Great Central Railway Loughborough Leicestershire 13th August 2023

Rods down, British Railways Standard 9F 2-10-0 92214 heads off shed to work the 10.00 to Leicester North. Fireman Andrew looks ahead while the Third Man/Cleaner checks out the view across to the water tank.

Taken from the yard gate as I arrived for a shed turn.

To get the full impression of its power I suggest viewing large!

Günter Diel, Marco F. Delminho, Edna Edenkoben, bonsai59 and 18 other people have particularly liked this photo

19 comments - The latest ones

Ulrich John ^club

Klasse !

13 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thanks Ulrich.

13 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

Your working steam can't be beaten Peter. Another great shot here.

Best Wishes. Herb

13 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

Too kind Herb. Thanks.

13 months ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Great photo.

13 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thank you Don.

13 months ago.

Peter Castell ^club

A great image with the steam wrapping around the engine

13 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

Thanks Peter.

13 months ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

A fantastic picture Pete. Love it!!

13 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Thanks very much Rosa.

13 months ago.

Love Song ^club

Amazing pic *_* J*****************************************

13 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Love Song ^club

Cheers & thanks for the invites.

13 months ago.

Tractacus ^club

These are always impressive machines!

13 months ago.

GrahamH ^club

I imagine that this type would keep the fireman very busy when working to its limits. How is its efficiency in heritage use?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_9F

13 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to GrahamH ^club

Yes it would Graham but it potters along at 25mph with 5-6 coaches in heritage use so not really stretched.

12 months ago.

GrahamH ^club has replied to Loose_Grip/Pete ^club

OK, thanks Pete. I guess that speed is to give the best steam experience on the available track length.

12 months ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Pete
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Can you imagine firing one of these over Shap with a full load of freight wagons...
Not really a job for us old men!!
Best Wishes, and stay safe!!
Peter

12 months ago.

bonsai59 ^club

Mhmm, I smell the vapour ... ;-)

12 months ago.

Günter Diel ^club

Sehr schön! Gruß Günter

12 months ago.

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