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British Railways 4-6-0 No. 7820 'Dinmore Manor'Posted by: Russell Newman on Oct 5, 2021 @ 13:10:24
The former GWR Manor Class 4-6-0 No. 7820 "Dinmore Manor" is the 2nd visiting locomotive to East Lancashire Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala on the weekend of the 15th to 17th of Ocotber 2021.
SZD (USATC) 2-10-0 No. YeM-3947 (10046)Posted by: J D Baldwin on Oct 5, 2021 @ 13:10:45
Supposed to be an Alco locomotive
British Railways 2-6-2T No. 41312Posted by: Russell Newman on Oct 5, 2021 @ 13:10:16
The BR built LMS Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T No. 41312 will visit the East Lancashire Railway for the first time for their Autumn Steam Gala on the weekend of the 15th to 17th of Ocotber 2021.
Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 5521Posted by: Russell Newman on Oct 5, 2021 @ 13:10:05
The ex GWR Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5521 / London Transport No. L150 has now relocated to the Epping Ongar Railway at Ongar in Essex where it will remain on long term loan to them.
London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 No. 60009 (4488, 9) 'Union of South Africa'Posted by: Russell Newman on Oct 5, 2021 @ 10:10:17
It's sad to announc that former LNER A4 Pacific No. 60009 "Union of South Africa" has now been withdrawn from service, which this now means that the locomotive has now retired from service for good. The locomotive has been running in preservation longer than with both the London & North Eastern Railway and British Railways together since 1966. I would like to conclude by saying thank you to John Cameron for saving and giving us Number 9 to enjoy on both the main line and heritage railways around the UK, as she will be now sadly missed.
British Railways 2-10-0 No. 92214Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Oct 5, 2021 @ 05:10:40
The final steam design for British Railways was the 9F heavy freight loco. A most successful design - powerful, free running and speedy if given the opportunity. This example wears non authentic BR passenger green livery and carries the name "City of Leicester". (It has carried a number of names in preservation, but was un-named in its working life) The class had a very short working life as the rush to modernisation ended their careers after only five years in some cases. Only one loco ever carried green livery and a name: "Evening Star" at the National Railway Museum, York.
Ånneberg Järnväg 0-6-0T No. 2Posted by: Brian Garvin on Oct 4, 2021 @ 12:10:24
Sorry to be a pain but you have not corrected the builder to Nohab.
Ånneberg Järnväg 0-6-0T No. 2Posted by: Brian Garvin on Oct 4, 2021 @ 09:10:12
A postscript: please amend wheel arrangement to 0-6-0T.
Cockeries de Wilebroek 0-4-0T No. 4Posted by: Brian Garvin on Oct 4, 2021 @ 09:10:18
This locomotive is Cockeries de Wilebroek no. 4
Ånneberg Järnväg 0-6-0T No. 2Posted by: Brian Garvin on Oct 4, 2021 @ 08:10:46
Ville Montagne was a Belgian firm that started mining in Ånneberg. The locomotive is Ånneberg Järnvägar No. 2. This number is shown in the photo on the spark arrester. The loco was built by Nohab 348 of 1892. It is preserved in the old locomotive shed.
Talyllyn Railway 0-4-0WT No. 2 'Dolgoch'Posted by: Russell Newman on Oct 2, 2021 @ 08:10:26
The Talyllyn Railway’s Fletcher Jennings & Co. 0-4-0WT No. 2 "Dolgoch" has now been withdrawn from service for her 10 year overhaul which is hoped it will only take a year to do.
Haifa Harbour Works 0-6-0ST No. UnknownPosted by: Richard West on Oct 1, 2021 @ 03:10:28
Hunslet 1643/1928 was built for Haifa Harbour Works Palestine and was later returned to the UK for use by the War Department. Hunslet built six standard-gauge 0-6-0STs for the FC del Sur: no 46 (1495/1927). no. 44 (1651/1930), no. 45 (1652/1930), no. 43 (1876/1938), no. 43 (3507/1948) and no. 40 (3690/1950).
GKN, Eastmoors Steelworks 0-6-0ST No. 18 'Jessie'Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 30, 2021 @ 13:09:02
Former Eastmoors Steelworks Hunslet built 48150 Class 0-6-0ST No. 18 "Jessie" is visiting the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway for their Wartime Weekend on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2021.
JNR 2-8-2 No. D51-1149 (D51-999)Posted by: Brian Garvin on Sep 29, 2021 @ 04:09:30
Withdrawn in 1976 and preserved in Taga with some sleeping cars as a SL Hotel.This had closed by 1990. Loco belongs to the town. 999 is supposedly a reference to Galaxy Express 999 which may be a TV series.
British Railways (Southern Railway) (USATC) 0-6-0T No. 30072 (72) (1973)Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Sep 28, 2021 @ 13:09:25
Built by Vulcan Ironworks in Wilkes-Barre, PA 4446 of 1943 and originally became USATC No. 1973, being transported to the UK during WW11 and stored (apparently at Newbury Racecourse) pending use in Europe. It was then purchased for a mere £2,500.00 in 1947 by the Southern Railway and given the number 72. Upon Nationalisation in 1948 it was only then re-numbered 30072 and lasted with that company until July 1967.
British Railways (Southern Railway) (USATC) 0-6-0T No. 30070 DS238 'Wainwright' (1960) (70) Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Sep 28, 2021 @ 13:09:25
Built by Vulcan Ironworks in Wilkes-Barre, PA 4433 of 1943 and originally became USATC No. 1960, being transported to the UK during WW11 and stored (apparently at Newbury Racecourse) pending use in Europe. It was then purchased for a mere £2,500.00 in 1947 by the Southern Railway and given the number 70. Upon Nationalisation in 1948 it was then re-numbered 30070 and worked for that company until October 1962, thereupon it was transferred into Departmental service and became No. DS238 until final withdrawal just under a year later in August 1963.
British Railways (Southern Railway) (USATC) 0-6-0T No. 30065 'Maunsell' (65) (1968)Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Sep 28, 2021 @ 13:09:52
Built by Vulcan Ironworks in Wilkes-Barre, PA 4441 of 1943 and originally became USATC No. 1968, being transported to the UK during WW11 and stored (apparently at Newbury Racecourse) pending use in Europe. It was then purchased for a mere £2,500.00 in 1947 by the Southern Railway and given the number 65. Upon Nationalisation in 1948 it was then re-numbered 30065 and worked for that company until October 1962, thereupon it was transferred into Departmental service and became No. DS237 until final withdrawal just over a year later in November 1963.
British Railways (Southern Railway) (USATC) 0-6-0T No. 30064 (64) (1959)Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Sep 28, 2021 @ 13:09:04
Built by Vulcan Ironworks in Wilkes-Barre, PA 4432 of 1943 and originally became USATC No. 1959, being transported to the UK during WW11 and stored (apparently at Newbury Racecourse) pending use in Europe. It was then purchased for a mere £2,500.00 in 1947 by the Southern Railway and given the number 64. Upon Nationalisation in 1948 it was then re-numbered 30066 and lasted with that company until July 1967.
London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 No. 60007 (4498) 'Sir Nigel Gresley'Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 28, 2021 @ 13:09:53
The ex LNER A4 Pacific 4-6-2 No. 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" has now left the National Railway Museum and is relocating to its new home at LNWR Heritage at Crewe in Cheshire. Where her overhaul will be completed there and words No. 60007 will operate on the mainline with Locomotive Services Ltd. on their Saphos Trains railtours as well as use with other railtour charters and visits to preserved railways around the UK.
JNR 2-8-2 No. D51-1149 (D51-999)Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Sep 28, 2021 @ 12:09:40
This loco was one that was off our radar until we were sent the photos and the link to the video. The loco, for reasons unknown is displayed as D51-999. let us know if you have information as to why this has been done.
JNR 2-8-2 No. D51-1149 (D51-999)Posted by: ILFORD on Sep 27, 2021 @ 18:09:59
Construction number is 3031 in 1944.
Corris Railway 0-4-2ST No. 3 'Sir Haydn'Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 27, 2021 @ 12:09:50
This is the history of ex Corris Railway 0-4-2ST No. 3 "Sir Haydn" which is the 3rd locomotive on the Talyllyn Railway. No. 3 was built in 1878 by Hughes’ Loco & Tramway Eng. Works Ltd of Loughborough for the Corris Railway which is other 2ft 3ich narrow gauge railway in Wales. A bit like No. 1 "Talyllyn" was orginally built as a 0-4-0ST but was rebuilt as a 0-4-2ST for better riding at Corris. No. 3 worked on the Corris Railway until its closure in 1948 but in 1951 it was purchased by the Talyllyn Railway along with No. 4 for futhur use with them in preservation. No. 3 was named after the Talyllyn Railway’s late owner, Sir Henry Haydn Jones. But in the early preservation years of the Talyllyn Railway in the 1950’s the precarious state of the track led to its being little used for the first few years, and firebox problems caused its withdrawal in 1957. Following repairs and overhaul No. 3 re-entered service again in 1968 and has been operating ever since and has more recently returned from a major overhaul at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth and still going strong today. No. 3 "Sir Haydn" was the inspiration for the famous Thomas the Tank Engine character "Sir Handel".
Talyllyn Railway 0-4-0WT No. 2 'Dolgoch'Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 26, 2021 @ 12:09:07
No. 2 "Dolgoch" was the second locomotive built for the Talyllyn Railway in 1866 by Fletcher Jennings & Co. but to a very different design to that of No. 1 "Talyllyn" being built as a 0-4-0WT with both a back tank (behind the cab) and a well tank (between the frames). With a long wheelbase which allows the firebox to sit in front of the rear axle, with Fletcher’s Patent inside valve gear driven off the front axle, a particularly inaccessible arrangement. No. 2 was the main operational locomotive on the Talyllyn Railway when the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society took over in 1951 and was the main locomotive in the early years of the preservation. But by 1954 to 1963 she underwent overhaul and rebuild and has kept running ever since. In 2011 No. 2 had a brand new boiler made at the Severn Valley Railway’s boilershop at Bridgenorth. Another clame to fame for No. 2 was she was the inspiration for the famous Thomas the Tank Engine character "Rheneas".
Talyllyn Railway 0-4-2ST No. 1 'Talyllyn'Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 26, 2021 @ 12:09:08
2021 marks the 175th birthday for No. 1 "Talyllyn" which was the first steam locomotive built for use on the Talyllyn Railway in 1865. It was built by Fletcher Jennings & Co. of Whitehaven orginally as a 0-4-0ST with a short wheelbase and long rear overhang which led to its rapid conversion to an 0-4-2ST which gave it a much better riding. It ran for a number of year until 1945 when it was in a very poor state and was laid aside until the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society took over and from 1957 to 1958 No. 1 was sent to Gibbons Bros. Ltd. for a full overhaul and rebuild. But this proved problematic as a number a problems came up and so No. 1 was has undergone considerable modification since then, resulting in a much improved performance and is still a popular locomotive and still going strong at the Talyllyn Railway today. Other clam to fame to No. 1 "Talyllyn" was that she was the inspiration for the famous Thomas the Tank Engine character "Skarloey".
JZ 0-8-2 No. 83.182Posted by: Terry Wallace on Sep 26, 2021 @ 06:09:20
Why is this locomotive described as derelict. it is not - it is plinthed
Penrhyn Slate Quarry 0-4-0ST No. 'Sybil Mary'Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 26, 2021 @ 05:09:17
The ex Penrhyn Slate Quarry Hunslet built 0-4-0ST Works No. 921 "Sybil Mary" will be the second visiting locomotive to the Moseley Railway Trust’s Apedale Valley Light Railway for their Gala weekend on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2021.
Surrey County Council 0-6-0WT No. GP 39Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 26, 2021 @ 05:09:54
The former Surrey County Council Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0WT Works No. 1643 "Bronllwyd" will be visiting the Moseley Railway Trust’s Apedale Valley Light Railway for their Gala weekend on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2021.
Stewarts & Lloyds, Newport 0-4-0ST No. 'Victory'Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 26, 2021 @ 05:09:52
The ex Stewarts & Lloyds, Newport Andrew Barclay built 0-4-0ST Works No. 2201 "Victory" is leaving the Avon Valley Railway and as its being relocated to the West Somerset Railway for restoration in their workshops at Williton.
Texas & New Orleans RR 2-8-2 No. 794Posted by: Brad Shaw on Sep 25, 2021 @ 20:09:43
I remember as a child that my father, c d shaw, southern pacific engineer, drove the engine to the maverick park on a track that ran down jones steet
Santa Maria Valley RR 2-6-2 No. 205Posted by: Nicholas Medovich on Sep 25, 2021 @ 16:09:22
just got word she’s back in operation. But its is unknown where she will run
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