A Selection of Black 5s

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I’ve put together a selection of shots of Black 5s, Sir William Stanier’s mixed traffic workhorse of the LMS and later British Railways. View the full post

80136 in Grosmont Shed Yard

80136 in Grosmont Shed Yard

A few shots, colour and black & white, of British Rail Standard Class 4 tank engine 80136 in Grosmont shed yard last weekend during the Autumn Steam Gala on the … View the full post

Ghost Engine

Ghost Engine

Images from the Welsh Autumn Steam Gala on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway yesterday. The title, “Ghost Engine”, refers to the fact that the Black 5 engine 44771 in the photographs was scrapped some fifty years ago. The Black 5 with the 44771 number plate is in fact one of the NYMR’s engines, 45428 or more probably 44806, renumbered for the gala in keeping with the welsh theme. View the full post