Lottery supremo to lead Barrow Hill relaunch

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BARROW Hill roundhouse will reinforce its position as one of the unique gems of the heritage sector when it is relaunched after a £1.2 million refurbishment.

Sir Peter Luff, chairman to the Board of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund, will visit Britain’s last remaining rail-connected steam roundhouse on Thursday, September 21, to officially open the new entrance to the former Staveley Midland shed.

The new Lottery-funded showpiece glass visitors’ entrance to Britain’s sole-surviving operational roundhouse. BHESS

Afterwards, a Grand Reopening Gala will run from Friday, September 22, to Sunday, September 24. As previously reported, it will be something of a repeat of last September’s hugely-successful Pacific Power event on the Severn Valley Railway, featuring LNER A3 Pacific No. 60103 Flying Scotsman and A1 Peppercorn Pacific No. 60163 Tornado.

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It will be the first visit of Flying Scotsman to the roundhouse since a BR open day in 1974. Furthermore, visiting locomotives from DRS, Colas, GBRf and DB Cargo are also expected.

Doors open at 9am, with the last entry at 3pm. Tickets are adults £22, under 16s £11, under fives free, and a family of four £53.

Read more in Issue 232 of Heritage Railway – on sale now!

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Right: Replica smoke hoods allow real steam around the Barrow Hill turntable!

 


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