Welcome to the events 2011
and directions page of the FSMR website

page updated 01/ 09 / 2010
The
SMR is based in Stapleford Park
near
Melton Mowbray,
LE14 2SF
Note be warned, there is another
Stapleford at
Follow
the
link for maps and directions on how to find us
but if you
follow the numerous brown Stapleford Park Country Hotel signs, you will be
taken to the railways car park
The
private railway is only open to the general public on two occasions per year, in mid June and end August BH Sunday and
Monday as part of special charity steam events.
The next
public running will be summer 2011:
Stapleford Steam 18th
Details and prices
Weekend camping available
for June 2011
Contact Stapleford@bseps.org.uk
The second event will be :
SMR open weekend Sunday and BH Monday
28th and
Gates open 10-00 till 17-00 each day £5per car
(Note small additional
charges for train rides)
Or why not spend a weekend caravanning in
the picturesque countryside in Stapleford park chilling out watching the trains go by! turn up on the Thurs night to Sat night and depart Monday
evening or Tuesday morning for only £20 per pitch!! Including admission both
days
Please phone Jez on 07989308717 to book a pitch or exhibit / trade
enquiries for August 2011
mailto:fsmr_event@hotmail.co.uk
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The August 2011 event over Sunday 28th Bank Holiday
Monday 29th August will follow the usual
format again, as with previous years.
There will also be full size steam traction
engine and Showmans engines including the unique
“Wait and See” Yellow Burrell Showmans and steam
Organ, vintage vehicles, vintage tractors
working
displays, and models and miniatures of both road and rail
Also
trade stands, hot and cold catering and licensed refreshment tent selling local
real ales.
CAMRA award Grainstore real ales feature at out August event
There
will also be model railway theme with some
N gauge and 00 trade stalls
and two working 00 model railway displays for the children
A young FSMR members OO scale Hornby DCC layout proved a hit with other youngsters, who got a chance to take
control themselves
Or you
can attend as an individual and just spend the whole weekend chilling out
camping in the park and sampling the grain store beer and ambience of the
summer evenings!
Members of the public will again be able to make a weekend of it and camp in the park for the whole weekend (Friday to Monday night) For August camping or exhibitor info
mailto:fsmr_event@hotmail.co.uk
If you write it down, please note the
underscore!
Nick Dodson
of Tele Rail (Rail films) has made a
This went
on sale at our 2 events in 2009.
For your
convenience, it can be purchased at the 2011 events from the station gift shop
for However, should you be unable to visit the SMR, please contact Nick at the
above website
When open to the public, all the 4 SMR owned,
and the 2 FSMR private owner steam locomotives are normally rostered for both days and run throughout the 2 days in a
staggered roster.
Please note that however, that the Jubilee
will now be out of service until 2012 at the earliest, as it requires a new
boiler designing and constructing. This means that the Curwen atlantic “John H Gretton” will be paired with the Saint during 2011
events as it was in 2010
The new East African private owned loco was
added in 2009
keeping the operational steam fleet at 5
The two American locos and
Please note that operational requirements and mechanical failures
may remove a locomotive from service at any time and no guarantee can be made
as to a particular loco appearing
Trains run from 10-00 but the railway can get very busy from
1300-1600 so early birds avoid any queuing or why not stay
later when it quietens down again.
Special multiple trip tickets allow you to sample all the motive
power throughout the day
We are
a very friendly family railway, and try to accommodate the needs of enthusiasts
and photographers, However, we apologise that due to staffing requirements,
line-side permits can be difficult to give but we will try if at all possible
There is though adequate public access to line-side locations,
including above the tunnel and next to the cutting, and also a large raised
viewing area above the loco-shed steaming apron, allowing some nice pictures of
locomotive firing and preparation
All
proceeds from the all our public events since 1995 are contributed to the FSMR
nominated charity of
LOROS
To see some previous events follow great pictures of the link
outside to these excellent websites
Steampower pictures of Stapleford Steam June 2005
Nick Tozer
Photographic June2008
Please do not visit at any other time as you will be disappointed
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the link for maps and directions to find the SMR

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