The second locomotive in action at the Swanage Railway was rebuilt West Country Pacific 34028 Eddystone (the other being M7 tank 30053 – click here for more). Here are a few pictures of this large steam engine running on Easter Monday.
On Easter Monday I had the pleasure of visiting and traveling on the Swanage Railway in Dorset with Mrs Locoyard. Two locomotives were in steam, including BR lined black liveried M7 tank engine 30053 (the other being 34028 Eddystone). This characterful 0-4-4T locomotive has featured several times on this blog, but despite seeing it several…
Fantastic and special as they are, preserved lines are not the only places to find heritage railway locomotives. The British “mainline”, or network rail is full of elderly traction manufactured a long time ago. Many machines to be found on the UK railway network have their origins in the last years of steam traction around…
We have a new contributor who is no other than Retired Engine Driver John Anthony. Without further ado, here is John’s piece on driving the worlds fastest steam engine – 4468 Mallard!
On the 10th April, LNER A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley passed over the Dawlish Sea Wall, hauling the first steam-hauled railtour across the sea wall following the severe storms of February 2014 that washed away large pieces of the track bed. UK Heritage Hub’s roving reporter, James Corben, was at Dawlish today, and captured this…
This is yet another fantastic mainline video from regular UK Heritage Hub contributor James Corben! Here we see ex-LMS Black 5 44932 in action. Please check out his youtube channel and subscribe (click here). Video description: With BR Standard 7MT 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ still undergoing it’s winter maintenance, LMS Black 5 44932 was in charge…
Having popped into Alton (click here to read more) earlier, later on the same day I visited one of my favourite places; Ropley loco yard. It was early evening and the golden light from the setting sun shone across the yard. Such high contrast can make taking a photograph quite tricky, particularly when the subject…
It was announced at the Mid-Hants Railway’s Spring steam gala 2014 that it would be the last such event attended by U class 31806, as the locomotive is due to leave the railway. The hire agreement between the locomotive’s owner with the railway is due to expire in September. A number of other locomotives also…
What an event the Spring Steam Gala 2014 was! The Watercress Line put on a fantastic show, helped by a good dose of sunshine and even better dose of friendly volunteers to make the day even more enjoyable. Over the past few week’s, many blog posts have been published from the day and all are…
In 2013 I had the pleasure of visiting the National Railway Museum, York and seeing all six preserved LNER A4 class locomotives together at once. The experience was covered in the blog post Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (aka Locoyard in the NRM), which summed up my excitement of the event! Over the course…
Loco Yard 