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Wolverton Works Open Weekend

Was to have been Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August 2010

RailCare Ltd in association with The Railway Magazine is delighted to announce that it is to stage an open weekend at Wolverton Works, the first for 17 years.

Wolverton is one of the oldest railway works still operating. It was built in 1838 at the mid point of the London - Birmingham Railway. Wolverton was initially used for the maintenance of locomotives built by outside companies, before starting to construct its own, including the famous LNWR 2-2-2 "Bloomers" and "Wolverton Express Goods" 0-6-0's.

RailCare and The Railway Magazine team have been secretly working on plans for the event for more than five months. Together they hope to raise a significant sum of money for a number of charities, including Willen Hospice, The Living Archive, Milton Keynes Museum and The Mental Health Foundation.

Pete Waterman will open the event and be around on the Saturday to chat to fans.

"For the third successive year, The Railway Magazine has been asked to partner the major rail industry event of the year. We are delighted and exited to be involved in Wolverton Works Weekend and hope that you will support the site's first event for 17 years."
Nick Pigott, Editor, The Railway Magazine

"RailCare is delighted to welcome you to Wolverton, where we have a full order book, so there's lots to see. Our aim is that a number of local charities will benefit from your support and may I thank you in advance for helping to raise these vital funds."
David Hilliard, RailCare Training and Development Manager.

Attractions

Onsite attractions include:

The Great Railway Bazaar
More than 80 railway - themed trade stands will be undercover to create a great railway marketplace.

"Bloomer" Plinthing
Wolverton's replica 2-2-2 "Bloomer" will be unveiled and rededicated in its new position at the works entrance.

Workshops and Works Demonstrations
Wolverton Staff will provide demonstrations of a variety of workshop activities that take place on site. RailCare will be giving a number of carriage - lifting, wheel pressing and other activities rarely seen by the public.

Railwayana Displays
Two of Britain's leading railwayana auction houses will be providing displays of memorabilia and valuations in one of the workshops.

Fine Art Exibition
There will be a display of railway art from the Terence Cuneo collection and from Wolverton Works own artist John Kitchen.

Other Attractions
There will also be other on - site attractions including model railways, vintage vehicles and maybe a surprise or two.

Editor's note: The above is an extract from the Wolverton Works Open Day publicity documents.

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