Also see the 2000, the 1999 and the 1997-8 "What was new" archive pages.
31 December 2001:
Although 80151 is now suffering from a leak between one of the superheater flues and the firebox tubeplate, it is expected that this can be solved quite quickly.
The host router will be replaced tomorrow, Saturday 13th October, leading to some lengthy down-time throughout the day. It is hoped that this will go some way to minimising the disturbances we have seen recently. Through all of this, it should be remembered that our web hosting is hosted at zero cost by a non-commercial organisation.
To celebrate the re-opening of the full 9-miles of line, a promotion entitled "Welcome Back Kingscote" will take place throughout May in villages along the line, enabling local residents to travel on our trains as special fares of £2 per adult & £1 per child.
Villages in the scheme are Fletching, Sheffield Park, Horsted Keynes, Sharpthorne, Highbrook, West Hoathly, Kingscote & Turners Hill. The offer is spread over 3 weeks with a different week per village or group of villages to avoid overcrowding.