Do you love heritage railways and do you want them to last for future generations to enjoy? If so, please take a short moment to vote for the Watercress Line and their Mind the Gap project! The project provides a fantastic apprenticeship scheme for 14 young people to learn the skills and knowledge required to maintain steam engines…
Stanier’s 8F 2-8-0 class were built as important upgrades for dated 0-6-0 Midland engines and at the beginning of the Second World War when railways were effectively nationalised they were the most modern class of freight engine. As a result they were chosen as the best freight design to be produced as a standard for War Department use until…
So tonight is the night before the big day – my first day as a Project Supervisor for the Watercress Line! I have the usual combination of being excited and a few nerves to prove that I’m human. The prospect of working for one of my favourite organisations is definitely an incredible feeling, plus there’s prospect of getting my…
This week the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway launched an appeal aimed at returning Ivatt 2MT Tank 41241 back into running order in time for the preserved railway’s 50 Anniversary celebrations that will take place in June 2018.
Good evening, Last sunday the Watercress Line held its annual War on the Line event and with it being Fathers Day it seemed liked the perfect time to visit with the family. The event is set in the time when World War II was well underway and all along the railway there was hectic activity!…
Newer followers of this blog may find it hard to believe that this website started life as a model railway diary. The focus and involvement of this blog has almost exclusively switched to the real thing. The subject of the blog, the original layout, was dismantled over a year ago and will not be resurrected. …
Good evening Today it was announced that the Mid Hants Mind The Gap apprenticeship project is one of seven finalists in the Heritage category of the 2015 National Lottery Awards! The Mind the Gap project aims to preserve the railway line by providing 14 young people with two-year apprenticeships in heritage engineering and carpentry.…
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and with that in mind, tonight we hope to flatter the inspiration for this blog post – Akron Railroad Club’s blog’s post; Just Being Nosey With My Camera (click here to read). It’s interesting to find how relatively few of these shots I could muster, though when…
Today we have a request for help from the East Kent Railway that we would like to share. So please read on and also take note of the date! On July 18th and 19th, the East Kent Railway shall be holding their 20th Anniversary gala, which is planned to be a very big event with lots happening, including…
Tonight we have a slideshow of pictures with a Fathers Day theme – namely pictures I’ve taken of steam engines when with my dad. All that is left to say is Happy Fathers Day Dad!
Loco Yard 