KESR Dwarves of Steam 26 & 27 April

Info from: https://kesr.org.uk/dwarves-of-steam/

Locos (confirmed on K&ESR Facebook page):

• Judy from Bodmin Railway
• Visitor TBA
• Hastings
• Knowle
• Marcia

 

Sounds like a lot of fun.

 

I see this event has changed its name to “Dwarves of Steam”.

 

New webpage link https://kesr.org.uk/dwarves-of-steam/

The Facebook page has confirmed "Marcia", 2678 "Knowle" and "Hastings" will be used

 

4253 Facebook page says the group're currently working on Gervase, as well as their own loco, at Rolvenden. I've no idea if it's possible but - wouldn't it be nice if Gervase was ready in time?

 

Someone will complain….

 

Knowing several people with dwarfism, 'midget' is genuinely quite an offensive term. Dwarve/dwarf (both spellings are fine) is the correct term and they appreciate people treating them with respect.

 

Correct. Dwarf at least has precedent in folklore. Midget is no better a term than the sort used by PT Barnum.

 

Port of Par Judy visiting from Bodmin and Wenford Railway

Willy "the well tank" from Swindon and Cricklade

 

From the website the "dwarves" are running intensively between Tenterden and Wittersham Road - does this mean there will be nothing running between Wittersham Road and Bodiam?

 

Am I correct, sadly, in assuming that 30585 and 30587 are both currently non-operational and therefore have no chance of being at the event?

Bryan

 

Yes, both in storage at their respective homes pending overhaul

 

This looks like an incredibly endearing gala. In recent years it's been the larger stuff that's tempted me to the KESR (Foxcote Manor, the Bulleid, the 37 at the diesel gala - most of which I had to miss due to work in the end, or in the case of 7822 because it failed before my visit!), but I'm even more excited for this than any of those.

Can imagine water capacity and maybe speed too means it makes sense to limit operations to Tenterden-Wittersham, which will be quite nostalgic in itself as some of my earliest visits as a kid were when Wittersham (or maybe a bridge just beyond it?) was the terminus before Northiam reopened.

 

I did once suggest that someone should have a "Gnats of Steam" gala, as a play on the Bluebell's own gala. I didn't expect it to be us, though!

 

I hope this question does not come across as facetious, but does it matter what the word is applied to? I can see the offence with people, but items like submarines have been labelled "midget" in history.