Welcome to the events 2009
and directions page of the FSMR website
page updated 15/ 06 / 2009
The
SMR is based in
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
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.
With the June event over, the remaining event in 2009 is run by
the FSMR:
SMR open weekend Sunday and BH Monday 30th
Gates open 10-00 till 17-00 each day £2 per 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! £20 per
pitch for whole weekend
Please phone Jez on 01664 851614 to book
a pitch for August 2009 or exhibit/ trade enquiries
mailto:fsmr_event@hotmail.co.uk
you
can also download a high quality pdf poster for the
event here:
. The FSMR are pleased now
to announce a special steam rail tour by Vintage Trains from Birmingham to our
event on the BH Monday with transfer by coach from Melton station nearby, and
admission and travel on the SMR
Demand
will be high so book early!
The August 2009 event over Sunday 30th Bank Holiday
Monday 31st August will
follow the usual format again, as with previous years.
Please note that due to cuts in funding to
NWR, Our regular display and childrens packs by
Network rail safety team will no longer take place, as they cannot attend the
event, which is outside of our control and may be advertised elsewhere as
taking place.
However, there will be vintage vehicles,
View of part of the August 2008 classic
vehicle line-up
Vintage
tractors and working displays, and models and miniatures of both road and rail
And
for fans of the green oval:
Our
own lode lane products
August
2008 display
Also trade stands, hot and cold catering and licensed refreshment
tent selling local real ale. There will also be model railway theme with N gauge and 00 trade stalls and a working G
scale and 00model railway
A young FSMR members OO scale Hornby DCC layout proved a hit with other youngsters, who got a chance to take
control themselves
FSMR members Ian and Gill from I and G steam will again have their trade stall but not the live steam demo this year
Why not
check out our webpage on I&G steam
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) including admission for both
days for £20 per pitch!
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 DVD of the SMR from start to present day,
new for summer 2009 including lots of archive TV footage , including the
infamous Chris Tarrant interview for Tiswas
This went
on sale at our first event in June and was a sell out on the day.
For your
convenience, it can be purchased at the August event from the station gift shop
for a special price of only £10 saving £5 on MRP
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, following boiler
inspection over the June event, the Jubilee will now be out of service until
2010 at the earliest, as it requires a new boiler.
There will however be the new East African private owned loco
running in 2009 keeping the operational steam fleet at 5
The two American locos and EAR come on at
around 11-00 to 12-00 and run the rest of both
days when the railway usually goes onto an intense two train operation.
The railway then has all 5 locos in steam.
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
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
Follow
the link for maps and directions to find the SMR
Check out the local weather at RAF Cottesmore and Wittering
More information on the work of the FSMR can be obtained via email
