If a railway enthusiast claimed to have seen a streamlined coronation pacific, a parallel boiler Royal Scot and an unrebuilt Merchant Navy class in steam in 2014, you would be forgiven for thinking that they had gone a little crazy, or perhaps that this is an April Fools Day prank! But it is possible, providing…
When LMS Stanier Class 5MT 45379 returned to the Mid Hants Railway after a visit to the West Somerset Railway in the Autumn of 2012, the locomotive would face London, opening up several photograph opportunities, and this video features some of those locations. In this video, we follow 45379 on several of it’s operating days,…
Although it was not the only Bulleid pacific at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 (with unrebuilt Bulleid 34007 Wadebridge and rebuilt 34046 Braunton also in action), 35028 Clan Line was undoubtedly the star of the show!
Having seen this powerful four-cylinder beast so many times, it could be easy to become a little blasé about seeing it again. Absence makes the heart grow fonder it seems and not having seen 850 Lord Nelson for several months (and not at all this year) it was great to see it again, looking no…
Modellers of a Southern persuasion including myself have a right to be excited today, particularly those of us who love small tank engines that are full of character! Once a manufacturer with a large range of 00 scale models, Dapol sold their toolings to Hornby and have since concentrated on the N scale market, with…
Having picked up a Southern Railway postcard at Medstead and Four Marks, I decided to look into the locomotive type illustrated on it – a locomotive from a now extinct class. Since then, another couple of pictures have been added to this blog post below. The picture’s show Southern railway no B343 (above), B341 (below)…
This U class locomotive was one of three Richard Maunsell design’s running at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 (the others being 850 Lord Nelson and schools class 925 Cheltenham). The U class is a personal favourite engine type of mine and are a well-built design, a typical product of Maunsell. This particular example…
It is strange to think that this locomotive is a classmate of 34007 Wadebridge, featured earlier in the week. 34046 Braunton is one of the rebuilt versions of the West Country class and more closely resembles the third Bulleid pacific to star at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 – 35028 Clan Line. Rebuilding transformed…
One of the more popular and often over looked trains at a gala is the freight train. I have always been a big fan as they proved a different type of photo opportunity and the wide variety of wagons are interesting to look at.
Although 34007 Wadebridge is currently the Watercress Line’s only operational Bulleid Pacific, it was one of three running at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014. The event provided all three (currently) possible mechanical variations of Bulleid Pacific – unrebuilt light pacific, rebuilt light pacific and rebuilt Merchant Navy. Wadebridge is an example of an…
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