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Lee Tidewater Cypress Co. 2-6-2 No. 4

Posted by: Jonah Snyder on Jul 11, 2025 @ 12:07:33
Locomotive recently went up for sale on Facebook Marketplace.

Norfolk & Western Railway 4-8-4 No. 611

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 10, 2025 @ 12:07:15
The former Norfolk & Western Railroad, Class J 4-8-4 No. 611, one of the most famous steam locomotives in North America is returning to the mainline again following a partership between the Virginia Museum of Transportation and the Steam Railroading Institute along with the Virginia Scenic Railway and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society that will bring the famous locomotive back into steam again to operate a limited series of passenger excursions along the Virginia Scenic Railway this Autumn or fall as it is known in America.

British Railways 4-6-0 No. 73129

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 9, 2025 @ 06:07:45
The unique British Caprotti valve gear fitted BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 No. 73129, will be brought outside for display during the Midland Railway - Butterley’s Ale on the Rails 200 gala being held on the 19th and 20th of July 2025, prior to it move to Derby to take part in the Greatest Gathering in early August.

Great Western Railway 2-8-0T No. 4247

Posted by: Fred Corbett on Jul 8, 2025 @ 06:07:05
Ex GWR 4247 has arrived at Churston via road and will be on test runs sometime this month and fully into service for the high season in August this year.

West Clare Railway 0-6-2T No. 5C 'Slieve Callan'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 6, 2025 @ 12:07:24
The former West Clare Railway 0-6-2T No. 5C "Slieve Callan", is currently in storage partly dissmantled in its shed as the West Clare Railway and Museum face an unknown future.

82045 Steam Locomotive Trust 2-6-2T No. 82045

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 6, 2025 @ 12:07:21
The new-build BR Standard Class 3MT 2-6-2T No. 82045, has reached another milestone in its construction as its new built BR6 type boiler, built in the Severn Valley Railway’s boiler shop at Bridgnorth has been fitted to the frames of the locomotive for the first time. With the boiler now fitted, No. 82045 will be exhibited at the Greatest Gathering at Litchurch Lane works in Derby during August 1st to the 3rd 2025, with only the left-hand side tank in place in order that visitors can see the boiler with its lettering proclaiming where it was built on the right hand side during the event then.

British Railways 4-6-0 No. 75078

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 6, 2025 @ 12:07:15
After 53 years under ownership of the Standard 4 Locomotive Preservation Society, BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 No. 75078, has been gifted by its owners to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway to ensure its future on the railway and as part of their running fleet, as the society is now to wind up.

British Railways 2-6-0 No. 78022

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 6, 2025 @ 12:07:35
After 53 years under ownership of the Standard 4 Locomotive Preservation Society, BR Standard 2MT 2-6-0 No. 78022, has been gifted by its owners to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway to ensure its future on the railway and as part of their running fleet, as the society is now to wind up.

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 6, 2025 @ 12:07:05
The ex LNER A4 Pacific 4-6-2 No. 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley", is attending an open day event at Heaton TrainCare Centre in Newcastle of the the weekend of Saturday, 20th and Sunday, 21st September 2025. The Open Day is being held to celebrate Heaton’s 150 years of railway history as part of the national Railway 200 celebration.

KNR 2-8-2 No. 48

Posted by: Sookeun Yang on Jul 6, 2025 @ 08:07:54
NKNR should be KNR Number is 48 Location is Childrens Hall "Hungnam, North" should be changed to "Daegu, South" Status is Display Fuel is Coal

KNR 2-8-2 No. 37

Posted by: Sookeun Yang on Jul 6, 2025 @ 08:07:32
NKNR should be KNR Number is 37 Location is Hyundai Factory "Hungnam, North" should be changed to "Changwon, South" Status is Display Fuel is Coal

Unknown 0-4-0CA No. Unknown

Posted by: Aaron Yang on Jul 5, 2025 @ 18:07:33
This locomotive is no longer on display at "The Palace" in Goldfield. Not sure if it is in Goldfield or somewhere else, what is left is the rails, ties, and the gravel.

British Railways 2-10-0 No. 92207 'Morning Star'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 5, 2025 @ 10:07:59
BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92207 "Morning Star", is having a brand new cab built for it at Midsomer Norton as the steel for its construction have arrived to be fabricated ready for the locomotive when restoration is completed.

Unknown 0-6-0 No. 'Jack'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 5, 2025 @ 09:07:35
The 1960 Jack Lemon-Burton built 15inch gauge 0-6-0 "Jack", has just been overhauled and is now operational as it has been undergoing test runs at the Whistlestop Valley Railway (Kirklees Light Railway).

British Railways 4-6-2 No. 34072 '257 Squadron'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 5, 2025 @ 09:07:59
The ex Southern Railway Bulleid Battle of Britain Class Light Pacific No. 34072 "257 Squadron", will be visiting the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for their Annual Steam Gala from the 25th to 28th of September 2025. This will be the first visit of No. 34072 to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway since its last visit there in 1991. Also No. 34072 will have a change of tender soon as its swapping its current 5,500 gallon tender with a brand new high sided 4,250 gallon tender which is being built at the Mid Hants Railway (the Watercress Line). The 5,500 gallon tender from 34072 will be paired with ex Southern Railway Bulleid West Country Light Pacific No. 34007 "Wadebridge", for mainline running with her.

Rhätische Bahn (RhB) 2-6-0T No. 11

Posted by: Ivo Rutishauser on Jul 4, 2025 @ 16:07:30
Empty Weight: 26,600 kg WOD (in working order): 28,000 kg Driver Diameter: 1050 mm Tractive Effort: Unknown Boiler Pressure: 12 bar Cylinders: 340x500 mm

RhB 2-6-0T No. 14

Posted by: Ivo Rutishauser on Jul 4, 2025 @ 16:07:58
RhB 2-6-0T No. 14, Montfaucon, Switzerland Location: La Traction - Train à vapeur des Franches-Montagnes, Status: Operational Empty Weight: 26,600 kg WOD (in working order): 28,000 kg Driver Diameter: 1050 mm Tractive Effort: Unknown Boiler Pressure: 12 bar Cylinders: 340x500 mm Please note : Since 2019 the loco has been at Montfaucon, with La Traction History / Ownership: built for Rhätische Bahn (RhB) as no. 14 By 1922 all RhB lines were electrified, afterwards no. 14 was used for shunting and works trains 1972 sold to Dampfloki-Verein Appenzeller Bahnen, Herisau for steam excursions 1986 new boiler, constructed at SLM Sep 22, 2003 last used on Appenzeller Bahnen, but kept in working order 2015/16 leased to Ballenberg-Dampfbahn at Interlaken for excursions to Meiringen and Innertkirchen 2019 sold to La Traction, Pré-Petitjean, Monfaucon Oct 2023 first test runs after extensive overhaul

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 4936 'Kinlet Hall'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 4, 2025 @ 12:07:03
The ex GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 4936 "Kinlet Hall", has now left Tyseley Locomotive Works and has relocated to the West Somerset Railway at Minehead in Somerset, for final completion of its overhaul.

Great Western Railway 0-4-2T No. 1466 (4866)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 4, 2025 @ 12:07:30
The ex GWR 42XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1466, has now left Williton on the West Somerset Railway and has relocated back home to the Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre at Didcot in Berkshire.

Longleat Light Railway 0-6-2T No. 6 'Anne'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 4, 2025 @ 12:07:07
The former Longleat Light Railway, Exmoor 2004 built 0-6-2T "Anne", is visiting the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway for their annual Summer Stean Festival weekend on the 12th and 13th of July 2025.

JNR 2-8-2 No. D51-146

Posted by: Yuki Taki on Jul 4, 2025 @ 01:07:21
D51146 has a compressor in the tender and is capable of propelling itself with compressed air. To be consistent with other air-operated locos in Japan on this site, the status may want to be changed to Operational.

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 5972 'Olton Hall'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 3, 2025 @ 14:07:41
Like the rest of the GWR Hall Class 4-6-0s, No. 5972 was built at the Great Western Railway’s Swindon Works in 1937 and is the youngest of the unmodified Hall Class in preservation. She spent most of her working life all over the Great Western system, first being shedded at Carmarthen in South Wales, where it remained until 1951. During her time in service with the GWR and British Railways she was shedded at Plymouth Laira, Ebbw Junction, Stafford Road, Oxley, Truro, Penzance, Plymouth Laira again in 1958, Severn Tunnel Junction, Neath, Fishguard Goodwick and Old Oak Common in West London. Until finally Cardiff East Dock from June of 1963, where she was withdrawn from service by British Railways in December 1963.

Then it was sent to the famous Dai Woodham’s famous scrapyard at Barry in South Wales where it remained rusting away there until 1981, when it was rescued by David Smith and moved to his engineering site at Procor (UK) Ltd in Wakefield for restoration. It was partly restored in Wakefield before moving to Carnforth in Lancashire for completion to mainline standards at the former Steamtown Centre which is now the depot for West Coast Railway Company which is run by the owner, David Smith. The restoration was completed in 1998, where it was tested and run-in at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and did some mainline runs over the Settle and Carlisle line.

From 2000 the locomotive was selected to appear as the Hogwarts Express locomotive in the very popular Harry Potter film series from 2001 to 2011, where it was painted in the fictitious ‘Hogwarts Railway’ Red livery and renamed as "Hogwarts Castle" for the film. The filming for the first film with the locomotive took place at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, but most of the filming was done at London’s Kings Cross Station and from 2002, the West Highland Line between Fort William and Mallaig and over Rannoch in Scotland. This was the furthest north of the UK a Great Western Railway Hall Class locomotive had ever been! Filming also took place with the locomotive on a short section of track laid at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire. I

In between filming, No. 5972 was used on some mainline railtours with its operator West Coast Railway Company as well as being used sometimes on the "Jacobite" Steam Train service in Scotland and it was also used on the Scarborough Spa Express and even appearing at railway open day events. It even made a visit to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for one of their Cotswold Festival of Steam events in 2009. During the Gala, it worked double headed with the National Railway Museum’s famous ex GWR Churchward City Class 4-4-0 No. 3717 (3440) "City of Truro", the first steam locomotive to have reached 100mph. It was also visiting the railway and it was a crowd pleaser to see them.

When the Harry Potter film series ended No. 5972 "Olton Hall" spent some time at the National Railway Museum at York on display as well as being used for Harry Potter themed events there, she also continued operate out on the mainline working railtours until the end of its mainline and boiler ticket in 2014, after this the locomotive had a cosmetic makeover and was loaned and placed on static display at the Warner Brothers Studio Tour at Leavesden in Hertfordshire where the Harry Potter film series was filmed and is still on display there today. Although the locomotive is on long term loan to them and a very popular display there at the Warner Brothers Studio Tour, will we ever see No. 5972 "Olton Hall" run on the mainline or heritage railways again? Well, only time will tell.

British Railways 4-6-0 No. 6989 'Wightwick Hall'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 3, 2025 @ 14:07:03
The ex GWR Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 6989 "Wightwick Hall", will follow in the footsteps of ex GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 5972 "Olton Hall" (Hogwarts Castle) as it has been selected for the starring role as the iconic locomotive for the Hogwarts Express in the upcoming Harry Potter television series which begins filming soon. No. 6989 will be going away from the Bluebell Railway for a repaint into the famous Hogwarts Red Livery and filming on a short section of track laid at Leavesden Studio and other filming locations and is planned to return to the Bluebell Railway to continue its loan to them between filming sessions.

Naklo Sugar Factory 0-6-0WT+T No. 10 'Naklo'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 3, 2025 @ 13:07:21
The overhaul on ex Naklo Sugar Factory Polish built 0-6-0WT+T No. 10 "Naklo", has now been completed and the locomotive is now ready for testing and running-in trials before entering service at the South Tynedale Railway and should enter service in time for their Railway 200 Gala, being held over two weekends of the 5th and 6th to the 12th and 13th of July 2025.

TCDD 2-10-0 No. 56128

Posted by: on Jul 2, 2025 @ 07:07:03
The engine shown on the picture is 56165, which was also in Soma before.

TCDD (DRB) 2-10-0 No. 56513 (52 366)

Posted by: on Jul 2, 2025 @ 06:07:02
56550 is plinthed in front of Soma station, not 56513

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

Posted by: Adam on Jul 1, 2025 @ 13:07:46
Its current boiler ticket expires on 12th July 2025.

TCDD 2-10-0 No. 56378

Posted by: on Jul 1, 2025 @ 10:07:53
This engine was removed from its location next to the stadium on the Karabuk university stadium sometime in 2023. New location unknown.

TCDD 2-10-0 No. 56149

Posted by: on Jul 1, 2025 @ 08:07:29
56149 and the railcar next to it are gone from the Kara Tren Park. It is not clear where this engine went.

British Railways 2-10-0 No. 92212

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jul 1, 2025 @ 07:07:57
Sorry this is a re-write. This is the history and insite of BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92212, which is one of six of the Swindon built 9F’s to survive in preservation out of Fifty-three 9F’s that were built at Swindon Works between 1954 to 1960 out of a total of 251, 9F’s built between Swindon and Crewe Works. No. 92212 was among the last batch of 9F’s built at Swindon in September 1959, and it went new to Banbury in the same year. It had a breif stint at Bath Green Park, where it worked over the legendry Somerset and Dorset Joint Line from June 1961 until September that year when it was transferred to Ebbw Junction and then to Tyseley from July 1962. Its last shed it worked from for British Railways in its last years of service was at Carnforth in Lancashire from November 1966. Where worked out of until it was withdrawn from service in January 1968 and was one of the last few BR Standard 9F’s to just make it into the final year of steam on British Rail, but didn’t quite make it to the very end sadly. No. 92212 would end up at Dai Woodham’s famous scrapyard at Barry in South Wales along with many other steam locomotives that went there to rust away. No. 92212 would remain at Barry until September 1979 after being there for eleven years. It moved to the Great Central Railway up at Loughborough in Leicestershire for restoration and steamed again in the Autumn of 1996. No. 92212 operated at the Great Central Railway and visited many other preserved railways around the UK until it was withdrawn from service for another overhaul, which by this time it had been sold to Jeremy Hosking in 2006. No. 92212 returned to steam again at its current base at the Mid Hants Railway (the Watercress Line) in 2011, where it operated along with visits to other preserved railways until it was withdrawn from service again for another overhaul its second in preservation. No. 92212 is currently still being overhauled in the workshops at Ropley, where it is to use the boiler from sister 9F No. 92245.