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05 June 1976
The Society and Company held the first "Steam Party" in the car park, an event which led to the Ravenglass Fair. Half of the car park was roped off and sets of miniature railway tracks were laid parallel to the British Rail main line for the weekend event.
On the Sunday evening after the crowds had dispersed, a rather historic occasion quietly took place. Visiting engine Count Louis steamed up the line as far as Miteside loop with the Bassett-Lowke four-wheeled coach and a modern blockbuster. This was the first time for 50 years that a locomotive of this type had been on the line.
05 June 1986
The railway was awarded the Premier Award at the 1986 National Coal Board and Transport Trust Steam Heritage Awards for work completed by Doctor John Sharpe, Timothy Shaw (of the N.C.B.), Ian Smith, Bob Whiteley, Peter Wright and Peter van Zeller. The citation read: "The special £1,000 Award for outstanding technological innovation was made to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Co. of Cumbria for the conversion of the railway locomotive River Esk to burn coal by the gas producer combustion system. The system reduces running costs by burning small sized fuel efficiently, widening the range of Solid fuels that can be burned and minimising the emission of smoke." The award was presented by Mr. Malcolm Edwards, CBE, Commercial Director of the National Coal Board.
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