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Golden Acre Park, Leeds; New railway?
Topic Started: 19 Jan 2009, 09:14 PM (603 Views)
DGH 19 Jan 2009, 09:14 PM Post #1
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 In http://www.wildyorkshire.co.uk/naturediary/docs/2003/7/12.html it mentions in the third paragraph that the railway is being restored. The info is 5 years old. Can any one add any thing to this.

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David - owner of the Golden Acre Railway tackle
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colinpeake 19 Jan 2009, 09:20 PM Post #2
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 I seem to recall something in an old NGN about a length of track going in for show only, but nothing about restoring the railway there.

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DGH 19 Jan 2009, 09:31 PM Post #3
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 Perhaps this piece of track http://www.leeds.gov.uk/page.aspx?pageidentifier=70E72FA5D2CF08DC80256E1B003E903C
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GPMR 19 Jan 2009, 10:30 PM Post #4
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 They have made a railway garden which comprises of a shot length of old track and made it look overgrown, this is opposite the cafe and at the site of the old station. As far as I know they have no plans to re-open any of the line. Last time I went to the park was at least a year ago even though I live only 2 miles away.

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craiggluyas 20 Jan 2009, 09:51 AM Post #5
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 David,
This all refers to the station area only. When I made enquiries a few years back about putting a railway in somewhere they made it clear it wasn't on the cards.

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romulus 22 Jan 2009, 12:10 AM Post #6
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 David

Correct me if I am wrong but didn't these locos go through Ron Redman and Andrew Neales hands at one point. As they are both local to Golden Acre Park I think they would have liked to do something there. I think Ron was instrumental in getting the bit of track reinstated in the garden.

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DGH 22 Jan 2009, 08:22 PM Post #7
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romulus
22 Jan 2009, 12:10 AM
David

Correct me if I am wrong but didn't these locos go through Ron Redman and Andrew Neales hands at one point. As they are both local to Golden Acre Park I think they would have liked to do something there. I think Ron was instrumental in getting the bit of track reinstated in the garden.

John
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