0-4-0 Tank Engines on the Bluebell Line 2011

Following the recent reviews of Hornby’s 0-4-0 side-tank locomotives, today’s blog post look’s at two real 0-4-0 tank engines on

Locomotives on Display at Sheffield Park – part 1

August’s visit to the Bluebell Railway proved to be one of the most productive visits to a preserved line for photographs. Arriving early, I spent some time with the tripod in the engine shed before the crowds arrived, taking photographs. Today we look through some of these

The Bluebell Railway – more memories from the 1990′s

Following from my previous thread on my early steam locomotive experiences, here are a few more pictures of the Bluebell Railway from the 1990’s archive. Starting with the picture above of the Aveling Porter 2-2-0 geared well tank – a curiosity indeed! Now based at the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway, it was based for…