42968.jpg SVR Stanier Mogul 2-6-0 No.42968 arriving at Bridgnorth on 4th October 2003. 7812.JPG GWR 4-6-0 7812 Erlestoke Manor, one of nine survivors out of a class of 30, in action on the Severn Valley Railway. The south Wales Evening Post borrowed the original of this slide for inclusion in a steam supplement and promptly lost it. You have been warned! 7808.JPG Manor class 4-6-0 7808 'Cookham Manor' rests in the shed at Didcot, 28th August 2005. 3822a.jpg GWR 'Heavy Freight' 2-8-0 no. 3822 in action on the Didcot demonstration line on 28th August 2005. Built in 1940 the loco illustrates its wartime condition with plated over cab windows. 6697.JPG An atmospheric shed scene recreated at Didcot with GWR 0-6-2T 6697 to the fore on 28th August 2005. 1466d.JPG.jpg 14XX 0-4-2T no. 4866 rests in the sunshine at Didcot. 6023a.jpg Progressing towards a return to steam at Didcot is King class 4-6-0 6023 'King Edward II' on 28th August 2005. 4930.JPG Awaiting a recall to Bridgnorth, Hall class 4-6-0 4930 'Hagley Hall' is well protected as it adds flavour to a food gallery at Swindon. 28th August 2005. 3822.JPG Standing on shed at Didcot on 28th August 2005 is GWr 2-8-0 no. 3822. 1340.JPG In light steam at Didcot on 28th August 2005 was former Alexandra Docks & Railway Company 0-4-0ST (AE 1386/1897) 'Trojan'. The loco has been preserved as GWR 1340. 4248.JPG.jpg Preserved, though not in the conventional sense, is former GWR 2-8-0T no.4248 in unrestored condition to illustrate a workshop scene at the Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon. 28th August 2005. 7903a.jpg 'Modified Hall' class 4-6-0 7903 'Foremarke Hall' arrives at Toddington with the 1335 from Winchcombe on 11th September 2005. A total of eleven Halls and seven Modified Halls have survived into the preservation era. 35005b.jpg 1941 built (1959 rebuilt) 'Merchant Navy' class 4-6-0 35005 'Canadian Pacific' departs Toddington with the late running 1350 to Cheltenham on 11th September 2005. 11 of these locomotives survive out of a class of 30. 92203c.jpg BR 9F 92203 'Black Prince' (the name was applied in preservation) waits at Winchcombe on 11th September 2005. 4936b.jpg GWR 4-6-0 4936 'Kinlet Hall' rolls into Toddington with the 1330 from Cheltenham on 11th September 2005. 92203b.jpg After only eight years service, 92203 was withdrawn in November 1967 and purchased by wildlife artist David Shepherd. It thus became one of the first privately owned steam locomotives in the preservation era. Owner David Shepherd is seen here talking to his daughter at the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway on 11th September 2005. There's nothing quite like a family day out at a steam railway... 92203a.jpg BR 9F class 2-10-0 no. 92203 'Black Prince' leaves Winchcombe with the 1110 from Cheltenham to Toddington on 11th September 2005. 92203 was built at Swindon in 1959 and was one of 251 class 2-10-0s built to the design of R.A.Riddles as the standard "heavy freight" locomotive for British Railways. Nine survive in preservation. 92203d.jpg 92203 'Black Prince' and 7903 'Foremarke Hall' wait to leave Winchcombe with the late running 1225 and 1251 departures for Toddington respectively on 11th September 2005. 92203e.jpg Doing what it was designed to do! BR 9F 2-10-0 92203 'Black Prince' runs into Toddington with a demonstration freight train on 11th September 2005. 35005a.jpg 'Merchant Navy' class 4-6-0 35005 'Canadian Pacific' pauses at Winchcombe with the 1152 local service from Toddington during the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway's Gala Weekend, on 11th September 2005. 4936a.jpg Immaculate GWR Hall class 4-6-0 4936 'Kinlet Hall' waits to leave Winchcombe with the 1005 local service to Toddington on 11th September 2005. 4936 was built in 1929 and saw service until 1964 after which it spent almost 17 years at Woodham Bros. scrapyard, Barry. 34016c.jpg Bullied 'West Country' class 4-6-2 34016 'Bodmin' at Alresford before taking the 1200 train to Alton, Mid Hants Railway, 17th September 2005. 73096.JPG.jpg BR Standard 5 no 73096 approaches Medstead & Four Marks, Mid Hants Railway, on 17th September 2005. 45231.jpg LMS 'Black Five' 4-6-0 no. 45231 at Ropley shed, Mid Hants Railway, on 17th September 2005. Eighteen 'Black Fives' survive out of a class of 842 built between 1934 and 1950. 73096i.JPG.jpg BR Standard 5 no. 73096 arrives at Ropley with the 1500 from Alresford on 17th September 2005. The once-derelict state of this former Barry inmate can be seen in the 'Barry Scrapyard' File. 92212.JPG.jpg The (nowadays) rare sight of two 9Fs on shed! David Shepherd's 92203 and 92212 at Ropley, Mid Hants Railway, on 17th September 2005. 34016d.jpg Bullied 'West Country' no. 34016 'Bodmin' at Meadstead & Four Marks, Mid Hants Railway, with the 1250 from Alton on 17th September 2005. 1501b.jpg Former Paddington station pilot 1501, the last survivor of ten 1500 class 0-6-0PTs with outside cylinders, prepares to leave Bewdley, SVR, on 24th September 2005. 5164d.jpg One of nine surviving 5101 class 2-6-2Ts, 5164 has its smokebox cleaned in preparation for its next duty. Bewdley, SVR, 24th September 2005. 1369.JPG.jpg Former Weymouth Quay stalwart 0-6-0PT 1369 at Bewdley, Severn Valley Railway on 24th September 2005. 7714.JPG.jpg GWR 57XX 0-6-0PT no 7714 coasts light engine through Arley, SVR on 24th September 2005. 1450b.jpg Illustrating the typical branch line auto train, GWR 0-4-2T 1450 rests in the early autumn sunshine at Hampton Loade on 24th September 2005. 9466c.jpg 9400 class 0-6-0PT no. 9466 prepares to leave Arley, SVR, with a train for Kidderminster on 24th September 2005. Of the 210 similar locomotives built between 1947 and 1956, only two survive. 6619i.JPG.jpg 0-6-2T 6619 shunts empt stock at Arley, SVR on 24th September 2005. Although nine out of a total of 200 '56s' survive, they remain fairly rare in preservation as up until now priority has been given to the restoration of other classes with a lower axle weight. (56XXs are classified 'red' route restriction). 6619ii.JPG.jpg A study of 6619 at Kidderminster on 24th September 2005. 9351.JPG.jpg Not quite what it seems! GWR 2-6-0 9351 has been converted to its present form by its owners, the West Somerset Railway and was formerly a 5101 class 2-6-2T no 5193. Still, it makes a reasonably convincing 'Mogul' (or 'Mongrel'?) and is very much a 'what might have been'. Hampton Loade, SVR, 24th September 2005. 6619.JPG.jpg A long way from its home railway (The North Yorkshire Moors) former South Wales Valleys regular 0-6-2T 6619 leaves a trail of clag as it slows to enter Bewdley, SVR on 24th September 2005. 35005c.jpg Visiting 'Merchant Navy' class 4-6-0 35005 'Canadian Pacific' creates an atmospheric scene at Bishops Lydeard on 1st October 2005. 80136.jpg BR 2-6-4T 80136 in close up at Minehead, WSR, as it awaits its next duty on 1st October 2005. 49395ii.JPG.jpg A tender view of 'Super D' 0-8-0 49395 at Williton, WSR, on 1st October 2005. The loco was built at Crewe in 1921. 5553.JPG.jpg 45XX 2-6-2T no. 5553 faces the camera at Williton, WSR, on 1st October 2005. 5553 was built at Swindon in 1928 and restored at Tyseley. 80136wsr.JPG.jpg A distant view on BR 2-6-4T no. 80136 approaching Williton from Washford, WSR, on 1st October 2005. 49395.JPG.jpg L&NWR 'Super D' 0-8-0 no. 49395 at Blue Anchor, WSR with a train from Minehead on 1st October 2005. The loco was restored by the Waterman Railway Heritage Trust at a cost of £660,000. 6412c.jpg One of three survivors of the push and pull fitted 64XX 0-6-0PT class, 1934 built 6412 is seen at Bishops Lydeard with the Norton Fitzwarren auto train on 1st October 2005. 30587.JPG.jpg 1874-built Beattie 2-4-0WT 30587 with a demonstration freight at Dunster, West Somerset railway, on 1st October 2005. A veteran of the Wenford Bridge branch in Cornwall, the loco was reboilered in 1921. 49395i.JPG.jpg Newly restored 'Super D' 0-8-0 49395 waits for the road at Blue Anchor, WSR, on 1st October 2005. 5542wsr.JPG.jpg Spotless 45XX 2-6-2T no. 5542 arrives at Blue Anchor, WSR, with a train from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard on 1st October 2005. 1450bb.JPG.jpg The Dean Forest Railway's GWR 0-4-2T no. 1450 approaches Lydney Junction with the 1442 from Norchard on 9th October 2005. 1450d.jpg The DFR's GWR 0-4-2T 1450 makes a spirited departure from Lydney Junction with the 1505 for Norchard on 9th October 2005. 1450c.jpg A study of the Dean Forest Railway's 14XX 0-4-2T no. 1450 at Lydney Junction on 9th October 2005. 75 of these attractive little locomotives were built by the GWR for branch line work between 1932 and 1936. Only four survive in preservation. 1450ba.JPG.jpg The Dean Forest Railway's GWR 0-4-2T no. 1450 approaches Norchard Low Level with the 1215 from Lydney Junction on 9th October 2005. 34027.JPG Bullied 'West Country' class 4-6-0 34027 'Taw Valley' masquerading as long-lost relative 34036 'Westward Ho!' at Kidderminster, SVR, on 15th October 2005. 46443b.jpg Ivatt class 2MT no. 46443 waits to leave Kidderminster with the 1045 service to Bridgnorth, SVR on 15th October 2005. 42968.JPG.jpg Stanier 'Mogul' 2-6-0 42968 arrives at Highley with the 1030 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster on 19th March 2006. 5199a.JPG.jpg 1934-built GWR 2-6-2T 5199 at Arley with the 1303 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster on 19th March 2006. 5199.JPG.jpg On loan 2-6-2T 5199 prepares to leave Bridgnorth with the 1303 to Kidderminster on 19th March 2006. 1501c.jpg Former Paddington 'pilot' 0-6-0PT 1501 arrives at Kidderminster with the 0927 from Bewdley on 19th March 2006. 42968a.JPG.jpg Stanier 2-6-0 42968 at Bewdley with the 1425 Bridgorth to Kidderminster, during the Severn Valley railway's Spring Steam Gala, 19th March 2006. 7802a.jpg GWR 'Manor' class 4-6-0 7802 'Bradley Manor' at Highley with the 1105 demonstration freight for Bridgnorth on 19th March 2006. 1501d.jpg 0-6-0PT 1501 rolls into Arley with the 1505 Highley to Bewdley on 19th March 2006. 1450e.JPG.jpg The Dean Forest Railway's extension to Parkend opened for public use on 25th March 2006. On the following day GWR 0-4-2T and autocoach leave Parkend with the 1208 for Lydney Junction. 1450g.JPG.jpg 0-4-2T 1450 rests in the rain at Parkend, 26th March 2006. 1450h.JPG.jpg The picture that says it all; public trains are back at Parkend for the first time since 1929. The railway is promising to honour any unused tickets from pre-1929! 26th March 2006. 1450i.jpg 1450 at Norchard High Level with the 1350 Parkend to Lydney Junction on 26th March 2006. 9681a.jpg 0-6-0PT 9681 at Lydney Junction with the 1135 to Parkend on 26th March 2006. 9681b.jpg Journey's end. 9681 at Parkend. 9681c.jpg 9681 in the process of running around its train at Parkend on 26th March 2006. 9681d.jpg 9681 heads away from Parkend with the 1225 to Lydney Junction on 26th March 2006. 1450f.JPG.jpg This is what the railway preservation movement is all about! Deep in the Forest of Dean, 1450 and autocoach with the 1300 from Lydney Junction to Parkend on 26th March 2006. The Dean Forest Railway's extension to Parkend has now opened, offering some superb photographic opportunities. 9681e.jpg A typically wet afternoon on a WR branch line as 9681 approaches Parkend with the 1315 from Lydney Junction on 26th March 2006. Firefly.jpg Replica GWR broad gauge Gooch 'Firefly' 2-2-2 setting out from Burlescombe transfer shed at Didcot on 29th May 2006. Fireflya.jpg GWR broad gauge 'Firefly' 2-2-2 in action on the broad gauge running line at Didcot on 29th May 2006. The loco is being billed as the 63rd member of the class - the originals being built between 1840 and 1842. The replica has taken 24 years to construct. 3822c.jpg A line up of smokeboxes at Didcot on 29th May 2006. 45690c.jpg In a characteristic 'going away' shot, 5690 'Leander' pulls away from Irwell Vale with the 1220 Heywood - Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 45690b.jpg One of four surviving 'Jubs', LMS 4-6-0 no. 5690 'Leander' at Irwell Vale, ELR, with the 1220 Heywood - Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 47324.JPG.jpg LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T 47324 at Bury Bolton Street with the 1050 to Heywood on 10th September 2006. 44422b.JPG.jpg 1927-built '4F' 0-6-0 rests at Bury, Bolton Street, East Lancs Railway on 10th September 2006. A one time Barry incumbent, the loco spent almost 12 years at the scrapyard, being recsued in 1977. 44422c.JPG.jpg 44422 calls at Ramsbottom, ELR, with the 1100 from Bury on 10th September 2006. 44422d.JPG.jpg 44422 takes water at Rawtenstall, ELR, on 10th September 2006. The loco spent much of the 1950s working in the Bristol and Bath areas, becoming associated with the Somerset & Dorset route. 44422e.JPG.jpg 44422 at Heywood, ELR with the 1620 for Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 47324a.JPG.jpg The guard keeps a look out as LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T 47324 departs Bury Bolton Street with the 1050 to Heywood on 10th September 2006. 47324b.JPG.jpg 1926-built LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T 47324 departs from Irwell Vale, ELR, with the 1120 Heywood to Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 47324c.JPG.jpg Returning to Bury and Heywood, 47324 approaches Irwell Vale with the 1305 from Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 47324d.JPG.jpg 47324 at Bury Bolton Street with the 1500 departure for Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 44422a.jpg A closer look at LMS Fowler '4F' 0-6-0 no. 44422 waits to leave Bury, Bolton Street, East Lancs Railway with the 1100 for Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 44422.jpg LMS Fowler '4F' 0-6-0 no. 44422 waits to leave Bury, Bolton Street, East Lancs Railway with the 1100 for Rawtenstall on 10th September 2006. 2885.jpg GWR 2-8-0 no. 2885 at Birmingham Moor St. The loco is appropriate to this area, having spent time at Stourbridge and Tyseley sheds during its working career. The loco was withdrawn from Severn Tunnel Junction in 1963 and spent 17 years at Barry Scrapyard. 28th March 2007. 9681g.jpg As part of the day's 'Severnside Rambler' activity, the DFR's 0-6-0PT 9681 shunts the support coach for LMS 5MT no.45407 back onto the coaching stock which will form the 1233 departure from Lydney Junction to Gloucester on 22nd April 2007. 9681f.jpg The Dean Forest Railway's WR 0-6-0PT no. 9681 heads 1Z77, the 1015 Gloucester - Parkend 'The Severnside Rambler' at Whitecroft on 22nd April 2007. zkf7.jpg The 1935 Chinese Locomotive Class KF1 No 7 (KF1-7) was designed by the Technical Advisor to the Chinese Ministry of Railways, to run on the Canton-Hankow railway. Now preserved at the NRM, York. 1st May 2007. 1442.JPG One of the UK's 'forgotten' preserved locomotives. GWR 0-4-2T no. 1442 pictured stored in the open at Tiverton during the 1970s. The locomotive, a veteran of the Tiverton and Hemyock branches, is nowadays esconsed in Tiverton Museum, having pulled the last train to the town in October 1965. What chance a return to steam on one of our heritage railways? 46115.JPG LMS 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 no. 6115 'Scots Guardsman' at Manchester, Liverpool Road on 18th August 1980. Built by North British in 1927, the loco was rebuilt at Crewe in 1950. 813b.jpg PTR 813/816 at Pit Road, P&BR on 12th January 2008. 816 was a regular worker half a century ago on the National Coal Board’s Talywain branch. 813e.jpg PTR 813 pulls away from Blaenavon High Level with a demonstration goods train on 12th January 2008. The locomotive was built for the Port Talbot Railway by Hudswell Clarke & Co. in 1901 and absorbed by the GWR in 1923. 813j.jpg PTR 0-6-0ST 813 heads uphill from Furnace Sidings Halt, P&BR, on 12th January 2008. 813k.jpg An Austin 12 Tourer and snow on Coity Mountain create a 1920s cameo scene as Port Talbot Railway 813 heads away from Furnace Sidings Halt on 12th January 2008. 813l.jpg PTR 0-6-0ST no. 813 passes Ty Rheinallt Farm on 12th January 2008. 813m.jpg PTR 813 heads uphill towards Whistle Inn Halt with its demonstration train on 12th January 2008. 813n.jpg PTR 813 between Furnace Sidings and Whistle Inn Halt, P&BR during the photo charter on 12th January 2008. 813o.jpg PTR 813 pulls away from Furnace Sidings Halt on 12th January 2008. 813aa.jpg Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST no. 813, masquerading as sister 816 approaches Pit Road, Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway during a photo charter on 12th January 2008. 813c.jpg PTR 813/816 passes at Pit Road, P&BR on 12th January 2008. 813g.jpg PTR 813 and its train at the platform at Furnace Sidings Halt on 12th January 2008. 813h.jpg A wintry scene at Furnace Sidings Halt on 12th January 2008. 813f.jpg PTR 0-6-0ST no. 813 - taking the identity of sister locomotive 816 - passes beneath Forgeside Road with a demonstration goods train during the photo charter at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway on 12th January 2008. 1338.JPG Former Cardiff Railway and GWR Kitson 0-4-0ST no. 1338 of 1916 pictured at Didcot Railway Centre in April 2001. 4566.JPG GWR 2-6-2T no. 4566 passes Cwmdwyfran with a train of the Gwili Railway on 11th June 1994. 4566a.JPG 2-6-2T no. 4566 climbs out of Bronwydd Arms with a demonstration freight train on 11th June 1994. 4566b.JPG 4566 heads a freight for Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway on 11th June 1994. 4566d.JPG 4566 heads from Llwyfan Cerrig to Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway with a short evening freight in August 1994. 4566e.JPG 4566 at Llwyfan Cerrig in August 1994. 4566f.JPG 4566 heads a return passenger service from Llwyfan Cerrig to Bronwydd Arms in August 1994. 4566g.JPG A young boy watches 4566 heading past Cwmdwyfran with a train for Bronwydd Arms in August 1994. 4566h.JPG 4566 heads for Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway in August 1994. 4566j.JPG 4566 coasts through Cwmdwyfran with a train for Bronwydd Arms in August 1994. 4566k.JPG 4566 approaches Llwyfan Cerrig with a train from Bronwydd Arms in August 1994. 4566l.JPG 4566 heads out of Bronwydd Arms with a train for Llwyfan Cerrig in August 1994. 7752c.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 climbs away from Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway, in 1988. 7752d.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 heads off towards Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway, in 1988. 7828a.JPG Newly restored 7828 'Odney Manor' heads a train out of Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway, in May 1988. 7828b.JPG 7828 'Odney Manor' climbs away from Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway, in May 1988. 7828c.JPG 7828 'Odney Manor' passes Cwmdwyfran Mill on its way to Llwyfan Cerrig during the 1988 season. 7828d.JPG 7828 'Odney Manor' returns to Bronwydd Arms from Llwyfan Cerrig during 1988. 450a.jpg Cardiff-built (1897) Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T no. 28 in action at Caerphilly Railway Centre in August 1984. 450b.jpg Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T no. 28 at Caerphilly in August 1984. In 1922, the loco passed to the GWR as its no. 450. 34016.JPG Bullied 'West Country' class 4-6-2 34016 'Bodmin' approaches Ropley, Mid Hants Railway in August 1986. 34051.JPG A 1979 view of Bulleid 'Battle of Britain' class 4-6-2 no. 34051 'Winston Churchill' in store at Didcot Railway Centre. The loco had the distinction of hauling Sir Winston Churchill's funeral train in 1965. 60103.jpg Gresley A3 no. 4472 'Flying Scotsman' at Steamtown, Carnforth in 1979. 4566ba.jpg 4566 in profile on the Gwili Railway on 11th June 1994. 70000.JPG Not a good shot, but interesting nevertheless, showing BR '7MT' no. 70000 'Britannia' at Bewdley, SVR. The loco currently awaits restoration at Crewe. 71000.JPG Looking just like new - probably because most of it actually was! - is the unique BR Standard '8P' no. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' stabled at Didcot. The loco was stabled at Didcot between main line runs in September 1988, having been restored from very poor scrapyard condition. 7828f.JPG 7828 'Odney Manor' at Llwyfan Cerrig with a 'Santa Special' in December 1988. 4566i.jpg A perfect summer's day in August 1994 finds GWR 2-6-2T no. 4566 heading for Llwyfan Cerrig on the Gwili Railway. 30064.JPG USA class 0-6-0T no. 30064, seen here at the Bluebell Railway, was built in 1943 for the US Army Transportation Corps. Thirteen were purchased by the Southern Railway in 1947. 9681.JPG GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9681 at Norchard, Dean Forest Railway in October 1985. 53809.JPG Former Somerset and Dorset 2-8-0 no. 13809 on the causeway at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley. 47357a.JPG Illustrating its LMS heritage, 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no.16440 (BR 47357) in action at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley. 32646.JPG LBSCR A1X no. 46 (BR 32646) spent several years as an elaborate pub sign at Hayling Island, where it was photographed on 2nd September 1975. 4079.JPG GWR 'Castle' class 4-6-0 no 4079 'Pendennis Castle' at Didcot in April 2001. The loco had recently returned from a lengthy stay in Australia, having been exported in 1977 for use on the Hammersley Iron Railway, but had been out of use since 1994. The loco is now being returned to operational condition at Didcot. 75078a.JPG BR 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75078 at Keighley in 1981-ish. 75078b.JPG Last of the Summer Wine country! Approaching Mytholmes Tunnel, K&WVR, is the railway's BR 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75078. 47357.JPG 'Jinty' 47357 in LMS guise as 16440 waits to leave Butterley Station, Midland Railway Centre. 44932.JPG A 'Green Five' ? LMS 4-6-0 no. 44932 in action at Steamtown, Carnforth in 1979. 6024.JPG Looking almost like a scene from steam days, 'King' class 4-6-0 no. 6024 'King Edward I' is prepared for its next main line run, during a stopover at Didcot Railway Centre. 65462.JPG In those days a rarity, nowadays a celebrity, is the North Norfolk Railway's J15 0-6-0 no.7564 (BR no.65462), seen in steam at Weybourne in May 1985. 75078.JPG BR 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75078 at Oakworth, K&WVR. 53809a.JPG Former Somerset and Dorset 2-8-0 no. 13809 in steam at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley. 34023.JPG Bluebell Railway unrebuilt 'West Country' 4-6-2 21C123 'Blackmore Vale' in action. This locomotive was built at the Southern Railway's works at Brighton in 1946. One of a class which eventually numbered 110 locomotives, collectively known as the light pacifics. 47493.JPG LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no. 47493 in action on the East Somerset Railway, Cranmore on 6th April 1980. 44932a.JPG LMS 4-6-0 no. 44932 in its unique livery at Steamtown, Carnforth in 1979. 9466.JPG BR built 0-6-0PT no. 9466 sparkles in the sunshine at Quainton Road in May 1985. 33001.JPG Class Q1 0-6-0 no. 33001 was a Bullied 'Austerity' design and one of 40 similar locos built in 1942. This class of locomotives was designed as a wartime economy locomotive by Bulleid, making use of already existing patterns for many of their parts, as goods locomotives intended only for a short life. 42073.JPG Fairburn 2-6-4T no. 42073 leaves Haverthwaite in about 1975. 63395b.jpg Leaving Goathland on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is former North Eastern Railway Q6 0-8-0 no. 2238. Built at Darlington in 1918, the loco is the survivor of 120 constructed for use in the coal-field areas of Durham. 92203.JPG BR '9F' 2-10-0 no. 92203 in the sunshine at Cranmore, East Somerset Railway on 6th April 1980. 7715.JPG GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7715 with a rake of vintage coaches at Quainton Road in May 1985. 31263a.JPG A South Eastern & Chatham Railway pairing on the Bluebell Railway with 'H' class no. 263 and 'C' class no. 592. 48431.JPG Swindon built 8F 2-8-0 no. 8431 on display at Didcot in June 1985 1450.JPG GWR 14xx 0-4-2T no. 1450 runs around its train at Totnes. 1450a.JPG An overall view of the Dart Valley Railway's Buckfastleigh terminus, with 0-4-2T 1450 waiting to leave with a train for Totnes. 63395.JPG NYMR Q6 no. 2238 leaves Grosmont with a train for Pickering. met1.JPG Quainton Road's Metropolitan Railway 0-4-4T no.1 at its Easter 1985 relaunch with actor Don Estelle. S9518.jpg Egyptian National Railways Sentinel / Metro-Cammell Steam Railcar No. 5208 built in 1951 at Quainton Road in spring, 1985. The unit has Sentinel works number 9518. Li1.jpg Todd Kitson & Laird 1838 built 0-4-2 'Lion' constructed for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (no. 57) in steam at Keighley, K&WVR. Li2.JPG Todd Kitson & Laird 1838 built 0-4-2 'Lion' heads away from Keighley with an evening special. S1605820b.jpg At the end of the day: USA 'Austerity' 2-8-0 5820 simmers on shed at Keighley. S1605820a.jpg USA 'Austerity' 2-8-0 in action on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, approaching Mytholmes Tunnel. S1605820c.jpg USA S160 class 2-8-0 5820 starts the climb out of Keighley, Worth Valley Railway. A total of around 2120 of these locomotives were built in the USA between 1942 and 1945 to assist with the war effort, many of them seeing service in the UK. 7819a.jpg Recently more familiar in BR black livery, 7819 'Hinton Manor' is seen here in GWR green leaving Bewdley for Kidderminster. 75069a.JPG BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75069 on Eardington Bank, SVR in October 1985. 45690.jpg LMS 4-6-0 no. 5690 'Leander' at Bridgnorth shed in June 1984. 73050.JPG A back-breaking scene at Wansford, Nene Valley Railway with BR 5MT 73050 'City of Peterborough' on the turntable. The loco dates from 1954. 65462a.JPG J15 0-6-0 no.7564 leaves Sheringham, NNR in May 1985. 3440.JPG 1903-built Churchward 'City' class 4-4-0 no. 3440 'City of Truro' at Kidderminster, SVR in November 1985. The loco is reputed to have become the first to reach 100mph when, in 1904, it hauled an 'Ocean Mails' special from Plymouth to Paddington. Bridgnortha.jpg A night shot of Bridgnorth Shed, SVR in October 1984. 5322.JPG Gathered around the turntable at Didcot in April 1985 are (left to right) GWR 0-6-0PT no. 3738, 'Mogul' 2-6-0 no. 5322 and 1361 class 0-6-0ST no. 1363. 1466c.jpg The 14XX 0-4-2Ts were push-pull fitted for working GWR autotrains, as illustrated by 1466 at Didcot in June 1984. 1466b.jpg Recreating the ambience of a GWR branch line halt is 0-4-2T no. 1466 at Didcot. 1466a.jpg One of four surviving GWR 14XX class 0-4-2Ts, no. 1466 was built in 1936 for branch line work and is now preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. June 1984. 47383.JPG LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no. 47383 approaches Bewdley, SVR with the 'local' service from Highley in October 1984. 3205c.jpg Acloser view of Collett 0-6-0 3205 at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway on 14th May 2005. 3205b.JPG Collett 0-6-0 3205 coasts into Winchcombe, Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway on 14th May 2005. 3205.jpg Collett 2251 class 0-6-0 no. 3205 enters Bewdley, SVR, with a train from Bridgnorth. 30928.JPG 1934-built 'Schools' class 4-4-0 no. 928 'Stowe' at Cranmore, ESR on 6th April 1980. 4160.JPG Prairie 2-6-2T 4160 slumbers in the sunshine at Minehead, West Somerset Railway, during June 2000. 75069.JPG BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75069 passes Trimpley reservoir, Severn Valley Railway, during 1986. 45000b.jpg October 1984 finds LMS 5MT no. 5000 on the approach to Bewdley, SVR with a train from Bridgnorth. 7325.JPG Setting sail from Kidderminster for Bridgnorth during the 1999 season is GWR 4300 class 2-6-0 no. 7325. 34016b.jpg Built in 1945 with air-smoothed casing, 34016 was rebuilt to the present more conventional design in 1958. Ropley, MHR, August 1986. 7822a.JPG Former Oswestry incumbent 7822 'Foxcote Manor' prepares to leave Llangollen with a train for Carrog during the 2003 season. It was this class's use on lines such as the Cambrian Coast which ensured that a number survived into the preservation era. 31592.JPG The C-class was developed by Wainwright as his standard goods design. 592 was built in 1902, one of a class of 109. 48773.JPG Much travelled Stanier 8F 2-8-0 no. 8233, also showing its BR identity of 48773, leaves Highley, SVR in May 1986. Built in 1940, the loco saw eventful wartime service in Iran. A number of sister locomotives exist in the UK, with others still resident in Turkey and - recently discovered - in Iraq. 31618.JPG Maunsell 'U' class 2-6-0 no. 1618 in action on the Bluebell Railway. 47383b.jpg 47383, one of ten survivors from a class of 422, approaches Highley, SVR in May 1986. 47383d.jpg 47383 crosses Victoria Bridge with a demonstration freight in May 1986. 47383c.jpg Another SVR demonstration freight, this time headed by LMS 'Jinty' class 0-6-0T no. 47383 in May 1986. 47383a.jpg 47383 in the mist at Highley in October 1985. 45690a.jpg LMS 4-6-0 no. 5690 'Leander' near Trimpley, SVR in May 1986. 43106a.jpg Atmospheric railway! Surrounded by steam, Ivatt class 4MT 2-6-0 43106 pauses at Highley, SVR, with a demonstration freight train. 43106 is the sole survivor of a class of 162 built between 1947 and 1952. gcr.JPG Attention to detail helps create a steam age atmosphere on the Great Central Railway. 45000a.jpg LMS 5MT 4-6-0 no. 5000 at Bewdley, Severn Valley Railway. A somewhat apocryphal story, maintained by former drivers, is that no two 'Black Fives' were the same! 4566n.jpg 4566 heads away from Toddington on the Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Railway during 1995. 4566m.jpg 1924-built GWR 2-6-2T 4566 prepares to leave Toddington on the Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Railway during the 1995 season. 44932b.JPG Undergoing a steam test at Carnforth, against the backdrop of the coaling stage in September 1985 is 'Black Five' 4-6-0 no. 44932. 6960.JPG Modified Hall no. 6960 'Raveningham Hall' at Hampton Loade, SVR. 7714a.JPG 0-6-0PT 7714 of 1930 vintage prepares to leave Bridgnorth for Kidderminster during 1994. 60009.JPG The somewhat incongruous sight of a 'streak' on a GWR branch line! Gresley A4 4-6-2 60009 'Union of South Africa' at Arley, SVR in October 1994. 5164c.jpg 2-6-2T no. 5164 at Bewdley, SVR. 6998.JPG 6998 'Burton Agnes Hall' at Didcot in April 2001. 5051b.jpg GWR 'Castle' class 4-6-0 no. 5051 heads an 'express' away from Bewdley, SVR in October 1984. 3205a.jpg Collett 2251 class 0-6-0 no. 3205 approaching Bewdley, SVR in October 1984. S1605820.jpg USA S160 class 2-8-0 no. 5820 lifts its train out of Keighley. 7714.JPG GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7714 passes through Bewdley with a shunters' wagon on 25th September, 1993. Following withdrawal from BR service, the loco worked at NCB Penallta Colliery in South Wales. 5164b.jpg SVR's large Prairie 2-6-2T no. 5164 calls at Arley on 29th March 1980. 7029.JPG Tyseley's 7029 'Clun Castle' at Toddington, G&WR in September 1995. 31263.JPG Bluebell Railway Wainwright 'H' class 0-4-4T no. 263. Built as the standard loco for the SECR's suburban services, the H-class were a popular loco in later years for services on rural branch lines in Sussex. 1466c.jpg Another view, taken in April 1985, showing an authentic branch line atmosphere at Didcot. 3440a.JPG 3440 'City of Truro' crosses Victoria Bridge on the Severn Valley Railway in November 1985. 3440b.JPG GWR 4-4-0 no. 3440 'City of Truro' awaits its next duty at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on 14th May, 2005. 45337.JPG On hire from the East Lancashire Railway, Class 5MT 'Black 5' 4-6-0 45337 rolls into Blue Anchor, West Somerset Railway, in June 2000. 1501.JPG Former Paddington pilot 0-6-0PT no. 1501 of 1949 at Bridgnorth, Severn Valley Railway in 1999. The loco is the sole survivor of a class of ten. 1501a.jpg An atmospheric shot of 0-6-0PT no. 1501 running bunker first at Hampton Loade, SVR in September 2001. 30120.JPG Standing outside Ropley shed, Mid Hants Railway, in August 1984 is 1899-built Drummond T9 no. 30120 displaying its British Railways livery. The T9s were constructed between 1899 and 1924 as an express passenger design. 32670.JPG Kent & East Sussex Railway 'Terrier' A1X 0-6-0T no. 32670 'Bodiam' in May 1985. 45000.JPG The National Railway Museum's 1935 'Black Five' no. 5000 in action on the Severn Valley Railway. Almost unbelievably now, 842 of these locomotives were constructed by several manufacturers between 1934 and 1950, of which 18 survive in preservation. 5051.JPG GWR 'Castle' class 4-6-0 no. 5051 at Didcot. The loco's name alternates between the two which it carried during its time in main line service; 'Drysllwyn Castle' and 'Earl Bathurst'. The loco was well-known as a Swansea (Landore - 87E) locomotive, being a familiar sight on South Wales to London Paddington services, after which it was dispatched to Barry scrapyard, being rescued for preservation in 1970. 5051a.JPG GWR 'Castle' class 4-6-0 no. 5051 in action at Didcot. 5572.JPG Back from the dead! GWR 2-6-2T undergoes one of its first public runs following restoration from scrapyard condition in April 1985. 5572a.JPG Another view of 2-6-2T 5572 with a demonstration freight during its public debut at Didcot in April 1985. 63395a.jpg 1918 built Raven NER class T2/Q6 0-8-0 no. 2238 climbs towards Grosmont, North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the mid 'eighties. 30065.JPG USA class 0-6-0T no. 30065 'Maunsell' seen at the Kent & East Sussex Railway in May 1985. 3217.JPG GWR 'Dukedog' 4-4-0 no. 3217 'Earl of Berkeley' on static display at Didcot Railway Centre. 32670b.jpg K&ESR 32670 heading away from Rolvenden in May 1985. 32670a.JPG K&ESR no. 32670 at Rolvenden in May 1985. Ten of the 50 locomotives built to this design between 1872 and 1880 still exist. 34016a.jpg August 1986 finds the Mid Hants Railway's rebuilt 'West Country' 4-6-2 no. 34016 'Bodmin' leaving Ropley. 3440c.jpg GWR 4-4-0 'City of Truro' drifts into Winchcombe, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway with a demonstration freight train on 14th May, 2005. 4079a.jpg Showing a dusting of Australian desert sand, 'Castle' 4079 'Pendennis Castle' on display at Didcot. Its return from Australia made it one of the few British steam locos to circumnavigate the world! 41312.JPG Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T no. 41312 at Alton, MHR in August 1999. 4247.JPG Running around its train at Cheltenham Racecourse station on the Gloucester-Warwickshire Railway in 2003 is GWR 2-8-0T no. 4247. 45428.JPG LMS 'Black Five' 4-6-0 no. 45428 simmers at Pickering, NYMR, in September 1985. 4612a.jpg One-time no-hoper 0-6-0PT 4612 has been extensively rebuilt with many new parts and is now a popular performer at locations around the country. On 18th March 2005 it waits at Minehead ready to double head a train to Bishops Lydeard with 9466. 46443a.jpg Ivatt class 2MT 2-6-0 no. 46443 trundles through Bewdley with a short freight in May 1985. 5164.JPG SVR Prairie 2-6-2T no. 5164 at Bridgnorth on 29th March 1980. 5553.jpg Basking in the spring sunshine, GWR 55XX 2-6-2T 5553 at Minehead, WSR, 18th March 2005. 57xx.jpg A trio of panniers! Nos. 6412, 4612 and 9466 lined up at Minehead, WSR, on 18th March 2005. 60532.JPG Peppercorn A2 4-6-2 no. 532 'Blue Peter' at Didcot in June 1985. 61306.JPG Thompson B1 4-6-0 no. 1306 'Mayflower' at Tyseley in September 1984. 76017a.jpg The signalman holds up the token for the crew of approaching Maunsell 'N' class 2-6-0 no, 31874 at Ropley, MHR, while 4MT 76017 waits to depart. 76017.jpg Ropley, MHR, sees BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 drifting in. The loco was built at Horwich in 1953 and is one of four survivors from a class of 115. 7752.JPG The familiar - to British eyes - profile of a GWR pannier tank. 57XX 0-6-0PT no. 7752 is turned at Tyseley in September 1984. 7760.JPG GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7760 in steam on Tyseley's demonstration line. The loco, built in 1930, later saw service with London Transport at Neasden as their no. L90. 7802.JPG The Severn Valley Railway's 'Manor' class 4-6-0, 7802 'Bradley Manor' heads a Bridgnorth-bound train through Eardington on 2nd May 2005. 7819b.jpg 7819 'Hinton Manor' at 'wartime' Arley with a train for Bewdley in March 1980. 9629.JPG GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9629. After rescue from Barry the loco spent many years outside the Holiday Inn Hotel in Cardiff, before being donated to the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway for restoration. Many of the parts, including the 'boiler' were replica items. 9642b.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9642 photographed at Maesteg c.1974. 9642c.jpg Another view taken on the same day as the previous shot of 9642 at Maesteg. 9642d.jpg 9642 in action, again during 1974. The loco was new to Bridport shed in 1946, later moving to Weymouth. 9642f.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 9642 at Maesteg in around 1974. Nowadays, the loco can be found at the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway. 41312.JPG 'Mickey Mouse' tank, Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T no. 41312 enters Meadstead in August 1999. 4612b.jpg A demonstration freight trundles through Williton, West Somerset Railway, headed by 1942 built GWR 0-6-0PT no. 4612. 18th March, 2005. 5542.jpg Waiting for its next duty at the head of a demonstration freight train is GWR 45XX 2-6-2T no. 5542. Dunster, West Somerset Railway, 18th March 2005. 6024a.jpg Recently returned to service following an overhaul at Tyseley, GWR 'King' class 4-6-0 6024 'King Edward I' waits to take over a train to Bishops Lydeard at Minehead on 18th March, 2005. 6412b.jpg Pannier tanks 6412 and 4612 between duties at Minehead, WSR, on 18th March 2005. 9466b.jpg Pannier tanks 4612 and 9466 are serviced between duties at Minehead, WSR, on 18th March 2005. 73050a.jpg Wansford, Nene Valley Railway, July 1984. BR class 5MT no. 73050 leaves with a train for Orton Mere. 9642.JPG GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9642 was withdrawn from Old Oak Common shed in 1964 and sold for scrap to R.S. Hayes, Bridgend where it was used to shunt other withdrawn locomotives. This ensured its survival and it was purchased for preservation in 1968 and in the early 1970s was used to give public rides on the NCB system at Maesteg, where it was photographed raising steam. 9642a.JPG No pannier tank is complete without a bucket on the lamp bracket! 0-6-0PT no. 9642 at NCB Maesteg shed in the early 1970s. 9642e.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 9642 in action on the National Coal Board system at Maesteg. 7714.jpg A shed scene at Bridgnorth on 4th October 2003 with GWR 0-6-0PT 7714 nearest the camera. 5051c.jpg A shed scene at Bridgnorth, Severn Valley Railway in October 1984, illustrating the authentic age of steam atmosphere being recreated at Britain's heritage railways. 7752n.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 arrives back at Bronwydd Arms with a train from Llwyfan Cerrig at Easter, 1988. 7752a.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 departs from Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway during the 1988 season. 62660.JPG Great Central Robinson 4-4-0 no. 506 'Butler Henderson' at Loughborough in July 1984. 68088.JPG Class Y7 0-4-0T no. 68088 in steam at Loughborough, Great Central Railway, in July 1984. 2874.JPG Former GWR 2-8-0 no. 2874 at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway on 22nd March 2008. Still in ex-Barry condition, the loco was available for sale at the time of the photograph. 7752k.jpg 7752 near Cwmdwyfran, Gwili Railway during April 1988. 7752g.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 passes the crossing near Cwmdwyfran, Gwili Railway in 1988. 7752i.jpg 7752 rests at Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway during the 1988 season. 7752j.jpg 0-6-0PT 7752 waits to leave Llwyfan Cerrig for Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway during 1988. 7752l.jpg Illustrating the rural nature of the Gwili Railway, 7752 heads for Bronwydd Arms during the 1988 season. 7752m.jpg Another view of GWR 0-6-0PT no.7752 in action at the Gwili Railway in 1988. 7752f.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 heads away from Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway at Easter 1988. 7752h.jpg On the approach to Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway, 7752 crosses bridge 9 at Easter 1988. 5619.JPG The black and white effect! Looking for all the world like a pre-nationalisation photograph, this is in fact Telford's 56XX 0-6-2T 5619 in action near Bewdley, Severn Valley Railway. 7752e.jpg 7752 in the landscape: looking across Cwmdwyfran Village at Easter 1988. 7752b.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 climbs out of Bronwydd Arms in 1988. z4112.jpg South African Railways 3' 6" gauge Beyer Peacock (7827/1957) 4-8-2-2-8-4 no. 4112 on diplay at Summerlee Industrial Heritage Museum in 1992. z4112a.jpg Seen from the other end, the impressive SAR 4-8-2-2-8-4 at Summerlee, Glasgow in 1992. 32636.JPG 'Terrier' 32636 'Fenchurch' dating from 1872 at Horsted Keynes in June 1987. 32655.JPG 'Terrier' 32655 'Stepney' kitted out for a Thomas weekend at the Bluebell Railway in June 1987. 7200.JPG GWR 2-8-2T no. 7200 awaiting restoration at Quainton Road in May 1985. 63395c.jpg NYMR Q6 no. 2238 at Pickering, NYMR. 75027.JPG BR standard 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75027. The Standard 4 tender engines were designed as a modern branch-line engine, capable of hauling both freight and passenger services on the country's secondary routes. 45593.JPG LMS Jubilee class 4-6-0 no. 5593 'Kolhapur' at Kidderminster, SVR in July 1988. 34023a.jpg 21C123 (34023) 'Blackmore Vale' in close up at Horsted Keynes, Bluebell Railway. 48773a.jpg 48773 on a demonstration freight at Highley, SVR in July 1988. 75027a.JPG 75027 and 33001 at Horsted Keynes, Bluebell Railway. 9466a.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 9466 in action at Didcot in 1988. 5051aa.jpg A Great Western shed scene recreated at Didcot. 60800.JPG LNER V2 2-6-2 no. 60800 'Green Arrow', now sadly likely to be a permanent static locomotive, seen during a visit to Didcot. 71000a.jpg 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' in action on Didcot's running line in 1988. 6412.JPG 64XX 0-6-0PT no. 6412 waits to leave Minehead, WSR in June 2000. 80064.JPG BR Standard 4 2-6-4T no. 80064 at Sheffield Park, Bluebell Railway. This locomotive worked initially from Watford, and then from 1959 on the Southern Region, before transfer to the Western Region along with the lines it worked. It was one of over 200 locos sent to Barry scrapyard that were subsequently rescued for preservation. 5051aa.jpg Castle class 4-6-0 no. 5051 in action at Didcot in July 1999. 7715a.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7715 at Llangollen in September 1987. 48431.JPG 8F 2-8-0 no. 48431 on the turntable at Didcot in June 1985. 3822b.jpg 1940-built GWR heavy freight 2-8-0 no. 3822 photographed on the turntable at Didcot Railway Centre on 30th April 2005. 47357b.jpg 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no.16440 (BR 47357) at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley in the mid '80s. 32670c.jpg Another view of Kent & East Sussex Railway 'Terrier' A1X 0-6-0T no. 32670 'Bodiam' in May 1985. 47357b.jpg Jinty' 0-6-0T no.16440 (BR 47357) backs down onto its train at Butterley. 30096.jpg LSWR B4 0-4-0T 'Normandy' at Swanage in June 1987. 4953.jpg Believed to be 4953 'Pitchford Hall' awaiting restoration at Tyseley in September 1985. 7027.jpg 7027 'Thornbury Castle' awaiting restoration at Tyseley in September 1985. 20002.jpg 1866 Midland Railway 2-4-0 no. 158A at Butterley. 32650.jpg Former BR 32650, a class A1X 0-6-0T dating from 1876 at the Kent & East Sussex Railway in May 1985. 5080.JPG Castle Class 4-6-0 no. 5080 'Defiant' in unrestored condition at Tyseley in September 1985. 4566c.jpg 4566 rests at Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway with a freshly restored GWR 'Toad' brakevan in August 1994. 209.jpg 1891 LSWR class O2 0-4-4T no. 24 'Calbourne' awaiting overhaul at Havenstreet, Isle of Wight Railway on 8th March 1980. 1363.JPG 1910-built GWR 0-6-0ST no. 1361 alongside the coaling stage at Didcot in 1979. 75078aa.jpg Almost on the main line! The K&WVR's BR 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75078 at Keighley. 4936c.jpg 'Hall' class 4-6-0 no. 4936 'Kinlet Hall' in action at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala Weekend, Merehead on 21st June 2008. 813p.jpg Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST no. 813 at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala Weekend, Merehead on 21st June 2008. S1605197.jpg USA S160 2-8-0 no. 5197 awaits its next demonstration at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala Weekend, Merehead on 21st June 2008. S1605197a.jpg Profile of 1945-built USA S160 2-8-0 no. 5197 at Merehead on 21st June 2008. S1605197b.jpg USA S160 2-8-0 and BR 9F 2-10-0 'Black Prince' with a heavy demonstration stone train at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala Weekend, Merehead on 21st June 2008. S1605197d.jpg USA S160 2-8-0 and BR 9F 2-10-0 'Black Prince' in action at Merehead on 21st June 2008. 30075.jpg The East Somerset Railway's SR USA 0-6-0T lookalike, no. 30075 originated in Yugoslavia where it was built in 1960. The loco is seen at Cranmore West on 21st June 2008. 30075a.jpg ESR 'Yank Tank' 0-6-0T (Brod 669/1960) at Cranmore West on 21st June 2008. 30587a.jpg Beattie Well Tank 2-4-0WT no. 30587 in action at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala Weekend, Merehead on 21st June 2008. 30587b.jpg Beattie 2-4-0WT no. 30587 and Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST side by side at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala Weekend, Merehead on 21st June 2008. 30587c.jpg A study of Beattie 2-4-0WT no. 30587, dating from 1874 at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala Weekend, Merehead on 21st June 2008. 92203g.jpg A second view of 9F no. 92203 hard at work at Merehead on 21st June 2008. 92203f.jpg BR 9F 2-10-0 no. 92203 makes an impressive sight hauling a heavy demonstration freight at the Cranmore 150 Quarry Gala, Merehead on 21st June 2008. 9600a.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9600 at Tyseley on 28th June 2008. Withdrawn from Neath shed in 1965, the loco was sold in September 1965 to the NCB at Merthyr Vale Colliery, from where it was withdrawn in April 1973. 4953a.jpg 4953 'Pitchford Hall' at Tyseley on 28th June 2008. 5029.jpg Castle class 4-6-0s 5029 'Nunney Castle' and 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' at Tyseley on 28th June 2008. 9466d.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9466 plays to a large audience on Tyseley's turntable, 28th June 2008. 5043.jpg Back from the dead! GWR 'Castle' class 4-6-0 no. 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' nearing the end of a lengthy restoration from Barry Scrapyard condition at Tyseley on 28th June 2008. 45593.jpg LMS 'Jubilee' 4-6-0 no. 45593 'Kolhapur' back at its one time home at Tyseley on 28th June 2008. 7029a.jpg 7029 'Clun Castle' is again the subject of an appeal to return it to main line condition. It is seen alongside 4936 'Kinlet Hall' at Tyseley on 28th June 2008. 9600.jpg 1945-built GWR 57XX 0-6-0PT no. 9600 in action on the running line at Tyseley on 28th June 2008. 2885a.jpg A second view of cosmetically restored GWR 2-8-0 no. 2885 at Birmingham Moor Street on 28th June 2008. The loco, formerly in the care of the GWR Preservation Group, Southall has been placed in the neatly restored terminus station to add to the ambience. 450c.jpg Another view of Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T no. 28 in action at Caerphilly in August 1984. 1378a.jpg A cab view of Fox Walker (410/1878) 0-6-0ST 'Margaret' at Scolton Manor, Haverfordwest on 16th August 2008. Fox Walker were taken over by Thomas Peckett in 1880 and the firm became known as Peckett and Sons, building many locomotives for industrial use in the UK and abroad. 1378.jpg Preserved as a static exhibit (having last worked in 1941) at Scolton Manor, near Haverfordwest is this 0-6-0ST 'Margaret' built by Fox Walker of Bristol (410/1878). Constructed for the Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway, the locomotive later worked for the North Pembrokeshire & Fishguard Railway, Gwendraeth Valley Railway, the GWR (no.1378) and Kidwelly Tinplate Company. 16th August, 2008. 1378b.jpg The cabside plate of Fox Walker 0-6-0ST 'Margaret' which dates from its days on the Gwendraeth Valley Railway. 1378c.jpg A further view of 1878-built Fox Walker 0-6-0ST 'Margaret' at Scolton Manor, showing the railway cameo which has been created there. The signalbox came from Sarnau, Bancyfelin. 16th August, 2008. 70000a.jpg BR 4-6-2 no. 70000 'Britannia at the Nene Valley Railway in July 1984. 60532a.jpg LNER Class A2 no. 532 'Blue Peter' on the demonstration line at Didcot in June 1985. ZDSB656.jpg Danske Statsbaner (Danish State Railways) class F 0-6-0T no. 656, built in 1949, at the Nene Valley Railway in July 1984. ZSJ101.jpg Statens Järnvägar (Swedish State Railways) B class 4-6-0 no. 101 at the Nene Valley Railway in July 1984. ZSJ1178.jpg Statens Järnvägar (Swedish State Railways) S class 2-6-2T no. 1178, built by Motala in 1914 at the Nene Valley Railway in July 1984. ZSJ1928.jpg Statens Järnvägar (Swedish State Railways) Nohab class S1 2-6-4T no. 1928 built in 1953 at the Nene Valley Railway in July 1984. 69523.jpg LNER N2 0-6-2T no. 4744, built by North British (no. 22600) in 1921. The loco spent much of its life on Kings Cross suburban services and is fitted with condensing apparatus for working in the Metropolitan tunnels. ZNSB376.jpg Norges Statsbaner - Norwegian State Railways (NSB) 2-6-0 no. 376, built by Nohab (no. 1163) in 1919 at the Kent & East Sussex Railway in May 1985. 5619a.jpg To celebrate its 25th Anniversary, the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway hired in GWR 0-6-2T no. 5619. The loco is seen departing from Furnace Sidings on 13th September 2008. 5619b.jpg The overflow car park is in use as 0-6-2T no. 5619 departs from Furnace Sidings for Whistle Inn, P&BR on 13th September 2008. 5619c.jpg 5619 in profile against a backdrop of terraced housing and coal tips at the P&BR on 13th September 2008. The loco was built at Swindon in 1925. 5619d.jpg Wonderful! 0-6-2T blasts up hill from Furnace Sidings. P&BR, on 13th September 2008. It's hard to believe that the loco languished at Barry scrapyard from September 1964 until May 1973, becoming the 40th loco to leave. 5619e.jpg 5619 passes the derelict buildings at Ty Rheinallt Farm, P&BR on 13th September 2008. 5619f.jpg Another view of 5619 in action at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway on 13th September 2008. 5619g.jpg 0-6-2T 5619 heads away from Furnace Sidings, P&BR, on 13th September 2008. 5619h.jpg 5619 approaches Whistle Inn Halt, P&BR on 13th September 2008. 5619i.jpg 5619 awaits departure time from Whistle Inn Halt, P&BR on 13th September 2008. 5619j.jpg 0-6-2T no. 5619 looks quite at home in the landscape of the South Wales Valleys, the area with which the class always will be associated. During its career, 5619 spent time allocated to sheds at Cardiff (Cathays), Abercynon, Barry, Dowlais and Merthyr. 4566o.jpg GWR 2-6-2T no. 4566 sits at Danycoed, having arrived with the 1015 from Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway on 25th October 2008. 4566p.jpg GWR 2-6-2T 4566 at Danycoed on 25th October 2008. 4566q.jpg GWR 2-6-2T 4566 runs around its train at Danycoed on 25th October 2008. 4566s.jpg Visiting GWR 2-6-2T 4566 at Bronwydd Arms on 25th October 2008. 4566t.jpg A rainy shot of 2-6-2T 4566 at Bronwydd Arms on 25th October 2008. The loco was built at Swindon in 1924. 4566u.jpg Two transport classics meet at Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway on 25th October 2008. GWR 2-6-2T 4566 is seen from across the bonnet of RM308. 4566v.jpg 4566 leaves Llwyfan Cerrig with the 1305 Danycoed to Bronwydd Arms on 25th October 2008. 4566w.jpg GWR 2-6-2T no. 4566 arrives at Bronwydd Arms with the 1305 from Danycoed on 25th October 2008. 4566x.jpg A bunker view of 4566 at Bronwydd Arms on 25th October 2008. 4566y.jpg 4566 heads the 1335 train for Danycoed away from Bronwydd on 25th October 2008. 4566z.jpg Visiting GWR 2-6-2T no. 4566 passes Cwmdwyfran with the 1405 Danycoed to Bronwydd Arms on 25th October 2008. 4566va.jpg 4566 heads away from Bridge 8 at Llwyfan Cerrig with the 1305 Danycoed to Bronwydd Arms on 25th October 2008. 4566xa.jpg 4566 heads the 1335 train for Danycoed away from Bronwydd on 25th October 2008. 4566ua.jpg 4566 waits to leave Bronwydd Arms with the 1235 for Danycoed on 25th October 2008. 4566r.jpg Normally resident on the Severn Valley Railway, GWR 2-6-2T no. 4566 approaches Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway with the 1145 departure from Danycoed on 25th October 2008. 1420a.jpg 1933-built GWR 0-4-2T 1420 at Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway on 22nd October 2002. 1420.jpg GWR 0-4-2T 1420 waits to leave Danycoed for Bronwydd Arms, Gwili Railway on 22nd October 2002. 4936.jpg Immaculate 'Hall' class engine no 4936 'Kinlet Hall' at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway on 14th May 2005. 9642h.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9642 awaits overhaul at Toddington, Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway in August 2005. 7903.jpg 'Modified Hall' class 4-6-0 7903 'Foremarke Hall' at Cheltenham Racecourse in August 2005. 9642g.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 9642 at Toddington after sale to the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway in August 2005. 7828.jpg Newly restored 7828 'Odney Manor' awaits its renaming ceremony at Llwyfan Cerrig, Gwili Railway in 1988. The loco's previous owner, Dai Woodham, can be seen on the platform. 7819.jpg Immaculate 7819 'Hinton Manor' prepares to leave Bridgnorth, SVR in March 1980. 2857a.jpg GWR 2-8-0 no. 2857 prepares to leave Bridgnorth, SVR. 46521a.jpg Ivatt 2-6-0 no. 46521 in the company of GWR 0-6-0 3205 at Bewdley in July 1984. 43106.jpg Ivatt class 4MT 2-6-0 'Flying Pig' no. 43106 at Bridgnorth in July 1984. 5164a.jpg SVR Prairie 2-6-2T no. 5164 departs from Bridgnorth, SVR on 29th March 1980. 5051c.jpg Castle Class 4-6-0 5051 'Drysllwyn Castle/Earl Bathurst' at Bridgnorth in September 1984. 5764.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 5764 drifts through Arley with a demonstration freight. 3205aa.jpg Collett 2251 class 0-6-0 no. 3205 undergoing maintenance at Bridgnorth in September 1984. 46521.jpg BR-built Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 no. 46521 shows evidence of having been worked hard as it approaches Bewdley, SVR in September 1984. 5051d.jpg Castle Class 4-6-0 5051 'Drysllwyn Castle/Earl Bathurst' attracts attention at Bridgnorth in September 1984. 5164.jpg SVR Prairie 2-6-2T no. 5164 at Bridgnorth on 29th March 1980. 7029.jpg Castle class 4-6-0 no. 7029 'Clun Castle' creates an atmospheric scene at Bridgnorth in October 1985. 2857.jpg Newly restored GWR 2-8-0 no. 2857 on shed at Bridgnorth, SVR. 6023.jpg King class 4-6-0 6023 'King Edward II' at Bristol Temple Meads, prior to its move to Didcot. 46233.jpg LMS Coronation 4-6-2 no. 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' leaves Arley, SVR in September 2003. 5541.jpg GWR 2-6-2T no. 5541 approaches Norchard, Dean Forest Railway. 63395d.jpg Out on the moors... Q6 0-8-0 no. 2238 in action on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. 600.jpg Gordon the blue engine... WD 2-10-0 no. 600 'Gordon' rests at Bewdley in October 1994. 46443.jpg A poor shot, but worth including for its novelty value. This is the SVR's Ivatt 2MT 46443 fitted with smoke deflectors for filming at Bridgnorth in March 1978. 63395ba.jpg North Eastern Railway Q6 0-8-0 no. 2238 leaves Goathland on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. 6412a.jpg 64XX 0-6-0PT no. 6412 at Blue Anchor, WSR in June 2000. 1466.jpg GWR 0-4-2T no. 1466 at Didcot in April 1985. 5224.jpg GWR 2-8-0T no. 5224 at Didcot in June 1985. 5239.jpg GWR 2-8-0T no. 5239 at Kingswear on 21st August 1979. 46521b.jpg Built at Swindon in 1953, Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 no. 46521 rekindles memories of lines in mid Wales during the pre-Beeching era as it sits at Bridgnorth, SVR in September 1997. 89C was the shedcode for Machynlleth. 229.jpg Great Eastern Railway class 209 (LNER Y5) 0-4-0ST no. 229 at North Woolwich Museum. The loco was built by Neilson & Co. (2119) in 1876. 4144.jpg On display at Didcot Railway Centre in July 1999 is GWR 2-6-2T no. 4144. 46235.jpg LMS 'Coronation' class 4-6-2 no. 46235 'City of Birmingham', sadly still static display in its namesake city, and photographed here at the ertswhile Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry on 2nd February 1980. 44767.jpg Stanier 5MT 4-6-0 no. 44767 'George Stephenson', so named by virtue of its Stephenson Valve Gear. 42085.jpg LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T no. 42085 in its somewhat out of place Caledonian Railway livery at the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in August 1978. 30585.jpg 1874-built Beattie 2-4-0WT 30585 photographed at Quainton Road. 5900.jpg 5900 'Hinderton Hall' in action on the demonstration line at Didcot. 2857b.jpg GWR 2-8-0 no. 2857 passes Trimpley, SVR in May 1986. 45000aa.jpg Black 5 4-6-0 no. 5000 stabled at Bulmer's, Hereford on 18th April 1981. 80079a.jpg BR Standard 2-6-4T no. 80079 is watered at Bulmer's, Hereford in readiness for 'The Black Countryman' railtour on 19th April 1980. 61306.jpg Thompson B1 4-6-0 no. 1306 'Mayflower' in action on the running line at Tyseley in September 1984. 7752.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 7752 giving brakevan rides at Tyseley in September 1984. 4253.jpg 1917-built GWR 2-8-0T no. 4253, still largely in ex-Barry condition at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway in May 2005. 3738.jpg Once again illustrating the authentic steam age atmosphere at Didcot, 1937 GWR Collett 0-6-0PT no. 3738 is seen in the loco shed on 11th April 2009. 3822d.jpg One time Llanelly-allocated 1940 GWR 2-8-0 no. 3822 is posed outside the loco shed at Didcot on 11th April 2009. 5322c.jpg GWR 2-6-0 no. 5322 in action on the Didcot demonstration line on 11th April 2009. 5322b.jpg Newly restored GWR 2-6-0 no. 5322 on the turntable at Didcot on 11th April 2009. The loco has some Welsh connections over and above its time at Barry Scrapyard; it was at one point allocated to Cardiff and its early days in preservation were spent at the erstwhile Caerphilly Railway Centre. 5322d.jpg GWR 2-6-0 no. 5322 takes water at Didcot on 11th April 2009. fireflyb.jpg Replica GWR broad gauge Gooch 'Firefly' 2-2-2 in action on the Didcot broad gauge running line on 11th April 2009. 5322a.jpg The Great Western Society's Churchward 43XX 2-6-0 no. 5322 has returned to steam after a long absence. Now painted in Khaki livery to represent the condition in which it would have appeared during its service with the Railway Operating Division, the newly restored locomotive is seen on the turntable at Didcot on 11th April 2009. 5322 was built in 1917 and very soon found itself sent to France to haul ROD troop and supply trains between the Channel Ports and the front line. It was rescued from Barry in 1969, being only the third locomotive to leave the scrapyard, having spent a mere 4 years and 4 months at the yard. 92203h.jpg BR 9F class 2-10-0 no. 92203 'Black Prince' is seen at Toddington, G&WR, preparing to haul the first train of the day, the 1030 departure for Cheltenham Race Course on 1st August 2009. 92203i.jpg BR 9F class 2-10-0 no. 92203 'Black Prince' runs around its train at Cheltenham Race Course on 1st August 2009. 92203j.jpg BR 9F class 2-10-0 no. 92203 'Black Prince' waits to leave Cheltenham Race Course with the 1115 for Toddington on 1st August 2009. 7903b.jpg BR 'Modified Hall' class 4-6-0 no. 7903 'Foremarke Hall' is seen near Hailes, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway with the 1215 from Cheltenham Race Course to Toddington on 1st August 2009. 9466e.jpg Hawksworth 94XX 0-6-0PT no. 9466 is seen waiting at the platform at Hood Road, Barry during its return there on 5th September 2009. 9466f.jpg 0-6-0PT 9466 waits in the sunshine at Barry, Hood Road on 5th September 2009. 9466i.jpg 0-6-0PT 9466 at Barry on 5th September 2009. 9466 was built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd. in 1952. 9466k.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 9466 proceeds along the Hood Road Branch at Barry on 5th September 2009. The locomotive was being used to give footplate rides as part of the Barry Waterfront Festival. 9466h.jpg 1952-built Hawksworth 0-6-0PT no. 9466 at Barry, Hood Road on 5th September 2009. 9466 is no stranger to South Wales, having been allocated to Tondu and Radyr during its working career, later becoming an incumbent of Barry Scrapyard from November 1964 until rescued in September 1975. 9466g.jpg 1952-built 0-6-0PT no. 9466 approaches Hood Road platform, Barry on 5th September 2009. 9466j.jpg Spotlessly clean 0-6-0PT no. 9466 waits at Hood Road on 5th September 2009. 9466 was the 74th locomotive to leave Woodham's Scrapyard, in 1975. Note also the 'RYR' Radyr allocation on the step. 6435.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 6435 climbs away from Furnace Sidings, Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, on 12th September 2009. 6435a.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 6435 passes the derelict remains of Ty Rheinallt Farm, P&BR on 12th September 2009. 6435b.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 6435 passes Ty Rheinallt Farm, P&BR on 12th September 2009. Sold out of service into preservation, the loco was purchased initially by the Dart Valley Railway to operate on the Totnes to Ashburton branch in Devon. 6435d.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 6435 in profile at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway on 12th September 2009. 6435e.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT no. 6435 between Furnace Sidings and Whistle Inn, P&BR on 12th September 2009. The loco spent much of its working life allocated to Cardiff Cathays, before being withdrawn from Yeovil Town in October 1964. 6435f.jpg GWR Collett 0-6-0PT no. 6435 climbs towards Whistle Inn, P&BR, banked by Bagnall 0-4-0ST (2962/1950) No. 19 on 12th September 2009. 6435g.jpg A cab view of 0-6-0PT no. 6435 climbing towards Whistle Inn, P&BR on 12th September 2009. 6435h.jpg 0-6-0PT no. 6435 approaches Whistle Inn, P&BR on 12th September 2009. 6435i.jpg A study of GWR 0-6-0PT no. 6435 at Whistle Inn, P&BR on 12th September 2009. The loco is one of only three survivors of the 40 GWR 64XX series of push & pull fitted Pannier Tanks. 6435c.jpg 1937-built GWR 64XX 0-6-0PT no. 6435 climbs towards Whistle Inn during the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway's 140th Anniversary Gala on 12th September 2009. 4612.jpg Built in February 1942, 0-6-0PT no. 4612 served the GWR and BR(WR) for 23 years in the Swindon and Bristol areas, later being transferred to Neath and Cardiff East Dock. From there it was withdrawn in 1965 and sent to Woodhams scrapyard at Barry. Although nowadays fully restored and normally to be seen at the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, the loco was sold from Barry in 1981, initially to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for spares, where it is seen shortly after it had arrived there. 1369a.jpg GWR 0-6-0PT 1369 calls at Bewdley, SVR on 24th September 2005. 9466ca.jpg 9400 class 0-6-0PT no. 9466 arrives at Highley, SVR with a train for Kidderminster on 24th September 2005. NStar.jpg Replica broad gauge 2-2-2 'North Star', built by the GWR in 1925 using parts from the original locomotive, on display at the Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon on 28th August 2005. 4073.jpg 1923-built 'Castle' class 4-6-0 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' at the Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon on 28th August 2005. 2516.jpg 1897-built Dean Goods 2130 class 0-6-0 no. 2516 on display split from its tender at the Museum of the GWR at Swindon on 28th August 2005. 4073a.jpg 1923-built 'Castle' class 4-6-0 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' at Swindon on 28th August 2005. The loco carries an original 'Cheltenham Flyer' headboard; introduced in 1923 from Paddington to Cheltenham, the 77.3 mile journey was booked at 75 minutes. This was subsequently cut to 68 mins., giving a start-to-stop average of 71.4 mph. 1450da.jpg 0-4-2T no. 1450 takes water at Norchard, DFR on 9th October 2005. 34016ca.jpg Bullied 'West Country' class 4-6-2 34016 'Bodmin' at Alton, ready to head for Alresford on 17th September 2005. 1338.jpg Former Cardiff Railway and GWR Kitson 0-4-0ST no. 1338 of 1916 in action at Didcot on 29th May 2006. 4561.jpg GWR 2-6-2T no. 4561 arrives at Crowcombe Heathfield, West Somerset Railway with a train for Bishops Lydeard. 45407.jpg Black Five 45407 at Manchester, Liverpool Road Museum on 18th August 1980. 4141.jpg WR 2-6-2T 4141 arrives at Glyndyfrdwy, Llangollen Railway in 2003. 673.jpg 1897 Midland Railway 'Spinner' 4-2-2 no. 673 at the NRM, York. 45000c.jpg Black 5 4-6-0 no. 5000 at Highley in 1986. 7822b.jpg 'Manor' class 4-6-0 no. 7822 'Foxcote Manor' at Carrog in October 2003. 80079.jpg BR Standard 2-6-4T no. 80079 at the head of its train at Bridgnorth, SVR. 30096a.jpg A summer scene at Swanage with SR class B4 0-4-0T 'Normandy' at the platform in June 1987.