This summer, the Swanage Railway promises to be a quite incredible British Railways Southern region recreation. The National Collection’s unique ex-LSWR T9 class 30120 arrived on the line today for a stay until October. The locomotive is usually based on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, but is taking its summer vacation in Dorset for 2015.
Seven years ago, after a break away from heritage railways of several years I made a trip to Ropley loco yard, on the Mid Hants Railway. Locomotive yards had always been places that I’ve loved, places where you can find a number of steam engines in one place. On this particular day two locomotives really…
The brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 54+) has been released today, 8th June, and is ready to download and read at your leisure. To find the magazine follow the link below: Issue 54+ – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue54 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see new names…
A great look at the 1940s weekend at the East Lancs. It looks to have been brilliantly event with lots of nods to the past. I will be attending the Mid Hands war on the line event in a few weeks which will have a similar feel to it.
Another interesting blog by Hornys Simon Kohler Table Service! / News | Hornby.
Any celebration of uncelebrated locomotive’s had to include at least one Hunslet Austerity Tank engines and the East Lancashire Railway mustered two for their Small Engines Weekend.
It’s not often that I’ve seen GWR 28xx class steam engines. So during my whistle stop ride on the Severn Valley Railway, it was good to see an example, no. 2857 sitting in Bridgnorth’s loco yard. As with many of Churchward’s creations, the 28xx class was revolutionary for its time. It was the first 2-8-0…
Good evening, From the 1st -7th June it’s National Volunteers Week when various charities and organisations across the country take the chance to say thank you to the brilliant work their volunteers do. This is also the case of the Mid Hants Railway who are taking the opportunity thank the over 800 volunteers (myself included) who…
He opened his eyes. A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. A sign overhead said Hogwarts’ Express, eleven o’clock. Harry looked behind him and saw a wrought-iron archway where the barrier had been, with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it, He had done it. Smoke from the…
After publishing an article on the Mighty River Mite I was determined that my next blog post wouldn’t carry on about how the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is small only in scale, but I could not help myself!
Loco Yard 