Moreton Pit Light Railway

With the re-opening of the MPLR almost upon us and everything looking spit and span, a new attraction can be revealed.  It has been left derelict for almost 30 years and has been passed by many times almost as if it never existed but we have finally finished the renovations.  Perhaps you can guess what it is from a few photos that were taken today.  This one was taken through the bushes to give us our first little peak!

So to give you a helpful hint it isn’t a new road!  So here’s another one to get you guessing….

Do you know what it is yet?

Yes it has a lot to do with water and that’s what the MPLR has a lot of!  So we can’t bear it any longer and have got to show you our new pride and joy.

Yes, we have finally finished the renovations to Moreton Mill, a fully working watermill!  We are  sure that the mill will bring in many more visitors to the MPLR this summer

with walks to the mill, plenty of photo opportunities from the train, and of course guided tours round to see it working. What a lovely re-opening this is going to be!

Wynne the new addition to the MPLR stable, a much kit-bashed IP Engineering Railbus!  Yes, she finally made it on to the tracks last Sunday.  Her livery is still be to finished as Mrs F Controller is not happy with her colour but she is fully working and was a delight to drive round the MPLR.

Albert carefully takes her along Viaduct Loop

Albert has quickly volunteered to be her main driver as apparently it reminds him of “when he was a lad in Ireland”.  But he seems to have taken to her like a duck to water and we had a lot trouble getting him out of it, he seemed glued to the seat!

Donald , Workshop Manager inspecting Wynne before the trial run

Well, enough of these photos we have got the real thing for you to have a look at so just click on the short film below as you are in for a real treat!

Amazing this computer stuff isn’t it!