Of the “Big 4” railways, the Southern had the smallest steam fleet by far – but what variety!

Another of those “must go there one day” visits – the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum. Visit “Threlkeld” on “Geoff’s Rail Diaries“

Just uploaded to the monorail pages (yes, another rainy day…) – a selection of photos taken somewhat away from Kenneth’s usual hunting grounds. Visit “GWR” to see where he went and what he found…

The day after the Launceston trip, we visited the nascent L&B at Woody Bay, hoping for a steam trip along the mile or so or reconstructed railway, behind a fine little loco we’d met 30 years ago, in derelict state. No such luck – a brake pump failure meant we were doomed to diesel-haulage. But never mind – it was a fine sunny day, good to be out on those north Devon hills. Visit “…but no luck at Lynton” on “Geoff’s Rail Diaries”

Just back from a trip to the South-West – a few days of general exploration, with one or two rail-related outings too. Firstly, a trip to the Launceston Steam Railway, a 2′ gauge line just inside Cornwall with a fine fleet of Hunslets. Take “A look at Launceston” on “Geoff’s Rail Diaries”

Another set of Kenneth Gray’s photos from the days of black and white, this time focusing on a single location. Visit “Carlisle“, as it was around 50 years ago.

…of photos from the Kenneth Gray collection. This time, a purely Scottish selection – steam from the pre-grouping companies. Visit Scottish pre-grouping steam” on the monorail pages

Just published to the “monorail” pages, the first page of what promises to be a very interesting set – the Kenneth Gray collection. Here’s a fairly random sample…