Old Timers and Youngsters Nearing the End
Keeping steam going throughout over half of the 20th century. . . . . . . There was a mix of longevity and novelty towards the end of...
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- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
French Exchange
British and French enginemen try each other’s locomotives. . . . . . . In the late 1950s, Richard Hardy (who was generally known as Dick...
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- Nov 3, 2022
- 4 min
Locomotive “La France”
Bought by the Great Western Railway (GWR) for comparison. . . . . . French-built de Glehn 4-4-2 Compound “La France” arrived in pieces at...
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
Prime Ministers and Railways
Some were enthusiastic about railways and had locomotives named after them. . . . . . In November 1838, Benjamin Disraeli, at the time...
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- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
On Their Way to Wembley
The 1924/1925 Empire Exhibition. . . . . . On 23rd April 1924 (Saint George’s Day) King George V opened the British Empire Exhibition at...
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- Sep 15, 2022
- 5 min
F W Hawksworth
The Great Western Railway’s last Chief Mechanical Engineer. . . . . . . . Frederick William Hawksworth was born in Swindon, Wiltshire on...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Still Steaming
The legacy of GWR CME Charles Collett. . . . . . . . Looking at the locomotive designs of Charles Collett, it’s amazing how many of them...
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 5 min
“Motoring” in 1903
Driving a “car” on rails under steam power. . . . . . . . 1903 was an important year for rail motoring! In April, Sir Joseph Wilkinson,...
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- Jul 21, 2022
- 3 min
Adding Character
Giving absorbed locomotives the GWR look! The Great Western Railway (GWR) was renowned for using brass and copper adornments on its...
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- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
Smokebox Door Numberplates
Identifying a locomotive from the front. . . . . . . British steam engine smokebox door numberplates are much sought-after items which...
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- May 26, 2022
- 4 min
Shannon/Jane/WTC number 5
A locomotive with 95 years of work to her credit. . . . . . . 1857 was a significant year for pioneering locomotives now in the National...
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- May 19, 2022
- 5 min
A brief flirtation with Oil - Firing
Short-lived programmes for oil-fired steam locomotives stopped by costs. . . . . . 28XX class 2-8-0 number 2854, renumbered as...
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- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Archibald Sturrock: Locomotive Engineer
Innovator responsible amongst other things for warm feet and hot footplates. . . . . . Born near Dundee in 1816, Archibald Sturrock...
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- Apr 5, 2022
- 4 min
Antiquity and Preservation
How some historic locomotives escaped scrapping while others survived as replicas alongside the originals. . . . . . . . . In January...
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- Mar 7, 2022
- 5 min
Douglas Flett – Recollections 3
In his own words. Extract from NAROH interview 2001/115. . . . . . However after spending the winter there relations between my father...
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- Feb 28, 2022
- 8 min
Douglas Flett – Recollections 2
In his own words. Extract from NAROH interview 2001/115. . . . . . I got a letter from the local District Traffic Superintendent’s Office...
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- Jan 22, 2022
- 4 min
Imagining History
Summary: The building of ‘Great Northern’ at Doncaster 1922, set in the context of the time. . . . . . Imagine. Imagine it is April,...
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- Aug 8, 2021
- 4 min
Whistle While You Work
Types of steam loco whistles and their use. . . . . . . Well, it’s not unreasonable, is it? Just a toot on the locomotive whistle to...
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- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
Recollections of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
On 6 March 1965 the last passenger services ran over the route from Malton to Whitby. The line closed completely north of Pickering...
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