Prev You are viewing Note 1273 through 1302 of 30960 Next Southern Railway 4-6-2 No. 34028 (21C128) 'Eddystone' Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 3, 2025 @ 14:09:32 After months of work, the ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid West Country Class Light Pacific No. 34028 "Eddystone", took to the mainline for the first time since 1964 with a light engine test run from the Swanage Railway to Southall Depot in West, London in readiness for mainline charter train work with the Railway Touring Company during the Autumn and Winter months. Meadow River Lumber Co. Shay - 2 truck No. 1 Posted by: Matthew Gardner on Sep 3, 2025 @ 11:09:15 You may change my previous note. After speaking to a shop mechanic there, this engine is in fact being MECHANICALLY restored. They claim it will be done by 2027! This will be quite a feat for the place considering their history. They want 10 coaches to be in service before they get a mainline engine in service. Also, the first mainline engine will be 2317, and not 3713. Canadian Pacific RR 4-6-2 No. 2317 Posted by: Matthew Gardner on Sep 3, 2025 @ 11:09:11 After speaking to a man in the shop, this engine is going to be on the road again even before 3713. It needs less work due to having been just taken off tube time. 3713 still needs 3 million to the boiler. British Railways 4-6-2 No. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 2, 2025 @ 10:09:54 Having completed a successful series of light engine test runs on the mainline, the unique BR Standard 8P Class Pacific No. 71000 "Duke of Gloucester", was ment to have done loaded test runs but they have had to be put on hold by Network Rail due to the very hot dry summer this year and line-side fire risk. But while No. 71000 out of action until Network Rail lifts the restrictions, the locomotive has been in the paint shops at Crewe being painted in full BR Brunswick Green livery applied. The Duke will be out of the paint shop by mid-October, ready for its loaded mainline test runs and hauling some Christmas specials which will be its first mainline railtour charters since completion of its overhaul in December. Vale of Rheidol Railway 2-6-2T No. 9 'Prince of Wales' Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 2, 2025 @ 10:09:59 Now nearing completion from its overhaul, the narrow gauge 1923 built Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 9 or No. 1213 "Prince of Wales", will make its debut back into traffic during the Vale of Rheidol Railway’s Steam Festival on the 25th and 26th of October 2025. It has also been announced that No. 9 will be turned out in BR Corporate Blue lined livery with cab-side double arrow branding for the first time since the 1970s and early 1980s. Kerang & Koondrook Tramway 4wVBT No. None Posted by: shaun gàirnealair on Sep 1, 2025 @ 19:09:45 thanks Steve for providing information about this locomotive. Kerang & Koondrook Tramway 4wVBT No. None Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Sep 1, 2025 @ 14:09:59 By the look of it and the date it was made, my guess is that it is a static replica of a Sentinel vertical boilered locomotive. Notice that the frame and running gear seem to be from a four wheel wagon. A Sentinel running gear is different and the drive chains would be visible if it was a real operable locomotive London Midland & Scottish Railway 2-6-0 No. 42968 (13268) (2968) Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 1, 2025 @ 14:09:36 Following its visit to the Great Central Railway, the ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, will visit the East Lancashire Railway for the very first time for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 17th to 19th of October 2025. Bure Valley Railway 2-6-4T No. 9 'Mark Timothy' Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 1, 2025 @ 13:09:15 The Bure Valley Railway’s 15inch gauge Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway based 2-6-4T No. 9 "Mark Timothy", is visiting the Whistlestop Valley Railway (Kirklees Light Railway) for the first time for their annual Steam and Diesel Gala weekend on the 6th and 7th of September 2025. Which this will be the first time the locomotive has visited another 15inch gauge heritage railway away from the Bure Valley Railway for the first time. Perrygrove Railway 0-6-0ST No. 'Mr Hallworth' Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 1, 2025 @ 13:09:42 The Perrygrove Railway’s 2023 North Bay Engineering built 15inch gauge 0-6-0ST "Mr Hallworth", is visiting the Whistlestop Valley Railway (Kirklees Light Railway) for the first time for their annual Steam and Diesel Gala weekend on the 6th and 7th of September 2025. Cleethorpes Railway 0-6-0T No. 'Spirit of Adventure' Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 1, 2025 @ 13:09:54 The former Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, 1993 Exmoor built 0-6-0T "Spirit of Adventure", is now back in service and operational and is visiting the Whistlestop Valley Railway (Kirklees Light Railway) for their annual Steam and Diesel Gala weekend on the 6th and 7th of September 2025. Victorian Railways 2-8-0 No. K 192 Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Sep 1, 2025 @ 13:09:41 Thanks, Sean. Correction made and the photo of K 170 has been removed. British Railways 2-10-0 No. 92214 Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 1, 2025 @ 06:09:53 This is the history of BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92214, which was among the final batch of 9F’s built at Swindon Works in October 1959. No. 92214 had spent most of its short working life of just six years hauling freight on the Western Region of British Railways, and was allocated from new briefly to Cardiff Canton shed in October 1959, it then went to Banbury from November 1959, and then onto Ebbw Junction in November 1961. Its final shed allocation was Severn Tunnel Junction from July 1964, where it was withdrawn from service in in August 1965 and sold as scrap to Dail Woodham’s scrapyard at Barry Island in South Wales where it would remain rusting away until until December 1980 when it went to the Buxton in Derbyshire. But little work was done on it there as it was still in a very poor condition at Buxton in 1989 but it was later purchased by the then 92214 Locomotive Group and moved to the Midland Railway - Butterley where it was restored to steam in July 2003. No. 92214 ran at the Midland Railway - Butterley for two seasons and then it went on loan to the East Lancashire Railway between 2006 and 2008. In 2010 the locomotive was sold to PV Premier Ltd, a Grosmont based company owned by Stuart Whitter and was moved to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, where it was named "Cock of the North" and was based at the Moors line until January 2014. When No. 92214 moved to the Great Central Railway for what was ment to be a Gala visit but turned out to be a permanent move there as the locomotive was sold again this time to the then GCR Director (Mr Michael Gregory of Cromwell Tools) for dedicated use on the Great Central Railway. No. 92214 is right at home at the Great Central Railway at 9F’s did work along the Great Central mainline in BR days hauling freight through Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire during the 1950s and 60s. In 2023 the locomotive was sold to the David Clarke Railway Trust to secure its longer term future at the railway as No. 92214 is a popular member of the Great Central Railway’s running fleet there. No. 92214 was withdrawn from service in December 2023 when its boiler certificate expired and is now awaiting another overhaul which should take place soon. British Railways 4-6-0 No. 6989 'Wightwick Hall' Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 1, 2025 @ 05:09:11 Now fully painted in the famous Hogwarts Railways Red livery, its been revealed that ex GWR Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 6989 "Wightwick Hall", has been renumbered to and turned out as Hogwarts Railways No. 5977 for the upcoming Harry Potter television series which is currently being filmed at Leavesden Studio. No. 6989 "Wightwick Hall" will be returning to the Bluebell Railway in its Hogwarts Railways Red livery later in the year in October and could take part in their upcoming Giants of Steam Gala from the 17th to 19th of October 2025. British Railways 2-6-4T No. 80078 Posted by: Russell Newman on Sep 1, 2025 @ 05:09:49 For its visit to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for their their Annual Steam Gala from the 25th to 28th of September 2025, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078, will be running as long lost class mate No. 80119 which was had worked on the lines around Whitby in BR days. Nepal Jaynagar-Janakpur 4-6-0T No. 2 Posted by: on Aug 31, 2025 @ 09:08:35 Photo was taken circa 1950s or after 1930s Big Bend Coal & Clay Co. 0-4-0T No. 2 Posted by: william bradley on Aug 30, 2025 @ 13:08:29 Restoration is underway. Find Mr. Hardy on YouTube for more info. SAR 2-6-2+2-6-2T No. 82 Posted by: Russell Newman on Aug 30, 2025 @ 13:08:29 The ex South African Railways, Hanomag (Hannover-Linden) built NGG16 Class 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt No. 82, that was part of Collection X has now been relocated to the Horsham Traction Company at Horsham in Sussex for storage. TCDD (WD) 2-8-0 No. 45170 (554) Posted by: Russell Newman on Aug 30, 2025 @ 12:08:37 As part of its restoration, the Scottish Railway Preservation Society plans to have the ex War Department and Turkish State Railways 8F 2-8-0 No. 554 "Sir William McAlpine", to be converted to oil fired. Great Western Railway 0-6-2T No. 5619 Posted by: Russell Newman on Aug 29, 2025 @ 13:08:24 The current boiler ticket on ex GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2T No. 5619, has been extended until Januay 2026, which this is good news for the Telford Steam Railway as No. 5619 will be able to work their Polar Express Trains over the Christmas season ahead then. London Midland & Scottish Railway 2-6-0 No. 42968 (13268) (2968) Posted by: Russell Newman on Aug 29, 2025 @ 12:08:58 The ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, is visiting the Great Central Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 2nd to 5th of October 2025. Which this will be No. 13268’s first visit to another preserved railway away from the Severn Valley Railway following her return to steam from her recent overhaul completed in 2023. British Railways 2-6-4T No. 80078 Posted by: Russell Newman on Aug 28, 2025 @ 14:08:23 Following the end of the main summer steam running season at the Mid Norfolk Railway in mid September, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078, will be visiting the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for the very first time for their Annual Steam Gala from the 25th to 28th of September 2025. British Railways 2-6-2T No. 41313 Posted by: Russell Newman on Aug 28, 2025 @ 13:08:16 The BR built LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-2T No. 41313, is returning for another visit to mainland UK, where it will be heading north of the UK for the first time in preservation for its visit to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for the very first time for their Annual Steam Gala from the 25th to 28th of September 2025. Laurinburg 2-6-2 No. 1 Posted by: Patrick phillips on Aug 28, 2025 @ 13:08:19 I used to live in Laurinburg I now live closer to Scottsdale AZ I learned the engine is up for sale so I might recommend it to McCormick Stillman, they need more steam anyway Andrew Barclay & Son 0-4-0ST No. 1210 'Caledonia Works' Posted by: Russell Clive Newman on Aug 28, 2025 @ 13:08:42 Having been on loan to the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway since 2021, the ex Andrew Barclay & Son works shunter, Andrew Barclay built 0-4-0ST Works No. 1210 "Caledonia Works", will be leaving the railway after their their Annual Steam Gala from the 12th to 14th of September 2025, and will return back home to Williton works on the West Somerset Railway at Williton in Somerset for the remainder of its boiler ticket before undergoing its next overhaul. Victorian Railways 4-6-4 No. R 711 'Spirit of Bendigo' Posted by: matthew hannah on Aug 27, 2025 @ 18:08:18 locomotive is named spirit of bendigo British Railways 2-6-4T No. 80097 Posted by: Russell Newman on Aug 27, 2025 @ 13:08:36 The repairs to BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80097, have now been completed and the locomotive passed its steam test and is now ready to begin testing and running-in trials before returning to traffic with a new boiler ticket at the East Lancashire Railway. Victorian Railways 2-8-0 No. K 192 Posted by: Sean k alan on Aug 24, 2025 @ 18:08:45 this locomotive is a 2-8-0 not a 4-6-0 and photo is of wrong engine. Bingera Mill 0-6-2T No. 2 Posted by: oscar gillian on Aug 24, 2025 @ 18:08:00 this engine is stored. Victorian Railways 2-6-2T No. 3A Posted by: oscar gillian on Aug 24, 2025 @ 18:08:48 locomotive is on display at the lakeside visitors center. please change status to display.

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