Best Wishes for Christmas and the thorough service you will be giving your machine for the New Year - (well at least before the Rallies).

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1 And other Hand Powered Railway Vehicles Newsletter Christmas 2012 Number 17 The 13th National Velocipede Rally Sunday 7th July 2013 Froghall Station Churnet Valley Railway Staffs ST10 2HA Editor: Website Velocipedes.co.uk Best Wishes for Christmas and the thorough service you will be giving your machine for the New Year - (well at least before the Rallies).

2 Jeongseon Auraji Trackbike Ride in South Korea Makes use of an abandoned railway track that runs from Jeongseon Auraji to Gujeol-ri. The total track is 7.2 kilometres long and is a continuous descent that is an easy pedal. It is set in a lovely Valley with a river and a short tunnel. There are 2 person (110 kilo) and 4 person (138 kilo) trackbikes. At the boarding area in Gujeol-ri Station, there is a cafe named A Grasshopper s Dream made from carriage bodies. The most imaginative Railway Catering Establishment in the world, apart from the Twin Carp. You return to Gujeol-ri by train for a relaxing view from the opposite direction. Open all year but the busiest season is from March to October. Look it up on the Internet.

3 Roger Fuller s Boatyard Do On the 14 October 2012 in Stone, Staffordshire at Roger s Boatyard, his Railway was running and we tried out and photographed his 2 gauge Pump Trolley in action. The chain drive. Walking Beam and Connecting Rod. The Connecting Rod, Crank Pin and Flywheel. Connecting rod and crank pin. It s Chain driven and much less work than our geared drive model. It is heavier than our wood machine but a much smoother run having a flywheel. One of Roger s Signal boxes in the background. Walking Beam pivot. At rest after a circuit round the Building/Painting sheds

4 13 th National Velocipede Rally, Sunday, 7th July 2013, Froghall Station, Churnet Valley Railway, Staffordshire, ST10 2HA. Velocipedes and Trackbikes are invited to attend the Rally and operate exclusively on 1 ¾ miles of track from Froghall to Oakamoor. This is a day out for machine owners and carers to meet other likeminded friends and play with machines. You come at your own risk and look at the track and the arrangements and if you don t like either you don t have to play. You are responsible for your own safety at all times. If you wish you can join in the very popular photo run throughs the platform at Froghall between service trains. This event is for hand and foot powered machines ONLY and is the largest in Britain. (Sorry no engine powered machines and no Pump Cars see column three) It s the best day of the year to find help and advice with restoration or new build projects. 13 machines ran at the 2012 Rally and 2 were left on the platform for photographs. On a wonderful day in the wettest Summer for years. Please reply by jackiethomas002@hotmail.co.uk Or Phone and I can then sort out free Churnet Valley train tickets and tea vouchers. Rally Accommodation Try Tourist Information LEEK (nearest town) or see if they have a website or try The Churnet Valley Railway office on between 10 and 3 weekdays (they have an accommodation information pack). Wickham and Powered Trollies Wickham and powered machines Rally will be held in 2013 at the Churnet Valley Railway The organiser is Peter Green. Hopefully a regular event. Pump Trollies John Jolly of Mangapps Railway Museum in Essex is starting an event for Pump Cars in A UK first. Tel Again hopefully a regular event. His plans sound great fun.

5 Brilliant Day on the Permanent way depot ready to Start North Yorkshire Moors Many thanks to the organiser Tammy for the best Rally I ve been to, she has set the standard for the rest of us to aim for. I hope she organises another. Great Photos of the 6 machines attending by Trevor Catterson The Man in charge of counting us out and counting us back- in a different order when Mark was overtaken. The finish 5 miles later The organiser Tammy hard at work. Jacqui Thomas and Teresa Fuller pedalling into Levisham (Jacqui had swopped seats with Roger with 400 yards to go the cheat).

6 Mark s new and very carefully planned Double Deck trailer. Mark is a professional design engineer and it shows. Mark Egerton looking surprisingly happy having towed his new 2 person machine for miles. The machine is wonderful, weighs very little and worked for the rest of the day. Removing the tow rope. Judith and Bob having done the hardest work of the day. A 5 mile uphill run on a 100 year old Velocipede is no mean feat. I am in awe of their stamina.

7 Kevin being taped for the evening film show. The Draisine performed well, until Jacqui fell off on the return trip downhill (her own fault). Teresa giving a ride to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway s youngest member, (and his dad). Roger Fuller s very elegant and minimalist Trailer. new steel tyres to the front wheels of his Velorail, making them wider. Roger has fitted Sean Bowler s machine, rebuilt as a two seater with reversible handlebars and seats to save picking the machine up to reverse direction. A very clever idea. See the Rally on You Tube

8 The Crossing Club at Grosmont Was open to us and was great fun, the Pie and Mash takeout we ordered was vast. The club has a DVD projector and Roger and Teresa Fuller showed a terrific film of their early days of track biking, on a two bike conversion called Colonel Stephens and the design and building of their present Velorail and its adventures on disused lines. The Presentations Were conducted with great humour by Caroline and mugs were awarded The Racehorse Roger Fuller For the fastest run. The Shirehorse Bob Palmer and Judith For the hardest work of the day on a 100 year old machine. The Donkey Mark Egerton For his newest machine breaking down and having to be towed miles by him. Film taken that day was screened To much hilarity especially the Norwegian Trackbike lifting itself off the track and turning left on the road crossing at Grosmont. Caroline planning her presentation speech on Sean s continually improving machine. Kevin Gould s original Norwegian trackbike with our organiser again hard at work.

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