloucester.

We congratulate the winners and thank all those who entered the competition.

Thanks also go to John Tuffs for organising the event and to Dave Hook who spent most of the evening entering the scores into a laptop prior to announcing the results. Whilst this was happening members enjoyed a substantial meal of Pie & Peas prepared by Mark Broughton - well up to his usual excellent standard. The collating of the scores took some time, but members were kept entertained by Mark Ratcliffe with the screening of 70 slides. The first 14 were a mixed bag of pre-Colour Rail Slides by CCQ & ADC which Mark obtained from a recent visit to the Mid Hants Railway. These slides featured scenes from all over the country and included some rare colour shots of pre-nationalisation steam. Next came half a dozen local scenes of industrial locos at work at Tutbury Plaster Works & Bagworth Colliery. The second magazine was dedicated to bygone scenes in Derbyshire with just an occasional excursion over the border. Steam locomotives were the main subject matter, but a few diesel locomotives and a couple of DMUs were screened.

Those present voted the evening a great success - especially the pie & peas - so if you didn't come this time the meal is already booked for 15th October 2008 - see you there!

Finally thanks to John Marsh who once again volunteered to engrave the trophies for the winning entrants.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LOST RAILWAYS OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Geoffrey Kingscott, a recent speaker at Burton, is looking for photographs taken on lines in Northamptonshire anytime before they were closed to passenger traffic for possible inclusion in his next book in the Lost Railways series. If you can help him, please get in touch with Rodger Smith at any Society meeting or email him on rodger.smith@tiscali.co.uk

CLUB NIGHT REPORTS

If you would be willing to write a report of a Club Night presentation to appear on the Society's website - just one a year if you like - please speak to Mark Ratcliffe.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS

The Society has several photographic albums mainly of scenes in and around Burton with a few covering a wider area and some devoted to loco portraits.

First the Eric Edwards Collection

Eric is a local man who travelled all over the country photographing trains, but also took a considerable number in Burton. Eric is unfortunately now blind and the Society purchased his collection of 17 albums from him. These are kept at the Club and can be readily accessed on Club Evenings should members or visitors so desire. Requests should be made to the Club night organiser Mark Ratcliffe. They are titled:

* The Burton Area
* Burton Mainly Jubilees & Scots
* Derby Shed & Works
* Early Diesels At Derby
* LMS Classes 40024 - 54398
* GW Classes Vale of Rheidol No.7 - 3814
* GW Classes 3824 - 6023
* GW Steam Around The Country
* SR Classes Vol. 1 A1X - Lord Nelson
* SR Classes Vol. 2 Lord Nelson - USA Tanks.
* LNER Classes A4 / A3 / A! / A2
* LNER Classes A2 - D49
* LNER Classes D49 - A8
* Mixed Bag GW / SR / LNER
* Around The Country Featuring LMS & BR Standards
* BR Standards & Irish Locos
* Crewe / Shrewsbury & Snow Hill

The Tom Heavyside Album

This features 50 photographs taken at Cadley Hill Colliery by this well-known photographer.

Other Albums at Club H.Q.

Twenty-three volumes of diesel photographs plus a few electrics are also available at the Club H.Q. These photos are 7" x 5" in size, many taken around Burton and are generally stored in albums according to classes. The photographic quality of these is mixed and some are quite poor, but they form a record in many cases of the recent past.

Other Albums

The Society holds the following albums which contain many first class shots with some in colour and some rare shots eg. 92220 Evening Star on 17B Burton Shed.

* The 17B Albums (2 Volumes)
* Burton Brewery System (2 Volumes)
* A North Staffs Album With Reference To The Burton Area.

These albums are looked after by Committee Member John Tuffs and a special request is required in order to view them. They are usually made available to members at least twice a year.

> Books of Local and Wider Interest Owned by the Society