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Carlisle Plaster & Cement Co 0-4-0ST No. 'J N Derbyshire'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 17, 2025 @ 13:02:49
The ex Carlisle Plaster & Cement Co. Andrew Barclay built 0-4-0ST Works No. 1969 "J N Derbyshire", has now left the East Lancashire Railway after a long winter stay at what was thought to be long term stay and has now relocated back to the Ribble Steam Railway at Preston in Lancashire and will be in service there from the 19th of February 2025.

Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 2-8-0 No. 53809 (89, 13809)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 17, 2025 @ 05:02:27
Recently celebrated its 100th birthday, the ex Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 7F Class 2-8-0 No. 53809, is to gain a new livery during her 100th anniversary year. Having been based at the North Norfolk Railway since 2018 the locomotive is to be repainted into its London, Midland and Scottish Railway unlined black livery with its LMS number No. 13809. The last time it was painted in this livery was in the late 1980s and 1990s.

British Railways 4-6-2 No. 35028 'Clan Line'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 16, 2025 @ 11:02:05
The famous ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific No. 35028 "Clan Line", has been annouced as one of many locomotives taking part on display at the Greatest Gathering at Litchurch Lane works in Derby as part of the Railway 200 celebrations from the 1st to 3rd of August 2025. To mark 200 years of opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and 200 years of the modern railway we all know and use today. It will also be the first time in a number of years that No. 35028 has ventured North of the UK then too.

NCB Comrie Colliery 0-6-0ST No. 19

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 15, 2025 @ 08:02:50
The ex NCB Comrie Colliery Hunslet built Austerity 0-6-0ST (Works No. 3818) No. 19, has been repainted into National Coal Board livery of Blue and Yellow that the locomotive was painted in, in its later years working at Comrie Colliery.

PR (NWR) 2-8-0 No. 2216

Posted by: David Townend on Feb 15, 2025 @ 07:02:10
This locomotive is on static display near the wagah crossing outside Lahore

CFM 2-8-0 No. 06

Posted by: Teemu koivumäki on Feb 15, 2025 @ 04:02:03
St. Leonard build three in 1922 (CFM 6-8) and F.N were 1949-1951

CFM 0-8-2T No. 54

Posted by: Teemu koivumäki on Feb 15, 2025 @ 04:02:27
CFM 54 was Henschel 28382

CFM 4-8-0 No. 10

Posted by: Teemu koivumäki on Feb 15, 2025 @ 04:02:51
Ex Rhodesian 7th. class

CFM 2-8-2T No. 91

Posted by: Teemu koivumäki on Feb 15, 2025 @ 04:02:27
CFM 91-96 were BALDWIN 73070-73075/1946 CFM 90, 97-99 were Henschel 29069-29072/1956

CFM 2-8-2T No. 82

Posted by: Teemu koivumäki on Feb 15, 2025 @ 04:02:49
Henschel 28379-28386 were 0-8-2T CFM no.51-58

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 44871 (4871)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 14, 2025 @ 14:02:25
The ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 44871, will now be appearing at the East Lancashire Railway for their Legends of Steam Gala from the 14th to 16th of March 2025, in place of her sister No. 45407 instead.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45407 (5407)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 14, 2025 @ 14:02:58
The winter maintenance work on ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45407 “The Lancashire Fusilier”, has over ran then expected which means No. 45407 will not be ready in time for the East Lancashire Railway’s Legends of Steam Gala, but the locomotive should be ready in time for the Jacobite season in Scotland.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45231 (5231) 'The Sherwood Forester'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 14, 2025 @ 08:02:56
This is the history and insite of ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45231 "The Sherwood Forester", which is another of the surviving Black Fives from the end of steam in August 1968. No. 45231 was one of the 227 Armstrong Whitworth built Black Fives built in 1936. It was originally numbered No. 5231 on the London Midland & Scottish Railway and was renumbered to No. 45231 by BR following nationalisation in 1948. It was shedded at Carnforth shed from May 1968 during its last few months of its service with British Rail. It was withdrawn from service at Carnforth in August 1968 along with the remaining steam locomotives still on the BR network. It did have the distinction of working the last ever steam hauled ballast train for BR on the Furness Line in Cumbria. No. 45231 was purchased by Michael Stephenson for preservation at Carnforth motive power depot which had became the Steamtown museum then for preserved mainline steam in the Northwest of the UK. In 1973, No. 45231 moved to the Great Central Railway (GCR) at Loughborough where it hauled the official opening train on the newly opened preserved mainline to Quorn on September 30th 1973. In 1996 it was named "The Sherwood Forester" and after many years operating at the Great Central Railway and visiting some other preserved railways around the UK, in 2001 No. 45231 was sold to locomotive owner Bert Hitchen with the intention of restoring the locomotive the mainline standards. This work was undertaken at Loughborough Works on the GCR. After this work was completed No. 45231 moved to the Mid-Hants Railway in February 2005 to run some mainline tours for Steam Dreams. In 2007 No. 45231 moved from the Mid-Hants to the East Lancashire Railway but subsequently moved again to Carnforth now the depot for West Coast Railway Company where the Black Five operated many railtours over lines like the Settle and Carlisle line as well as several seasons hauling the Jacobite Trains over the West Highland Line in Scotland. Bert Hitchen sadly died in May 2015 but the locomotive remained owned by his family for the short term but was put up for sale in 2014. In October 2015 No. 45231 was purchased by Jeremy Hosking to become part of his fleet of preserved steam locomotives operating out on the mainline and heritage railway circuit under his Locomotive Services Ltd. As of 2025 No. 45231 is currently awaiting its next overhaul at LNWR Heritage at Crewe, which is anticipated that the boiler would need a lot of work on it.

Meadow River Lumber Heisler - 3 truck No. 6 (Cass Scenic 6)

Posted by: Jesse Eaton on Feb 13, 2025 @ 13:02:49
4-16-2016 - Locomotive sent by truck to Durbin, WV 2-1-2023 - Locomotive returned by rail to Cass, WV. Shay No.5 retrieved Heisler 6 and brought it back home over the newly rebuilt Greenbrier River line between Cass and Durbin. Locomotive shopped for repairs including new ash pans, new smokebox, new diamond stack, rebuild of all three trucks with new brasses, tires re-profiled, and other misc. maintenance.

Associated Portland Cement 0-4-0ST No. 1

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 13, 2025 @ 06:02:11
The ex Associated Portland Cement, Hawthorn Leslie & Co. built 0-4-0ST (Works No. 3715) No. 1, has now left the Colne Valley Railway, having been sold to a new owner and has relocated to John Fowler Engineering at Bouth in Cumbria, for restoration.

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 12, 2025 @ 13:02:20
The ex NCB Backworth, Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn built 0-6-0ST Works No. 7849 "Moorbarrow", is visiting the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway from the 15th of Febuary till the end of March 2025, as extra motive power to help start their main operating season.

SJ 4-6-0 No. 1313

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 12, 2025 @ 06:02:40
The former Swedish State Railways B Class 4-6-0 SJ No. 1313, has been put up for sale as the locomotive has been deemed surplus to requirements at Lincolnshire Wolds Railway. No. 1313 was built in 1917 for the Swedish State Railways, and was withdrawn from service in 1963. It was bought for preservation in the UK in the 1970s and was shipped over to operate at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway in Scotland. No. 1313 remained at Bo’ness until 1991 and was sold to the North Tyneside Steam Railway, where it remained until the early 2000s when the locomotive moved to its current home at the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway. Now up for sale No. 1313 is set to go to a new home.

Union Pacific RR 2-8-0 No. 616

Posted by: Erik Newland on Feb 11, 2025 @ 22:02:54
About 15 years ago, there was talk about an effort to bring 616 to Utah, to serve as a parts source for its sister, UP 618, which was running on the Heber Valley Railroad. This will likely never happen, though.

Great Western Railway 2-8-0 No. 2807

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 11, 2025 @ 11:02:15
The ex GWR 2800 Class 2-8-0 No. 2807, will be visiting the West Somerset Railway for their Spring Steam Spectacular event from the 2nd to 5th of May 2025, as part of the Railway 200 celebrations in 2025.

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 5029 'Nunney Castle'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 11, 2025 @ 06:02:03
A milestone was reached in the overhaul and rebuild on ex GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5029 "Nunney Castle", as the newly rebuilt boiler was reunited and placed back onto the frames of the locomotive. No. 5029 is now in its final stages of its overhaul and rebuild and is set to return to the mainline and heritage railway circuit during 2025.

Rome & Fort Bull Railroad 2-6-2 No. 1

Posted by: P51 on Feb 10, 2025 @ 20:02:02
this locomotive was built by Ron Trottier for the Rome and fort bull railroad at Erie Canal Village

Rome & Fort Bull Railroad 2-6-2 No. 1

Posted by: Colin Rainsbury on Feb 10, 2025 @ 15:02:44
Hi does anyone have any current information about this loco and just who built it please

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 7812 'Erlestoke Manor'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 10, 2025 @ 10:02:44
The ex GWR Manor Class 4-6-0 No. 7812 "Erlestoke Manor", will be visiting the Gwili Railway for their upcoming 6 for 60 Gala weekend on the 15th and 16th of March 2025, marking 60 years since the closure of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth line as well as marking their part for Railway 200, the 200th anniversary of the modern railway system’s birth.

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 10, 2025 @ 10:02:38
The ex LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No. 45596 "Bahamas", will be one of many locomotives taking part on display at the Greatest Gathering at Litchurch Lane works in Derby as part of the Railway 200 celebrations from the 1st to 3rd of August 2025. To mark 200 years of opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and 200 years of the modern railway we all know and use today.

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway 4-6-2 No. 9 'Winston Churchill'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 10, 2025 @ 05:02:47
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway’s American Outline Pacific No. 9 "Winston Churchill",, is making a return visit to the Bure Valley Railway for their 35th Anniversary Gala Weekend on 7th & 8th June 2025, as No. 9 "Winston Churchill" along with No. 6 "Samson" was one of two locomotives from the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway that hauled the offical openning train on the Bure Valley Railway’s opening day as a 15inch gauge railway on the 10th July 1990 and remained with them for the 1990 season until the railway had their own steam locomotives ready then. Whilst the locomotives have returned individually they have never been back to Norfolk together, so this is a very special occasion.

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway 4-8-2 No. 6 'Samson'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Feb 10, 2025 @ 05:02:00
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway’s 4-8-2 No. 6 "Samson", is making a return visit to the Bure Valley Railway for their 35th Anniversary Gala Weekend on 7th & 8th June 2025, as No. 6 "Samson" was one of two locomotives from the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway that hauled the offical openning train on the Bure Valley Railway’s opening day as a 15inch gauge railway on the 10th July 1990 and remained with them for the 1990 season until the railway had their own steam locomotives ready then. Whilst the locomotives have returned individually they have never been back to Norfolk together, so this is a very special occasion.

MÁV 2-6-2T No. 375.642

Posted by: Andrew Fieldsend on Feb 10, 2025 @ 24:02:06
This report suggests that it will be displayed at Koszeg railway station following overhaul: https://koszeg.hu/hu/aktualis/hirek/felujitva-kerul-vegso-helyere-a-gozmozdony-koszegen-13892.html

MINAZ 0-6-0 No. 1(1180)

Posted by: on Feb 9, 2025 @ 16:02:00
The locomotive’s boiler has been removed for firebox repairs. The rest of the locomotive sits in the mill’s shed awaiting the completion of the aforementioned repairs

MÁV 4-6-4 No. 303.002

Posted by: Andrew Fieldsend on Feb 9, 2025 @ 13:02:57
For consistency: Hungarian Railway History Museum

Mecsek Coal (MAV) 0-6-0 No. 7111 (370.011)

Posted by: Andrew Fieldsend on Feb 9, 2025 @ 13:02:29
For consistency: Hungarian Railway History Museum