At the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Spectacular 2012; the National Railway Museum’s Battle of Britain class 34051 Sir Winston Churchill was put on display at Alresford (click here to read more). Last Sunday; 34051 could be found at the railway again, this time in Ropley loco yard, outside the main works.
Whilst searching to fill the missing BR standard 4MT gaps in the locoyard fleet, I stumbled upon an Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0. This is not a southern engine and in that respect quite out of place in the collection, but nevertheless it is an unusual addition to the fleet and a review of it will be…
Although not quite up to the standard of Hornby’s 4MT 4-6-0 model, Bachmann’s model is never-the-less a reasonable model and can be found very cheaply. It is no wonder that one has found it’s way into the Locoyard running fleet, particularly one in Bachmann’s rich rendition of Brunswick Green. A review of the model will…
Yesterday; Castle class 5043 ran from Solihull to Salisbury, where I saw it with my good friend
BR Standard 7MT class 70013 Oliver Cromwell is a very popular locomotive in operation on the mainline, so much so that it has managed to find it’s way onto the poll to find the most famous steam locomotive of all time (voting is now closed). Unfortunately I have yet to see this locomotive myself, so…
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series of books (and films) are hugely successful and popular. As with all good magical book’s; it features a steam engine (what could be more magical than a steam locomotive?!)
Sir Lamiel was one of the highlights of the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala 2013
The Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala
Saturday 23rd March 2013 will see the re-opening of the rail link between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead.
One of the biggest stars of the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala
Loco Yard 