 Most viewed - Leek & Rudyard Lake Autumn Steam Gala - 2023 |
"Waverley"& "Merlin" 105 views"Waverley"& "Merlin" set off from Rudyard Station on a double header down the line.
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Scale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"105 viewsScale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"
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"Merlin"102 viewsNo.7 Merlin is a coal fired 2-4-2 tank engine. Works No. 296 it was built in 1998 by Exmoor Steam Railway.
Merlin engine has cylinders 4 inch bore X 5inch stroke. The boiler pressure is 150 Pounds per square inch and it has 11 inch diameter driving wheels.
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"Lady Jane Grey"98 views"Lady Jane Grey" discharges its passengers at the end of the line at "Hunthouse Wood"
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Rudyard Kake96 viewsView of the lake from the train.
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No.6 - "King Arthur"96 viewsStill waiting in a loop, No.6 - "King Arthur"passes by with the next service train.
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"Merlin"95 views"Merlin" at the end of the line at Hunthouse Wood with a maintence train.
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Scale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"93 viewsMinature railway running along a small length of track
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"Lady Jane Grey"93 views"Lady Jane Grey" waiting to return at Huntshouse wood.
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"Merlin"93 views"Merlin" in a passing loop
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Rudyard Lake92 viewsMore views of the Lake on the return journey back to Rudyard Station
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"Waverley"& "Merlin"92 views"Waverley"& "Merlin" set off from Rudyard Station on a double header down the line.
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"Waverley"90 viewsWaverley is a 4-4-2 tender engine No. 196 built by David Curwen of Devizes in 1948 and called Black Prince.
She is a 4-4-2 “Atlantic” locomotive and originally had an American appearance with a high footplate around the boiler.
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"King Arthur"90 viewsKing Arthur has 2 cylinders 4.75 inch bore X 7.5inch stroke. The boiler pressure is 150 Pounds per square inch and it has 13 inch diameter driving wheels. The valve gear has roller bearings throughout as do the axle boxes. It was built to be re-gaugeable to 12.25 inch gauge if required.
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No 8 "King Arthur" 90 viewsNo 8 "King Arthur" arriving back at Rudyard station with a maintence train.
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"Victoria"89 viewsThe engine has a boiler pressure of 150 psi, 14 inch diameter driving wheels, is 36 inches wide and 141 inches long. With a weight of 2.5 tons. Currently painted an aircraft blue livery and with a very nice chime whistle. Featuring an enclosed cab the engine is popular in view of the weather which can be very wet.
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