Around Haworth shed

 

Flying Scotsman is with us again at K&WVR

 

LMS Jubilee 'Bahamas'

 

The drivers view

Brilliant engine full main line certification

BR Class 4 75078 AND Class 2 78022 Ready for duty at Haworth

Our two BR Std class 2 and class 4

 

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

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

Winchcombe Station

 

Memories of a mid Glos country station

Well worth a visit 

Just of the M5 to the east of Tewksbury

G&WR at Winchcombe

GWR 2-8-0 4270

Winchcombe station was made famous in the 

Father Brown series of the Priest detective

It is also a lovely stop and have a cup of tea station

 

Staniers Lizzie's

 

In their day the most powerful engines on the West

Coast main line.

The Duchesses superceeded them

Jubilee LMS

The Jubilee's had a faltering start, did not steam

till the extra elemints in the superheater was 

added then they did stearling work and 

thankfully five are preserved

Well done Mr Stanier

 

9F a very robust and useful engine

An all rounder, the 9F did much freight work but 

was also a great workhorse on weekend holidy

trafic especially on the S&D

Well done Robin Riddles

 

The old railway posters were works of art

Often painted by well known artists

They promised summer fun

 

Great Western at the K&WVR

 

GWR 2800 visit some fifteen years ago.