West Somerset Railway Association Steam Fayre 2011

August 10, 2011

West Somerset Railway Association Steam Fayre 2011 Over the weekend of August 6th & 7th saw the return of the renowned West Somerset Railway Rally held by the West Somerset Railway Association. Recreation Railways were running here for the third year in a row hence why I was there… After Arriving on the Wednesday and [...]

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Paddle Steamer Princess Elizabeth

July 23, 2011

Paddle Steamer Princess Elizabeth Picture: © Copyright Chris Hodrien and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Built in 1927 by Day Summers of Southampton for Red Funnel Steamers. She operated for most of her career between Southampton and Cowes. The War years Like all Paddle Steamers she was Commandeered in Second World War by the Navy for use as a Mine [...]

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South from Blunsdon at a pace!

June 13, 2011

South from Blunsdon at a pace! Picture: © Copyright Chris Randall and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. The Swindon & Cricklade Railway’s Southern Extension is coming on Leaps and bounds, first Re-opened at the Lines GWR 175 event in 2010. At the start of 2011 the extension opened for regular passenger traffic. This now rounds the [...]

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PS Waverley – ‘Make or break’ in 2011

June 11, 2011

PS Waverley – ‘Make or break’ in 2011 Picture: © Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. After missing her first 5 sailings in the Bristol channel owing to extra repairs having to be carried out in dry dock, PS Waverley has now commenced her sailings in the Bristol Channel, the first of which [...]

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A1 No.60163 Tornado returns to the mainline

May 19, 2011

A1 No.60163 Tornado returns to the mainline Picture: © Copyright Roger Cornfoot and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. After months of being out of service with Boiler trouble, A1 class No.60163 Tornado returned to the mainline on a Light Engine test run on May 18th 2011. As many of you may know, she has been shipped [...]

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