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Sentinel 9373/1947 ‘St Monans’336 viewsSt Monans is a 100hp geared four wheel steam locomotive with a vertical boiler and cylinders which was built in 1947 by the Shrewsbury firm of Sentinels Ltd.
It was delivered new to the Hawton Plaster works of what later became British Gypsum Ltd, Newark. Taking it’s name from Andrew Barclay 279 of 1885, it worked here until being displaced by a diesel in 1971.
It was initially sold to a member of the GCR at Loughborough where restoration work was commenced. It was then re-sold and arrived at Southport in October 1979, where work was completed. Another regular performer at Southport, the loco eventually left traffic after the superheater failed in the early 1990s, and hasn’t steamed since. The engine was mov
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Hudswell Clarke D628/1943 ‘Mighty Atom’336 viewsMighty Atom was built by Hudswell Clarke of Leeds (Works Number D628) in 1943. The locomotive is diesel-mechanical but retains some steam outline feature such as the funnel.
Delivered to Springfields Works munitions factory outside Preston during World War 2 (10 December 1943) the locomotive was built with all electric circuits in conduit and the engine exhaust passed through a water trap to prevent sparks which could have caused an explosion. D628 worked at what became a nuclear fuel factory until the early 1990s when it and sister locomotive D629 (of 1945) became redundant.
Saved from the scrap man’s torch by a group of then BNFL employees and restored the locomotive was named Mighty Atom on the 50th anniversary of its arrival at Springfields (10 December 1993). It was moved to Steamport, Southport in July 1995 as all rails at the BNFL factory were being lifted and saw brief use at its new home. The mechanical gearbox was too delicate for regular use and she was taken out of service.
Mighty Atom has been recently repainted and prepared as a museum exhibit.
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LMS Royal Scot Class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman" 336 views11/02/2023 - LMS Royal Scot class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman" on the Winter Cumbrian Express on the approach to Ais Gill summit
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LMS Black 5`s 44871, 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier, Jubilee 45690 "Leander.336 views13/03/2023- Locomotives head for Carnforth from the K&WVR Spring Gala tenders first. - Black `s 44871 pilots 45407 with Jubilee 45690 "Leander" on the back running as 5Z56 running through Hellifield in heavy rain.
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LMS Royal Scot Class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman"336 views6 - Service train passes SG on a north bound service.
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335 views03/07/2010 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" starting the climb to Wilpshire on the returning leg of the "Cumbria Coast Explorer" at Billington.
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335 views9f 92214 pilots Black 5 45428 leave for Pickering
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335 viewsAfter returning to Quorn, I went lineside at Woodthorpe Lane Bridge to capture the action - here Rocket travelling in reverse towards Quorn - passengers not allowed on these reverse workings of Rocket & Planet
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335 views30585 Beattie Wells Tank
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335 viewsPlanet working backwards towards Quorn & Woodhouse station
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335 views"Matthew Murrey" runs around the train at balm Road
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335 viewsRobinson O4 63601 approaching Rothley station with a mixed good train.
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335 viewsLMS Black 5 44806 returning to Llangollen seen here passing through Berwyn station
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335 viewsDiesal shunters also under restoration
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335 views41241 now leads 47324 for the return journey to Keighley
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