GWR Large Prairie Tank 5101 class – 5164

Although a last minute stand-in for the withdrawn 3717 City of Truro; the Severn Valley Railway’s large prairie tank 5164 nevertheless added some variety to

The Great Spring Gala 2013

I am very happy to report that the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Gala truly lived up to its name and then some! Not only was it Great, but it was fantastic!

Watercress Great Spring Gala 2013 Locomotive Line-Up

This Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March, the Watercress Line will be holding their Great Spring Steam Gala.

Sheffield Park Engine Shed 2011

Tonight’s Blog Post is a slideshow of pictures

First visit to the Watercress Line 2013 part 2 – Ropley

Last Sunday, after exploring Alton (click here to read that article) I dropped into Ropley. As ever, there was much going on there;

First visit to the Watercress Line 2013 – Chasing a Schools Class and Exploring Alton

December 2012 was an excellent steam-filled month, with three visits to the Watercress Line, two mainline tours and a visit to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (see the Steam Diary to read more). With the exception of a visit to Eastleigh’s miniature railway (click here to read), January has been much quieter, but today’s…

Stanier 8F 2-8-0 8624 at Loughborough 2011

In November last year, a few pictures taken of 4953 Pitchford Hall were published, today we (finally!) complete looking at the brief visit to Loughborough in 2011.

Bad Weather!

Today’s Bad Weather has given a good excuse to publish a few pictures taken in 2011 of Ropley on the Watercress Line, in terrible weather conditions. Rather than snow, it was torrential rain on the day which made for some great

Black 5 – 45428 Eric Treacy – NYMR (Whitby)

Tonight we go back to 2011 to see ex-LMS Black 5 class 45428 at Whitby about to begin pulling the “Yorkshire Coast Express” to Pickering. This locomotive is named after the famous railway photographer