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(SAR) 4-6-2 No. 4 (839)

Posted by: RICHARD WEST on May 1, 2019 @ 03:05:14
This is Hendrie class 16C 4-6-2, not 4-8-2

FCPCAL 2-6-0 No. 52

Posted by: Richard West on Apr 30, 2019 @ 12:04:26
NBL 19135/1911 was certainly built as a 2-60. Its two surviving stablemates - 19136/1911 and 19137/1911 - are both 2-6-0s.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 No. 46201 (6201) 'Princess Elizabeth'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 29, 2019 @ 13:04:28
No. 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" is back in service as the locomotive is returning to mainline passenger service tomorrow by hauling the Dalesman Railtour from Hellifield to Carlisle and return.

Lehigh Valley Coal Co 0-4-0T No. 99

Posted by: Matthew Gardner on Apr 29, 2019 @ 12:04:44
It is amazing that of all the TRUE 48" gauge engines still around, this one is the only one to have never actually been restored to working order at one point!

R Dollberg 0-4-0T No. 8

Posted by: Matthew Gardner on Apr 29, 2019 @ 12:04:58
Locomotive is currently for sale on Discover Live Steam. Is fully operational, and has been run sparingly since being imported to the U.S. in 1963.

SJ 2-8-0 No. E2 935

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Apr 29, 2019 @ 09:04:09
This locomotive is permanently displayed (un-operational) at Svanskog Railway Station, Järnvägsgatan 1, rather than at Åmål.

SNCF (ETAT) 2-8-0 No. 140C 287

Posted by: richard west on Apr 29, 2019 @ 05:04:42
This cannot be NBL 21024. More likely to be 21624.

Union Pacific Railroad 4-8-8-4 No. 4014

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 28, 2019 @ 07:04:51
For the first time in over 60 years Union Pacific Railroad famous Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 was steamed for the first time on the 27th of April 2019 sounding its whistle marking in end of its restoration.

Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 5199

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 27, 2019 @ 08:04:50
Large Prairie Tank No. 5199 is also visiting the Dean Forest Railway for the first time for their Royal Forest of Steam Gala alongside No. 18 "Jessie" from the 7th to 9th of June 2019.

GKN, Eastmoors Steelworks 0-6-0ST No. 18 'Jessie'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 27, 2019 @ 08:04:28
No. 18 "Jessie" will be visiting the Dean Forest Railway for their Royal Forest of Steam Gala from the 7th to 9th of June 2019.

NCB Glasshoughton (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 6 (75019) 'Lord Phil'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 27, 2019 @ 08:04:21
The current location of "Lord Phil" is the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley in Derbyshire where she is the main steam locomotive for the 2019 season there.

RENFE (MZA) 0-4-0T No. 020-0232 (602)

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Apr 26, 2019 @ 13:04:19
This locomotive was formally Madrid-Zaragoza-Alicante (MZA) No. 602 and displayed in its original guise outside the RENFE Fuente de San Luis, Valencia depot until 2009; from where it was moved to ARMF, Lleida. Now in overall black livery, it is now in working order.

Caledonian Railway 0-6-0 No. 57566 (828, 17566)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 26, 2019 @ 13:04:30
Former Caledonian Railway Jumbo Goods 0-6-0 No. 828 has had its boiler ticket extended to April 2020 which should give the locomotive one last full season at its Strathspey Railway before overhaul then.

Wemyss Private Railway (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 15 (71529) 'Earl David'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 26, 2019 @ 13:04:43
The former War Department and ex Wemyss Private Railway Andrew Barclay built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 15 "Earl David" could be in steam again later this year as its overhaul at the Vale of Berkeley Railway is progressing to its final stages. When completed No. 15 will be available for hire to other preserved railways around the UK.

NCB 0-6-0ST No. 22

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 26, 2019 @ 13:04:18
Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 22 is to enter service this year as its overhaul is in its final stages and will be one of two steam locomotives used on the Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society railtours around Scunthorpe Steel works railway system this season.

War Department 0-6-0ST No. 94 (10) 'Cumbria'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 26, 2019 @ 13:04:17
The former War Department Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 3794 "Cumbria" is expected to be returning on hire to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway following its repairs at the Furness Railway Trust base at the Ribble Steam Railway soon.

Chesterfield Tube Co. 4wVBGT No. 7 'Susan'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 26, 2019 @ 13:04:50
The ex Chesterfield Tube Co. Sentinel built 4wVBGT "Susan" has been undergoing trials at the Barry Tourist Railway testing bags of Blazer Logs as a new clean fuel for steam locomotives. The trials were a success and the locomotive will soon test the new fuel on passenger runs.

London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 0-6-0T No. 32670 'Bodiam' (Poplar)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 26, 2019 @ 13:04:15
No. 32670 "Bodiam" has been moved to the North Norfolk Railway where its overhaul will be carried out there by North Norfolk Engineering. It is hoped the locomotive will be back in service in time for its 150th birthday in 2022.

Long-Bell Lumber Co. Shay - 2 truck No. 5

Posted by: Robert Grant on Apr 25, 2019 @ 18:04:38
#5 has been completely restored and has a covered shed.

Keighley Gasworks 0-4-0ST No. 2

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 25, 2019 @ 14:04:52
Former Keighley Corporation Gas Dept. Hawthorn Leslie built 0-4-0ST No. 2 is visiting the Foxfield Railway as a star guess for their Victorian Weekend over 4th to 6th May 2019.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 0-6-0T No. 47493 (16576) (7493)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 25, 2019 @ 13:04:30
LMS Jinty 0-6-0T No. 47493 is being purchase by the Spa Valley Railway from its current owner to be permently part of their running fleet. As the railway has launched a appeal to raise up to £200,000 to buy the loco and to overhaul it. It is hoped that No. 47493 could be back in steam again in 3 to 4 years time.

NCB Peckfield Colliery 0-6-0ST No. S121 'Primrose'

Posted by: Dale W Fickés on Apr 25, 2019 @ 05:04:01
The full name of this locomotive was, in 1995, Primrose No. 2

(Rhodesian Railways) 4-8-2 No. 181

Posted by: Kris Ward on Apr 25, 2019 @ 03:04:08
Seen on display in Livingstone Railway Museum, 19th April 2019. The works plates on this loco show works number 23380 though.

ZR 4-8-0 No. 1126

Posted by: Kris Ward on Apr 25, 2019 @ 03:04:57
Seen on display in Livingstone Railway Museum, 19th April 2019

Great Western Railway 2-6-0 No. 7325 (9303)

Posted by: Steve Frost on Apr 23, 2019 @ 12:04:13
On March 5th 2019 the loco was removed from display in the Engine House and towed to Kidderminster where it is now stored awaiting overhaul.

NCB Kinneil Colliery 0-4-0ST No. 8 (47) 'Fambridge'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 22, 2019 @ 14:04:20
The ex NCB Kinneil Colliery Andrew Barclay built 0-4-0ST No. 47 "Fambridge" will be visiting the newly open Leiston Works Railway in Suffolk taking the place of "Blue Circle" for the opening weekend on the 1st and 2nd of June 2019. Which will mark the 160 Anniversary of railways in Leiston.

CR 2-10-2 No. QJ 7119

Posted by: Russell Newman on Apr 22, 2019 @ 06:04:20
In 2017 QJ 7119 was used in a experiment to see if a steam locomotive could operate on high pressure inert gas CO2. From a report from the Advanced Steam Traction Trust the Chinese 2-10-2 was trailed at Daban Depot with Gas which was piped up from a storage cylinder tank mounted on the tender. Which fed the CO2 Gas directly into the steam chest at a controlled pressure. The aim of it was to find a method of powering steam locomotives without polluting emissions. Sadly the experiments were not successful. QJ 7119 is currently in storage at Daban Depot with sister QJ 7038.

SAR (Chakas Kraal Sugar) 4-8-0 No. 1443 (1) 'Chaka'

Posted by: Richard West on Apr 22, 2019 @ 01:04:12
Although built as a 4-8-0 in 1904, it was rebuilt as a 4-8-2 in 1906. Six of the original class of 50 4-8-0s were rebuilt as 4-8-2s at this time - usually said to be the first 4-8-2s in the world.

LLTJ (TGOJ) 2-4-4T No. 15(S3 91)

Posted by: Steve Frost on Apr 20, 2019 @ 13:04:34
Loco now at Grängesbergsbananas railway Museum where it is intended to be returned to operational condition.

Deep River Logging Co. 2-4-4-2 No. 7 'Skookum'

Posted by: Nicholas on Apr 20, 2019 @ 10:04:10
Skookum is now operational and has left Oregon. Currently she is down in Sunol California and will spend the summer running on the Niles Canyon Railway.