The “Icons of Steam” collection has been supplemented by the addition of Ex-LMS Black 5 45231 The Sherwood Forester. This locomotive will become the second Midland representative in the collection alongside the recently returned to steam 46100 Royal Scot. After teasing their Facebook followers, icons of steam made the announcement on the 6th November. To read…
As today is Remembrance Sunday, a day when we remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom, it is rather fitting that we look at a locomotive that served on Longmoor Military Railway (LMR) from the date it was construction (1910) until 1953. The LMR was built by the…
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In October we enjoyed a lovely day trip on a steam train on the Oigawa railway in Shizuoka. We didn’t know about the railway before arriving in Shizuoka city, and when we checked their website it said reservations had to be made more than 24 hours in advance. That meant we…
As part of our Heritage Lottery Funded project to restore 35005 Canadian Pacific to working order, we are sending out a plea to any enthusiasts who have any pictures or video clips of our Merchant Navy class locomotive. This could be at any point of the locomotive’s life from when it was built in 1941 through to…
I couldn’t resist having another look at the T9 before it left the Watercress Line!
Here are the last few of my pictures from the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala 2015. These were captured in the morning of the final day of the event, when I came in early to take advantages of the clocks going back an hour. Enjoy!
A new blog post looking at Work Placements for Jobseekers on the Canadian Pacific Project has been published. Click on the link below or on the image above (courtesy of Sue Dixon) to read it! http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/jcp-work-placements
Ghosts and trains are connected in our minds, mainly thanks to ghost train rides at fairgrounds. However this is not where it ends! Some of you may also be familiar with ghost train hunters. These are invariably people who seek out railway stations and services that barely run on routes and stations on the National…
With the Hughes Crab, Stanier Black 5 and this visitor – Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 46521 from the Great Central Railway in action, the Midland region was well represented at the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala 2015. Nicknamed Mickey Mouse on account of its front-on appearance similarity with Disney’s famous character, this locomotive is a tender…
Arguably one of the more striking of steam locomotive liveries; the deep red, maroon, carmine or crimson lake was used by the former London, Midland and Scottish Railway, inherited from the Midland Railway. The Hughes Crab (or Horwich Mogul) wore this stunning livery at the beginning of its career, before being relegated somewhat by being painted black as…
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