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Saturday 2 March 2024

 Our own DUB DEE, short for War dept engine is now getting ever closer to completion of ten year overhaul and so should soon be plying the line again at Keighley Worth Valley.



The Yank 5820 has now been also withdrawn.
 after its ten year ticket expired.



Saturday 4 February 2023

USA 5820


Big Jim AKA USATC 5820


Has only one years extension and we have found a
number of leaking tubes abnd therefire we have
 decided withdraw the engine from service to
await complete overhaul at some time 
in the future. You will still be able to view 
the engine as it will after preparation go into 
store at Oxenhope in exhibition hall

Tuesday 17 January 2023

Toddington G&WR

 

Southern Railways Merchant Nay Class 
Peninsular and Oriental Lines

My old company, I spent fifteen years as a sea 
going engineer officer


Once again a lovely mid Glos country station


Memories of time when working class tourism 
was joyfully spent on a motor bike and sidecar


Very welcomming and a good deal to see witha 
very good cafe


Now runs firther north to Broadway