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Southern Railway 4-6-2 No. 34059 (21C159) 'Sir Archibald Sinclair'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 21, 2019 @ 11:07:39
Another milestone has been reached for No. 34059 "Sir Archibald Sinclair" as the rolling chassis of the locomotive have been moved in to the workshop at Sheffield Park for its overhaul.

Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 5521

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 21, 2019 @ 05:07:27
No. 5521 is currently located at the Flour Mill Works at Bream in Gloucestershire where the locomotive is being overhauled.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 2-6-0 No. 42859 (2859) (13159)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 20, 2019 @ 09:07:43
No. 42859 is now located at the East Lancashire Railway at Bury in Lancashire where it is in safe storage there.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45025 (5025)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 20, 2019 @ 09:07:01
The boiler of LMS Black Five No. 5025 has returned to Aviemore following its overhaul and rebuild at Riley & Sons Engineering Ltd at Heywood in Lancashire. It will soon be put back on the frames of the locomotive with a possible steaming later this year.

NCB, Bold Colliery (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 132 'Sapper'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 20, 2019 @ 09:07:02
The current location of Ex War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 132 "Sapper" is at the Avon Valley Railway at Bitton in Gloucestershire. Where the locomotive has been for a few years now as she is on long term hire to them.

Delary - Strömsnäsbruk Railway 0-8-0T No. 3 'Aug. Schmitz'

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Jul 19, 2019 @ 08:07:27
0-8-0T No. 3 Delary Works 4/1884) plinth outside the former station (07 July 2019) in Strömsnäsbruk is named Aug. Schmitz.

SJ 2-8-0 No. E2 1072

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Jul 19, 2019 @ 05:07:38
2-8-0 SJ No. E2 1072 (VMF, Falun Motala 118/1910) was a car park plinth display at High Chaparral, Kultorp 06 July 2019

J. Neils Lumber Co. Shay - 2 truck No. 6

Posted by: Gregg Pullano on Jul 19, 2019 @ 24:07:09
As noted by others, the locomotive is owned by E&LS owner and CEO John Larkin. It is stored in a secret facility disconnected from live rail in the same location as the famous Baldwin Sharks. Like the sharks, its storage is due to railfans vandalizing and stealing from Larkin in the past. My source, who has seen the locomotive, says that it looks essentially the same now as it does in the photos, likely due to its indoor storage for many years now.

Detroit & Mackinac RR 0-6-0 No. 8

Posted by: Gregg Pullano on Jul 19, 2019 @ 24:07:22
Unfortunately, 8 remains stored at the Henry Ford today and apparently, per a source with close ties to the institution, there is internal disagreement on its place at the museum. Individuals who do not wish to restore or even exhibit the locomotive have so far carried the day.

United States Army 2-8-0 No. 612

Posted by: Gregg Pullano on Jul 19, 2019 @ 24:07:35
As of 2019, a very nice cosmetic restoration on the engine was completed in tandem with the 75th anniversary of D-Day. It has been renumbered to US Army 2630 and painted in an olivish green to indicate to visitors that it is an Army engine. While the US-based S160s never wore such a color, some exported to Britain did. I am not sure if the locomotive will be restored to operation as some others at the roundhouse have been, but it looks better than it has in decades now to be sure.

Ohio Power Co. 0-6-0 No. 3

Posted by: Gregg Pullano on Jul 19, 2019 @ 24:07:02
Since the last note, the engine has returned to service again and is making quite a splash in southern Ohio operating on the HVSR. Hats off to a successful restoration by the HVSR team.

Grand Trunk Western RR 2-8-2 No. 4070

Posted by: Gregg Pullano on Jul 19, 2019 @ 24:07:09
As others have said, the status of the locomotive should read "Restoration." While progress has been very slow and hampered by the presence of 2100 and other projects in and around the roundhouse (including stabilizing structure from an incident 15 years ago), MRPS has been slowly working on the locomotive. I was present in 2015 to watch them fix a section of the smokebox. The long term goal of the organization remains returning the engine to operation so it can run in the Cuyahoga Valley and possibly along other lines in Northeast Ohio and the Midwest again.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR 0-6-0 No. 1548

Posted by: Gregg Pullano on Jul 18, 2019 @ 23:07:58
Since the last note was posted in 2009, very little has changed for this locomotive. The condition of the locomotive is reletively unchanged from the past decade. As with its smaller "stablemate" nearby, some foiliage has popped up over the decade. I am honestly not sure if the University of Akron even has this locomotive or the other switcher on their radar. Aside from the hotel, there is not a lot of activity or commerce in this corner of Akron anymore, despite the downtown beginning to see a revitalization of sorts.

Gruen & Biflinger AG 0-4-0T No. Unknown

Posted by: Gregg Pullano on Jul 18, 2019 @ 23:07:12
Since the last note was posted in 2008, very little has changed for this locomotive. Some trees have grown up around it that were not present in the photos here and it is now hidden, but looking a little worse for wear. Its small size means it would probably be a decent restoration candidate for a small group who might want to take on the challenge. I am honestly not sure if the University of Akron even has it or 1548 on their radar. Aside from the hotel, there is not a lot of activity or commerce in this corner of Akron anymore, despite the downtown beginning to see a revitalization of sorts.

British Railways 4-6-2 No. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 18, 2019 @ 13:07:57
The second overhaul of BR Standard 7MT Pacific No. 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" is now underway following a new loan agreement between the National Railway Museum and the Great Central Railway for two years from July 19th 2019 to the 31st of December 2021. The Great Central Railway will be the new custodians of No. 70013 which will see the locomotive based at Loughborough.

BJs (SJ) 0-6-0 No. K 36

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Jul 18, 2019 @ 03:07:21
0-6-0 SJ No. K 36 (Motala 105/1890) has been moved from Göteborg and is now plinthed (un-restored) on Kallgatan, outside the Torekällbergets Friluftsmuseum, Södertälj, noted 05 July 2019.

New Zealand Railways 4-8-2 No. J.1234

Posted by: John T Findlay on Jul 18, 2019 @ 02:07:26
J1234 got moved back to steam incoporated in 2015 and is stored at steam inc awating overhaul.

U.S. Army Transportation Command 2-8-0 No. 2253 'OMAHA'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 17, 2019 @ 11:07:56
The ex United States Army Transportation Corps S160 2-8-0 No. 2253 was today steamed and moved under its own steam for the first time in two decades at Grosmont Shed on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. No. 2353 will begin testing and running in trials on the Moors line before moving to the Dartmouth Steam Railway for her Ten year loan there. The Locomotive has been painted in a Maroon livery very to that on the Canadian Pacific railway.

Nidd Valley Light Railway 0-6-0ST No. 'Mitchell'/ 'Illingworth'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 16, 2019 @ 14:07:22
The ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST No. 1208 "Mitchell"/ "Illingworth" will visit the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway as part of a line up for their Steam Gala marking the 150th anniversary of Leeds built locomotives from the 13th to 15th of September 2019.

NCB (Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries) 0-6-2T No. 29

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 16, 2019 @ 09:07:33
No. 29 was steamed and moved under its own power for the first time in 5 years today. The locomotive will undertake running in trials on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway before she enters service soon.

SJ (UGJ) 4-6-0 No. B4 1513(32)

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Jul 16, 2019 @ 05:07:55
4-6-0 SJ No. B4 1513 (Nydovist & Holm, Trollhättan 1765/1926) is in the Swedish NRM store shed

SJ 4-6-0 No. B 1428

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Jul 16, 2019 @ 04:07:12
4-6-0 SJ No. B 1428 (Nydovist & Holm, Trollhättan 643/1919) displays plate 1151/1918 (wrongly) inside the NRM Gävle store shed, 03 July 2019

Great Western Railway 0-6-0 No. 3205

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 15, 2019 @ 12:07:59
No. 3205 is to take part in this years Torbay Steam Fair from the 2nd to 4th of August 2019 where the locomotive will be on display during the fair and will possible be used as a steam heavy haulage load for Traction Engines there as well?

British Railways 2-6-0 No. 46521

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 15, 2019 @ 05:07:46
When it was formerly based at the Severn Valley Railway No. 46521 stared in the BBC Comedy series Oh, Doctor Beeching! from 1996 to 1997 where she carried the name "Blossom" for the series and is still sometimes known as "Blossom" still.

Stockholm-Rimbo Railway 2-6-2 No. 28

Posted by: George Morris on Jul 15, 2019 @ 02:07:20
The overhaul of this locomotive has commenced!

SJ 4-6-0 No. B 1379

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Jul 15, 2019 @ 01:07:50
Although this locomotive carries Falun plate No. 263 on its front right-hand cylinder; and Falun plate No. 267 on its front left-hand cylinder; it does appear to actually be No. 265 of 1919!

CB&Q 4-6-4 No. 3000

Posted by: Josh Reynolds on Jul 14, 2019 @ 21:07:07
This locomotive is at the Sandwich Fair, not the DeKalb County Fairgrounds.

R Dollberg 0-4-0T No. 8

Posted by: Marc Jones on Jul 14, 2019 @ 21:07:56
locomotive is now in Georgia vermont as of 7-8-19

Zillertalbahn 0-6-2T No. 2 'Zillertal'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 14, 2019 @ 12:07:04
The Zillertalbahn 1900 built 0-6-2T No. 2 "Zillertal" is come over to the UK on a hired visit to the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway for two years. As the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway have signed a signed a contract with the Zillertalbahn in Austria which the agreement will further cement a relationship between the two 2ft 6in gauge railways that dates back to the earliest years of the preservation of the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway. The locomotive is expected to arrive in Wales around the end of July and will play a starring roll at their annual Steam Gala from the 30th of August to the 1st of September 2019.

Zillertalbahn 0-6-2T No. 2 'Zillertal'

Posted by: Jack Spencer on Jul 14, 2019 @ 11:07:01
This little locomotive is going on a surprise visit to England as she is visiting the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway for around two years. This will enhance the WLLRs somewhat Continental feel and will help bolster the current fleet, until similar No. 699. 01 Sir Drefaldqyn enters service around the end of the year.