I should first explain my absence from the Loco Yard. The past few months have been very busy. In May and the beginning of June, I had University exams, which have all been passed for next year. I then went to Florida for a few weeks, including a visit to the Wizarding World of Harry…
One of the things that a tour of Haverthwaite engine shed reminded me of was that our railway heritage is both complex and interesting. The star of the shed was arguably Charles Fairburn‘s large 2-6-4T 4MT steam engine 42085, whilst a diesel shunter at the back of the shed the opposite end of the glamour spectrum! Although…
Following yesterday’s blog post that shared the exciting news that the LMS-Patriot Company that they will be recreating the long lost Fowler 2-6-4T 4P class, today we look at a class that can be regarded as the granddaughter of Fowler’s machine – Charles Fairburn’s 4MT 2-6-4T. My interest in the class was sparked by purchasing…
Ask most people they’re favourite blue tank engine and you can expect one answer, Thomas the Tank engine. But after a visit to the Lakeside and Haverwaithe railway, you may have you swayed if you see Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T 1245 in steam.
Continuing with the reports from my trip to north west England, today we reveal the mystery blue tank engine! Painted in a colour scheme not too dissimilar to Thomas the tank engine is the rather chunky looking Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T 1245; a member of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway’s fleet. We will look at it in more…
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