Steam train and boat rides could return to Dartmouth by early July 2020
The Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company have announced that recent planning could see their Railway and Boats run again by Tuesday 7th of J…
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Steam locomotive 5239 “Goliath” Returns Home to Dartmouth
The East Somerset Railway (ESR) has announced that Great Western Railway (GWR) 5205 Class No.5239 "Goliath" has returned back the Dartmouth Steam Rail…
Special steam locomotive visitor for South Devon Railway gala
The South Devon Railway has announced that GWR Small Prairie No. 4555 will be visiting them in 2020.
Steam locomotive 4110 arrives at the East Somerset Railway for restoration
The East Somerset Railway has announced that Great Western Railway 5101 'Large Prairie' Class No.4110 has arrived at their Cranmore Works to begin res…
East Somerset Railway to restore steam locomotive 4110?
The East Somerset Railway (ESR) has announced that a restoration deal is being finalised between them and the owners of Great Western Railway 'Large P…
Latest Update on Steam Locomotive 5239 Goliath
The team at the East Somerset Railway‘s Cranmore Locomotive Works have been busy reconstructing Great Western Railway 5205 Class No.5239 for the Dartmouth Steam Railway.…
GWR 42XX, 5205, 5275 and 72XX Classes of steam locomotives – Class Information
Built for short-distance heavy coal trains, the 4200s and variations played a key part in the transport of Welsh coal. Once exploring the working careers…
BR Standard 4s (4-6-0, 2-6-0 and 2-6-4T) steam locomotives – Class Information
It’s Friday which can only mean one thing… another Class Information is released, with this week’s installment focusing on British Railway’s (BR) Standard Class 4…
Update on the overhaul of steam locomotive No. 5239 at the East Somerset Railway
The team at Cranmore West Workshop, on the East Somerset Railway, have been busy over the last few of weeks on overhauling 5239. March 28th…
Update on the overhaul of steam locomotive No. 5239 at the East Somerset Railway
The team at Cranmore West Workshop have been busy over the last couple of weeks on overhauling 5239. Frame The frame has now been fully…