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War Department 2-10-0 No. 600 'Gordon'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Jan 3, 2024 @ 14:01:13
The management at the Severn Valley Railway have now confirmed that there are no futhur plans to sell off any other locomotives owned by the railway, including ex War Department and Longmoor Military Railway (Dub-Dee) Austerity 2-10-0 No. 600 "Gordon" which is still on display in Engine House at Highley. Having last steamed in 1999, No. 600 is in need of a coastly and heavy overhaul, but the Severn Valley Railway has no short term plans to overhaul it anytime soon for now, but No. 600 has been a popular exibit on display in the Engine House for the last few years.

SAR 4-8-0 No. 1219

Posted by: Achim on Jan 3, 2024 @ 03:01:00
The locomotive sat on a pedestal at Kempton Park Station in the 1970s. She was later stored by REEFSTEAMERS in Germiston. Around 1990, rejected by REEFSTEAMERS, she ended up on a farm called Getaway Fiesta Farms near Rayton. There it is in poor condition and has the wrong number "4044". Location: -25.747267755906705, 28.497548156016965

DB (DRB) 4-6-2.3Cyl No. 012.104-6 (01.1104)

Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Jan 2, 2024 @ 16:01:35
ILFORD reports that 01-1104 last worked in 12/2023, will be at Neuenmarkt Wirsberg for winter storage 2023-2024, then in use again in 2024.

SAR 4-8-4 No. 3462

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:01:18
Transferred to Jan Kempdorp - 93 Ammo Depot

SAR 4-8-4 No. 3489

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:01:16
Transferred to Jan Kempdorp - 93 Ammo Depot

SAR 4-8-2 No. 2678

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:01:25
Transferred to Jan Kempdorp - 93 Ammo Depot

SAR 4-8-4 No. 3498

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:01:24
Transferred to Jan Kempdorp - 93 Ammo Depot

SAR 4-8-4 No. 3409

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:01:33
Transferred to Jan Kempdorp - 93 Ammo Depot

AECI 0-4-0F No. 1

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 11:01:50
Stood at the AEGI Somerset West factory until 2016. Location: -34.095339° 18.814916° Whereabouts unknown

Tweefontein United Collieries 4-8-0 No. 3

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 10:01:39
The locomotive North British Locomotive Works, Glasgow c/n 26244 / 1948 was in service with the Tweefontein United Collieries (South Africa) as locomotive TUC No. 3

SAR (NGR) 4-6-0T No. 13 'Kitty'

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 10:01:10
The locomotive Kitson 2269/1879 (name "Kitty") is said to have been in Krugersdorp near SANRASM (as a national monument, but in poor condition) for a long time.

SAR 2-6-2+2-6-2 No. 126

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 09:01:09
Location at the derelict saw mill siding named "Claasen s Siding" -30.755898° 30.253346°

Kelvin Power Station 0-4-0ST No. 'George'

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 07:01:11
named "George"

Kelvin Power Station 0-4-0ST No. 'George'

Posted by: Achim on Jan 1, 2024 @ 07:01:59
Location: -26.209279836157044, 28.056063432522755 Can be seen on Google Street View

CFR (CFF,CFI) 0-8-0T No. U46.003 'Maly Mamut' (764.407R)

Posted by: Achim on Dec 31, 2023 @ 04:12:30
Is ex. CFI Brad, CFF 764.407R; Registered with the CHŽ (Cierny Hron Forestry Railway) as U46.003 “Maly Mamut”

ABPF 2-8-2 No. 505 'Eng Osiris Stenghel Guimaraes'

Posted by: Martin Murray on Dec 30, 2023 @ 19:12:25
Eng. Osiris Stenghel Guimarães is the name of this locomotive, carried on plates on either side. Eng. Guimarães was a distinguished railwayman, prominent in the affairs of railways in Paraná over many years. He died in late 2022.

OSE (USATC) 2-8-0 No. 701 (3278) 'Franklin D Roosevelt'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Dec 30, 2023 @ 14:12:44
The ex United States Army Transportation Corps S160 Class 2-8-0 No. 3278 ‘Franklin D Roosevelt’ is in the final stages of its overhaul at Cheddleton sheds and is pencilled in to return to traffic at the Churnet Valley Railway for the first time since 1999 during the spring of 2024.

British Sugar Corporation 0-6-0T No. 'Thomas'

Posted by: Russell Newman on Dec 30, 2023 @ 09:12:38
The ex British Sugar Corporation Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0T Works No. 1800 "Thomas" (the first official real live Thomas the Tank Engine locomotive named by the Rev. W. Awdry himself) has made a welcome return to service at the Nene Valley Railway and will be hauling trains into the New Year.

Hüttenwerke Düdelingen 0-6-0T No. 5

Posted by: PHILIP MASON on Dec 30, 2023 @ 07:12:58
Status is operational, since the end of 2018 according to the Train1900 website. I rode behind it at their festival 3/9/22.

SNCF (PLM) 2-8-0 No. 140C 38 (38)

Posted by: PHILIP MASON on Dec 30, 2023 @ 06:12:41
This loco is operational. I rode behind it 6/5/23 at the AJECTA steam festival.

TCDD (KPEV) 0-8-0 No. 44059 (Halle 4838)

Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Dec 29, 2023 @ 13:12:14
Achim has given us some details of history of the loco: Having been built for the Royal Prussian Railways in Class G8, it was operated in Germany until 1919. It moved then to France, presumably as war reparations and was operated by the Chemins de fer du Nord until 1938. Then it seems to have been in Syria with Chemin de fer Damascus - Hamah until 1944 when it moved to Turkey with TCDD.

London & South Western Railway 2-4-0WT No. 30587 (3298)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Dec 29, 2023 @ 13:12:53
The former LSWR Beattie Well Tank 2-4-0WT No. 30587 has returned on loan to the Bodmin Railway at Bodmin in Cornwall, where it is now located.

Sumpter Valley RR 2-8-2 No. 19

Posted by: Yousef Alomani on Dec 29, 2023 @ 13:12:14
CHANGE THE STATUS TO OPERATIONAL NOW!!!!!

London Midland & Scottish Railway 2-6-4T No. 42500 (2500)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Dec 29, 2023 @ 13:12:45
The ex LMS Stanier 2-6-4T No. 2500, has now relocated on loan to the East Lancashire Railway at Bury in Lancashire, where it is now on display in the Bury Transport Museum there.

TCDD (KPEV) 0-8-0 No. 44015 (Essen 4898)

Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Dec 29, 2023 @ 13:12:49
Achim reports that the loco was brought to the open-air railway museum in Ankara in 1985. The museum in Ankara was closed in March 2014 and the whereabouts of the vehicles on display are unknown.

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Dec 29, 2023 @ 13:12:39
Having fininshed working the Polar Express over the festive season at the Wensleydale Railway for another year, ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45407, is returning home to the East Lancashire Railway for the winter to be ready for another season out on both the mainline and heritage railway circuit in 2024.

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

Posted by: Russell Newman on Dec 29, 2023 @ 12:12:35
Having fininshed its mainline dutys and after a short visit to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 44871, has returned home to the East Lancashire Railway for the winter, to be ready for another season out on both the mainline and heritage railway circuit in 2024.

London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45212 (5212)

Posted by: Russell Newman on Dec 29, 2023 @ 12:12:18
Having finished its Christmas dutys at the Nene Valley Railway over the festive season, ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45212, has returned home to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, where it is currently operating their Mince Pie Specials into the New Year.

CFR 0-10-0 No. 50.829

Posted by: Steve Frost, European Editor on Dec 29, 2023 @ 12:12:27
Achim reports that this loco is a Romanian built copy of the Prussian G10 class. It ran until the early 2000s and was stored for many years at Cluj before movement by road transport to Finsterwalde.

FMG 0-4-2cog No. 2

Posted by: PHILIP MASON on Dec 29, 2023 @ 09:12:19
The SLM works No. is 604.