Steam Train Blog

James,Percy & Thomas decorated for the May Day Festival At Knapford      Celebrating for a few reasons on this blog along with upcoming News. Since this is a celebrating Post, I added the above photo from one of my favorite TV Shows. Now on to celebrating news! Opinion & Answer Series News & Celebrating Coming up on my 10th Opinion & Answer for the Opinion & Answer Series. And for the completion of my 1st mini train blog series.  Upcoming News  The 2nd limited train series will be starting soon in August pertaining to the mini gauge railway  Standard Gauge will be starting back up again mid-August Stay tune for more news!

  Kerr Stuart Wren Peter Pan Kerr Stuart Wren Details Railroad/Basic:Ffestiniog Railway/Kerr Stuart Wren Engine: Saddle Tank Engine Designer: Kerr,Sturt and Co Builder: California Works Built (Year): 1922 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: from serviced & preserved at Leighton Buzzard Railway Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0ST Top Speed: 45 mph/72 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotives: 1 (Luke from Thomas & Friends) Thomas and Friends CGI Luke -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Decauvillie No 8069  Decauville No. 8069 Tabamar Details Railroad/Basic:Ffestiniog Railway/Double Fairlie Engine: Well Tank Engine Designer: Decauville  Builder: Borsig Built (Year): 1911 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: from serviced & preserved  Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0WT Top Speed: 45 mph/72 k...

Ffestiniog Railway 0-4-0TT Prince Ffestiniog Railway 0-4-0TT “Prince” Details Railroad/Basic: Ffestiniog Railway /Russell Engine: Tank Engine Designer: George England,CM Holland Builder: George England &Co,Hatchman Iron Works  Built (Year): 1863 => 1 locomotive Rebuilt => 1892,1920 & 1955 1980 => Oil fired & superheated  2013 => returned to coal (Via Boston Lodge Works) Withdrawn: from actual service to do preserved work  Number of Wheels: 8 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0STT Top Speed: 40 mph/64 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotives: 2 (Duke & Bertram from Thomas & Friends) Thomas and Friends Classic Bertram    Thomas and Friends Classic Duke  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ffestiniog Railway Double Farlie Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie Details Railroad/Basic: Ffestiniog Railway/Dou...

  Talyllan Railway No 7 Tom Rolt  TR No. 7 Tom Rolt Details Railroad/Basic: Talyllyn Railway/Tom Rolt  Engine: Tank Engine/Well Tank Engine (Formerly)  Designer: Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.  Builder: Caledonian Works  Built (Year): 1941 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: Still In Service  Number of Wheels: 6 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-2T/0-4-0WT (Formerly) Top Speed: 15 mph/24 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotive: 1 ( Ivo Hugh from Thomas & Friends) Ivo Hugh from Railway Seires Book  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Wales Narrow gauge Russell North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway Russell Details Railroad/Basic: North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway/Russell Engine: Tank Engine Designer: J.C. Russell Builder: Hunslet Engine Company Built (Year): 1906 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: from actual service to do preserved wo...

Midlander at Talyllyn Railway   TR No. 5 Midlander Details Railroad/Basic: Talyllyn Railway/Kert Stuart Tattoo Engine: Saddle Tank Engine Designer: Jee’s Quarry  Builder: Ruston & Hornsby Built (Year): 1941 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: Still In Service  Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 4 wDM Top Speed: 30 mph/48 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotive: 1 ( Rusty from Thomas & Friends) Thomas & Friends Classic Series: Rusty ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas working at Talyllyn Railroad   TR No. 6 Douglas Details Railroad/Basic: Talyllyn Railway/Andrew Barclay E class Engine: Well Tank Engine Designer: Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.  Builder: Caledonian Works  Built (Year): 1941 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: Still In Service  Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0WT Top Sp...