The Teddy Bear Line
News Archive - 2022
This page covers a selection of the historical news articles issued by the Teddies in 2022.
January 2022
There was little activity or change this month. The Teddies wished everyone happy new year and announce that design work was in progress.
February 2022
February has been a quiet month on the railway with very few outings. Several days of wind or rain conspired to keep the Teddies indoors!
Storm Eunice was not welcome! Most of the passengers and villagers retreated indoors to wait for the moment they could return to normal.
Fortunately there was no damage. A few buildings moved slightly through the force of the wind.
March 2022
Following the storms and wind the Teddies have finally ventured back out.
Work was completed on the “sculpture” park which features a special sundial, gifted by the family celebrating the Ruby Wedding Anniversary.
April 2022
The Teddies were unhappy during the Easter weekend. They complained about the stoppages due to Easter Engineering Works…
However, the result was an improvement to the track around the station. The addition of extra points created a new way out onto the main line at the end of the platform, as well as an extra siding.
May 2022
The garage has had some petrol pumps installed on the forecourt. Hopefully the prices are better than ours are at the moment!
June 2022
To help celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the Queen, the bears decided to run a couple of Specials.
July & August 2022
The bears managed to run trains throughout most of the heat wave during July.
The temperatures were a bit high on the Monday and Tuesday and they decided that their fur might overheat a little during the middle of the day, so they had a rest. They were also a little concerned for their human operational staff!
Since then they have been busy helping with the designs for a new station building at Alyn Central. They would like to have a station with a canopy. Plans are awaiting further design work and approval. More details to follow…
September 2022
Further computer designs are now available for the planned Alyn Central Station, following lots of work during August. 3D printing tests are in progress to experiment with shapes, textures, canopy supports and more.
The picture shows the 3D representation of plans so far.
November 2022
Experiments have been carried out using the 3D Resin Printer. Tests on the original water based resin proved that it did not last well in the English weather.
A new ABS-
December 2022
Cold weather, frost and snow stopped train services on the line for a while. Eventually the steam train was able to get out for a short run. The frosty cobwebs looked like decorations.
