#uk railways

[welshdrummer-official]

Short wander around the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) to see Ex-LNER Gresley A3 N°. 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ and new build Peppercorn A1 N°. 60163 ‘Tornado’. Also saw LNER Thompson B1 N°. 1264 currently under overhaul and Class 37 N° 37009.

[youstupidplonk]

Great Western Railway my absolute beloved

[mejoff-things]

[labourites]

I’m old enough to remember Tories telling me that privatising the rail network would lead to cheaper fares and an improved service.

[poroussoul]

Wainfleet Signal Box by NottsExMiner Via Flickr: The box is a type GNR 1 opened in 1899 and is fitted with a 25 lever frame. Wainfleet gates were removed in 2011 as the first stage of a project to convert it to an MCB crossing. Network Rail has announced the closure dates for all of the signalboxes for the GN (Great Northern area) with Wainfleet closing in 2020

[welshdrummer-official]

Ex-GWR Castle Class N°. 5043 ‘Earl Of Mount Edgcumbe’ passing Sandycroft on the return North Wales Coast Express back to Birmingham New Street from Llandudno with Class 37 N°. 37240 on the back.

[welshdrummer-official]

Welsh Marches Bulleid.

Ex-Southern Railway Rebuilt West Country Class Light Pacific N°. 34046 ‘Braunton’ entering Shrewsbury Station during the Welsh Marches Express Railtour on the 18th of September 2025.

[welshdrummer-official]

BR Standard Class 8 N°. 71000 Duke Of Gloucester passing through Wrexham General station on a loaded test run to Shrewsbury in preparation for a private charter tomorrow. The Duke is the sole member of a proposed Class 8 that was deemed a failure during BR days due to poor performance caused by ill fitting or inadequate parts that strayed away from the original drawings. It wasn’t until it was preserved where these defects were corrected and it went on to become one of the most powerful steam loco to run on the mainline in recent years.