From Barry to Keighley, our second engine rescue Rescued by The Standard 4 Locomotive Preservation Society, the 21st departure from Barry, 75078 arrived on the KWVR in June 1972. The restoration was completed by February 1977 and operates today after successive overhauls, the last one being completed in October 2022. In British Railways service The…
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…
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…
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.
The Railway’s ‘Green Dragon’ As 52044 this engine became subject to one of the earliest private locomotive purchase schemes established in the country and was one of the earliest arrivals on the nascent KWVR A 72-year career on the national network Designed by W Barton Wright as the standard goods locomotive for the Lancashire and…
The standard design in post-War Britain These standard British Railways coaches were developed when the railways were nationalised in 1948. Coaches were needed to replace those ravaged by the effects of war and had either been damaged beyond repair or received little attention during hostilities. In addition, the coaches of the individual companies had been…
The standard design in post-War Britain These standard British Railways coaches were developed when the railways were nationalised in 1948. Coaches were needed to replace those ravaged by the effects of war and had either been damaged beyond repair or received little attention during hostilities. In addition, the coaches of the individual companies had been…
Born in Lincoln for the Stewart & Lloyds steel company Rebuilt for sale and bought for preservation. Saved, refurbished and resold After its life was over in industry, the locomotive was rebuilt for resale but eventually offered to the preservation movement at a knockdown price. Data File Built: 1959 LincolnEngine: Ruston & Hornsby 165h.p. diesel…
A lifetime on Merseyside, the first diesel on Liverpool docks No. 32 was bought to replace a fireless locomotive destroyed in a German bombing raid. For 26 years the engine plied its trade around the dockyards of Liverpool, handling freight in and out of the docks’ railway system. From the coast to the backbone of…
A lifetime in Bristol docks The KWVR has three locomotives, one steam and two diesel that have served docks in England. No. 23 ‘Merlin’ saw service from 1951 at the Port of Bristol Authority before moving on. Bristol to Carnforth to Haworth Starting life on Bristol docks, D23 was sold into a new life in…
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