Dorset miniature railway fears as engine company folds

by | Oct 16, 2022 | Business | 0 comments

A miniature train can be derailed after the company due to provide a brand-new engine folded up.

Poole Park railway is due to be officially resumed on 15 October after a ₤ 480,000 revamp.

But the council-owned and operated solution may need to look elsewhere for a brand-new engine after Track Solutions UK shut.

BCP Council claimed it was alerted the company “may discontinue trading”. The railway open up to the general public last month.

The authority authorized a contract with Somerset-based Track Systems previously in the year for the supply of the track as well as an engine shed.

A separate order was elevated for the design, as well as supply of carriages as well as electrical engine.

The layout and carriages were provided and also paid for, as well as are currently in use, but no settlement was made in the direction of the engine, the council stated.

The railway is presently using a worked with engine.

BCP Council stated it had actually been contacted by numerous small train organisations which had actually offered technical support while it considered its alternatives.

“We will certainly occupy those offers if we are advised that Track Systems UK is no longer able to provide an electric engine,” BCP Council added.

Track Solutions UK has been come close to for comment however its internet site suggests it has actually closed and also its phone lines are detached.

My name is Nicholas J. Salmons. I’m a journalist for the Dorset Daily News in Dorset, UK. I have been writing about all topics, from human interest to business, since I was 14. I have always been interested in writing and telling stories, and I firmly believe that everyone has a story worth telling.

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Nicholas J. Salmons

Nicholas J. Salmons

My name is Nicholas J. Salmons. I’m a journalist for the Dorset Daily News in Dorset, UK. I have been writing about all topics, from human interest to business, since I was 14. I have always been interested in writing and telling stories, and I firmly believe that everyone has a story worth telling.

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