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Thorne Memorial Park Miniature Railway, Thorne, Nr Doncaster
Latest News Page April 2013

The Bus that thinks it's a Trolleybus (minus the trolleybooms)

Once there were electric overhead wires and tram tracks on this section of road leading out of Leeds. Instead there is now a guided busway that the new Hybrid Arriva is not able to use. The new generation of bus is aimed at reducing carbon-monoxide having an electric motor a set of Lithbatteries and a smaller engine to provide a top power.

Once there were electric overhead wires and tram tracks on this section of road leading out of Leeds. Instead there is now a guided busway that the new Hybrid Arriva is not able to use. The new generation of bus is aimed at reducing carbon-monoxide having an electric motor a set of lithium-ion batteries and a smaller diesel engine to provide a top power. Stage Coach and even Boris Johnson's now famous London Borismaster bus all use this principal. There is a possibility that there is consideration to adding trolley-booms and overhead wires for the Borismaster according to reports recently issued in a motoring magazine. 

A reminder of the UK's Trolleybuses

A traditional six-wheel trolleybus at Newcastle, whilst Bradford operated trolleybuses until 1972. The trolleybus almost made a return at Doncaster and Rotherham in 1985. One demonstration vehicle (better known as the Electroline) operated on test on a mile of overhead wiring alongside the Doncaster Racecourse until 1990. The project was regrettably abandoned so we now have to wait for the New Generation Project  (NGT) in Leeds for trolleybuses to return to the UK.   

A visit to the Wells Walsingham Railway 26th April 2013

On the latter part of a tour of East Anglia we called in at the this wonderful 10 1/4 inch guage railway that operates at Wells-Next-to-Sea. The trains were operating as part of the start of the 2013 operating season for more details of the rolling stock and train timetable please visit their website

The steam locomotive "Norfolk Heroine" built in 2010 was providing the service for the 10.30am departure. 

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