TV’s Lucy meets Macclesfield transport historian Basil

Local transport and industrial historian, Basil Jeuda, was at the Knotty Trust last week promoting his latest book: Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway Remembered – 150^th Anniversary where he met fellow historian and television presenter Lucy Worsley.

The Knotty Carriage Trust is a charity whose objectives are to restore vintage carriages of the former North Staffordshire Railway to running order. Prior to last Wednesday, two had been restored at a cost of many hundreds of thousands of pounds. Wednesday saw the completion for running of a third carriage, this time providing specific access for people with disabilities.

Lucy’s family come from the Potteries and she and her father – having made a generous generation to the carriage restoration – were present at the Foxfield Light Railway, Blythe Bridge, last Wednesday for the running of this carriage.

Basil’s latest book looks at the railway’s history, how it served local industries and collieries, and met the work and leisure needs of people who lived in Macclesfield, Bollington, Higher Poynton, Middlewood, High Lane, and Rose Hill Marple.

Basil’s book looks at the railway’s history, how it served local industries and collieries, and met the work and leisure needs of people who lived in Macclesfield, Bollington, Higher Poynton, Middlewood, High Lane, and Rose Hill Marple.

The 56-page book, costing £5, is available at Bollington Discovery Centre and Belfields Village Bakery in Bollington, the Macclesfield Visitor Information Centre and Hameston Books at the Treacle Market. It’s also available by post at £8, including postage and packing, from the Discovery Centre, Clarence Mill, Bollington, SK10 5JZ – cheques payable to the Bollington Discovery Centre.