Doing what they were built to do
Excellent painting by Eric Bottomley
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Sunday, 28 May 2017
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's 957 boiler lift
Yesterday was taken up with several lifts around
Haworth Yard
Most notably L&Y 957's boiler was lifted clear
to undergo ten year survey and overhaul
I have a very soft spot for the two oldest engines
in the K&WVR stable of which 957 is the elder
Now the work of restoration can begin proper
over the coming months the boiler will be fully
examined and re-tubed
The engine completely opened for survey
Then the rebuild
and once again 957 (The Green Dragon) will steam
along the Worth Valley
Derby 4F
The Derby 4F has been running the intermediate
turns since a complete boiler re-tube earlier this year
USA S160
USA S160 simmers in the sunshine at Haworth
The S160 and the Riddles WD have had a busy time
Bolton Abbey Station
The new island platform is coming along well at
Bolton Abbey Station
Ready for infill and covering
The old station building's restored with help from
many with HLF being the principle
No better place for a loco enthusiast on a summers day
GWR 5643 the details
Of course it is ideally suited to the Yorkshire Dales
line
Compact cab
Inside cylinders and valve gear
As with most GWR design's Stephenson's Valve gear
GWR 0-6-2 5643
Arriving at Embsay with the train from Bolton Abbey
GWR 5643.
These engines were replacements for the Taff Vale
Railways tank engines
Never quite as successful as the Taffy Tanks as they
had a habit of derailing in the tight colliery yards of
the Welsh valley's. Most drivers preferred to drive
them bunker first so the trailing truck could guide
the engine into the curves.
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