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Pump Car Event

Monday 27 April 2015, part of the 50 years of Preservation Celebrations.

The Theme of the event was the 1960s.

Sgt. Pepper meets “Flash Harry” and the girls of St. Trinian’s >>>>
The Teams were judged on Costume and Technique.

A suitable pout for the Editor

The fun event organiser, Lewis Maddox, Right.
Above Philip Mason of the Sgt. Peppers team from Severn Valley Railway Engineering Services (I never remember Engineering being this much fun when I was in it. Ed).
The pump car that did not take part was on display in the wonderful
Station Bookshop. A Gauge 1 model by the Bachman company.
We missed the crew of the “Starship Enterprise” they had
already taken part and beamed back up to the starship.

Outgoing Cameraman (right) with spares at his feet, he had a very neat
clamp to attach his equipment to objects
Expect film of the event on the
Severn Valley Railway website in a
Incoming team. few days.
 In pursuit of a fire.

This is the Fire Brigade from “Trumpton”, a children’s TV programme

in the 1960’s I am told. (it is on Wickipedia. Editor).
 the railway having the token from Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade in his
“Possession”.

Incoming team being cheered by the audience, and baby, while being
filmed for the website from the other platform.

The Audience partakes of the “Railwayman’s Arms” Pub, on the

platform at Bridgnorth. The events “possession” of the track is
My camera was then grabbed to photograph a solution to a crank layout
protected by the red flag in the track and the Director of Operations for
problem at the bottom of our Garden (Editor).
The St. Trinian’s Team limbering up and completing the run looking very cheerful.
St. Trinian’s is a fictional girls boarding school in England Great St. Trinian’s Train Robbery”.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Trinian's_School for all you could Before I get enquiries, the Pump Car in the film was a powered mock up
wish to know. made by the props department not an undiscovered new maker. Editor.
In the UK the Pump Car and girls in St. Trinian’s uniforms are see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_St_Trinian%27s_Train_Robbery
regularly twinned because the girls steal one in the 1966 film “The Especially the Filming Notes at the end.
Strangely the Wickham Petrol Car that towed the Buda Pump Car
from the Engine House to Bridgnorth (see the Severn Valley
Railway website “News section” photos), looks very similar to the
one in the film stolen by the teachers at St. Trinian’s.

The SVR Wickham that will tow the Pump Car back to its home.
The Wickham Petrol Car in the film has been preserved and I am sure
will appear with a Pump Car in many re-enactments to come. Editor.

Another team off And a different team back.

The Beatles haircuts meet Liberace’s frills (later borrowed by Austin Powers).

Gloves are donned for a virtuoso performance.

A terrific, original, very well organised

The safety talk and signing the forms. event - I thoroughly enjoyed it.