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Dinorwic Slate Quarries 0-4-0T No. 'Lady Joan'Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 6, 2026 @ 21:02:23
The former Dinorwic Slate Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0ST Works No. 1429 "Lady Joan", has since been withdrawn from service and is awaiting a heavy overhaul and has been sold to a new owner and is expected to leave the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway to its new home very soon.

Port of Par 0-4-0ST No. 'Judy'Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 6, 2026 @ 21:02:20
The ex Port of Par, Bagnall built 0-4-0ST Works No. 2572 "Judy", will be visiting the Dean Forest Railway for the very first time for their upcoming Spring Steam Gala weekend on the 28th and 29th of March 2026.

Great Western Railway 0-6-0PT No. 1369Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 6, 2026 @ 21:02:42
The ex GWR 1366 Class 0-6-0PT No. 1369, will be visiting the Llangollen Railway for their Branch line Gala from the 11th to 13th of April 2026.

AKR 2-6-2T No. AK-15Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Feb 6, 2026 @ 15:02:00
Still there in 2023;

Eregli Komurleri Isletmesi 0-4-0ST No. 1Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Feb 6, 2026 @ 09:02:15
To help with searching, the location is Üzülmez Ilkohulu.

Salem Brick & Lumber Company 0-4-0T No. 5Posted by: 45de26b on Feb 6, 2026 @ 04:02:42
Currently being restored at Stockton Locomotive Works of Antonito, CO.

NKNR 2-8-2 No. UnknownPosted by: rohan tidd on Feb 6, 2026 @ 03:02:14
how do we know about these north korean engines

EIR 0-4-0WT No. 'Hercules'Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Feb 6, 2026 @ 02:02:03
The works has been renamed Banaras Locomotive Factory Works. The loco was still there in 2021;

NR 2-4-0T No. 776Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Feb 6, 2026 @ 02:02:30
The Works is called Banaras Locomotive Works Factory; Loco still plinthed outside the main office in 2025;

Victorian Railways 4-6-2T No. D268Posted by: rohan tidd on Feb 5, 2026 @ 23:02:23
engine is now painted plain black

South Australian Railways 4-4-0 No. Z 199Posted by: rohan tidd on Feb 5, 2026 @ 22:02:09
locomotive has been moved to the pichi richi railway

Unknown 2-4-0T No. 38Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Feb 5, 2026 @ 22:02:20
Still there 2025

Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 4555 'Warrior'Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 20:02:14
The ex GWR Small Prairie 2-6-2T No. 4555, is visiting the Llangollen Railway for their Branch line Gala from the 11th to 13th of April 2026.

Great Western Railway 0-6-0PT No. 7754Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 20:02:11
The ex GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No. 7754, is visiting the East Somerset Railway for their Spring Steam Gala weekend on the 14th and 15th of March 2026, which this is its first visit away from the Llangollen Railway since completion of its last overhaul in the summer of 2023.

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 7802 'Bradley Manor'Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:17
The ex GWR Manor Class 4-6-0 No. 7802 "Bradley Manor", be joing her sister No. 7812 "Erlestoke Manor", on a short term hire to the West Somerset Railway from April to November 2026, and both locomotives will be double heading during their Spring Steam Spectacular from the 1st to the 4th of May 2026.

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 7812 'Erlestoke Manor'Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:13
The ex GWR Manor Class 4-6-0 No. 7812 "Erlestoke Manor", is now back in service again following repairs to its piston at the West Somerset Railway, and will be operating trains there for the 2026 season and will also be taking part in their Spring Steam Spectacular from the 1st to the 4th of May 2026.

LMS Patriot Project 4-6-0 No. 45551 'The Unknown Warrior'Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:26
The construction of new-build LMS Patriot 4-6-0 No. 5551 "The Unknown Warrior", is coming along well as work on it has seen the return of the two outside cylinders from Riley & Son Engineering Ltd. and have now been fitted back onto the frames of the locomotive. The reaming of attachment holes and riveting has been taking place, enabling the final fit of major components and support brackets on the frames.

British Railways 2-6-0 No. 46521 Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:27
The BR built LMS Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 No. 46521, is now back home at the Great Central Railway at Loughborough in Leicestershire for the final stages of its overhaul.

NCB Bold Colliery (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 7 'Robert' (75091, Running as 68067)Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:40
The Hudswell Clark built J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 68067 (ex NCB Bold Colliery (War Department No. 75091) No. 7 "Robert"), will be the second Austerity 0-6-0ST visiting the Swanage Railway along side its sister, ex War Department, Longmoor Military Railway and National Coal Board, Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns built Austerity 0-6-0ST (WD No. 75189) No. 152 "Rennes", for the first time for their Spring Steam Gala the 27th to 29th of March 2026.

JZ 0-6-0T No. 62.669 (Carries fictitious 30075)Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:14
During Christmas 2025 the Yugoslavian built Class 62 version of the famous USA 0-6-0 S100 No. 30075 (JZ 62.669), made history when it brought steam back on part of the legendry Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Shillingstone for the first time since the line closed in 1966, when it became the first steam locomotive to operate on the newly restored section of the North Dorset Railway, north of Shillingstone station for the very first time since the line closed as far as Lamb House Bridge for the first time in nearly 60 years. Project 62 will be steaming No. 30075 again for their Steam Up event at the North Dorset Railway to mark the 60th anniversary of the closure of the well loved and hugely missed, iconic Somerset and Dorset Railway, which closed in March 1966, on the 7th and 8th of March 2026.

Southern Railway 4-6-2 No. 34070 (21C170) 'Manston'Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 5, 2026 @ 19:02:31
The ex Southern Railway Bulleid Battle of Britain Class Light Pacific No. 34070 "Manston", will be visiting the East Lancashire Railway for their Legends of Steam Gala from the 10th to 12th of April 2026, and will also visit the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for their Cotsworld Festival of Steam from the 23rd to 25th of May 2026, and will stay on at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway until early July 2026.

CFF 0-8-0T No. 764.423 'Moldovita'Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Feb 5, 2026 @ 18:02:16
In service at Cornatel in 2018, 2021 and 2024; Named Moldovita, a local town and monastery.

Sucerie de Maizy (Heeresfeldbahn) 0-8-0T No. HF 1803 (7)Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Feb 5, 2026 @ 15:02:46
Still there in 2022 but under overhaul with the boiler off.

West Side Lumber Shay - 3 truck No. 12Posted by: Keiji Muramoto on Feb 5, 2026 @ 07:02:46
On Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad in Fish Camp, California, announced that it had officially acquired West Side Lumber Company Three-Truck Shay No. 12 from Lindsey and Rosa Ashby, for restoration and operation alongside fellow West Side Shays Nos. 10 and 15. As of today (Wednesday, February 4th, 2026), No. 12 is on its way via truck to Fish Camp.

Western Australia Government Railways 2-8-2 No. 1209Posted by: rohan tidd on Feb 5, 2026 @ 24:02:56
The locomotive is occasionally brought out for Day out with Thomas events with a Henry face.

Broken Hill Associated Smelters 0-6-0T No. 'Port Pirie'Posted by: rohan tidd on Feb 5, 2026 @ 24:02:35
Brother locomotive 'Pozziers' resides at the Bellarine railway in Victoria, currently under overhaul.

Pioneer Mill 0-4-2T No. 'Kilrie'Posted by: rohan tidd on Feb 5, 2026 @ 24:02:00
The locomotive is named 'Kilrie'

British Motor Corporation (Steel Company of Wales) 0-6-0ST No. 'Victor' (403)Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 4, 2026 @ 19:02:47
The ex Steel Company of Wales and British Motor Corporation Bagnall built 0-6-0ST Works No. 2996 "Victor", is returning to visit the West Somerset Railway for their 50th anniversary. As it was "Victor" that hauled the very first passenger train on the offical opening of the West Somerset Railway back in 1976. As part of its visit "Victor" will will take centre stage at their ‘50th anniversary event’ from the 28th and 29th of March 2026 where it will pull a recreation of the first WSR public service as it did in 1976, 50 years on to the minute. This event will also see multiple recreations of scenes not seen for 5 decades across the WSR, with these representing major milestones of those early days of there history. Also "Victor" will be staying on at the West Somerset Railway to take part in their Spring Steam Spectacular from the 1st to the 4th of May 2026.

British Railways 4-6-0 No. 75069Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 4, 2026 @ 13:02:55
BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 No. 75069, is visiting the Bluebell Railway for the first time for their Spring Steam Gala from the 20th to 22nd of March 2026.

London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 0-6-0T No. 8 'Freshwater' (46 'Newington') (32646) (W8) (2)Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 4, 2026 @ 13:02:20
The ex London, Brighton & South Coast Railway A1X Class Terrier 0-6-0T W8 "Freshwater", is making a visit to mainland UK to visit the Bluebell Railway for their Spring Steam Gala from the 20th to 22nd of March 2026.
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