Photos Of The Scenic Railway Taken Today.

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Photos Of The Scenic Railway Taken Today.

Postby Vince, Charlie and Sam » 09 Nov 2008, 16:47

Looks like all of the damaged timber has now been removed. When the light is a little better I'll take a few more and add them here.

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Postby Jim Douglas Jr. » 13 Nov 2008, 19:07

Excellent to see such progress. Sad to see so much of the original structure missing.
Hopefully the running gear has been mostly salvaged.
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Postby Jim Douglas Jr. » 18 Nov 2008, 22:19

...and sad that 4 days later, I'm the last one to comment.

Come ON people, don't give up just because it's winter or you think it's hopeless.
It's not. They've been ordered to make repairs and this clearly shows something's being done.
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Postby kevinashe » 19 Nov 2008, 11:58

jim theres not been many people on lately,but a least the structure has been secured for winter and i cant see any more happening before the spring
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Postby Jim Douglas Jr. » 19 Nov 2008, 20:45

Morale.
I post here to keep morale and awareness up.
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Postby usm » 20 Nov 2008, 01:41

Jim Douglas Jr. wrote:...and sad that 4 days later, I'm the last one to comment.

Come ON people, don't give up just because it's winter or you think it's hopeless.
It's not. They've been ordered to make repairs and this clearly shows something's being done.


I'm sure that there are plenty still lurking Jim, sometimes there is not much to add to the good points already made.

By the way was back in Margate last week for a funeral, the town is not looking good, also heard that a pub in Ramsgate was sold for £46,000 frehold! Only an hour away from London yet there is little sign of the planet making any progress.
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Postby neeshambles » 20 Nov 2008, 17:13

Thanks for the pictures, she should survive the winter *crosses fingers*
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Postby porterm » 21 Nov 2008, 00:26

Jim et al,

I guess this pre-Christmas period normally starts to get rather quiet as personal activities, such as the dreaded shopping, begin to distract our attentions.

However, I tuned into the local radio station, KMFM, earlier tonight where the presenter, Louis Hurst, was getting listeners to call in with their memories. One nice lady who lived in Margate, I believe, mentioned Dreamland in passing and the presenter said "don't get me started on that one". The caller said "we need to bring the place back".

Someone else cited memories of the former Dreamland cinema. This got me thinking that maybe placing a call into this show (that I believe goes all over Kent now, as it's networked) could bring some good discussion opportunities. Definitely something to keep Margate and Dreamland in people's mindset. Especially in the off-season.

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Postby Nick Evans » 21 Nov 2008, 20:56

I do hope the limited edition calendar will help keep the Dreamland (and the Shell Grotto) causes alive for a while yet. See latest news for full story and remember the money from calendars sold will go to directly to helping them.
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Postby Lou » 23 Nov 2008, 17:02

We are still here and continue to support the campaign - it has been quiet, but nevertheless we have Dreamland in out thoughts
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Re: Photos Of The Scenic Railway Taken Today.

Postby sam » 29 Nov 2008, 20:58

Vince, Charlie and Sam wrote:Looks like all of the damaged timber has now been removed. When the light is a little better I'll take a few more and add them here.

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Finally something has happened hopefully she will start getting repairs done after the winter.
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Postby Jim Douglas Jr. » 01 Dec 2008, 21:28

Good idea, Martin. Can you look into that?
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