Prev You are viewing Note 3103 through 3132 of 30928 Next A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (LNER design) 2-8-2 No. 2007 'Prince of Wales' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 20, 2024 @ 12:06:21 More progress has been made on the construction of new-build LNER P2 Class 2-8-2 No. 2007 "Prince of Wales", as work on building the tender for the locomotive has entered the next stage of construction. Recently, the tender frames for No. 2007 started the first leg of its journey to Darlington Locomotive Works. The frames were sent from the works of Ian Howitt in Wakefield for final gritblasting, preparation and painting in primer. This was chosen to be done externally to save cost and mess at Darlington Locomotive Works. The frames are scheduled to arrive at Darlington Works by the end of the month, which will mark a major milestone in the construction of the P2 2-8-2, as futher work on fitting all the pipework and conduits will get underway soon along with discussions surrounding fitting ETCS (European Train Control System) are ongoing. Great Western Railway 2-8-0 No. 3862 Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 20, 2024 @ 12:06:42 The ex GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3862, has now left the Northampton & Lamport Railway, as it has been deemed not ideal for the line and has been moved for restoration at a private site unknown where?? RSR (RhB) 2-8-0 No. 336 (123) Posted by: Alzaar Ahmed on Jun 20, 2024 @ 05:06:17 Locomotive is actually at Hua Lamphong Station as I saw it in person there in December 2023. It was built by the Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works(?) Tractive effort is at 10,520 kg at 75% boiler pressure. Water capacity is at 10,000 liters. Engine weights at 47,200 kg and is 3,700 mm tall(?) It seems to be 2,420mm wide and 12,870mm long (perhaps with tender) Steam pressure at 12.40 kg. RSR 4-6-2 No. 278 Posted by: Alzaar Ahmed on Jun 20, 2024 @ 05:06:13 Location should be Hua Lamphong Station. I recall seeing it there in December 2023 when I was on hoilday! JNR 2-6-2 No. C58-407 Posted by: Randall Lee Hunt on Jun 18, 2024 @ 22:06:27 Hi, Here is a picture of my Dad, riding on the train. He said it kept breaking down! He was there helping them re-engineer their factories after the war. Picture: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RpHP8dvXG2AgY5NQ9 JNR 2-8-2 No. D51-297 Posted by: on Jun 18, 2024 @ 22:06:45 Pin is incorrect, the location pin sends me to the location of C58 414, not D51 297 JNR 2-8-2 No. D51-297 Posted by: on Jun 18, 2024 @ 22:06:44 Pin is incorrect, the location pin sends me to the location of C58 414, not D51 297 Astroworld 4-4-0 No. 1 'Caroline' Posted by: Don Fox on Jun 18, 2024 @ 20:06:15 I worked at Astroworld in 1979. I used to ride at the very back of this train telling everyone. "Hey,Hey,Hey,Howdy Howdy Howdy. Here we are aboard the Big 610 Limited and the reason we call this here train the Big 610 Limited is because we have 610 rules and regulations aboard this here train." Lots of jokes ect. ect. ect. I did that so many times I could still do it and remember all of the jokes that I would spiel nonstop during the ride That was a great time. I also did tours on the "River of no Return" London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45596 (5596) 'Bahamas' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 18, 2024 @ 11:06:17 The ex LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No. 45596 "Bahamas", will be visiting the Severn Valley Railway to star in their Autumn Steam Gala, being held between the 19th and 22nd of September 2024. Bear Rock Junction Railway 4-4-0 No. Unknown Posted by: Jay on Jun 17, 2024 @ 12:06:04 Crown C/N 597-15 built 1959. Hardman & Holden 0-4-0T No. 12 'Marcia' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 17, 2024 @ 10:06:44 The ex Hardman & Holden Peckett built 0-4-0T (Works No. 1631) No. 12 "Marcia", is to remain at the Kent & East Sussex Railway as she has been sold to new owners KESR driver Andy Hardy and Rapido Trains UK. The locomotive was up for sale following the previous owner Richard passed away in 2023 and was offered for sale through GW Railwayana Auctions and Berrybrook Steam and Classics in Exeter. Thankfully, the locomotive was sold to its new owners in June 2024. Great Western Railway 4wVBGT No. 12 'Isebrook' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 17, 2024 @ 06:06:58 The ex GWR Sentinel built 4wVBGT No. 12 "Isebrook", has since relocated to the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway at Cholsey in Berkshire, where it has been based since 2019 as their main steam locomotive there. Zaklady Metalurgiczne 0-6-0T No. 'Hotspur' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 17, 2024 @ 06:06:41 The ex Zaklady Metalurgiczne Polish Tkh Class 0-6-0T No. 2944 "Hotspur", has been withdrawn from service having come to the end of its boier ticket at the begging of 2024, and is now awaiting overhaul. OSE (USATC) 2-8-0 No. 701 (3278) 'Franklin D Roosevelt' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 16, 2024 @ 14:06:44 The ex United States Army Transportation Corps S160 Class 2-8-0 No. 3278 ‘Franklin D Roosevelt’, is now operational again as it was steamed and moved for the first time since 1999, marking the end of its overhaul. With a number of jobs still to done such as fitting the boiler cladding and final paint job, No. 3278 will soon start test runs and running trials before entering service at the Churnet Valley Railway soon. Bluebell Railway Atlantic Group 4-4-2 No. 32424 'Beachy Head' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 16, 2024 @ 11:06:21 Here some interesting details about new-build London Brighton & South Coast Railway (Marsh Designed) H2 Class Atlantic 4-4-2 No. 32424 "Beachy Head", here. The length of the locomotive is 59ft 9in and the Weight of the locomotive is 68 Tons 5cwt, the weight of the Tender is 39 Tons 5cwt, the Boiler Pressure is rated at 170 lb/sq.in as built, and as reconstructed,and the size of the Driving Wheels are 6ft 7.5in diameter, the cylinder size (2, outside) are 21? x 26? and its Tractive Effort is at 20,841 lbs. which under the BR power classification is 4P. NCB (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 'Fred' (71480) Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 16, 2024 @ 11:06:07 The restoration of the War Department and NCB Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns built Austerity 0-6-0ST Works No. 7289 (WD No. 71480) "Fred", seems to be in its final stages at Tyseley Locomotive Works as some recent photos online show the locomotive nearly completed and being turned out in a lined red livery. DB (DRB) 2-8-2 No. 41.241 Posted by: Marijn Kiel on Jun 16, 2024 @ 01:06:26 The 41 241 has been operational again since August 5, 2023 and is now driving again. Daito Seito Kogyo (Ryobi Light Railway) 0-4-0T No. 4 Posted by: Alzaar Ahmed on Jun 15, 2024 @ 06:06:00 Built as one of 5 0-4-0Ts for the Ryobi Railway and are unofficially known as the Class 1. This example was numbered 4. Later sold to Daito in 1918 and withdrawn by the 60s. JNR 0-6-6-0 No. 9856 Posted by: Alzaar Ahmed on Jun 15, 2024 @ 06:06:18 This is the only preserved mallet in Japan. Tobu Railway 4-4-0 No. 40 Posted by: Alzaar Ahmed on Jun 15, 2024 @ 06:06:59 This unit was built by Sharp Stewarts in 1898 for the JGR as a class 5650 (5655) of which 6 examples were produced. The engine worked for the JGR until the 1920s, when the entire 5650 class were transferred to the privately owned Tobu Railway company, with 5655 included. The class were renumbered in the 35-40 group and were reclassified as B4, with 5655 becoming B4 No. 40. The locomotive was retired in 1966 much like all the steam locomotives on Tobu Railway and is now displayed at Miyashiro in the Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is 1 of 3 preserved 5650s. NCB, Littleton Colliery 0-6-0ST No. 4 'Robert Nelson' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 14, 2024 @ 10:06:54 This is the history and detail of former NCB, Littleton Colliery Hunslet built 0-6-0ST (Works No. 1800) No. 4 "Robert Nelson". She was built in 1936 and was initially employed at the Holly Bank Colliery at Essington in South Staffordshire. The locomotive gained the name "Robert Nelson" after the son of the Charles Nelson who was the chairman and managing director of the Holly Bank Coal Company. The extraction of coal was subsequently taken over by the Hilton Main Colliery when an undergound shaft connected the collieries. Both collieries were part of the Hartley Main Collieries Ltd which was based in Northumberland. In 1959 the locomotive moved to the Littleton Colliery near Cannock, where it operated on the colliery line which linked the mine to the West Coast Main Line at Penkridge. The introduction of diesel shunters ended the regular use of steam locomotives at the colliery in 1972, in the same year "Robert Nelson" entered preservation, first at the Foxfield Railway and then the following year in January 1973 it moved to the Great Central Railway where it was in regular use after being one of the first steam locomotives to steam at Loughborough in the early years of preservation at the Great Central Railway. It remained at Loughborough until the 1990s when "Robert Nelson" then moved to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, where it operated for a short while before leaving the UK for preservation in Ireland and a move to the then Riverstown Mill Railway a proposed standard gauge project in Ireland that sadly never took off and the locomotive is currently in storage at Dundalk awaiting its fate. Could No. 4 "Robert Nelson", be repatriated back to the UK again, only time will tell?? Wallaroo Smelter 0-4-2ST No. 6 Posted by: Robert Alexander on Jun 13, 2024 @ 23:06:39 Some specifications you might want to add... Cyls:10"x14", Wh.dia. 30", Boiler Press. 160psi., Wt. in steam 14 tons, Tr. Effort @ 80% = 5,973 lbs. There were 8 in the class + 2 smaller locos. New South Wales Government Railways 4-6-4T No. 3085 Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 13, 2024 @ 14:06:21 The former New South Wales Government Railways 4-6-4T No. 3085, is being relocated to the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Inc at Oberon in New South Wales, Australia on loan for five years, where it will undergo cosmetic restoration to its former glory as a static display for the community there to see and enjoy. NCB Markham Main Colliery 0-6-0T No. 'Arthur' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 13, 2024 @ 14:06:38 The rebuilt ex Markham Main Colliery Hunslet built 16inch cylindered 0-6-0T Works No. 3782 "Arthur", (Thomas the Tank Engine) is visiting the Epping Ongar Railway for more testing and running in trials and will be hauling its first passenger trains during the weekend of the 15th and 16th of June 2024. 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust 2-6-2T No. 82045 Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 13, 2024 @ 13:06:59 A milestone was reached in the contruction of new-build British Railways Standard Class 3MT 2-6-2T No. 82045, as its newly built boiler, built in the Severn Valley Railway’s boiler shop at Bridgnorth was trial fitted on the locomotive for the very first time. The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust, builders of No. 82045 reported the boiler and firbox fitted very well and after a small amount of adjustment, it was removed from the frames for further work towards completion, including the final joining of the barrel to the firebox and smokebox. All the tubes are on-site, ready to be fitted towards the end of the summer, with the aim of having No. 82045 being steamed for the first time and undergoing testing towards the end of the year. Longiano 0-6-0T No. 21 Posted by: Dieter Zoubek on Jun 13, 2024 @ 12:06:27 This loco moved to Germany and is now presented in the Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum (Bavarian Railway Museum) Nördlingen British Railways 2-6-0 No. 46464 Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 12, 2024 @ 14:06:21 Now fully painted in BR Lined Black livery, BR built LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 No. 46464, is almost ready to enter service at the Strathspey Railway hauling trains again in time for the summer season. Great Western Society 4-6-0 No. 2999 'Lady of Legend' (4942 'Maindy Hall') Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 12, 2024 @ 14:06:09 The new-build GWR Saint Class 4-6-0 No. 2999 "Lady of Legend", is making a return visit to the Severn Valley Railway over the summer season as the locomotive will arrive in Mid-June and during her stay will haul service trains and will take part in their Step Back to the 1940s event and will also take part in their Autumn Steam Gala from the 19th to 22nd of September 2024. Bluebell Railway Atlantic Group 4-4-2 No. 32424 'Beachy Head' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 12, 2024 @ 14:06:21 The new-build London Brighton & South Coast Railway (Marsh Designed) H2 Class Atlantic 4-4-2 No. 32424 "Beachy Head", is set to be launched into service at the Bluebell Railway this summer as the new-build Atlantic 4-4-2 will be hauling her first public passenger trains over the Bank holiday from the 23rd of August to the 1st of September 2024. British Railways 4-6-2 No. 35025 'Brocklebank Line' Posted by: Russell Newman on Jun 12, 2024 @ 14:06:50 The boiler of ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific No. 35025 "Brocklebank Line", is being used as a heavy haulage load for steam traction engines and Road locomotives at the High Weald Working Steam Rally in Sussex over the weekend of the 15th and 16th of June 2024, to help rase a profile for restoring No. 35025.

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