Both Hardwick (in the film) and the Midland compound visited on rail tours. There were very few standard gauge preserved railways operating then so Dinting prospered. Great memories of the place. Happy days indeed.
Remember visiting with my Uncle, I'd probably be 7 or 8, back then we would have gone on one of the old electric units. How fantastic it would of been if the Dinting Preservation Society had secured the Woodhead route.
Hi my name is Phil I started on the footplate at edgeley in 1961i did 50yrs on the footplate 8yrs on steam i on the 25th of August 1973 I fired lender from derby to Dinting nice to see this video i finished my time out at longsight as a driver Regard Phil.
Hi There, a great film and I was a regular visitor to Dinting in the 70's. What makes this film great is that I am on the footplate of Bahamas with my son Stephen at 4:00 minutes into the film. What a lovely coincidence. Many thanks to the cameraman.
A superb record of the early days of steam preservation. I managed to catch both Steamport and Steamtown as a child and have some memories of them but alas Dinting closed down when I was barely 1 year old so I never got to experience it.
Fantastic little film wish it was even longer many a enthusiast has lots of memories of this place. Love the old tv music in this video too. The Society did a great job there and with the Webb Coal tank. Without their hard work we wouldn't get to enjoy seeing a LNWR engine run at all nor its namesake loco. Thanks for sharing!
Yes at the time BR Livered Locomotives weren't as popular as they are now, the trend was for Big Four/Pre Grouping Liveries try to distance the preserved railways from the then recently finished BR steam. The then Owner Geoff Drury decided a fictitious version LNER livery it would have carried if it had been outshopped before BR.
Both Hardwick (in the film) and the Midland compound visited on rail tours. There were very few standard gauge preserved railways operating then so Dinting prospered. Great memories of the place. Happy days indeed.
How beautiful it was ❤
Remember visiting with my Uncle, I'd probably be 7 or 8, back then we would have gone on one of the old electric units. How fantastic it would of been if the Dinting Preservation Society had secured the Woodhead route.
Hi my name is Phil I started on the footplate at edgeley in 1961i did 50yrs on the footplate 8yrs on steam i on the 25th of August 1973 I fired lender from derby to Dinting nice to see this video i finished my time out at longsight as a driver Regard Phil.
Hi There, a great film and I was a regular visitor to Dinting in the 70's. What makes this film great is that I am on the footplate of Bahamas with my son Stephen at 4:00 minutes into the film. What a lovely coincidence. Many thanks to the cameraman.
Good days, at least when the sun came out. I remember digging our way into Dinting and clearing points etc after heavy snow.
A superb record of the early days of steam preservation. I managed to catch both Steamport and Steamtown as a child and have some memories of them but alas Dinting closed down when I was barely 1 year old so I never got to experience it.
Fantastic little film wish it was even longer many a enthusiast has lots of memories of this place. Love the old tv music in this video too. The Society did a great job there and with the Webb Coal tank. Without their hard work we wouldn't get to enjoy seeing a LNWR engine run at all nor its namesake loco. Thanks for sharing!
reminds me of that little now closed steam railway that I knew when I lived in Cornwall
Visited several times..I have a few pics somewhere...
Isnt LNER apple green wrong fore blue Peter shouldn't it be br apple green
Yes at the time BR Livered Locomotives weren't as popular as they are now, the trend was for Big Four/Pre Grouping Liveries try to distance the preserved railways from the then recently finished BR steam. The then Owner Geoff Drury decided a fictitious version LNER livery it would have carried if it had been outshopped before BR.
I think Apple Green 🟩 suits it just fine
which is not surprising as it was designed
with that colour in mind