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North Norfolk Railway

The NNR is a preserved railway which runs between the Norfolk towns of Sheringham and Holt. Leaving Sheringham Station aboard a … More

North Norfolk Railway

08377

08377 is a representative of the 996 class 08 locomotives built by British rail as a general purpose diesel shunter. … More

08377, Class O8 locomotive, Mid-hants Railway

34007: Wadebridge

Designed by Bullied for the Southern Railway, the ‘West Country’ class locomotives were a smaller version of the ‘Merchant Navy’ … More

34007 Wadebridge, Mid-hants Railway

9F:92212

The 9F class were built for British railways in the 1950s as fast heavy freight locomotives. However they also saw … More

9F locomtive, Mid-hants Railway

Cheltenham

925 Cheltenham was one of 40 ‘Schools Class’ locomotives built for the Southern Region and which were the most powerful … More

925 Cheltenham, Mid-hants Railway

850: Lord Nelson

Lord Nelson was the first of its class (LN class) to be built to a design of Richard Maunsell for … More

850 Lord Nelson, Mid-hants Railway

45379: Black 5

The Stanier Black 5’s were designed as an all purpose engine for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. 45379 was … More

45379, Mid-hants Railway, Stanier Black 5

Mid-Hants Railway Steam Gala (1)

A trip out of London yesterday to visit the Mid-Hants Railway for the first day of their Spring Steam Gala. … More

4464 Bittern, 70000 Brittania, 850 Lord Nelson, 925 Cheltenham, Mid-hants Railway

Bluebell Railway (14): Normandy

Normandy is an example of a B4 class engine. These were very powerful steam shunting engines. It was built in … More

Bluebell Railway, Normandy

Bluebell Railway (13): Stepney

Stepney, like its sister engine Fenchurch, is an example of the Studeley A1X Terriers that ran on many of the … More

Bluebell Railway, Stepney

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