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4498 Sir Nigel Gresley

Posted: September 10, 2018 in History, Trains
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Completed in 1937 this was the 100th Gresley designed Pacific locomotive to be built. It worked its life on the East Coast mainline and holds the post war steam speed record of 112 mph set on 23/5/1959. This was achieved over the same stretch of track the Mallard had used for the world record run pre-war, but the difference was that 4498 was pulling a full passenger train. It was withdrawn from service in February 1966 and sent to Crewe for refurbishment as it had been purchased by a preservation trust. Following this it was used to run railtours out of Steamtown at Carnforth. In 1994 it transfered to Great Central Railway and also did a spell at the East Lancs Railway before being based on the North York Moors railway. In 2012 it took part in the Olympic torch tour of the UK.

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National Railway Museum

Posted: August 16, 2018 in Trains, UK, York
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Video by Michael Jiroch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45GI8ifbXBs)

The Duchess of Hamilton

Posted: August 15, 2018 in Trains
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(first posted in March 2013)

The Duchess of Hamilton was built as one of 10 streamliners for the London Midland and Scottish railway and entered into service in 1938

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In 1939 it went to USA for the New York World Fair. In 1947 the streamlining was removed (as shown in picture above). It continued in service until 1960 when it was bought as an exhibit for Butlins holiday camp in Minehead. It remained at the camp until 1975 when it went on loan to the National Railway Museum in York. It was refurbished to mainline running condition and spent time either on static display or on excursions.

Duchess of Hamilton in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVFCiydrAus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCk5SJIH0lw

In 2005 it was decided to reinstate the original streamlining and the Duchess went back on display in 2009 with her streamlining restored.

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National Railway Museum York

Posted: August 14, 2018 in Trains
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Mallard – One of my favourite steam Locomotives

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For more information see

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A4_4468_Mallard

To see Mallard in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvlFeE38WN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYalIj-nd4Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ou420qBMs

“Big Plans” to transform the world’s largest railway museum

Posted: December 11, 2015 in Trains, Transport
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More space to display even more of the Museums collection. What could be better!

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York Railway Station Queen Street 2013

The City of York Council working with Network Rail, the National Railway Museum and the Homes and Communities Agency have created a “new vision” for York.  The scheme includes various improvements of how the railway station is accessed from the city centre and the redevelopment of the city’s largest (178 acre) brownfield site located behind York Central railway station.  The proposed development would see 2,500 new homes, 120,000 square metres of office space creating 7,000 new jobs and of particular interest to this blog – more space to expand and improve the world’s largest railway museum!

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3717 City of Truro

Posted: September 4, 2013 in Trains
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City of Truro was a class 4-4-0 engine built for the GWR. It left Swindon works in 1903 and worked a variety of different duties. It was one of the first locomotives to reach 100mph, when in May 1904 it was timed at 8.8 seconds between quarter mile posts – this equates to a speed of 102.3 mph.

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It was withdrawn from service in 1931 and was surprisingly sent to the LNER museum at York for preservation (The GWR seemingly uninterested in preserving this historic locomotive). In a bizarre turn about it was renovated in 1957 and return to BR usage for pulling excursion trains and also operating some timetabled services. It was withdrawn for a second time in 1961. It went first to the GWR museum at Swindon and then in 1984 to the NRM at York. In 2004 it was overhauled and returned to working order and spent 7 years primarily on the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway before returning to NRM in 2011.


3717 at LLangollen Railway Gala 2010
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LCDR D4-4-0 No 737

Posted: August 27, 2013 in Trains
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D4-4-0 number 737 was built at Ashford for the London Chatham and Dover Railway. It entered into service in 1901 and was used on the fast express passenger services between London and Dover. It was withdrawn from service in 1951 and was subsequently restored and is part of the National Railway museum collection.

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It is reckoned by some to be one of the most handsome engines ever produced

4496 Dwight D Eisenhower

Posted: August 12, 2013 in History, Trains
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4496 was built in 1937 and was originally destined to be called Sparrowhawk. However, when it left the works, it was named Golden Shuttle in recognition of the Yorkshire wool industry. Its initial use was on the route between London and Leeds and between London and Bradford. In 1946 the locomotive was transferred to the East Coast mainline and renamed Dwight D. Eisenhower, after the American wartime commander (later to be President of the United States). The locomotive was withdrawn from service in July 1963, taken to Doncaster works for refurbishment and then shipped to United States of America where it went on display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In September 2012, it traveled Halifax Nova Scotia where along with the ‘Dominion of Canada’ it was shipped to the UK for participation in the Mallard 75 celebrations. It will return to the USA in spring 2014.

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4464 Bittern

Posted: August 4, 2013 in History, Trains
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Bittern was built in 1937. It spent most of its working life on the East Coast mainline, particularly hauling the ‘Flying Scotsman’ service between King’s Cross and Newcastle. In November 1963 it was transferred to haul the services between Glasgow and Edinburgh, and has the distinction of pulling the last steam service between Glasgow and Aberdeen. It was withdrawn from service in September 1966 and was based in York for use on railtours. Following engine problems, it was housed at the Dinting Railway Centre, the Stephenson Railway Museum in Newcastle and the Great Central Railway before being sent in 2000 for complete overhaul and restoration. Bittern was steamed again in May of 2007 and has since worked on railtour duty. During this time it has been rebranded as 4492 Dominion of New Zealand, but has been returned to original name and number for the Mallard 75 celebrations. On 29 June 2013, the locomotive set a British speed record for a preserved steam locomotive at 92.5 miles per hour.

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4489 Dominion of Canada

Posted: July 23, 2013 in History, Trains
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4489 has gone under a number of different name changes during its life. It was originally to be called Buzzard, but was eventually named Woodcock when it left the works in May 1937. In December of that year, it was renamed Dominion of Canada. In recognition of this, it carried a Canadian Pacific Railway issue whistle and bell, the only A4 to do so. The locomotive spent its time on the East Coast mainline until its withdrawal from service in May 1965. It was initially stored in Darlington depot as they began restoration crew in March 1966. Following restoration. It was shipped to Canada and displayed in the Canadian Railway Museum near Montreal. It was shipped back to the UK in September 2012 to take part in the Mallard 75 celebrations, prior to which it received a complete overhaul. It will return to Canada in the spring of 2014.

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