British Railways 2-6-4T No. 80078
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, UK
Location: Sonic Rail Services
Status: Operational
Posted: Jan 11, 2025 @ 09:01:28 by Russell Newman
Having had a good festive season at the Spa Valley Railway, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078, has returned to her owners base at Sonic Rail Services in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, for her winter maintenance to be carried out in readiness for another season at the Mid Norfolk Railway and out on the heritage railway circuit in 2025.
Posted: Oct 16, 2024 @ 13:10:44 by Russell Newman
With the main steam running season at the Mid Norfolk Railway finnished for another year, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078, is making a return visit to the Spa Valley Railway for the late Autumn and winter months ahead and will be hauling trains there during their Real Ale & Cider Festival from the 18th to 20th of October 2024, and may also be used on their Polar Express Train rides over the Christmas season before its winter maintenance. To note as well No. 80078 is based at Sonic Rail Services in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex.
Posted: Apr 3, 2024 @ 13:04:05 by Russell Newman
Following its winter stay at the Spa Valley Railway, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078, has returned to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham in Norfolk, as their main steam locomotive for the main 2024 running season there.
Posted: Oct 7, 2023 @ 14:10:24 by Russell Newman
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 will be going on a loan visit to the Spa Valley Railway to cover a temporary locomotive shortage over the Autumn and Winter months and will remain on hire to them into early 2024.
Posted: Sep 18, 2022 @ 10:09:45 by Russell Newman
The first visit of BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 to the West Somerset Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala has now been cancelled as the Gala itself has been cancelled due to difficulties in sercuring other visiting locomotives. So. No. 80078 will remain at the Mid Norfolk Railway for now until the winter.
Posted: Aug 17, 2022 @ 05:08:41 by Russell Newman
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 will be visiting the West Somerset Railway for the first time for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 29th of September to the 2nd of October 2022.
Posted: Jun 17, 2022 @ 15:06:51 by Russell Newman
The BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 has returned to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham in Norfolk as their main locomotive for the 2022 summer season there.
Posted: May 26, 2022 @ 13:05:29 by Russell Newman
The BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 will visit the Epping Ongar Railway in the place of 9466 for their 10th anniversary steam gala from 2nd to 5th of June 2022.
Posted: Oct 23, 2021 @ 10:10:40 by Russell Newman
The BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 has left the Mid Norfolk Railway and is now visiting the Swanage Railway over the festive season as extra motive power for their Santa Specials and their Steam and Lights Trains over Christmas. After this the locomotive will return to its private site base in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex for its winter maintenance before returning to the Mid Norfolk Railway for the 2022 season.
Posted: Oct 29, 2020 @ 14:10:19 by Russell Newman
No. 80078 is to remain on hire to the Mid Norfolk Railway for their 2021 season.
Posted: Oct 10, 2020 @ 09:10:16 by Russell Newman
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 has relocated to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham in Norfolk having spent the early part of 2020 at the Spa Valley Railway. No. 80078 will see some use at the Mid Norfolk Railway during October and early November and possibly over the festive Christmas season there as well.
Posted: Dec 20, 2019 @ 15:12:20 by Russell Newman
Currently having its winter maintenance at the Mid-Norfolk Railway BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 will be making a return visit to the Spa Valley Railway to open their 2020 running season from February 15th to March 29th.
Posted: Sep 23, 2019 @ 10:09:19 by Russell Newman
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 will remain at the Mid Norfolk Railway over the Winter. The locomotive along with No. 75008 "Swiftsure" will be working the last steam services at the Mid Norfolk Railway for the year on the 29th of September 2019.
Posted: Sep 12, 2019 @ 12:09:26 by Russell Newman
After its visit to the North Norfolk Railway No. 80078 has gone back to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham, Norfolk to work the last of the summer steam services for 2019 there till the end of September.
Posted: Jul 27, 2019 @ 12:07:45 by Russell Newman
Before her visit to the North Norfolk Railway No. 80078 will return to the Mangapps Railway Museum in Essex to be part of a large line up of steam and diesel locomotives for the 30th anniversary Gala on the August Bank Holiday weekend from the 24th to 26th 2019. Marking 30 years of the Mangapps Railway Museum.
Posted: Jul 8, 2019 @ 02:07:19 by Jack Spencer
No. 80078 will be visiting the North Norfolk Railway for their Summer Gala on 30th August-2nd September. It is her first visit to the Poppy Line.
Posted: Jul 7, 2019 @ 14:07:21 by Russell Newman
No. 80078 has been added as the visiting locomotive at the North Norfolk Railway for their late summer steam gala on the 30th of August till the 1st of September 2019.
Posted: Jun 16, 2019 @ 12:06:52 by Russell Newman
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 is now at the Mid-Norfolk Railway where it is running for the summer steam season there and will be in action at the railways Summer Steam Gala from the 28th to 30th of June 2019.
Posted: Feb 25, 2019 @ 05:02:50 by Russell Newman
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 will be at the Mid-Norfolk Railway at Dereham, Norfolk again for the summer steam season there this year. Where it will be operating along side Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 75008 "Swiftsure".
Posted: Oct 31, 2018 @ 11:10:10 by Russell Newman
No. 80078 has gone on hire to the Epping Ongar Railway for the Christmas season to work there Santa Specials and Mince Pie Specials. It will also be running on available dates till the last day of the running season there as well.
Posted: Sep 19, 2018 @ 14:09:23 by Russell Newman
After its visit to Swanage, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 has been added to the gala line up at the Mid-Hants Railway as the 3rd visiting locomotive for their GWR themed Autumn Steam Gala from the 19th to 21st of October 2018. Which No. 80078 did work on the Western Region of British Railways from July 1962 when she moved initially to Shrewsbury and then on to Croes Newydd, Wrexham. After its visit to the Mid-Hants No. 80078 will return back to its base in Essex for the Winter.
Posted: Aug 22, 2018 @ 13:08:58 by Russell Newman
No. 80078 will head to its former home the Swanage Railway in Dorset in September where it will stay for a month there then and take part in their 2018 Autumn Steam Gala which has been themed The Exchanges between 12th and 14th October 2018.
Posted: Aug 9, 2018 @ 13:08:20 by Russell Newman
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80078 has returned to traffic following the completion of repairs and the fitment of a new outside cylinder. The locomotive has moved to the Mid-Norfolk Railway for running in and to take part in their Ales By Rails Dereham Beer Festival & Steam Bank Holiday Weekend on the 24th and 27th August.
Posted: Dec 1, 2017 @ 17:12:55 by Russell Newman
No. 80078 has returned to the private Sonic Rail site near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex for fitting of a new left hand cylinder. As the current left hand cylinder has a split crack in it that needs to be replaced. Its hoped that No. 80078 will be in steam again in Easter 2018 and will be moved to the Epping Ongar Railway for running in.
Posted: Oct 24, 2017 @ 17:10:55 by Russell Newman
No. 80078 is currently still at the Spa Valley Railway in Kent where it is unknown if its staying there for the winter?
Posted: Jul 16, 2017 @ 04:07:43 by Russell Newman
80078 continues its travels around the UK visiting other heritage railways as in early till the middle of August it will at the Mid Norfolk Railway and then it will visit the Spa Valley Railway for there 20th anniversary gala. In October 80078 will visit the Swanage Railway for there Autumn Steam Gala before returning to the Epping Ongar Railway for the winter.
Posted: Jun 15, 2017 @ 13:06:52 by Russell Newman
After making its debut back in traffic at Mangapps No. 80078 has now been moved to the Epping Ongar Railway for further running in and where it might now be based. It will stay at the Epping Ongar for a few weeks before its visit to the Mid Hants Railway in July and there is talk that it might visit the Swanage Railway for the summer as well?
Posted: May 31, 2017 @ 12:05:29 by Russell Newman
The 4MT Tank No. 80078 is now in service having entered traffic at Mangapps over the bank holiday and in a surprise move the loco is to visit the Mid Hants Railway for there 50th Anniversary of the end of steam on the Southern gala on the weekends of the 1st and 2nd to the 7th and 9th of July.
Posted: May 29, 2017 @ 12:05:56 by Russell Newman
80078 has now been moved to the Mangapps Railway as its overhaul is now complete and the 4MT Tank will be tested there before entering service and being hired out to other preserved railways.
Posted: May 9, 2017 @ 14:05:06 by Russell Newman
80078 has been steamed and moved under its own power on a pice of track at Sonic Rail in Burnham on Crouch. The 4MT Tank is soon to be moved to Mangapps Railway for running in and will then go on hire to other preserved railways round the UK.
Posted: Feb 10, 2017 @ 13:02:46 by Russell Newman
No. 80078 is in its final stages of its overhaul and planned to make its debut back in service at the Mangapps Railways Easter Gala over the Easter weekend in April.
Posted: Sep 27, 2007 @ 16:09:09 by Steve Frost
80078 is the BR 'Standard' development of the LMS Stanier and Ivatt 2-6-4T. These class 4 tank locos were popular for suburban work and use on empty stock working at major termini on most regions of the UK. It looks smart in correct BR paintwork in the photo. Ideal for preserved operation, its a popular choice for preserved railways.