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Tornado, costing around £3,000,000 to build in 2008, was the first new build steam train in the UK since the early 1960's. During testing it reached a speed of 100mph, the first UK steam train to attain that speed for 50 years.
Pictured leaving Bolton Street station, Bury, heading towards Heywood on the East Lancashire Railway.
The Preston to Bristol leg of The Great Briton V railtour was led by "Ollie" seen here passing Farington Junction on the 27/04/2012.
The United Steel Companies, Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 ST No.22, built 1956.
Pictured at Ludborough station on the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, United Kingdom.
Built in 1927 by the Crewe Works for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Crab number 13065 is pictured at Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway.
45041 climbs through Buxworth cutting hauling a rake of empty I.C.I. Hoppers on September 11th 1985.
37065 hauls a mixed rake of stock as an easterly wind stirs up the surf in Horse Cove on the beautifully sunny afternoon of July 27th 1999.
47312 climbs through the then heather covered hills in Buxworth Cutting hauling it's lengthy rake of tank wagons on September 11th 1985.
LMS Royal Scot 46115 "Scots Guardsman" climbs away from Clapham Station with the eastbound "The Lune Rivers Trust" charter from Carnforth to York and return on October 2nd 2022.
With a storm fast approaching 33027 'Earl Mountbatten Of Burma' climbs through the Wylye Valley at Hanging Langford on October 13th 1987.
On a beautiful May evening Battle Of Britain light Pacific 34067 "Tangmere" storms over the River Calder on Whalley Arches hauling the return leg of "The Northern Belle" on May 14th 2022.
Colas "Grid" 56078 thunders through Duffield Station hauling the Redcar B.S.C. to Pinnox Branch Esso Sidings on a very warm and humid June 22nd 2022.
47094 thrashes up Burlescombe Bank in beautiful late Autumn light with the Heathfield tanks in tow ( 7B44 ) on November 20th 1990.
Unfortunately not one of the lucky survivors ( Scraped in February 1991 at Old Oak Common Depot ) Class 50 50005 "Collingwood" works an up service across Cockwood Harbour during the evening of April 9th 1987.
Having just left Rise Hill Tunnel Ex LNER A3 60103 "Flying Scotsman" passes the old Plate Layers hut at Ingshead as she heads towards Carlisle on a beautiful December 18th 2021.
5043 'Earl Of Mount Edgcombe' hauls 'Kens Birthday Express' a Tyseley to Gloucester private charter through a beautiful snow covered landscape near Besford on January 9th 2010.
( Reprocess )
InterCity liveried 47406 heads a southbound service down the S&C and crosses Lunds Viaduct on May 15th 1989.
In the days before East Midlands Parkway occupied this area ex GWR 6024 "King Edward 1" heads past Ratcliffe On Soar power station hauling "The Royal Sovereign" railtour ( York to Peterborough ) on September 16th 2000.
Crompton 33027 'Earl Mountbatten Of Burma' climbs through the Wylye Valley at Great Wishford during harvest time on August 18th 1987.
With Pen-Y-Ghent bathed in beautiful sunshine A1 60163 "Tornado" leaves the cutting at Far Moor and continue's it's climb towards Aisgill Summit with the "Flying Scotsman/Tornado Railtour" on October 21st 2021.
Colas Rail 37099 and 37254 accelerate away from East Midlands Parkway in charge of the Derby R.T.C. to Welwyn Garden City test train on April 26th 2021.
Ex works Class 58, 58042 gets straight to work on the MGR's and leaves the South Portal of Alfreton Tunnel at Somercotes hauling a loaded rake of wagons on June 18th 1986.
An EMR Meridian races through the snow covered Derbyshire countryside at Wingfield Park towards Wingfield Tunnel on a Chesterfield to St Pancras service on November 29th 2021
On the shortest day of the year, and with the sun well on its way to setting, DB Cargo's 66051 'Maritime Intermodal Four' slogs up the incline and around the curve at Combs with 6H55, the Wednesday only empties from Ashburys back to Dowlow.
25035 has just come round the corner from Belper goods yard and approaches the northern portal of Milford Tunnel hauling a full HST set on a very frosty and misty November 29th 1985.
This picture predates my earlier post of 31218 and 25278 doing the same thing five months later ( Please see my about page )
Colas 37421 propels 'Caroline' and the Derby Test Train through Hasland towards Chesterfield on March 24th 2021.
Merchant Navy Pacific 35018 'British India Line' crosses the River Calder on Whalley Arches hauling the return leg of 'The Pendle Dalesman' on May 18th 2021.
37610 and 37612 top and tail the Derby to Barrow Hill and return test train through Duffield on March 24th 2023.
Intercity 43131 and 43006 power an up service through the curves at Hurcot and approach Somerton on January 7th 1988.
Electro Diesel unit 205029 winds it's way up the Wylye Valley amidst beautiful Autumn colours on October 22nd 1987.
A lovely GWR scene as 4965 'Rood Aston Hall' storms through Henley in Arden station hauling 'The Shakespeare Express' on September 9th 2001, now sadly all swept away.
( Rescan and post )
Unrebuilt West Country Pacific 34092 'City Of Wells' hauls The Pennine Limited' northbound over Sheriff Brow Viaduct and the River Ribble on October 24th 1987.
GWR Hall Class 4936 'Kinlet Hall' races through Branston hauling 'The Chester Racer' Derby - Chester & return on July 13th 2002
BR Standard Tank 80098 powers through the reverse curves along the River Exe at Powderham and approaches Starcross hauling the 'Dawlish Donkey' on April 29th 2000.
DB 60040 'The Territorial Army Centenary' hauls the Wolverhampton Steal Terminal to Toton North Yard through Barrow upon Trent on December 14th 2020.
LMS Black Five 44871 storms across Rannoch Moor towards Corrour Station on a beautiful October 16th 2010.
On a beautiful late Spring morning West Country Light Pacific 34046 "Braunton" coasts along Garsdale Ledge at Ingshead with just a heat haze from it's chimney in charge of the "Fellsman" on May 18th 2022.
(Some handrails and drain covers removed in P.S.)
It's high tide at Cockwood Harbour as 47477 hauls a northbound express over the causeway on July 14th 1988.
On a beautiful late Summers evening the local farmer continues to collect his bales of hay from the fields near Hanging Langford as 33111 sweeps down the Wylye Valley with it's five coach train on September 22nd 1987.
DB 60074 "Luke" heads the Kingsbury Oil Sidings to the Humber Oil Refinery through Barrow upon Trent on February 23rd 2022.
37071 'British Steel Skinningrove' and 37078 'Teesside Steelmaster' roar out of the Southern portal of Alfreton Tunnel hauling the 'Tubeliner' on June 26th 1986.
An Edinburgh to Plymouth H.S.T. service top and tailed by power cars 43304 and 43357 race towards the northern portal of Wingfield Tunnel as Network Rail's 950001 track D.M.U. leaves it going north.
With the tide in Southern Light Pacific 34046 "Braunton" hauls "The Lakelander" down the Cumbrian Coast at Nethertown on a beautiful but very breezy afternoon with thin cloud just allowing some brightness to break through onto the scene.
With only seconds of sunlight to spare Jubilee 45562 'Alberta' races across Whalley Arches with 'The Cumbrian Mountain Express' on October 10th 2020.