The Portable Railway Company

24/07/2022

Quite an enjoyable weekend project so far...

67005 well on the way to completion now and the claret does looks wrong in this image, but should end up correct🤞

23/07/2022

Paint shop already up and running this morning with 67005 getting some TLC.

Painted EWS bodyside stripes and cantrail lining colours. Just doing the warning panels this morning so, fingers crossed she will be back in Royal Claret by Sunday.

22/07/2022

Just thought I would share this here...

It's just over 3 weeks until our next Open Day on Sunday August 14th.

Tickets are available online already at ticketsource.co.uk/ravenspringspark with around 20% sold there is still time to buy yours.

There are 2 sessions on the day, each of 2 hours and our clubhouse will also be open to provide you refreshments as usual!

We look forward to welcoming you!

03/07/2022

Another day with Ravensprings Park, Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers ... This time in Lightcliffe.

30/06/2022

67006 on the racetrack at BHME - June 2022

26/06/2022

Another weekend completed; both days for Ravensprings Park, Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers . Saturday was Brighouse Charity Gala with the portable track and today; a Charity Open Day at our club! Plenty of miles accrued, lots of happy faces and a chance to share our hobby with the public.

25/06/2022

Another 2 day weekend! It's Brighouse Charity Gala Day today and tomorrow its a club charity open day...

I wonder how many miles we drive per year? It must be a fair few!

19/06/2022

Tickets for next weekend's charity open day are starting to sell out!!

We are hosting this event to attempt to raise £1000 for Forget Me Not Children's Hospice in , a fantastic cause. You can visit their website: forgetmenotchild.co.uk to see the work they do or to donate if you can't visit us on Sunday:

To raise the £1,000, we are running 3 separate sessions of 90 minutes 'play time' with both railways and the clubhouse open for you to enjoy!

Remaining tickets can be purchased via this link;

ticketsource.co.uk/ravenspringspark

Image:: 5 inch gauge TGV electric outline loco

11/06/2022

Ready for the off!

11/06/2022

More Black 5 mileage on the regulator today as we are helping out BHME at

02/06/2022

Nearly ready for the first train of the day!

01/06/2022

A busy week behind the scenes, but all set ready for the finally!

31/05/2022

Preparing again for the long weekend with another busy day planned. Some last minute work to #61400 plus track and riding coach inspections will need to be completed today.

24/05/2022

Awaken my beauty, for thou has an appointment with the paintshop to be spruced up ready for the !

15/05/2022

Got a small warming fire into #61400 this evening and her boiler washed out. She's ready for a photocall on Tuesday or Wednesday; and if the sun will shine for us, a 12 month steam ticket will also be issued.

With 61400 out of the works, 70000 will be next to receive treatment.

06/05/2022

Finally 61400 is back together as an engine and tender....

02/05/2022

Finally managed to build the loco housing frame and workbench in the workshop.

A bank holiday Monday well spent on a long overdue job which should make maintenance a lot easier.

16/04/2022

Tickets for May Open Day now on sale...

Following on from the success of our first one hour prebooked sessions, we have slightly tweaked May’s sessions. The new format meant no queuing but the catering was missed.

We have add slightly more people each session but still think there should be no queuing and we are also going to offer ice cream and pop. Please note it will be card only payments for the catering.

Prebook for the 8th May https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ravenspringspark

06/04/2022

Disaster! Undertook a fitness to run check on 61400 as I wanted to ensure that a distraction had not led to something not being tightened or adjusted correctly....and I've only gone and snapped off the retaining pin at the return crank...

Why oh why did I give it another turn 😭

Forced to drop the expansion link and crank again for a quick trip to the workshop.

Hopefully back on track with a light fire at the weekend!

07/03/2022

Looking forward to riding 1:1 scale steam this weekend!

46100 Royal Scot arrived late yesterday evening at Haworth Yard, seen here backing onto the long pit, next to fellow L.M.S loco, 41241 "Ivatt".

Don't forget you can get a 10% discount online if purchased 3 or more days in advance.

🚂 https://kwvr.co.uk/event/steam-gala-weekend/2022-03-11/

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