Chappel News Review of 2020
Just what has been achieved at the museum this year? The answer is quite a
lot between lockdowns, as an unintentionally given active members a break from staging events. Much has
progressed, the best examples being Miniature railway, Running Shed and N7 Suburban
tank locomotive.
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Museum AGM
advanced notice [on Zoom 9th January 2021] |
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A picture
that could say a thousand words |
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Carry on :
Carrying on Museum opening times |
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Donation of
railway carriage prints |
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FUND RAISING
SCHEMES |
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London
Suburban tank in N7 locomotive |
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Museum
Objects: Furlough tickets |
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October 2020
workshop round up |
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Rapid
progress in building the Running shed |
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The View from
space Quiz! |
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Waste
disposal is costing the museum money.! |
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Web based
museum reporting: |
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August 2020
Chairman's statement |
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August Photo
Miscellany |
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Building
developments, steel skeletons and plans |
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Front of
house news from Neil Temlett |
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Fund Raising
schemes |
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Halstead
developments [modelling in MRC public access room] |
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Photographic
Charter 15th August / 30742 Charters |
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Restoration
of N7 locomotive [starting the boiler lift] |
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Longer term
thinking - Exhibition Hall |
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I-spy with my
little eye |
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Covid
lockdown 1 - eases / Furlough Planning Decision due / digest of small improvements |
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Wickham
Bishops model railway model |
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EARM Photos
and Quiz pages (Whatsapp group) |
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Engines of
War at Chappel (photo feature) |
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Jubilee's
Cambridgeshire hide-away and its vintage coach partner |
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September
Beer Festival (discussion about go/no go decision) |
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Museum
finances and Essex Lottery for good causes |
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Volunteers
input during general site closure (Covid19 virus shutdown) |
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Curators
update - Wickham bishops Trestle bridge layout - 8 boxes of Takeley station
archive - New Local Lines display boards due soon |
SVS168 Spring
2020 |
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Dept. of
Model railways - Open members night Mondays, but also on Thursdays |
SVS168 Spring
2020 |
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Detailed
explanation of DRB restoration - Peter Martin - AEc220LX engine, Electrical
problems, Body Corrosion, Monocoque construction |
SVS168 Spring
2020 |
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Drewry
Gardner 838/230 "WD loco" (WD72229) purchased by the museum -
History of its use and deployments - Isaac Ferneyhough |
SVS168
Spring 2020 |
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Estates -
Platform 2 café toilets upgrade to an accessible facility - Car Park
groundworks |
SVS168 Spring
2020 |
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Farewell to
second generation DMUs in East Anglia - Marcus Teyus |
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2020 |
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Lamport works
- Remove foundation ring send a way for new inner firebox - DMU body repairs
and repaint |
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2020 |
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Marketing -
revised logo for Marketing Increase
26% attendances - Wear and tear on site - Catherine Harrison |
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2020 |
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Martin
Gibbons - Volunteer News |
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2020 |
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Start of the
Coronavirus pandemic - Editorial |
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2020 |
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The Future of
Stour Valley steam - call for ideas = Editorial team [David Reeve and Darren
Johnson] |
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2020 |
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Thompson
bench - former Thorrington station bench restored |
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2020 |
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Thompson
Green MR2 station construction - MR" loco shed, benches and power. Track
cast in apron area for servicing |
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2020 |
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Updated and
renumber extensions - VOIP Digital communications - Brian Mc Gennity |
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2020 |
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Engineering
training at Chappel |
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2020 |
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Further notes
on B12 locomotive donation - Clive Rey |
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2020 |
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P Way
maintenance |
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2020 |
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Real Time
Trains |
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2020 |
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Signalling
course January 25th |
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2020 |
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The night the
railway changed - 20/21st January 2020 |
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2020 |
