Dreamland: A Cavalcade of Photographs

Enjoy this trip around Dreamland in photographs taken in various years. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions.


Dreamland Railway The Dreamland Railway in action in 1972. (Dez Watson)	Dreamland Railway The train pulls into the station in 1972. (Dez Watson)	Alice in Wonderland The Alice in Wonderland ride pictured in 1978. The Gallopers can be seen in the background. (Dez Watson)


Dreamland Railway Billie (she's a girl!), the Greenly designed Barnes Atlantic miniature locomotive, having 'run-a-round' her train at the 'Magic Garden' end of the railway. The railway entered the Magic Garden area under a red & white lattice footbridge; the gardens included coloured lights, lit-up Teepees and Totem Poles. It became a zoo in the 1970s. Driving Billie is the late Ted Cuckney. (Wilson Family Archive)	Dreamland Railway This picture shows 'Ted' ready to depart Park Station. Motive power being the 4-4-0 PM Petrol Locomotive No 359. This locomotive was built in 1939 by RH Morse (Works No 82 - currently awaiting restoration at the Vale of Evesham Railway). (Wilson Family Archive)	Dreamland Railway This image speaks for itself. 'Ted' carried on until his 82nd year, which means his last season on the Dreamland Miniature Railway was 1968 or 1969. The photograph was taken by the late Bill Evans. (Wilson Family Archive)


The Snail The above photograph shows 'The Snail' at Dreamland, Margate, in the 1920s. Courtesy of Paul Bolland, it shows his Grandfather, Reuben Bolland, on the left. Reuben worked at Dreamland, then later at The Kursaal in Southend, where Paul believes he became chief engineer / electrician. Paul has no idea who the other chap is. Does anybody else know who he might be? (Paul Bolland)	Dreamland Railway A colour photograph of Billie the Dreamland loco taken in 1974. This shows that the loco was not in the best of condition towards the end of its time at Dreamland. (Nigel Hyde)	Dreamland 1955 Campaign member Peter Lester was only two years of age in this photograph with his mother and grandmother. Obviously, the photographer was noted for his backgrounds! (Peter Lester)


Tracey Emin in Dreamland Tracey Emin in front of the Scenic Railway, Waltzer and winning a prize at a Dreamland slide show. This is from a series shot by journalist and Campaign member Iain Aitch in Margate with Tracey for a travel piece he wrote for The Observer. (Iain Aitch)


The Big Wheel This picture of the Big Wheel in Dreamland was taken in the 1980s. (Don Wright)	Looping Star This was taken on the same day as the Big Wheel photograph on the left. (Don Wright)	Dreamland in 1969 The Dreamland Cinema in 1969. (Rainer Hoffmann)


Dreamland by Night Postcard of Dreamland by night in the 1960s. (Rainer Hoffmann)	Membership 1966 A membership card for Dreamland's Rendevouz Club from 1966. (Rainer Hoffmann)	Scenic Railway from the air This fantastic panorama of the Scenic was taken from the Big Wheel in 1996. (Paul Handley)


Big Wheel The Big Wheel towers over a newly refurbished Scenic Railway in 1996. (Paul Handley)	Log Flume The Pirate Ship, Log Flume and Aztec adventure golf from the Big Wheel. (Paul Handley)	Bill Sedgwick working behind the Scenic Railway Bill Sedgwick worked at Dreamland from 1946-1975. (Iain Aitch)

Bill Sedgwick working on a ride Bill Sedgwick worked at Dreamland from 1946-1975. (Iain Aitch)	Bill Sedgwick with his boss in 1956 Bill Sedgwick (left) worked at Dreamland from 1946-1975. On the right is his boss, a guy named Forbes. The person in the middle is unknown. (Iain Aitch)	Bill Sedgwick has a beer Bill Sedgwick worked at Dreamland from 1946-1975. This pic says Dreamland on the back, though it may be the Lido. (Iain Aitch)
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