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Full Line Up Of Steam Locomotives For North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2022 Gala

BR Standard 5 73156 steam locomotive will appear at the 2022 steam gala

The NYMR Steam Gala 2022 is something to look forward to and we have the latest news about the locomotive line up. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced the latest visiting locomotives which will be delighting visitors at its popular Annual Steam Gala on 22nd to 25th September 2022. BR Standard 5 No. […]

Hagley Hall Steam Locomotive News

Hagley Hall steam locomotive at the severn valley railway

4930 ‘Hagley Hall’ moves under its own power The Severn Valley Railway has reached a significant milestone with the overhaul of its ‘flagship’ locomotive 4930 ‘Hagley Hall’. On Wednesday 11th May, the engine moved under its own power at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway. This is the first time such an event has occurred for […]

LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley at SVR

LNER Class A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley has been confirmed as the third guest locomotive at the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala between 21st and 24th April. Its potential appearance at the SVR’s first major event of 2022 has been the subject of much recent speculation and debate, and the news comes as a real coup […]

Steam locomotive County of Montgomery at the GWSR

Impression painting of the new steam locomotive Montgomery

New-build Churchward ‘County’ class 4-4-0 No. 3840 County of Montgomery steam locomotive could be based on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), following the signing of a new agreement between the Churchward County Trust which is building the new engine, and the railway. The agreement, which supersedes an earlier ‘agreement in principle’ between the GWSR […]

Should Steam Train Photography Be Black And White Or Colour?

A guest post by Colin Wallace of Railway Photos Black and white steam train photography has of course been around a lot longer than colour. Now we live in a time where colour is a possibility and the default option of a modern camera. However, many people prefer to have steam train photos developed in black and […]

Steam Train Photography Top Tips

Steam locomotive train BR Standard Class 7MT4-6-2 No: 70000 'Britannia' is seen passing Dawlish. Steam train photography top tips.

Taking great photos of steam locomotives can be a challenge! Often someone steps into the frame at the last minute or the loco is passing so quickly, it’s hard to get a decent shot. So I’m delighted to bring you a guest blog post from Colin Wallace of Railway Photography who has been taking great […]

Steam Locomotive Restoration of Merchant Navy 35011

General Steam Navigation steam locomotive 35011 at Salisbury circa 1957

I’m pleased to be able to welcome back as guest blogger Simon Shutt to give an update on the steam locomotive restoration of Merchant Navy locomotive 35011 General Steam Navigation Since the first report on this steam locomotive restoration, the Society has made excellent progress towards returning 35011 to her pre-rebuilding condition. Locomotive Nameplates One of […]

The Remarkable Survival of Steam Locomotive 80150

Locomotive 80150 down Alresford headshunt on the Watercress Line

Steam locomotive 80150 is a remarkable survivor. She nearly did not make it into the world. 80150 was part of the last batch of five Standard 4 Tanks ever built. British Railways tried to cancel this build due to the impending dieselisation. However, the construction was so far advanced that this final batch had to be […]

Steam Locomotive Dating Rewrites History

Third Oldest Steam Locomotive - Killingworth Billy - Stephenson Railway Museum

A recent archaeological survey carried out on Stephenson Railway Museum’s star exhibit, Billy, reveals that the locomotive is even older than previously thought. In March 2018, railway experts Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson wrote a very interesting report. It concludes that Billy was built in 1816, not 1826 as previously thought. This establishes the locomotive as […]

How to go on holiday via the West Somerset Railway

Class 7F - 53809 and 53808 - Minehead - West Somerset Railway - 2017

I mentioned in another one of my blogs about going on holiday by train when I was a child. Trains are still a big part of our family today. Last Summer, we had a walking holiday with HF holidays at Selworthy near Minehead. My wife suggested that we travel there by train alighting from the mainline […]

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