 Most viewed - Leek & Rudyard Lake Autumn Steam Gala - 2023 |
No.6 - "King Arthur"188 viewsStill waiting in a loop, No.6 - "King Arthur"passes by with the next service train.
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"Waverley"& "Merlin" 187 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"184 viewsScale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"
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"Lady Jane Grey"180 views"Lady Jane Grey" discharges its passengers at the end of the line at "Hunthouse Wood"
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"Merlin"180 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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Scale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"179 viewsMinature railway running along a small length of track
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"Merlin"179 views"Merlin" in a passing loop
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"Merlin"178 views"Merlin" at the end of the line at Hunthouse Wood with a maintence train.
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"Lady Jane Grey"173 views"Lady Jane Grey" waiting to return at Huntshouse wood.
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"Victoria"172 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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"Nelly"172 views"Nelly arriving back at Rudyard sttion.
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Rudyard Lake172 viewsMore views of the Lake on the return journey back to Rudyard Station
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"Waverley"& "Merlin"172 views"Waverley"& "Merlin" set off from Rudyard Station on a double header down the line.
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"Waverley"170 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"170 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.6 -"Excaliber"170 viewsSeen here with its boiler in front of it having a boiler refit and rebuild outside the engine shed
Excalibur is a coal fired 2-4-2 tank engine. Works No. 293 it was built in 1993 by Exmoor Steam Railway
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