Arriving on Platform 2
An excellent example of Leeds engine building
Simmering at Pickering
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Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Courage
A brave young admirer
Let us hope he has never to make the sacrifices
of all those years ago.
Black Five 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier'
At Pickering in superb condition
As we remember the First World War
And those palls battalions
Many from Yorkshire and Lancashire but of
course not exclusively by any means. Many
town and cities recruited 'Palls' to fight and
die on the western front.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
LH&JC 0-6-2 tank engine with the Gresley set
Acquired from the NCB, the Lambton tank has been
repainted and looks a treat. Seen here at Pickering
L. H. & J. C. 0-6-2T tank engine No 29 was built in 1904 by Kitson of Leeds (works number 4263) for Lambton Collieries.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Pickering yesterday
The Lancashire Fusilier is one of the few named
Black Fives and was in charge at the NYMR
yesterday, Easter Monday.
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Russian railways. Must be the oldest colour pictures
These must be the oldest colour pictures of any steam
railway. Taken between 1905 and 1911
Below a Russian locomotive of the
pre revolutionary era
Bellow is Borodino station from the same period
Incredible quality from the Prokudin Gorskii
Collection
Riddles Austerity 'Dub Dee' on the old GNR Queensbury line
Here one of Riddles Dub Dee austerity locos
hauls a train towards Manchester Rd through
Rippleyville
From Manchester Rd cutting it will go on to
Horton Park Station and then Gt Horten and
Clayton before entering Clayton tunnel and
out to Queensbury station
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