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Stillmore Air Line Railroad 4-6-0 No. 103

Posted by: Matthew Gardner on Feb 12, 2019 @ 15:02:03
The tender for this engine still exists. It is right across the street at Savannah Roundhouse Museum. It is preserved, but the tank is rotted through at the bottom, and will need to be replaced if it is ever to go on display with the engine.

Ferrocarril La Vela - Coro 0-4-0T No. 2 'Simon Bolivar'

Posted by: Robin R Beck on Feb 12, 2019 @ 15:02:23
Built in 1898 for the newly opened railway. A 0-4-4 tender locomotive. The remains have been displayed at the museum for over 40 years. Recently been repainted black

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 12, 2019 @ 13:02:33
S160 2-8-0 No. 2253 has been moved to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway today for testing and running in following completion of its overhaul and will stay on the Moors line till early April when it will move to the Dartmouth Steam Railway for a 10 year stay with them.

TCDD (WD) 2-8-0 No. 45170 (554)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 12, 2019 @ 13:02:58
Former WD Turkish Railways 8F No. 45170 "Sir William McAlpine" has had a new smokebox door delivered which has been made to the original LMS style to replace the later Turkish style smokebox door that was fitted in Turkey.

Bridgton & Saco River RR 2-4-4T No. 7

Posted by: Wesley Heinz on Feb 11, 2019 @ 16:02:21
Status should be changed to Operational.

Bridgton & Saco River RR 2-4-4T No. 7

Posted by: Wesley Heinz on Feb 11, 2019 @ 16:02:05
Bridgton & Saco River #7 was not restored to service at the WW&F. The boiler work was conducted with volunteers from Maine Narrow Gauge. The heavy duty work and final reassembly was conducted by MNG and Maine Locomotive & Machine. ML&M is alongside the WW&F mainline in Alna, Maine.

British Railways 4-6-0 No. 1306 'Mayflower'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 11, 2019 @ 12:02:19
61306 "Mayflower" will visit the Nene Valley Railway for a special weekend for it on the 29th and 30th of June 2019 in between her mainline duties.

Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 (15189, 55189)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 11, 2019 @ 12:02:22
After its visit to the Churnet Valley Railway No. 419 will visit the East Lancashire Railway for the very first time to star at their Spring Steam Gala on the weekend of the 8th to 10th of March 2019.

British Railways 2-6-0 No. 46521

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 11, 2019 @ 12:02:54
The BR built LMS Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 No. 46521 has been confirmed as visiting locomotive at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway for their Spring Steam Gala on the weekend of March 8th to 10th 2019.

Phillip Holzmann AG 0-4-0T No. 4

Posted by: John Taubeneck on Feb 11, 2019 @ 07:02:28
This locomotive is up for auction at Beaverton, OR February 2019.

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 6023 'King Edward II'

Posted by: Erik Newland on Feb 10, 2019 @ 17:02:58
Damn, that is a beautiful locomotive!!

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 6023 'King Edward II'

Posted by: on Feb 10, 2019 @ 05:02:18
It has recently been confirmed that 6023 will be visiting the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for the second year in a row for their Cotswold Festival of Steam on the weekend of May 26th-28th 2019.

NCB Bold Colliery (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 7 'Robert' (75091, Running as 68067)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 10, 2019 @ 05:02:57
No. 68067 is going on hire to the GCRs sister line the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) at Ruddington in Nottinghamshire for the 2019 season there.

None 0-4-0TG No. None

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 9, 2019 @ 09:02:59
This 2018 N Donnelly built 0-4-0VBT which is currently unnamed and unnumbered has relocated to the Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum at Bridgwater in Somerset. Where it is now running on their Westonzoyland Light Railway as their first resident steam locomotive there.

United States Steel Corp. 0-6-0 No. 300

Posted by: Erik Newland on Feb 7, 2019 @ 14:02:29
Status should be changed to "Cosmetic Restoration"

Samuel Fox & Co 0-6-0T No. 20 'Jennifer'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 7, 2019 @ 13:02:43
No. 20 "Jennifer" has gone on hire to the Gwili Railway for the 2019 season there.

NCB Backworth 0-6-0ST No. 47 'Moorbarrow'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 7, 2019 @ 13:02:26
No. 47 "Moorbarrow" has been withdrawn from service and is undergoing its 10 year overhaul.

Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 4110

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 6, 2019 @ 10:02:14
GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 4110 is leaving the West Somerset Railway as it has been sold to the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway in Devon. This is due to the West Somerset unable to find a way to keep the locomotive with them sadly. No. 4110 will be restored to running order and be part of the Dartmouth Steam Railways steam fleet. But it will visit the West Somerset for Gala visits at no extra cost.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 2-8-0 No. 48305 (8205)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 6, 2019 @ 10:02:16
LMS 8F 2-8-0 No. 48305 has been steam tested for the first time this week following completion of its overhaul and will soon under go test runs soon.

DB (DRB) 2-6-2T No. 064 419-5 (64.419)

Posted by: ILFORD on Feb 5, 2019 @ 17:02:25
Loco operational in July 2018.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45596 (5596) 'Bahamas'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2019 @ 13:02:48
No. 45596 "Bahamas" has arrived back home at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway today. Where No. 45596 will be prepared for its first mainline railtours in 25 years.

ÖBB (German Army)(ÖStB) 0-4-0T No. 698.01 (HF 16752)(16752)

Posted by: Henry Allum on Feb 3, 2019 @ 14:02:57
No. 698.01 is now plinthed with a carriage outside Bad Ischl Bahnhof.

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 3, 2019 @ 05:02:22
Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 6 "Lord Phil" has now left the Epping Ongar Railway and has gone back to Tyseley Locomotive Works for maintenance work to be carried out over the winter. Its unknown if the locomotive will return to the Epping Ongar Railway or go on hire to another heritage railway for the 2019 season?

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 3, 2019 @ 05:02:02
Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 3794 "Cumbria" has returned to home to the Furness Railway Trust base at the Ribble Steam Railway for the winter for some work to be carried out before it goes out on hire to another heritage railway for the season.

Stewarts & Lloyds 0-6-0ST No. 'Salmon'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 3, 2019 @ 05:02:24
The ex Stewarts & Lloyds Andrew Barclay built 0-6-0ST No. 2139 "Salmon" has been taken out of service for its 10 year overhaul which will get underway once the overhaul of sister Andrew Barclay built 0-4-0ST "Bon Accord" is completed.

Prairie Run & North Shore 4-4-0 No. 440

Posted by: David Huffman on Feb 2, 2019 @ 08:02:03
I believe this engine runs on 18" gauge track not 24".

British Motor Corporation (Steel Company of Wales) 0-6-0ST No. 'Vulcan' (401) ('Thomas Burt')

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 1, 2019 @ 13:02:55
The ex British Leyland and former Steel Company of Wales Bagnall built 0-6-0ST No. 401 "Thomas Burt" formerly known as "Vulcan" which is the most high-tech steam shunting locomotive ever built was steamed for the first time in over a decade on January 17th 2019. The locomotive will enter service this Easter or possible earlier.

British Railways 2-6-4T No. 80072

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 1, 2019 @ 13:02:37
It seems that the boiler ticket on BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80072 has been extended as the locomotive will remain in service till the end of June 2019.

London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 No. 60007 (4498) 'Sir Nigel Gresley'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 1, 2019 @ 12:02:39
Following the news that No. 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" is to be operated and be under the care of Locomotive Services Ltd and the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust when she returns to the mainline and heritage railway circuit later this year or 2020. The locomotive will be based at LNWR Heritage at Crewe for its mainline railtours and visits to other preserved railways around the UK. Including the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, where it is intended to retain strong links with them still.

London & South Western Railway 4-4-2T No. 30583 (488)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 1, 2019 @ 12:02:50
The sole surviving former London & South Western Railway Radial 4-4-2T 488 is being repainted in to its British Railways Lined Black Livery as BR 30583 again along with some cosmetic work to it as well. No. 30583 is to be part of a special LSWR photo line up during the Bluebell Railways Branch Line Weekend on the 15th to 17th of March 2019.