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…
The National Railway Museum’s LSWR M7 tank is one of two members of the once 105 strong class of M7 tank.
As promised when we looked at posters, railwayana and other details (click here for more) at Buckfastleigh, this is the report looking at a site visit to Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway, that include photographs of 1366 class pannier tank 1369 in steam, as well as other locomotives, both steam and diesel..
The Paignton and Dartmouth Railway is set in one of the most stunning settings of any heritage railway in the UK. Running from the seaside resort of Paignton, the line climbs through woodland, through Greenway tunnel to the Dart Estuary, terminating in Kingswear, where we see the giant Great Western Tank Engine, aptly named Goliath.
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…
Since the withdrawal of S15 class 825 from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway earlier this year, there has been a short period of time when no S15 class locomotives are operation in this country. Fortunately, it looks as though this will change sooner rather than later!
Not nearly as glamorous as a 4-6-2 Pacific or as numerous in preservation as a 4-6-0, the humble 0-6-0 six coupled locomotive is without doubt one of the most historically important types in the history of the UK’s railways. To give you an idea of how important they are, consider that in 1900, one third…
The National Railway Museum in York is full of famous, momentous and historically significant items. This was particularly so during the Great Gathering when all six surviving Gresley A4 Pacific’s lined up to celebrate the fact that they are the fastest steam engine class in the world and have been for 75 years. As much…
Buckfastleigh station on the South Devon Railway is a delightful station and an example of the heritage movement creating something bigger and more impressive than it was in GWR and BR days.
Loco Yard 