Steam Memories

2024-03-02T11:55:00.000-08:00

Our own DUB DEE, short for War dept engine is now getting ever closer to completion of ten year overhaul and so should soon be plying the line again at Keighley Worth Valley.

The Yank 5820 has now been also withdrawn.

after its ten year ticket expired.

Around Haworth shed

2023-12-09T07:33:00.000-08:00

Flying Scotsman is with us again at K&WVR

2023-05-03T09:32:00.002-07:00

LMS Jubilee 'Bahamas'

2023-02-06T08:40:00.003-08:00

The drivers view

Brilliant engine full main line certification

BR Class 4 75078 AND Class 2 78022 Ready for duty at Haworth

2023-02-06T07:52:00.007-08:00

Our two BR Std class 2 and class 4

USA 5820

2023-02-04T11:51:00.001-08:00

Big Jim AKA USATC 5820

Has only one years extension and we have found a

number of leaking tubes abnd therefire we have

decided withdraw the engine from service to

await complete overhaul at some time

in the future. You will still be able to view

the engine as it will after preparation go into

store at Oxenhope in exhibition hall

Toddington G&WR

2023-01-17T09:11:00.001-08:00

Southern Railways Merchant Nay Class

Peninsular and Oriental Lines

My old company, I spent fifteen years as a sea

going engineer officer

Once again a lovely mid Glos country station

Memories of time when working class tourism

was joyfully spent on a motor bike and sidecar

Very welcomming and a good deal to see witha

very good cafe

Now runs firther north to Broadway

Winchcombe Station

2023-01-17T09:01:00.002-08:00

Memories of a mid Glos country station

Well worth a visit

Just of the M5 to the east of Tewksbury

G&WR at Winchcombe

2023-01-17T08:55:00.003-08:00

GWR 2-8-0 4270

Winchcombe station was made famous in the

Father Brown series of the Priest detective

It is also a lovely stop and have a cup of tea station

Staniers Lizzie's

2023-01-15T03:16:00.003-08:00

In their day the most powerful engines on the West

Coast main line.

The Duchesses superceeded them

Jubilee LMS

2023-01-15T03:09:00.001-08:00

The Jubilee's had a faltering start, did not steam

till the extra elemints in the superheater was

added then they did stearling work and

thankfully five are preserved

Well done Mr Stanier

9F a very robust and useful engine

2023-01-15T03:00:00.004-08:00

An all rounder, the 9F did much freight work but

was also a great workhorse on weekend holidy

trafic especially on the S&D

Well done Robin Riddles

The old railway posters were works of art

2023-01-03T10:38:00.002-08:00

Often painted by well known artists

They promised summer fun

Great Western at the K&WVR

2023-01-01T12:07:00.000-08:00

GWR 2800 visit some fifteen years ago.

34092 departs Oxenhope

2022-12-31T04:21:00.001-08:00

Big Jim aka USATC 5820

2022-12-31T04:13:00.001-08:00

Simmers on shed at Haworth

A very popular engine

4F 43924 soon to move up to the exhibition hall at Oxenhope

2022-12-31T04:06:00.000-08:00

A year out of ticket now. Boiler tubes removed

Will now await funding to overhaul

Black Five 45305

2022-12-31T03:59:00.003-08:00

45305 awaits is duty turn at Haworth

The reason we are there, to catch a train.

2022-12-27T10:06:00.002-08:00

Bishops Lideard

2022-12-27T10:02:00.000-08:00

The bottom of the bank

Lovely museum there a pleasure to see

Bishops Lideard to Crowcombe Heathfield

2022-12-27T09:57:00.000-08:00

As can be seen quite a drag up the bank

Engine takes a breath

Bradford Exchange Station again

2022-12-25T11:05:00.003-08:00

These Fowler tanks were the usual motive power

between Bradford and Leeds

Now resident at the Lakeside and Haverthwite Railway

Belerophon at the Foxfield

2022-12-25T10:54:00.001-08:00

Bradford Exchange station

2022-12-25T10:49:00.003-08:00

These LMS tanks were pretty prolific around Bradford

Stanier Black Five 45305

2022-12-25T08:38:00.003-08:00

We seem to have a plethoa of Black fibes at the moment

Our own 45212 returned from Schotland and several

Of Ian Riley's came to us for their engineers to work on