A Closer Look

A Closer Look
At the engine and drivers...

Here we take a closer look at the engine, carriages and drivers...

Photos © 1967 Light Straw Archive

| EXIT | Interior and Exterior Shots | The Drivers |

I always had a fascination for the miniature railway. The interior of the cab was painted a dark green colour with a multitude of pipes, cylinders and gauges which, just maybe, were a vital part of the mechanism? It's surprising on how many occasions that the engine or carriages were derailed after an unscheduled excursion around the track.

Interior and Exterior Shots

The Train: Interior and exterior shots

The gear levers	View from the driver's cab	Close up of the diesel engine
	Off the rails! `Photos` `© 1969 Light Straw Archive`
`The interior of the cab was painted dark green`

The Drivers

The Irish driver
The driver's cab was completely open, save for the perspex windows at the front.

Charlie Cheeld
Here we see the resident driver Mr Charlie Cheeld sitting on a wooden dining chair at the controls of Baguley 3232 in the summer of 1969.

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