On the 22nd April, I visited the North Norfolk Railway for the Spring Steam Gala. An intensive service was in operation, and saw six steam locomotives operating. Visiting locomotives were LMS Stanier 8F, No. 48624, 2-8-0 from the Great Central Railway, and 56xx GWR 0-6-2T, 5643, visiting from the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway, and owned…
On the fourth of April, I visited the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It has been at least five years since my previous visit.One of the big changes was the addition of the roof over the station at Pickering. The magnificent roof structure is of the same design as the original, built in 1847 by G T…
On Saturday 25th February 2017, I visited the Nene Valley Railway for their Bulleid 50 event, celebrating the return of Battle of Britain class, 34081 ’92 Squadron’ and commemorating the end of Bulleid Pacifics on the mainline. As their website described;“The summer of 1967 is remembered for many things. We could watch colour television for…
Imagine a rural world before the Internet, home deliveries, mains gas and mass car ownership. How would you get your coal to light your fire at night? Where would your newspapers come from? If you were to move house – how would you? What about all the foodstuffs grown locally – how would these be taken…
Our railway heritage is so rich that there are often commemorations of significant milestones at different dates. This year marked a significant commemoration of 40 years of service of perhaps the most celebrated of British Railways trains – the High Speed Train (HST), also known as InterCity 125 or by its less glamorous TOPS classification of class 43.
The Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala 2016 was an excellent three days for those who love to see a lot of steam engines in action. There were three visitors to the railway, with the headliner being 46100 Royal Scot on its first visit to the line. It was joined by the only surviving Ivatt 4MT, no. 43106…
The Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Gala is shaping up to be a cracker! Earlier today I took a few snaps of one of the three visiting locomotives – S&DJR 7F 53809, that arrived earlier today. The other two visitors will by be 46100 Royal Scot and “the flying pig” – the Severn Valley Railway’s Ivatt…
On the 1st October, the North Norfolk Railway held the annual Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society Members Day. All of the society’s locomotives were operational, B12 8572, Y14 564, Wissington, and Class 31, D5631, alongside class 37 D6732. Each of the locomotives, apart from the 37 were available at different times of the…
From Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September, the North Norfolk Railway held their Autumn Steam Gala, which proved to be an excellent event.The visiting locomotives were S&DJR Class 7F, No. 53809, 2-8-0 – Courtesy of 13809 Preservation Society ltd, LMS Ivatt Class 2, No. 46521, 2-6-0 – Courtesy of Great Central Railway & LSLG and LMS Stanier…
On the 22nd August, I visited the Mid Hants Railway, which was my first time visiting the line, despite the links the railway has to the website. Starting at Alresford Station, which has been beautifully restored, and is a fantastic gateway to the Watercress Line.The two locomotives that were in operation were 925 – SR Schools…
Loco Yard 