Earlier in the year we reported (here) that the Paignton and Dartmouth Railway had sold their GWR prairie tank locomotive no 4588, but we were unsure of the final destination. Thanks to Colin Foster we can report that 4588 is currently in Rowsley South on the Peak Railway. Given that it is parked next to Pete…
Despite being there for most of the event, I didn’t see an awful lot of Britannia during the Severn Valley’s gala. Having seen it twice this year already at the Mid-Hants and West Somerset it wasn’t too high on my hit list though. After several attempts to get Britannia back to the Valley it is…
The Severn Valley’s unique all night running is one of the biggest attractions for the Autumn gala and on the Friday night I was one of those people crazy enough to spend all night on the train. The atmosphere at night on a steam railway is totally different to that during the day, with smoke…
Well it’s been over a week now since I was lucky enough to attend the Severn Valley Railway’s Golden Jubilee gala, and despite misgivings over a slightly disappointing and unambitious timetable I still had an absolutely fantastic weekend, with the added bonus of very kind weather. I managed to rack up an enormous amount…
Good afternoon, In July I visited the National Railway Museum with my family and tonight we are looking at some of the various photos of Bulleids I took. In the museums Great Hall you can see 35029 Ellerman Lines (albeit sectioned in 2 to show the internal workings of a steam loco) and 34051 Winston…
A new update of the Canadian Pacific project has been published today – please check out http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/canpac-project-update to read it in full!
Tonight we have a short blog post to report on progress of an overhaul of a British Railways Standard class locomotive in Devon. A few days ago, the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway published pictures of their BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0, 75014 Braveheart’s boiler arriving back from Crewe at Churston on their Facebook page (click…
Originally posted on Locksands Life:
Sorry. I’m not really a dog lover so this is not a real greyhound. In fact it is a steam railway locomotive. It has featured on this blog before when I wrote about a special enthusiasts train I went on called The Sussex Coast Limited. The train made a photo…
On the final day of the Watercress Line’s Open Weekend, I arrived early at Ropley and took a few photographs in the thick fog that make for a short but moody slideshow that I hope you enjoy!
The National Railway Museum have published details of plans for the world’s most famous steam locomotive’s first year of operation after completion of its major overhaul. According to the latest official Flying Scotsman overhaul blog entry* to-date (as this article is published,) Riley and Sons still plan to complete the Flying Scotsman’s overhaul later this…
Loco Yard 