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London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45305 (5305) 'Alderman A E Draper'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Nov 20, 2024 @ 10:11:51
This is the history and insite of ex LMS Black Five No. 45305 "Alderman A.E. Draper", which is one of the surviving Black Fives from the end of steam in August 1968. No. 45305 was built in 1937 for the London Midland & Scottish Railway or LMS for short by Armstrong Whitworth & Co. as LMS No. 5305. It spent most of its career based in the North-West of the UK. After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways renumbered it as No. 45305. Its last shed allocation on BR was Lostock Hall and survivered into 1968 when it was withdrawn from service on the 4th of August 1968 after hauling one of the farewell to steam specials on that day. No. 45305 had originally been planned to be used on the very last steam train to be operated by British Rail on August the 11th 1968, Fifteen Guinea Special (1T57), but had failed the night before with a collapsed firebox brick arch and was replaced by sister Black Five No. 45110. No. 45305 was sold to scrap merchants Albert Drapers and Sons Ltd. of Hull. who cut up over 742 steam locomotives during the 1960s. But Albert Draper spared No. 45305 as it was the last locomotive on the scrap line in his yard and it was still in good condition and it was also the cleanest locomotive in his yard as well! So he decided to preserve the locomotive as a preservation project. No. 45305 was put in the care of the Humberside Locomotive Preservation Group and based at Hull Dairycoates motive power depot where it was eventually brought up to full mainline standards and turned out in LMS livery and steamed again in 1976. No. 5305 as she was then was a popular railtour locomotive during the late 1970s, and into the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1984 it was named after is savery "Alderman A.E. Draper". No. 5305 enjoyed a number of good stints on the mainline including working trips on the West Highland Line in Scotland. By the the 1990s the Humberside Locomotive Preservation Group became the 5305 Locomotive Association and following closure of the former Hull Dairycoates depot in 1992 and a short time at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire, No. 45305 was moved to its new base at the Great Central Railway in 1996. Where it was overhauled again to mainline standards which was completed in 2003 with the full BR lined black livery added with its BR running number No. 45305 again. In 2013 No. 45305 did get the charnce to haul the Fifteen Guinea Special 45 years later for the 45th anniversary of the ending of steam on British Railways on Sunday 11 August. This trip also allowed the ghost of 1T57 to finally be put to rest. No. 45305 continued to operate out on the mainline as well as visiting many preserved heritage railways around the UK until it was again withdrawn from service in 2021. As of now No. 45305 is currently under another overhaul at Loughborough again to mainline standards.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR 0-4-0T No. 1057

Posted by: P51 on Nov 20, 2024 @ 09:11:44
as of 2024 locomotive has been renamed and renumbered to "Holly Sugar Corp. #100"

DKW OZA RR Co. 0-4-0T No. 1907

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 15:11:04
as of 2024 the cab is sagging in

Union Pacific RR 2-8-0 No. 535

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 15:11:11
as of 2024 the locomotive has graffiti on its tender is starting g to rust

Southern Lumber Co. 4-6-0 No. 123

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 15:11:51
as of 2024 only the cab is orange

Dugas & LeBlanc, Ltd 0-6-2T No. 2 'Sartola'

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 14:11:08
as of 2024 the old cab has been replaced with what looks like the frame of a shed.

Southern Sand & Gravel Co. 0-6-0 No. 102

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 14:11:49
as of 2024 the locomotive is painted gray and has a new headlight and smokestack

MÁV (JDZ) 4-6-0 No. 327.141 (327.016) (02.016)

Posted by: BRIAN GARVIN on Nov 19, 2024 @ 14:11:06
In June 2024 the locomotive is now visually complete with cylinders and motion fitted. But of these parts some are of wood or light metal. But it does look good.

British Railways 4-6-2 No. 60532 'Blue Peter'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Nov 19, 2024 @ 13:11:10
The ex LNER A2 Pacific No. 60532 "Blue Peter", is set to haul her first public passenger train on the mainline for the first time since 2001 and following completion of her overhaul and rebuild, as the locomotive will be working Saphos Trains charter "The Christmas White Rose" from Crewe to York and back on the 20th of November 2024.

London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 No. 60103 (4472) 'Flying Scotsman'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Nov 19, 2024 @ 13:11:28
The worlds most famous locomotive ex LNER A3 Class Pacific No. 60103 (No. 4472) "Flying Scotsman", will be on display at Locomotion at Shildon in Durham over the Christmas season and into the New Year. There is still no news on what is planned for the locomotive in 2025 as its custodianship with Northern Steam Engineering Limited for the National Railway Museum has not been signed yet.

Mount Washington Cog Railway 0-2-2-0 cog No. 4 'Summit'

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 13:11:31
As of 2024 it has been renamed "Summit"

Holly Ridge Lumber Co. Heisler - 2 truck No. 3

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 13:11:43
as of 2024 the shrubbery around the locomotive has grown significantly, only the front half can be seen from the road

Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. 0-4-0F No. 1

Posted by: on Nov 19, 2024 @ 11:11:36
as of 2024 the locomotive is still here. is it actually lost?

Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad 2-4-0 No. 1 'Randol D' ('G A Boeckling')

Posted by: P51 on Nov 19, 2024 @ 11:11:38
A recent news article by the sandusky register came out about this locomotive. It started that it is being overhauled at FMW Solutions in Chattanooga, TN. Please change location and status accordingly.

Unknown 2-2-0T No. 6 'Venadito' (54 'Guainabi')

Posted by: Jay on Nov 18, 2024 @ 20:11:03
Built by Rogers in 1870, construction no. 1814.

RSR 4-6-2 No. 278

Posted by: Kjartan Kvernsveen, Norway on Nov 18, 2024 @ 20:11:26
The current location as of November 13th. 2024 is inside the main hall of Hua Lampong station. She had been given a fresh coat of paint - the brass and cupper was polished.

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RR 0-6-0 No. X90

Posted by: P51 on Nov 18, 2024 @ 17:11:26
as of 2024 the paint on the cab has worn off

Coronet Phosphate 2-6-2T No. 5

Posted by: P51 on Nov 18, 2024 @ 17:11:33
as of 2024 the locomotive has been painted black, but otherwise no major changes

Babarizza & Co. 0-4-2T No. Unknown

Posted by: Eddie Wearing on Nov 18, 2024 @ 24:11:32
YEC 1947 of 1923. Supplied to Babarizza & Co. in Chile. Saltpetre and nitrate mining and distribution. Preserved at the old Copiapo Station (no tracks there any more). Shown on Google Maps cosmetically restored and displayed outdoors in 2024.

Betton Grange Locomotive Society 4-6-0 No. 6880 'Betton Grange'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Nov 16, 2024 @ 09:11:09
This is the inside history of new-build GWR Grange Class 4-6-0 No. 6880 "Betton Grange", and the GWR Grange Class 4-6-0. The Grange Class 4-6-0 was designed by Charles Collett as a new mixed traffic locomotive for the Great Western Railway and 80 of them were built from 1936 to 1939, and numbered from 6800 to 6879. The Grange Class 4-6-0 were intended to replace the 300 strong class of 4300 2-6-0 locomotives using their wheels and motion onto the new engines, but only eighty had been built when war interrupted the programme and it was never revived. The class was a smaller-wheeled version of the Hall class 4-6-0 with the platform raised over the cylinders. The first three members of the class were fitted with cast iron chimneys until a new, smaller chimney was designed, appropriately called the Grange type. The power classification of the Grange class was 5MT, the GWR power class was D and the route availability was RED. The Granges were based throughout the former Great Western system, with the Newton Abbott division of the network having a particularly strong allocation. Newton Abbott was responsible for the provision of locomotives to pilot heavily loaded trains over a 25 mile stretch of line known as the South Devon Banks which included Dainton Bank (around 1 in 40), Rattery (around 1 in 50) and Hemerdon (around 1 in 42). Before the days of widespread use of cars this section would be used by dozens of holiday excursions every day in summer. These trains were often loaded to 12 coaches and more and typically weighed more than 500 tons. It was customary to use a Grange class locomotive as pilots to assist the train locomotive on these heavily laden trains. Grange class locomotives were frequently used to pilot or relieve the train locomotive on the Cornish Riviera Express. The first of the 80 locomotives to be withdrawn was No. 6801 "Aylburton Grange" in November 1960. No significant number of withdrawals took place until 1964 when 25 were taken out of service. The last 46 were withdrawn in 1965 with 4 surviving until December of that year. None of the Grange Class 4-6-0 locomotives would end up at Barry Scrapyard sadly but an 81st member would be built from new to fill in a lost gap of Great Western Locomotives. Launched in 2003 and built in 2024 the Betton Grange Locomotive Society set out to build No. 6880 "Betton Grange" as the 81st memeber of the class for use on preserved railways and later mainline running. She was built using a mix of new parts and recycled parts from other ex Great Western steam locomotives used in its construction, as the Swindon No. 1 boiler from Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 7927 "Willington Hall" was used along with the leading bogie from Hall Class No. 5952 "Cogan Hall", and the driving wheels had come from ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199. Construction of No. 6880 started at the Llangollen Railway and was completed at Tyseley Locomotive Works in 2024, since entering traffic No. 6880 has become a very popular locomotive running on the heritage railway circuit and there are long term plans to take her out on the mainline as well in the future.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45305 (5305) 'Alderman A E Draper'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Nov 16, 2024 @ 08:11:59
The 5305 Locomotive Association have launched an overhaul appeal to help get more funding to overhaul ex LMS Black Five No. 45305 "Alderman A.E. Draper", which is their flagship locomotive, back in steam and out on both the mainline and heritage railway circuit again. They hope to raise £25000 to help cover the cost towards a new 3/4 back head and 2 new 3/4 outter wrapper firebox sides plus new copper stay material for the boiler overhaul. Details for the overhaul appeal can be found on the 5305 Locomotive Association’s website and social media pages.

Commonwealth Railways 8WVBCT No. 3

Posted by: Doug Bailey on Nov 16, 2024 @ 06:11:53
Actually, according to Wikipedia, and records of the builder this locomotive was built to 56.5" gauge

Commonwealth Railways 8WVBCT No. 3

Posted by: Daniel Bella on Nov 16, 2024 @ 05:11:20
Gauge is 42" not 56.5"

Weil Gutman Supply, Inc. 0-4-4T No. 1 'Mary Jane'

Posted by: on Nov 15, 2024 @ 12:11:12
locomotive is indeed named "Mary Jane"

Coronet Phospate 0-4-2T No. 8

Posted by: on Nov 15, 2024 @ 12:11:54
As of 2024 all the windows on the cab are gone

Rogue River Valley RR 0-4-0T No. 1

Posted by: on Nov 14, 2024 @ 15:11:15
as of 2024 the locomotive is on display next to a parking lot without its headlamp

Meadows & Lake Kathleen RR 2-6-0 No. 1793

Posted by: on Nov 14, 2024 @ 11:11:33
number is 1793

MÁV (DRB) 2-10-0 No. 520.034 (52.5156)

Posted by: Martin Baumann on Nov 14, 2024 @ 09:11:38
This was never a DB Locomotive delivered 16.06.1943 at the end of the war assigned to Berlin Karlshorst 09.02.1947 siezed by Russian forces and taken east 06.05.1963 to MÁV 520,053 25.11.1972 renumbered 520,034 II Retired March 1984, initially on display at Komárom, now at Budapest

Elk & Little Kanawha RR Shay - 2 truck No. 7 'Daisy'

Posted by: P51 on Nov 13, 2024 @ 15:11:00
Named "Daisy"

Elk River Coal & Lumber Company Climax - 2 truck No. 3 'Bloomsburg'

Posted by: P51 on Nov 13, 2024 @ 15:11:48
Named "Bloomsburg"