Built by the Southern Railway in 1927 under Maunsell, but essentially to Urie’s design for the LSWR, S15 4-6-0 locomotive no 828 spent her life pulling anything and everything all over the Southern system, from pick-goods to express freight to … Continue reading
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Filmed at the Bluebell Railway’s Branch Line Gala in February 2002. The weather was typical February: grey, cold and wet one minute, then brilliant low sunshine the next. Five tank engines and one tender engine ran in various combinations with … Continue reading
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Filmed on the Watercress Line on September 27th & 28th 2003. We enjoyed four visiting engines, and some lovely sunny weather. The programme is arranged by engine, and follows each in turn up and down the line. Because of the … Continue reading
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The black & white shots were taken in Dick Wolff’s back garden, Easter 2002.
THREE PRESSED MEN Plain English Steam Age Records steam005-2 You get four men and six concertinas for the price of three here; explanation given in the informative notes to their second CD. It includes nine songs as well as some … Continue reading
Dick Wolff says: “The Moonrakers, who host a regular (but I don’t know how frequent) acoustic evening at the Red Lion, Wolvercote, have invited me to do an extended set tomorrow night to promote the album ‘Green & Gold’ I … Continue reading
Mainline 2001: Highlights include double-headed Halls and Panniers in the snow, Clan Line’s last trip before overhaul, and Duchess of Sutherland in Devon. Well Tank Weekend: In April 2003, the Bodmin and Wenford Railway launched Beattie well tank no. 30587 … Continue reading
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The Cathedrals Explorer 2012, 18th-25th May 2012 An 8-day tour from London to Scotland, with steam haulage to Edinburgh, Inverness, Kyle of Lochalsh, Aberdeen and back to London. Featuring: 70000 Britannia 60163 Tornado 4464 Bittern 61994 The Great Marquess 6201 … Continue reading
The Recreation Ground, Berrick Salome at 7:30pm Caller: Ian Giles Location map This has become a regular booking for Traction in recent years. It takes place in a marquee. The band’s stage is a farm trailer. There’s a bar, usually … Continue reading
