This year has not been a year for loco spotting!!
So here are a few pics from recent years when the sun really did shine down on the railway.
I will post a few more over the festive period.
A few locomotives from better times.
Sometimes you need more than just a locomotive.
One thing I see on a regular basis are countless pictures of locomotives.
But sometimes you need more than just the locomotive to make a picture.
Here for example is a picture from Jason Isaac taken at Wansford. I know tastes can vary but this is I must admit a favourite of mine.
The Santa Specials 6th December 2020.
Some pics from this morning nice trip out to get some photos of the morning frost. enjoy
I hope you enjoy these images.
Recreating events.
One thing the railway often does is recreate events.
Here is a recreation of “The Pines Express” non-stop through Ferry Meadows station. This event is from April 2011.
The format of the video has been changed so hopefully more will be able to play it.
We have done both steam and diesel recreations.
92 Squadron
There is nothing better than a large steam engine to get visitors to the railway.
This weekend we ran 92 Squadron which is a great favourite.
Here are four pictures taken today.
Thursday Locomotive Test
Tomorrow (Thursday) sees 4612 on test prior to hopefully entering service.
Here it is sitting in the yard at Wansford today.
So if you hear a toot tomorrow you will know what it is!
Wednesday Service.
Today saw 92 Squadron hauling the services to and from Peterborough Nene Valley.
Here is a picture of it before first service.
This is always a popular locomotive with visitors, and has been well photographed.
First train of the day.
Here we have the first train of the day today
Wandford-Overton for Ferry Meadows-Peterborough Nene Valley.
“It’s good to be running to Peterborough and back.”
The big blue steam machine
Over the years we have had many visits by Tornado, it spent a fair time with us a couple of years ago undergoing repairs.
Anyway, back in 2013 I think it was it visited us sporting a blue livery. The visit was memorable if only for the comments on the colour by many of the visitors.
You would have thought it was the end of steam as we know it to hear some people.
Well here it is in blue so you can make your own mind up about the colour.
Personally I quite liked it!
But for those who are in a state seeing it in blue here it is in green again from 2016.
Going Green…
Here is City of Peterborough in green livery.
Now personally I prefer this livery to black, but of course it all comes down to personal taste.
Which do you prefer I wonder?