Last week we had a special double header for our (Almost) Wordless Wednesday and today we have another. The Bluebell Railway Preservation Society ran “The Blue Belle” special in 1963 when preserved Caledonian Railway single No. 123 piloted Drummond T9 4-4-0 120 painted in LSWR pea green.
Specially for our (almost) wordless Wednesday we have a picture of an unusual double header! USA dock tank 30064 pilots a Bulleid Q1 class Austerity locomotive. The “yankee tank” is preserved on the Bluebell Railway, but has been out of service for some time. The plan is to give 30064 a cosmetic restoration and use it on a…
Especially for our (almost) wordless Wednesday is Urie S15 class 30499, a locomotive happily preserved by the Urie group, based on the Watercress Line. They are working to return her back to original LSWR condition with stove pipe chimney for 2020, her 100th birthday. She is pictured here in British Railways service. Please see http://www.urieloco.co.uk for…
Three years ago we published an article about Maunsell’s ill-fated K (or River) class. The K class were a 2-6-4T design that were later converted into 2-6-0 U class tender locomotives as a result of a safety review after a number of derailments. Very little goes to waste on railways and so this was not the…
Yesterday, on Monday 16th May 2016 35006 P&O made her triumphant return to steam after over 30 years of painstaking restoration by volunteers at Toddington on the GWSR. Thanks to the generosity (and slight disorganisation 😉 ) of my co-bloggers (thanks again chaps!), I went along to the shareholders’ and supporters’ launch ceremony. When I…
Good evening, My last post before my holiday to sunny spain will be something a bit special, during my visit to Sellindge last weekend I met the 4DD team who are currently working on restoring the Double Decker driving unit they have on site. I was kindly allowed permission to have a quick look and…
I was rather pleased to be on duty today, as it meant that I was around for the first public testing of 35006 P&O. Yesterday it was being tested as far as Gotherington, but today with service trains running it chuffed up and down the Laverton-Toddington section to keep out of the way of service…
Last Saturday I was lucky enough to visit the West Somerset Railway for their Spring steam gala commemorating the 50th anniversary of the closure of the much lamented S&D line. The stations were all renamed after suitable S&D stations for the week, and an impressive loco lineup was formed, with GWR locos banished into the…
Simon mentioned on Twitter not so long ago that we’re yet to have a Bulleid themed blog post this year. So tonight we end this drought with a few pictures to enjoy!
I couldn’t resist having another look at the T9 before it left the Watercress Line!
Loco Yard 