Round Robin boxcar

chris m01 said:
Hi Paul
I've started a new conversation. Something went wrong with my log on.
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Ok I got and have boxed up the boxcar today I'll post it out usps priority mail tomorrow so you should get it next week
 
minimans said:
Ok I got and have boxed up the boxcar today I'll post it out usps priority mail tomorrow so you should get it next week
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Thanks Paul
I'll let you know when it arrives. I went through this thread yesterday to see where the wagon had been. This is what I came up with, apologies to anyone I have missed.


2010
USA
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
Florida
Tennessee Cab ride in a real loco
New Jersey
UK
Kent

East Sussex
Leicestershire Hinckley
Great Central Railway
2011
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire Long Eaton
Warwickshire 16mm show Stoneleigh
Solihull
Worcestershire Bewdley
Suckley
Shropshire Shrewsbury
Albrighton
Staffordshire
Cheshire
Lancashire Rossendale
Leyland
Oldham
Lancashire Blackpool
Preston
2012
Cheshire Deeside
Scotland
Glasgow
UK
County Durham Shildon Museum
Middlesbrough Cleveland
County Durham Stockton Railway Heirtage trail
Darlington
West Midlands Birmingham
Oldbury
Wolverhampton
East Anglia
East Essex
Suffolk Ipswich
Middlesex
Cambrisgeshire
Peterborough National Garden Railway show
North Essex
Norfolk
Oxfordshire
Surrey
Hampshire Havant
Southampton
Kent Hythe pier railway
Cheshire
2013
Lancashire Carnforth
Norfolk
Kent Northfleet
Staffordshire G Rail Show
Dorset Bournemouth
Republic of Ireland County Mayo
Isle of Man
Luxembourg
Southern Germany
New Zealand Wellington Region Wellington
Hutt Valley
2014
Auckland Region Auckland
Papakura
Canterbury Region Rangiora
Northland Region Glenbervie
Australia South Australia Adelaide
Penfield
Melbourne, Victoria Emerald
New South Wales Harden
St Ives
Canberra
2015
USA California Back home

This list made more sense in excel!
 
That little carriage has certainly been around the block.
Bet the wheels don't tell the whole story!
 
Including the visit that wasn't i reckon this wagon has traveled in excess of 36,000 miles.
My attempt at a map of this
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I'm sure there are more errors but I did have to go through 38 pages to get this information!
 
image.png I notice on the map that when it went to Florida, it's shown a going to Miami. In fact, it went to Northwest Florida, some 12 hours drive from Miami! Closer to New Orleans than Orlando and in a whole different time zone ( Central not a Eastern). Like the difference between Glasgow and Cornwall, in distance and culture! ;-)
 
chris m01 said:
Sorry - I mis-read the posts - I though it had got to you.
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It got around a number of members railways in the Auckland Garden Railway Group so could well have got to Northland.
As for it's time in Wellington, it did a few around here, including ours (the H&MGR) in Tawa and Gav's Taita Gorge Railway in the Hutt Valley.
 
I just heard from Chris that the boxcar has arrived back in England for the show!
 
Thanks for sending the wagon Paul. I now need to put together a fitting display. I will do a very short write up, mention GSC of course and use my map of where it has been, even though it ain't 100% accurate. I also plan to have an electronic photo frame in the cabinet to show photos of the wagon's travels from this thread. Just want to check that everyone is ok with what might be their photos being shown at a public exhibition. If anyone has any objection please let me know.

Here is said wagon with some of the mementos on my dining table.
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chris m01 said:
Thanks Paul
I'll let you know when it arrives. I went through this thread yesterday to see where the wagon had been. This is what I came up with, apologies to anyone I have missed.

Worcestershire Bewdley
Suckley
Shropshire Shrewsbury
Albrighton
Staffordshire


This list made more sense in excel!
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Oi, it went to Shropshire Telford before Shropshire Shrewsbury

I don't know, tarring me with the same brush as them Shrewsbury folks :):):)
 
No objections from me! Like your Parry People Mover Chris - looks like the real thing! Any pics of it?
 
Pictures put on a public forum - nuff said.
 
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