Carriage restoration

I often focus, possibly too much, on loco restoration

 

 

However much excellent dedicated work is involved

in restoring the carriages we travel in

 

So here's a cheer for those who devote

much attention to such restoration

 

 

 

These restored at the Yorkshire Dales Railway

 

Now regular runners on the Embsay

Bolton Abbey line

45596 'Bahamas' Work now underway

Work is now underway at Ingrow Bahamas society

workshops on preparing 45595 for overhaul. The motion is now off

and the work progresses to lifting the boiler ready to go down to Tyresly

 

 

Yesterday at Ingrow works

 

The tender awaits it's turn.

 

Ingrow has a great deal to see.

The Keighley Worth Valley line hosts

the Bahamas society as well as the Vintage

carriage trust. Both have their own museums

So there is plenty to see and do at Ingrow.

Ingrow West

The suffix 'West' is because at one time there was

and Ingrow East which was the penultimate station

before Keighley on the Great Northern Railways line

from Halifax and Bradford via Queensbury.

 

 

Derby 4f simmers at Ingrow West

 

Ingrow East GNR lay at the top of this bank, now a builders yard.

The lines then ran parallel but with a much higher gradient for the

GNR down to Great Northern Junction where the GNR line split.

One branch joined the Midland Worth Valley line to run into Keighley

The other continued with a steep down grade to run beneath the MR line

and into the Great Northern's own good yard.

 

 

0-4-0 works engine 'Lord Mayor'

Looks like a big job for a little fella

 

 

In reality it is the Loco museum at Ingrow on the

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

 

A very good day can be spent on the line

Hunslet saddle tank 16" x 22" A study

 

This was the design of locomotive used for the

Austerity shunting engines of WW2

 

 

Here we see 'Beatrice' on the Yorkshire Dales Railway

at Embsay.

 

 

This Leeds company were as prolific as some of

the main line company engine works.

 

 

 

The standards of build were every bit as good

 

 

A suitable subject for model engineers the world over

Ivatt 2MT tank at Oxenhope KWVR

Oxenhope 41241 ready to return

Ivat tank ready for the run back to Keighley

 

41241 at Keighley on the Keighley Worth Valley Railway

Ivat tank 41241 runs round it's train at Keighley

Keighley Worth Valley Railway

 

Great Central Railway Heavy crane

Loughborough station

 

Stanier 8F in crimson livery

As never seen in her working days but

looking good for it never the less

 

 

 

Loughborough

Loughborough Station

GCR Loughborough shed

A Hall under repair

 

 

There's that old faithful again

 

Comprehensive shed

 

The old alongside the new

Great Central Railway

BR Standard class 2

 

 

LMS Class 8f boiler under repair

 

Loughborough shed

 

The Class two's were a workhorse

 

BR Standard 'the works'

 

Faithfull old 'Jinty'

Showmans engine 'Queen of Gt Britain'

 

Work a day agricultural engines

 

Superb steam wagons

 

The 'Denby Maiden'

 

'EVE'

Steam road haulage

They made a magnificent sight at the gathering

 

 

Fodens and Fowlers

 

And many many more

 

Most in steam

 

Polished to gleam