 Most viewed - Leek & Rudyard Lake Autumn Steam Gala - 2023 |
"Waverley"& "Merlin" 235 views"Waverley"& "Merlin" set off from Rudyard Station on a double header down the line.
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No.6 - "King Arthur"232 viewsStill waiting in a loop, No.6 - "King Arthur"passes by with the next service train.
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Scale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"230 viewsMinature railway running along a small length of track
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Scale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"230 viewsScale working engine of a LMS 3f "Coffee pot"
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"Lady Jane Grey"228 views"Lady Jane Grey" discharges its passengers at the end of the line at "Hunthouse Wood"
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"Merlin"225 views"Merlin" at the end of the line at Hunthouse Wood with a maintence train.
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"Merlin"225 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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Rudyard Lake223 viewsMore views of the Lake on the return journey back to Rudyard Station
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"Victoria"222 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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"Merlin"222 views"Merlin" in a passing loop
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"Nelly"219 views"Nelly arriving back at Rudyard sttion.
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Rudyard Lake219 viewsView from the train of the Lake
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"Lady Jane Grey"218 views"Lady Jane Grey" waiting to return at Huntshouse wood.
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No.6 -"Excaliber"217 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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"Waverley"215 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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"Victoria"215 viewsWaits in the loop at Rudyard Station to take out the next sercive.
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