REBLOG: From Carl’s Railway Photos (www.carlswatson.com) I am a big fan of Carl Watsons photography at Eastleigh works and he has recently announced a special offer which would give you the chance to have a tour of Eastleigh Works. From my experience working on 35005 I have found that Eastleigh is a treasure trove and…
Owned by the Dinmore Manor group, 3850 appeared along with the group’s flagship loco Dinmore manor and their latest rust bucket, 2874. I might write a bit more about the Dinmore manor LTD’s aims in another post, but they seem to have some good solid plans to ensure the future of all four…
This little character is Hawksworth’s 15xx pannier tank courtesy of the Severn Valley railway. It might look small but it can pack a fair punch, on a visit to the Severn valley some time ago it hauled a very full eight coach passenger train! On the GWSR however it coped adequately well with our…
The Kent and East Sussex Railway used to be my local railway when I was growing up. I used to regularly visit with my father. The railway was always in the background, even when at home, as the thunderous sound of steam engines climbing Tenterden bank echoed for miles around. When I heard that the…
A resident on the railway since returning to steam in 2010, 48274 has been a regular performer in quite a number of guises. The locomotive has led a varied life, being built to an LMS design as a heavier freight version of the already very successful black five (also a visitor to the railway,…
Blackpool is famous for its heritage trams, and in 2012, they were replaced by modern low floor state of the art Flexity 2 trams. Not to miss out, Blackpool Transport kept some to have as a heritage fleet. 2014 has continued the spirit of the old trams travelling up and down the promenade. The video…
Good evening On Monday I had the pleasure of attending the Isle of Wight railways “Dinosaurs of Steam” spring gala which featured a great line up of island locomotives. The morning went really well as I hung around Ashey as it was recommended to me as a good photo shot and it proved to be. …
I have no doubt that this locomotive has featured before on this blog, as it is a visitor to the GWSR courtesy of the Mid-Hants railway, but no matter, it was one of the highlights of the weekend, and I have a fair few pictures of this locomotive, so I’ll write about it anyway!
Well the bank holiday weekend finally arrived with the weather in a medley of rain and shine, and with it the GWSR’s gala themed around the workhorses of the railway in BR black. Not only were there three guest locomotives, we had Dinmore Manor in her first appearance in her unlined black livery at…
Life is a Box of Chocolates (Factory Steam Locomotives) I was looking at the BBC news website when I stumbled upon this interesting piece of news about a steam locomotive that used to work at Fry’s Chocolate Factory. The locomotive was never said to had been scrapped, but it was found that it was in…
Loco Yard 