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Portbury and the Bee

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:15:15 +0000

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S3 'Portbury' (Avonside 1764) at Bristol Docks. The ship is former Royal Navy Insect class supply vessel 'Bee'.

Milk tanks

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:43:02 +0000

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A suitably grubby 46447 takes a rake of milk tanks towards Mendip Vale during a 30742 Charters event on the East Somerset Railway.

HFF Fort William Scotland 13th July 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:36:54 +0000

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In the rare sunny weather back in 2013 Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 45407 heads out of Fort William with the morning Jacobite service to Mallaig over the River Lochy bridge. It's a Saturday and at weekends there is only a morning service, the afternoon train running Monday to Friday.

HFF to everyone. Have a steamy weekend!!

Darley Dale arrival

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:26:29 +0000

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LNWR Coal Tank 1054 arrives at Darley Dale with a freight consist on the Peak Rail line towards Matlock.

Milk tanks

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:04:34 +0000

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A weathered 46447 heads away from Cranmore on the East Somerset Railway with the milk tanks.

Mytholmes Ironclad

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:07:27 +0000

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'Ironclad' 52044 is about to take its train onto the viaduct at Mytholmes on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Morning train passing Corfe Castle

nobody@ipernity.com (Peter_Private_Box) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:14:28 +0000

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The locomotive is 'U class' 31806.

www.swanagerailway.co.uk/locomotives-stock/sr-2-6-0-u-class-no-31806

Leaving Embsay

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:21:15 +0000

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Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway class 27 ('A' Class) locomotive 52322 with a permanent way train heads towards Bolton Abbey on the Yorkshire Dales Railway.

Bulleid Battle of Britain 34067 TANGMERE at Seamer West Jct with 1Z64 16.20 Scarborough - Carnforth The Scarborough Spa Express 17th June 2026.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Drury) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:38:37 +0000

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HFF Glenfinnan Scotland 12th September 2012

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:31:55 +0000

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LMS Black 5 4-6-0 45407 powers across Glenfinnan viaduct with the the 10.15 Jacobite from Fort William to Mallaig.

Harry Potter fans may recognise the location!

HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

46441

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:26:01 +0000

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Called at Haverthwaite whilst on the way to Barrow and found 46441 ready to depart with an early afternoon train to Lakeside. This line likes to paint its locos in maroon but I think that many of them looked better in black.

HBM Great Central Railway Ruddington England 30th May 2024

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:36:59 +0000

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Steamy LNER A3 4-6-2 60103 Flying Scotsman standing in the platform at Ruddington.

HBM (you have to look for it...) to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

Statfold action

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:09:34 +0000

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Peckett 1632/1923 'Liassic' and Corpet 439/1884 at the 2025 Statfold Barn spring steam gale. The latter locomotive was used at a mine in Spain and is Statfold's oldest working narrow gauge locomotive.

Cathryn

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:37:58 +0000

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Hudswell Clarke 1884 was built in 1955 to a design used for the supply of locomotives to the Port of London Authority. It went to the National Coal Board and worked at Newmarket Colliery, Near Wakefield. Here it carried the number S102 and worked alongside S103 (Hudswell Clarke Work Number 1864) which was built to the same design.

It worked at the Colliery until 1969 and then following repairs at the central workshops (NCB Allerton Bywater). From there it moved to St Johns Colliery in Wakefield and worked there and at Park Hill Colliery in Wakefield. It was taken out of service in March 1977.

It is now based on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway where it is was restored to service in 2021. As of July 2023 the locomotive was at Peak Rail where it was photographed in the shed. It was due to stay at Peak Rail for two years.

Afternoon on the Cob

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:25:31 +0000

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In an afternoon heat haze Double Fairlie ‘Merddin Emrys’ heads a Blaenau Ffestiniog train across the Cob from Porthmadog.

New Year steam

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:53:18 +0000

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New Year sunshine as Neilson 2937 leaves Brownhills West station on the Chasewater Railway. The locomotive was built in 1882 and delivered to William Baird & Co at Bedlay Colliery near Glenboig, where it was given the No 11. It returned to service at Chasewater in 2025 after extensive restoration.

Approaching Tufts

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:48:04 +0000

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The ballast hoppers in the charge of pannier tank 9681 are just south of Tufts Junction as the train heads for Whitecroft and Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway.

HBM SVR Bewdley Worcestershire England 6th June 2026

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:51:02 +0000

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A rainy early morning visit to Bewdley station on the Severn Valley Railway finds Stanier 5MT 2-6-0 13268 being prepared to work trains later in the day.

This former Great Western Railway station is home to many historical artefacts including this GWR platform bench.

HBM to everybody. Enjoy the start of the new week.

Peppercorn LNER A2 60532 BLUE PETER at Helwith Bridge with 1Z45 07.26 Crewe - Carlisle The Settle & Carlisle Fellsman. 3rd June 2026.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Drury) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:42:55 +0000

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Peppercorn LNER A2 60532 BLUE PETER paessing Helwith Bridge with 1Z47 16.26 Carlisle - Crewe The returning Settle & Carlisle Fellsman 3rd June 2026.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Drury) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:59:03 +0000

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