The Railway Children Return Giveaway
Two Railway Children Return Goodie bags and Two LMS 4F 43924 Hornby Models up for grabs!
Month: June 2022
85 Taff Vale Railway Class 02 0-6-2T
From the Welsh Valleys to the Worth Valley Having originally been built for the Taff Vale Railway, 85 was sold by the Great Western Railway into colliery service in the North East before entering preservation following purchase by the KWVR in 1970. 28 years’ service in Wales No. 85 was built by Neilson Reid for…
78022 BR Standard Class 2MT
A second engine for the Standard 4 Locomotive Society With restoration well in hand on 75078, the Standard 4 Locomotive Society turned its attention to purchasing a second locomotive and in 1975 the Society purchased the smaller, but versatile Standard Class 2 78022. Another 18 years would pass before restoration was completed on this locomotive…
75078 BR Standard Class 4 Boiler
Today the boiler for 75078 has been placed back onto the frames.
45596 LMS 5XP ‘Jubilee’ Class ‘Bahamas’
A pioneering engine in the last days of steam on BR As steam was drawing to a close, British Railways made one last attempt to improve its steam fleet. In 1961 ‘Bahamas’ was chosen by BR for its very last experiment, the culmination of steam power development which started with ‘Rocket’ in the 19th century…
41241 LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-2T
Star of the opening day, June 1968 Purchased by two pioneering members of the KWVR directly from British Railways 41241, it arrived on the Worth Valley where it was painted maroon and, along with USA Tank No. 30072, double-headed the railways “Re-opening Special” On Sunday, 29th June 2018, resplendent in the stunning Crimson Lake livery…
75078 BR Standard Class 4MT 4-6-0
From Barry to Keighley, our second engine rescue Rescued by the Standard Four Locomotive Society, the 21st departure from Barry, 75078 arrived on the KWVR in June 1972. The restoration was completed in 1977 and operates today after successive overhauls, the last completed in October 2022. In British Railways service After the nationalisation of Britain’s…
1054 LNWR 0-6-2T ‘Coal Tank’
A real survivor, saved by WW2 Built in 1888, reprieved from the scrap man by WW2 in 1939, 1054 eventually served the national network for 70 years before passing into preservation after being sent for scrap for the second time. The Coal Tank is born During the late 19th century, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of…
45212 LMS Class 5MT ‘Black 5’ 4-6-0
An engine from the last days of steam on BR Running from Preston to Blackpool, 45212 has the distinction of heading the final steam-hauled revenue-earning service for British Railways on 4th August 1968 before entering preservation directly from British Railways. From 1935 to 1968, 33 years of national service This engine class was designed by…
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Oakworth Tea-Hut
You may have noticed that there has been a hustle and bustle in Oakworth Goods Yard again after all these years, with a new Midland Railway-type hut appearing at the far side of the yard.
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