Our Thakeham Tiles petrol loco number 5 and the museum's manrider loaded onto the trailer the day before departing to Twyford.

With the loco and manrider loaded all that remains is to strap everything down safely for the journey.

After manoeuvring into place at Twyford unloading begins.

Descending the ramp from the trailer.

Safely down and coupled up ready for the first run of the day.

Matthew Feldwick takes the opportunity of a test run down the short demonstration line.

A general view of the lime kiln area of the waterworks. The small corrugated building now serves as a loco shed for the two Lister locos based here.

Thakeham no.5 and manrider standing in front of the kilns.

Setting off down the line with the lime kilns in the background.

A view looking down the line, no.5 returning back to the kilns.

Thakeham no.5 coupled to the Colne Valley Waterworks manirder.

Amberley's Gerry Cork rides the manrider whislt collecting a skip from one of the sidings.

Thakeham no.5, Colne Valley manrider and an Allen's of Tipton skip stand waiting for another demonstration run.

Running into the kiln charging floor, now used as a small loco shed. The doorway in the background leads to the head of the water-powered incline. Eventually the incline will link the two separate 2ft gauge lines togther.

Another view standing inside the kiln buildings. Note the small turntable under the front of the loco.

Looking from the charging floor another turntable can be seen in front of Thakeham Tiles 5.

Leaving the loco shed/charging floor building.

The Feldwick's smartly restored petrol Lister loco w/n 3961 of 1931.

Diesel Lister w/n 4294 of 1956 also owned by the Feldwick family was in use throughout the day.

Lister 4294 with the kiln complex as a backdrop.

A small minimum gauge clay tub from a brickworks in Berkshire.

A general view of the lime kilns and associated buildings. The lime was added at the waterworks as an aid to water softening.

On static display on the lower quarry line was Hibberd Planet Type 39 4wDM w/n 3983 of 1956, formerly in use with the D.o.E. on Hoo Ness island in the Medway estuary.

Ex. Leighton Buzzard Motor Rail 20/28hp plate frame w/n 7374 of 1939 'Ayala' was operating on the lower quarry demonstration line.

Motor Rail 4wPM w/n 5355 of 1932 ex. Southampton Docks. Whilst at Southampton it was rebuilt with outriggers and longer axles to operate on the standard gauge system. Restoration has started at Twyford including regauging back to 2ft gauge. The outriggers, now cut away, can be seen placed in posistion as can the extended axles in front of the chassis.