Ivatt left Preston 16-04-18 for Haverthwaite, Lakeside Railway in Cumbria. The LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for mixed traffic. A total of 218…
There have been several enquiries over the years regarding the wagon fleet at Ribble Steam Railway. To Enable those interested parties to update their lists of vehicles on heritage railways…
This unusual locomotive is a rare example of a standard gauge Howard Locomotive. It was built at the Britannia Iron Works of James & Frederick Howard in Bedford in 1930.
This 70hp battery electric locomotive is the only one left from hundreds of this type that were built. It worked at the Stafford works of English Electric, after being built…
This diminutive 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter was constructed in the middle of World War II in order to support the country’s war effort. Originally working for the Ministry of Supply in…
Fluff was the Lakeside Railway Society’s first locomotive – bought by the Society to haul works trains on what was to become the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway from the Steelworks…
Constructed by Sharp Stewart & Co to order 440, this 0-4-0 tender locomotive was one of a batch of eight locomotives constructed for the Furness Railway. It was completed in…
No. 1439 was built by the LNWR at Crewe in 1865. It was rebuilt in November 1887 and again in September 1898. The original Ramsbottom chimney would have been replaced…
