Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: pacific

On a very grey rainy day Southern Bulleid West Country Light pacific 34092 City of Wells adds to the grey with a volcanic exit from Loughborough station.

It was pouring down with rain but the departure had to be recorded. This is the delayed 12.50 service with new-build LNER A1 4-6-2 60163 Tornado on the front heading south out of Loughborough Central station & approaching Beeches Road bridge. Mark the morning fireman peers out of the cab looking to call the Section signal.

Southern rebuilt West Country pacific 34046 Braunton has just breasted the southbound gradient at Copy Pit summit and the driver has shut-off. This is the Pennine Moor Christmas Explorer, Locomotive Services 1Z87, the 14.37 Blackburn to Birmingham International special. Copy Pit signal box used to stand to the right of the engine by the brick wall beyond which the Todmorden to Burnley road parallels the railway on the far right.

Burma Railways Vulcan Foundry YC 4-6-2 629 on a passenger train northwards from Bago / Pegu station past a splendid British-style semaphore signal gantry during the FarRail Steam & Pagodas tour.

The going-away shot from the disused overbridge in Birstall gives a good view of the air-smoothed bodywork and tender of Southern Bulleid Battle of Britain pacific 34081 92 Squadron. It is approaching the foot crossing where another photographer is waiting.

British Railways Standard pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell departs Rothley station past the Up Starter with its train for Leicester North.

Rebuilt Bulleid Battle of Britain pacific 34053 Sir Keith Park on the first day of the GCR Winter Gala in January. Cruising towards the foot crossing at Birstall with the 14.30 from Loughbough into Leicester.

We were stopping at the red Down Section signal (extreme left) when Southern rebuilt Bulleid Battle of Britain pacific 34053 Sir Keith Park passed on the Up Main with a train for Leicester North. On the right is the single line Mountsorrel branch which reopened last autumn.

At first glance it looks like A1 Pacific 60163 Tornado is heading off to Leicester but the second arm down on the totem pole reveals that it is actually backing down into Platform 2 at Loughborough station. This brand new built locomotive was still running-in and carried a grey undercoat livery.

New-build LNER A1 pacific 60163 Tornado whistles up as it drops down into the ex-SER side of Victoria station with the returning Belmont British Pullman, an afternoon dining special which ran out to Guildford from Victoria and back via East Croydon.

Great Western 4-6-0, Modified Hall 6960 Raveningham Hall departing northwards with the demonstration freight train to Laverton passing Bulleid West Country light pacific 34092 Wells just about visible through the steam at the head of its train.

Double-headed unrebuilt Bulleid Pacifics 34092 Wells & 34007 Bude enter Winchcombe station with the 14.20 train from Cheltenham on the first day of the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway's Festival of Steam.

Firing British Railways Standard pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell up Stoke Bank on the East Coast Main Line at 60mph during the engine & POV positioning move from Southall to Barnetby prior to working the Cheshireman on Saturday 19th October. Thanks Roger. I was Owner's Rep on the footplate.

New-build LNER A1 4-6-2 60163 Tornado on the turntable inside Barrow Hill roundhouse. I was the rostered fireman on this day.

LNER A1 4-6-2 60163 Tornado at the end of the day

ex-LNWR Webb 0-6-2T Coal Tank 1054 outside the roundhouse at Barrow Hill shed.

Pounding up the colliery branch on 60163 Tornado.

Footplate conversation