What an interesting day it was today! After an unplanned errand left me in Sussex late this morning, I was left at a lose end. Now for most people they would head back home, a mere 30 minutes away but instead I carried on in the other direction into the depths of Sussex countryside. A…
The Swanage Railway will be hosting two big events in the next couple of months, namely their steam gala from Friday, 17 April to Sunday, 19 April, 2015 and their Diesel Gala from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May, 2015. Both events are shaping up nicely.
As reported earlier in the week, tomorrow is the first day of the Severn Valley Railway’s 50 anniversary steam gala. To mark the occasion, here are a few photographs that were taken in the 1990’s by the late Basil Roberts. I have been fortunate to have recently purchased these pictures and hope Basil Roberts…
Tonight we have another story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony, this time of working a badly behaving 4P Compound in the dark…
It’s just a very quick blog post tonight to mention what looks to be an incredible event that will take place in the next few days. This weekend the Severn Valley Railway will be marking their 50th anniversary with three days of steam action. Confirmed visitors (as this article went to press) are 8F Austerity…
Good evening, It wont be a big surprise to regular readers that my latest post is about a Merchant Navy class locomotive but unlike most of them this isn’t about 35005 Canadian Pacific but rather her younger sister 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co. The project team were pleased to announce that on Wednesday 11th March, P&O passed…
Tonight we find out retired Engine Driver John Anthony, thoughts on electric traction…
As reported in the latest UK Heritage Hub (http://bit.ly/ukhhissue51) the Bluebell Railway has been successful in bidding for funds to support projects on the line. The Play Carriage Project will get off the ground soon after the Arts Council Museum Resilience Fund awarded the Bluebell Railway £84,150. This will see an as yet to be…
Just a quick post for anyone who’s ever considered volunteering on a heritage railway. The GWSR is holding its first ever recruitment fair this weekend (21st-22nd March) This is the time to discover what you can do to help, whether it be up on the footplate, inspecting tickets, restoration work, catering, the list goes on…
Hopefully the title of this blog post isn’t too misleading… The foxy lady in today’s blog post is a steam engine – British Railways built Collett Manor class 7822 Foxcote Manor. Yes as usual, the subject matter is hot and steamy! Although in this case, the problem is that this star of the Llangollen railway…
Loco Yard 