You're right - it was Derek Cross who told this story in one of his erudite introductions to the Locomotives Illustrated series - from memory, it...
Wow! I love this - the opening tracking shot is very nicely done indeed, while 87 storming up from Caernarfon towards Dinas is one of the most...
Based on the various published logs and associated calculations of horsepower output, there is a quite remarkable difference between the single...
Is that South West Trains branding on 43064? Nice touch. David
Hi Dave It would be interesting to know more about this - the railway's own sources are quite clear that the 4-8-2s were ordered for ballast...
Hi Colin As far as I know, Hercules and Samson were originally ordered for shingle ballast traffic and not for any proposed extension. The...
Brilliant footage - a great record of two fabulous days. I saw someone filming in the corner of the field towards the top of Dauntsey as the Earl...
Wasn't it great?! And the climb up Dauntsey to Wootton Bassett was outstanding - even better than Whiteball for speed and volume. I'd love to...
Indeed - but surely you're understating the Earl's achievement on 16 October 2010? 47773 weighs 120 tons, which means that 5043 cruised up to Ais...
Any chance that the costs include getting the Earl approved for a tad more than 75mph Ben? I haven't forgotten the lightning-quick acceleration...
It's a gem of a machine Bob, and you are so right in so many ways. Back in the 80's, I tried out mainline steam and it did nothing for me - a...
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