Uhambo lweeNgqungquthela kunye neeStentric kwiiStropshire
Umzila wesitimela eWest Midlands uye waletha ezinye zeetriki ezihamba phambili zeNgilane.
INgilani yayiphayona ngokuhamba kwendlela yomzila kwaye ukususela kumaxesha ama-Victori, ilizwe liye lahlaselwa yimizila yesitimela. Ngesinye isihlandlo ngisho nezixeko ezinxweme ezikude kakhulu zineeetroli. Uninzi lwalo lwanyamalala kuma-1960s kwimizamo engafanelekanga yokuphucula imimandla emininzi.
Kodwa ngokuvuya ngabaqeqeshi abaqeqeshelwayo, amavolontiya ayasindisa kwaye asebenza embalwa yeendlela ezithandekayo zokuloliwe, izitimela zentambo kunye neenkonzo ezingasetyenziswe ngomzila. Ezi ezinye zezona zinto zizodwa eziza kukufumana kwi-West Midlands.
01 ngo 04
KwiTelford Steam Railway
ifoto nguLittlestar19. littlestar19 Malunga neTelford Steam Railway Umzila wesitimela uhamba ngasentshonalanga yeTelford, iStropshire, kufuphi ne-UNESCO yeLifa leMveli leNdawo kunye nokuzalwa kwindawo ye-Industrial Revolution Iron Bridge Gorge.
Umzila weloliwe waqala ngisho nangaphambi kobudala bomdaka. Iinqwelo ezihamba ngeenqwelo zamahhashi ziye zagijimela ngeensimbi zensimbi phakathi kwee-coalbrookdale zesebe kunye nemigodi eyanikeza izinto eziyimveliso. Ngesinye ixesha, i-depot eyona ndawo yayiyi-10 kwaye ikwazi ukuphatha iinqwelo ezingama-200 ngelo xesha.
Ngama-1960, izitishi eziphambili zezitroliwe, iHarhayhay ne-Dawley, zavalwa njengenxalenye yokwehla okusabalalisiweyo kwi-network ye-Britain. Ngaloo ndlela umgca wawungowona uphuhliso lwesebe elisemaphandleni, lukhonza uluntu lwasekuhlaleni. Kwakungekho ncamango yecandelo elingaphezulu kwekhulu lemisebenzi yezoshishino.
Ngowe-1976, iqela lamavolontiya lakha i-trust yokubuyisela iTelford Steam Railway, izitishi zayo kunye neenqwelo zokuvuna. Namhlanje sebenze ukwandisa umgca kwaye ugcine kwaye ukwandisa isitokisi sokuqhubela phambili siyaqhubeka. Ekugqibeleni ithemba lifuna ukudibanisa ne- Ironbridge itsel f.
Uya kuphi na? Izitimela zisebenza ngeCawa kunye neeholide zeBhanki, ukusuka kwiPasika ukuya ekupheleni kukaSeptemba. Ngokuqhelekileyo i-Santa Specials ngeMigqibelo kunye neCawa ngoDisemba kodwa zonke iimeko ezizodwa ziguquka rhoqo kwaye kukulungele ukuhlola i-website yabo. Izitimela zisebenza ngokuhambelana nomzila ongasetyenziswanga, ukusuka kwisiqwenga saseSpanish Village, nge-Heath Hill Tunnel ukuya kwi-roadbridge e-Horsehay naseDawley.
Amaphuzu avelele Ukongeza kwinqwelo-moya kunye ne-diesel esebenza kwii-standard gauge tracks, iTelford Steam Railway iphinde isebenzise itram elula kunye ne-5 "gauge model model".
Hlalani nikhumbula Umzila oqhutyelwa ngamavolontiya ngoko ke iinombolo zeefowuni zidweliswe kwiwebhusayithi azihlali zihlala ziza kuthi i-website ihlaziywe ngokukhawuleza ukuqala kwonyaka ngamnye. Indlela engcono yokuqhubeka kunye noko kwenzekayo, iishedyuli zamanje, amaxabiso kunye neziganeko ukuvakashela iwebhusayithi yabo kwaye babhalisele kwi-newsletter ye-imeyili.
Fumanisa Okuninzi
02 we 04
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Umbono weBridgenorth ukusuka kulawulo. Epic / Getty Izithombe Ngomzila woKhenketho we-Cliff ye-Bridgnorth Ngaba i-funicular ifaneleka njengomzila wesitimela? Kulungile ihamba ngeendlela kunye noMbutho weTransnet Heritage Association ubonakala ucinga ngoko, ngoko ndingubani na ukuba ndixabane. Le ngqungquthela ethile yindlela engumdala waseBrithani kunye nomzila ongasemgangathweni omkhulu womzila womzila wombane. Isebenza ngeemoto ezimbini ezilinganayo. Njengokwenyukayo, idonswa ngamakhompyutheni anikwe amandla kagesi, enye iyahla, kunye nenye indlela. Sekuqhutyelwe iminyaka engama-125 (ukususela ngo-1890) kwaye ngelo xesha kwaxhaswa nge-ballast yamanzi.
Uya kuphi na? Ihamba phakathi kwedolophu yasezantsi neyantsi yeBridgnorth (ukugcina abantu kunye neendwendwe ngokunyuka). Iphakama iinyawo ezili-111 kumgama wama-201 iinyawo. Ngokungafani neenqanawa zelifa eziqhutywa njengezinto ezikhangayo kuma-hobbyist kunye neendwendwe, umzila we-Bridgnorth Cliff Railway usengxenyeni yobomi bemihla ngemihla kule dolophu yaseShropshire. Njengoko kuhamba ngokuhamba kwezithuthi zikawonke-wonke, kuyinto engabizi ukukhwela - uhambo olujikelezayo luyi-£ 1.20. Kwaye rhoqo, unyaka wonke, inkonzo isebenza ukususela ngo-8: 00 ukuya kwe-8pm ehlobo kunye no-6: 30 ntambama ebusika, ngoMvulo ukuya ngoMgqibelo. NgeeCawa inkonzo iseqala emini.
Iindwendwe ezibalulekileyo Indlu ehambayo, i-tearoom kufuphi nesiteshini esiphambili ibukela iifestile kwi-injini igumbi kunye neendlela zokuhamba. Kananjalo banomhlaba ongaphandle wokujonga izinto ezintle kwiimeko ezimnandi zezulu. Ifowuni +44 (0) 1746 769659 ngolwazi olungakumbi.
Kwaye ukuba uthanda ukuhlala ngaphaya, iNtendwendwe yeNdwendwe i-Stoneway ilungile kwicala eliphantsi. Ukusuka kwiGumbi 2 ungabukela i-funicular yenyuka iphantsi.
Fumanisa Okuninzi
03 we 04
Severn Valley Railway
Amavolontiya asebenzayo athatha umsebenzi wabo kwiSevern Valley Railway ngokukrakra. © Ferne Arfin Ngokuphathelele iSivern Valley Railway I-Severn Valley Railway (i-SVR) yenye yeyona ndlela iqhubekile kwaye ifuna ukuhamba ngeloliwe . Iyakhupha amavolontiya avela kulo lonke elaseBrithani kunye nabalandeli beetroli bavakatye kuwo wonke umhlaba.
Uninzi lwazo izitimela zalo zikhokelwa yi-locomotives zentlambo nangona zikhona ii-diesel locomotives ngokunjalo. Ukuqokelela kwayo iinqwelo zokuvuna, ubuyela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, kwaye kuquka neemoto zokhuni ezenziwe ngetekiti.
Uninzi lwezikhululo ezihamba ngendleleni zibuyiselwa kwintsapho yazo. Kukho ii-buffets zesikhululo kunye nokuqokelelwa kwezinto zokuzonwabisa ezihamba phambili ezitratweni kunye neepaki ezithakazelisayo, amakhaya amahle kunye nelizwe elihambahamba kuyo yonke indawo.
Ngomlando weminyaka engama-150, lo mgca waqala ngexesha lama-Victorian. Iziganeko ezikhethekileyo kunye nokuphuma kwimixholo ekhethiweyo ye-vintage-kusuka kwi-Victoriana ukuya kwi-1940 ye-Big Band-ihleliwe rhoqo. Ungakwazi kwakhona ukubhala ukutya kunye neekhisi zonkcenkceshe kwiivenkile zokutya ezivini kwezinye iitreni.
Uya kuphi na? Ukusuka eBridgnorth eShropshire ukuya eKidderminster eWorcester, umgama malunga neekhilomitha ezili-16. Kukho ukucwangciswa okucwangcisiweyo kwiHolton Loade, kwi-Highley, eArley naseBewdley kunye nokucela ukuyeka kwi-Severn Valley Country Park naseNorthwood. Izitimela zisebenza phantse ngonyaka kodwa kukho ukuvalwa kwebusika emfutshane malunga neiveki ezintlanu zokulungisa nokulungiswa. Ngomnyaka we-2016, umzila weloliwe kwakufuneka uvaliwe ukususela ngoJanuwari 4 ukuya kuFebruwari 12.
Amaphukula ephambili kwi-Highley eShropshire, iNjineli yeeInjini yikhungo leswendwendwe elibonisa ukuba i-SVR iqokelele iqoqo lokugcinwa kweevenkile kunye nezinye izithuthi zendlela. Inendawo yokutyela, ivenkile kunye nendawo yokudlala yabantwana. Abagibeli abemi apho mabacwangcise ukuchitha malunga neeyure ezimbini.
Fumanisa Okuninzi
04 we 04
Ezinye izithuthi zeStam kwiMiddle Midlands
Abavolontiya baololiwe beSiv Valley Railway e-Highley Station. Ukutyelela iBrithani / uDaniel Bosworth / Getty Images Kusasaza ukuqhuba umzila wesitimela kunye nelifa lemveli. Fumana ezi zihambo zakho kwiNtshona Midlands:
- I-Apedale Valley Light Railway
- I-Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
- WeTrosewater Railway
- Foxfield Railway
- I-Amerton Railway
- Churnet Valley Railway
- ICambrian Heritage Railways