The first in a series of locomotive profiles, looking at the wide variety of locomotives that still exist in the modern day. This video is focusing on SR Merchant Navy (rebuilt) pacific 35028 Clan Line, based at Stewarts Lane in London. If you would like to learn more, a “Model of the Week” feature was…
Once again, regular UK Heritage Hub contributor James Corben has very kindly allowed us to share an excellent video of his. The video shows the historical moment three days ago when the first steam hauled rail tour ran over the Bluebell Railway’s tracks since the opening of the East Grinstead extension earlier this year; hauled…
This is just a mini blog post for mid-day Sunday to remind you all that we have the fantastic UK Heritage Hub Magazine to read and thought it wouldn’t hurt to publish a couple of pictures of ex-LMS 2-8-0 Stanier 8F 48151 at the same time! The locomotive was sitting in the yard outside the…
Saturday 17th August 37516; Crewe – Liverpool 46233; Liverpool-Wigan-Settle-Carlisle-Shap-Preston-Liverpool 37516; Liverpool – Crewe Sunday 18th August 48151; York – Leeds – Keighley – Hellifield – Appleby – Carlisle (37706 on rear) 48151 (piloting 37706); Carlisle – Appleby – Hellifield – Keighley – Leeds – York Tuesday 20th August 48151 (piloting 47760); York-Normanton-Wakefield-Castleford-York-Scarborough – York Wednesday…
Regular UK Heritage Hub contributor James Corben has very kindly allowed us to share his excellent video of rebuilt West Country Pacific 34046 Braunton in it’s first mainline run yesterday. This is an excellent video, showing how magnificent this locomotive looks running at speed on the mainline. James will be writing a full article on…
Whilst A4 4464 Bittern was hitting headlines yesterday on the mainline, Bulleid pacific 34067 Tangmere was hauling the “The Bath and Bristol and is captured in these pictures at Eastleigh station, where it paused for a moment. I hope you enjoy the pictures of this mainline regular!
By now I’m sure many of you have heard the exciting news of high speed steam in 2013! A4 pacific 4464 Bittern has been given special dispensation to run at 90MPH to coincide with the 75 anniversary of classmate 4468 Mallard breaking the world steam record.
Yesterday; Castle class 5043 ran from Solihull to Salisbury, where I saw it with my good friend
There is just one day left to make sure that mainline heritage traction does not disappear. Please add your name to the petition (click here) and spread the word to family and friends to try and prevent the Office of Rail Regulation to pass legislation to remove a cap on fines for late running services…
We have just eight days left to ensure sights like the one above and the other below will continue and we need more support. Please add your name to the petition (click here) to try and prevent the Office of Rail Regulation to pass legislation to remove a cap on fines for late running services…
Loco Yard 