Longer term readers of this blog will know that I have an interest in locomotives finished in unique, interesting, but often inaccurate colours and indeed have published a blog post about it in the past looking at models in my collection. Today I’m looking at some real examples. Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (SDJR) Prussian…
Today marks 50 years since the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. On 30th January 1965, Bulleid Battle of Britain class 34051 had the honour of hauling the deceased Sir Winston Churchill on his last journey from London Waterloo to the famous statesman’s final resting place in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire. The locomotive wore disc codes in…
Tonight we have another great story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony who reminisces of the good old days of steam.
Tonight we have another great story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony who really brings the age of steam back to life!.
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is without doubt a railway that is high on my list to visit. Re-opened in 1968, the KWVR was one of the first standard gauge lines to be preserved and has many claims to fame, with perhaps the most well-known being that it was the location for the Railway…
Good evening, Regular readers might remember that in May 2014, Dave visited the Watercress Line where Britannia had just had her forward driving wheels removed in the Ropley wheel drop. He jokingly called her the “BR Standard Atlantic” and that nickname has stuck. However after some hard work and elbow grease this week she is no…
Icons of Steam have recently published their report of 2014 and plans for 2015. The report contains a video of 4464 Bittern’s last mainline run on its current boiler ticket and a link to details of how the LNER A4 class will spend 2015 running on the Watercress Line.
Last May, Simon reported on the Kent and East Sussex Railway Saturday Gang and I thought it time for an update. The gang have their own blog (saturdaygang.blogspot.co.uk) that is well worth watching. The group work in the locomotive workshops, overhauling and repairing the light railway’s fleet of locomotives. The gang provides video updates of…
Tonight we have another story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony that really brings the age of steam coughing and spluttering back to life!.
Good evening, today I am writing about something rather different. Instead of focusing on a steam locomotive I will be looking at a tender, in particular tender 3116. Tender 3116 Tender 3116 was one of the first series of 5,000 gallon Bulleid tenders built at Ashford works. It entered service in December 1942 behind 21C6,…
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