More IoM carriages arrive!

Today (25th August) the two other Isle of Man 4 wheeled carriages arrived on the railway number B4 and C1, so we now have a rake of four. These should look exellent being hauled by our live steam loco which is due to arrive during September.

Above: C1 and B4 are united with B2 and B3 soon after arrivel

No. 15 back in service

Loco No. 15 "Black Beauty" has now been reassembled after its been in the workshops for the last week having lining added and its chassis painted - we were given some transfers so the loco now sports British Railways on the tender and numbers on the buffer beams, we have also detailed the cab interior

Update, 10 August 09

Black Beauty is currently in bits having its lining added and chassis painted, we have also added some plants at the back of the railway near the church, and the Old Catton Light Railways newest operational loco visited.

Above: as Black Beauty rounds the curve you can see its much improved by the new plants - should look better once they grow a bit?

Above: the OCLRs newest operational loco - since the picture was taken gold lining was added to the loco courtesy of the S&NLR

Above: Spreewald in the yard with visiting shunter behind - now siding are isolated more locos can be stabled.

Above: Charles at Weybourne

Above: Lilly slows as she approaches Weybourne

Fundehall pics

Heres a selection of pictures from Fundehalls steam day in no particular order

Above: Live steam triple header
Above: American muscle

Above: more American stuff!

Another triple header

Above: the station master keeps trains running on time...

Above: Black Beauty and sister engine Blackthorn double head

Above: more American

Above: Lady Anne

Above: live steam line up

Above: A noisy American engine on passenger servies

Visit to Fundenhall

On Sunday (2nd August) we visited Fundenhalls annual 'steam day', our locos that visited was: Black Beauty, our two Piko 218s, Frank S and Charles - our traction engine, our Panorama carriages and IoM carriages also visited along with the hoppers, later in the week I will post a selection of photos from the day but for now here's some of our locos and stock running the the FR.

Above: Black Beauty thunders along the straight hauling 8 Panorama carriages (the other 4 belong to the FR)

Above: our two 218s rumble through the countryside

Above: Black Beauty double heading with sister engine Blackthorn approach the bridge while the live steam loco can be seen in the back ground.

Above: our IoM carriages seen here being hauled by the resident W&U tram loco

Above: Charles can be seen towing an empty log wagon in the evening sun

Above: FrankS can be seen basking in the evening sun as the day draws to a close