Last Sunday during a trip to Alton, I saw for what is probably the last time in Hampshire (for me at least), U class 31806. This weekend is likely to be this locomotive’s last on the Watercress Line, so if you want to see it, this might be your last chance! It is seen above…
While away chasing the Great Britain VII, UK Heritage Hub’s roving reporter, James Corben, was hoping to chase one of Ian Riley’s Black 5s from Inverness to the Kyle of Lochalsh. Unfortunately, 44871 derailed in Glasgow the night previous to this trip, and so was unable to head north to haul this train along this…
Originally posted on Loco Yard:
If there is one thing that the Kent and East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) has in abundance it is character. The line that currently runs from Tenterden to Bodiam in south east England is a light railway that originally opened in 1900 (named the Rother Valley Railway). It was a result…
The picture above shows one of the highlights of a ride on the Kent and East Sussex Railway – Tenterden Bank. The section from Rolvenden to Tenterden has an impressive gradient of 1 in 50, requiring the driver to open the regulator and fireman work very hard indeed! Today we look at yet another star…
Perhaps the locoyard blog should use this font! Great posters!
Today’s blog post looks at locomotive that has been looked at in some detail before on this blog, both in model and real form. This locomotive used to haul heavy coal trains in Wales, but now hauls heavy tourist laden trains. It was the most powerful star of the Kent and East Sussex Railway’s…
Moving home continues for this author, but here’s another blog post looking at a star of the Kent and East Sussex Railway’s gala (click here for more), a USA dock tank. Charismatic and varied, the fleet of light steam engines working on the Kent and east Sussex railway gala had two locomotives that could be…
This is an excellent and fresh perspective on a very topical subject!
Originally posted on Shayne T Wright:
A kid shrieks from the rear of the car, “Train! A STEAM train!”. Do you remember the days when you were that kid? When did your wonderment of the world cease to be for you? Was it about the same time the stress of the world knocked heavily on…
Originally posted on Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog:
Steam Locomotives of a More Leisurely Era 1930 – ‘Schools’ Class Southern Railway No.936 Cranleigh as running in 1936 Maunsell’s last design of express passenger engines and in many ways his finest achievement. The need had been felt for a locomotive with approximately the same haulage…
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