tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post1430005682050785033..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Thanet's Minature Steam Railways and Ramsgate's Pleasurama Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-56771945800459372682019-08-20T10:57:50.967+01:002019-08-20T10:57:50.967+01:00Thanks for the heads up Unknown, I do try to post ...Thanks for the heads up Unknown, I do try to post something most days and it has become partly a habit that fits easily around work in the bookshop, particularly local history publishing.<br /><br />Thanks for the info Bob Smith, my Margate history isn’t very good.<br />Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-34109225348340764112019-08-19T23:31:43.181+01:002019-08-19T23:31:43.181+01:00Dreamland had 3 miniature railway lines in its his...Dreamland had 3 miniature railway lines in its history. The first in the 20s was a closed loop around the South East corner of the expanding park with a single station on the North East section (as seen to be named 'Park Station' in some of the earliest photos).<br /><br />Before long expansion of rides and facilities in that area forced removal of the loop and a new line was built from the existing station, under a new concrete tunnel and around the boundaries on the South East to South West of the park. The line then passed between the rear of Sanger's indoor menagerie building (sadly destroyed in WWII, the remaining ruins of which eventually removed in the 1970s) and the neighbouring mock ruin folly structure that once (until the 1970s or earlier...?) terminated the unused LCDR junction between the main line embankment and the (also unused) 'Sands' embankment. From there, the line then ran on a straight below that 'Sands' embankment and terminated to little fair just before the Dreamland Ballroom.<br /><br />The final line was much the same as the later but the former station was filled in and relocated further East where the fancy new terminus including a switching junction and new bridge was built. The new Buffet building built in the 30s then fronted the line running sandwiched between the boundary fences of neighbouring residences.<br /><br />The third line is the most remembered incarnation and it is rather sad that it was eventually given the axe for progress in the 70s, when much of the old features and landscaping from LCDR and Sangers time started to disappear... notably demolition by Bembom of additional cages and the significant folly/cage structure that once towered over the main line railway embankment (now in-filled with modern block work, unfortunately and part of the current landscaped/developed VIP area). The last of the old 'Sands' embankment effectively disappeared when Godden took over in the mid 90s along with Sangers cottage adjoining the Dreamland Ballroom and some of the wall. The remaining wall, folly and cages were left abandoned behind fences and vegetation.Bob Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808797156468683790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-41260017383695126412019-08-19T20:47:20.974+01:002019-08-19T20:47:20.974+01:00Huge respect to you Michael you keep coming up wit...Huge respect to you Michael you keep coming up with the goods which I enjoy immensely Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555641178342437433noreply@blogger.com