On my journey back from Pickering passing through Harwood
The New Zealand Steam Haulage.
My first ships were Cumberland Sussex and Wild Auk of the
New Zealand Shipping Company.
So I am sure you will understand the association
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Thursday, 30 August 2012
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Howarth then and now
At the turn of the last century
Now80002 in 2012
Departs to collect is train at Oxenhope carriage sheds
KWVR's Lord Mayor 0-4-0
An old industrial engine used in the building of Bradford's extensive reservoir system in the upper Nidd Valley back in the 1930's
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway 'Yeo'
this time down I saw the new frames for 'Yeo' which is the brand new loco in production for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. The wheels have also been cast and machined.
All power to their elbows, they are doing a magnificent job.
Do visit and support the work at http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
Monday, 27 August 2012
London North Western 'Spinner' No 673
Above we see the footplate
Midland Railway 4-2-2 No 673, a 115 class locomotive, and Midland Railway 2-4-0 No 19 are seen standing light engine at Platform 6 on 1st September 1926. The Midland Railway's 115 Class was a class known as 'Spinners', possibly because of the fast spinning motion of the single large driving wheel. They were designed by Samuel Johnson and a total of 15 of the class were built between 1896 and 1899. It was quite common for this class of engine to be able pull a typical lightly loaded Midland express train weighing 200 and 250 tons. Given a dry rail they could maintain a tight schedule with 350 tons behind and at speeds of up to 90 mph. The Midland Railway had for much of its history adopted the practice of building relatively low powered locomotives to pull lightly loaded services operated at frequent intervals.
The surge in passenger numbers combined with heavier coaches as a result of better standards of accommodation and on board facilities saw the Midland increasingly relying on double heading. Consequently the class to enjoyed working lives of up to 40 years as they made ideal pilot engines for the later Jackson/Deeley 4-4-0 classes. In the Midland Railway 1907 renumbering scheme, they were assigned numbers 670–684. During the First World War, most of the class were placed in store but surprisingly some were pressed into service afterwards as pilots on the Nottingham to London coal trains. A total of twelve locomotives survived to the 1923 grouping, retaining their Midland Railway numbers whilst employed in the LMS' service. Nevertheless by 1927 only three of the class remained with the last engine No 673, originally built as MR No 118, being withdrawn in 1928 and preserved.
Friday, 24 August 2012
Pickering on the NYMR
Pickering is he southern terminus of the North York's Moors Railway.
Originally not a terminus but a station on the way from Whitby to York
Beautifully preserved
The canopy a savior in our rainy summers
NRM Main hall overview
You will not be disappointed and a full day can be spent there
The National Railways Museum York
A welter of railway road vehicles
Horse omnibus serving Tenterden station at the turn of the last century
From horse carts
To mechanical horses
Hugh's 'Crab' rests on Platform 3
Looking for all the world as if it has just steamed in
LMS Crab stands at platform 3 with a rake of Pullman's
4-2-2 Locomotive 673 the Midland 'Spinner'
Designed by Samuel Johnson, the 115 class nicknamed 'Spinners'.
It was quite common for this class of engine to pull a typical Midland express weighing 200 and 250 tons which suited the Class 115 perfectly.
Very redolent of the turn of the last century
A Midland 'spinner' rests at the platform with a rake of clerestory coaches
Speeds up to 90 mph were not uncommon and the sight of their whirring huge driving wheels earned them the nickname "Spinners". Thanks to the Midland's practice of building low powered locomotives and relying on double-heading to cope with heavier trains many enjoyed working lives of up to 30 years.
GNR 0-6-0 atmospheric picture
Many a good shed would have been gloomily lit as this at the NRM
Very redolent of Bradford where many of these locos were used
National Railway Museum
Small private locomotives
Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Light Railway
0-4-0 saddle tank built in 1941 by Peckett and Sons of Bristol and is believed to be the smallest working standard gauge steam engine in the UK
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Friday, 17 August 2012
Ingrow West the history
There were two stations at Ingrow in times past
The one now preserved was not the original one
as can be read from the above short history.
The other Ingrow was Ingrow East of the GNR
But it looks as though it has been forever
To the North is Ingrow Tunnel and we can see the 'light'
To the south passing the Bahamas Society museum
and workshops and the Vintage Carriage trust museum
and workshops. There is also a very good shop
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