This morning we have a quick blog post on progress on the project to return the Flying Scotsman to service. Yesterday an update on Riley & Sons overhaul of the worlds most famous steam engine was published. Major work to the frames has been completed and a new buffer beam plate has been fitted. Heritage Painting…
As reported earlier this year, today, 6th March 2015 marked exactly 50 years since the closure of the Whitby-Rillington Junction Railway. The two locomotives that hauled the famous railtour on the Railway’s last day of operations today repeated the run to commemorate the anniversary of the closure of the line. It also gives a…
Some of you may have noticed that this blog post was originally published too early, revealing a brief and unplanned behind the scenes view of locoyard! Hopefully this time you’ll see the post in it’s finished state… We often talk a lot about the engineering ingenuity, expertise and brilliance of our railways, but perhaps not as…
As with the Severn Valley Railway, the North York Moors Railway is also celebrating a fiftieth in 2015, this time marking the date since the closure of the line on 6th March 1965. The line is therefore using a number of locomotives that were used on the line pre-closure. Eastern Region steam in the form…
Following on from our articles on the reunion of the Nassington Quarry Hunslets and the Nene Valley Railway’s forthcoming gala comes news of another reunion. As well as selling prairie tank 4588, the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway have also announced that the line is to become a temporary home to 7820 Dinmore Manor (pictured above) from…
Industry was the driving force behind the creation of railways. It’s importance can not be underestimated, but in modern Great Britain we live in largely de-industrialised times and so it can be easy to forget. It is therefore very satisfying to see concerted efforts to celebrate industrial steam traction.
This is just a quick guest blog post by Ian MacCabe, following our blog post on locomotive liveries: Probably one of the most beautiful of liveries (is) worn by Gresley N2 No.1744 since its last major overhaul in 2009 and this year will be performing at the Great Central Railway until 17th February. From 18th February…
The Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (P&DSR) have sold prairie tank 4588 to a private owner. The locomotive has moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works, where its overhaul will commence. Once overhauled, 4588 will move on to Peak Rail.
In my opinion the Q class is one of the more humble of Maunsell’s career. It was designed to replace elderly 0-6-0 locomotives, from which it was only a little more advanced. The Q class was of a similar ilk to Fowler’s 0-6-0 design for the Midland railway of 1924 (being a bit more powerful…
According to the Railway Heritage Association (www.heritagerailways.com) the total sum of track distance of heritage railways in the UK is no less than 536 miles! That is longer than the total London Underground system and further than the distance between London and Glasgow. With one exception (that I can think of) this has been done…
Loco Yard 