The North Derbyshire AGM Warm Up - 15th November 2019

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Butterley Park Miniature Railway, the station and Britain Jn - the public running circuit is on the left and the steaming bay branch is bottom right.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	In the other direction from the station, doesn't the signal box look much bigger now? The sector plate has been set and locked for the lengthy steaming bay branch, off left. Note that the signal is showing a single yellow and a feather; there are no more signals on the branch. The shunt signal is presumably for permissive working. The main public circuit is off to the right.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2019]	The Golden Valley Railway Campbells Brickworks Simplex stands in Butterley Park station waiting with our special train.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	View forward; the main train does the connection into the yard adjacent to depot.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	View forward entering the depot area looking towards the depot headshunt.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	The MOM sets the road for the siding at Newlands Inn, note the steep gradient out on the running line (right).<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	In the siding (with no stop blocks) which was formerly the running line.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]
Our special stands in the freshly swept Newlands Inn platform. The Simplex has run round for the return up the grade (but first it propelled back to the stop blocks…)<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	Baguley Drewry 3703 'NG24' hauled participants out of the shed in this very fine original Ashover Light Railway coach.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	Filling in the track details in groups using a wagon specially fitted with wooden seats.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	Filling in the track details in groups using a wagon specially fitted with wooden seats.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	A trip is called forward to the wagon on the backshunt; the yellow loco is on the public line.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	The present Duffield end of line of the Wirksworth Miniature Railway, the trackbed continues ready for the next extension. To the left is the standard gauge Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]	Looking back towards Wirksworth station from the end of the miniature line.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]
The rare track under the road bridge.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2019]