Today marked the first of a series of celebrations at various preserved railways around the country marking ten years since the withdrawal of Class 201-207’s, affectionately known as “Thumpers”. Ten years ago the last of this type on still working on the mainline ran “The Last Thump”, so fittingly these celebrations have been called “Not…
Hello Welcome to my final post in our mini series looking at Merchant Navy class locomotive Canadian Pacific. My recent blogs posting about her stripping down for costing and parts inspection has proved very popular and have taken the decision to write a mini series looking at her history. The first post looked at her…
Here, we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine Issue 38 ready for you to download and have a read of at your leisure; click here or on the picture above to download and read it! Featuring a varied array of articles and images, from across the length and breadth of the country. Our thanks to everyone,…
It has been a fantastic month for the Asperger’s Fundraiser, with a high profile debut event, and some reshuffles behind the scenes, so let’s take to the rails to see what has happened. On 2nd April, it was World Autism Day, and a petition to get Hemworth Arts and Community Academy to try to get their…
Corfe Castle is without doubt one of the most iconic landmarks of southern England. With a history going back over a thousand years, it has been a feature of the landscape for far longer than the railway has and provides a fascinating contrast and depth to the heritage railway. Anyone who visits the Swanage Railway…
A debate in the railway scene is whether is a steam locomotive is classed as a ‘she’. Steam locomotives are thought to be alive, and drivers would know that to generate the power and the speed. Drivers are always thought to have a connection with their steam loco, due to driving them every day, and…
This week Dave has been posting various things about his trip to the Swanage Railway and by sheer coincidence I have come across a brilliant video of 257 Squadron’s overhaul at Swanage. 34072 257 Squadron is owned by the Southern Locomotives LTD based in Swanage who have been restoring her for the last couple of years.…
A shameless plug for my home railway’s upcoming gala – the Cotswold Festival of Steam on the May bank holiday – 24th to 26th May 2014. The theme for this year’s gala is “Back to Black” featuring most locos in BR black. After all, black was by far the most common livery on the national network; green…
Originally posted on Loco Yard:
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…
The two locomotives in service on Easter Monday were M7 tank 30053 (click here for more) and rebuilt West Country pacific 34028 Eddystone (click here for more). However, there was more to see at Swanage, particularly when passing by on the train (note to enthusiasts – be ready by an open window before the train…
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