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Caption: 69 years after John Freyseng's photo, L&PS 14 has returned to the L&PS Talbot street station after an extensive restoration by the Elgin County Railway Museum. Saturday's event marked the first visit of an L&PS interurban to Port Stanley since the end of passenger service in 1957. This event was the culmination of efforts from members of the Elgin County Railway Museum, Port Stanley Terminal Rail, and the mechanical expertise of the Halton County Radial Railway.
It is just before 0900, and PSTR L3 has spotted L&PS 14 in from of the replica Talbot Street station, built in 2013 as a scaled down version of the L&PS 1916 station, demolished in 1968. A brief ceremony will begin shortly with dignitaries from the town and museum, with the first run to Port Stanley just afterwards. The trips were operated, with the first for invited guests, the second for ECRM and PSTR volunteers (stopping at Whytes rather than Port Stanley), and a third trip for the public. These three trips were in addition to the regular three PSTR trips from Port Stanley to Whytes, with lots of work put in by PSTR crews to ensure smooth train meets throughout the day.
There are intention by the ECRM and PSTR to repeat the event a few times per year. Kudos to all involved in organizing this event.
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Great effort by everyone involved.
Congratulations! I’ll come by and ride a future
run for sure! I enjoyed my ride behind #8 under wire and would love to see what #14 is like after all that work.
Excellent work Jacob.
Well done Jacob, love the comparison of your picture with mine ! Wow, 69 years difference. Thanks so much for posting this picture.
Well done. Great time machine photo!
Thanks for the comments, gents. John, thank you for offering the original shot!