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LMS Royal Scot class 46115 "Scots Guardsman"143 views10/12/2021 - The low winter sun shadowing Class 47 - 47804 & LMS Royal Scot class 46115 "Scots Guardsman" in the goods loop at Hellifield on 5Z19 - a ECS movement from Carnforth to York for the next days running from York to Edinburgh.

LNER A3 4-6-2- pacific - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" 143 views60103 "Flying Scotsman" in the down loop line backing onto the support coach.

L&Y 0-4-0 Pug "19" 143 views18/06/2022 - L&Y 0-4-0 Pug "19" with the freight at Bury station.

Hudswell Clarke D628/1943 ‘Mighty Atom’143 viewsMighty Atom was built by Hudswell Clarke of Leeds (Works Number D628) in 1943. The locomotive is diesel-mechanical but retains some steam outline feature such as the funnel.

Delivered to Springfields Works munitions factory outside Preston during World War 2 (10 December 1943) the locomotive was built with all electric circuits in conduit and the engine exhaust passed through a water trap to prevent sparks which could have caused an explosion. D628 worked at what became a nuclear fuel factory until the early 1990s when it and sister locomotive D629 (of 1945) became redundant.

Saved from the scrap man’s torch by a group of then BNFL employees and restored the locomotive was named Mighty Atom on the 50th anniversary of its arrival at Springfields (10 December 1993). It was moved to Steamport, Southport in July 1995 as all rails at the BNFL factory were being lifted and saw brief use at its new home. The mechanical gearbox was too delicate for regular use and she was taken out of service.
Mighty Atom has been recently repainted and prepared as a museum exhibit.

Avonside 1568/1909 ‘Lucy’143 viewsLucy was built by the Avonside Engine Company at Bristol in 1909 and delivered to the Hutchinson Estate & Dock Co. Ltd. at Widnes. She was one of three class B3 0-6-0STs supplied having 14″ x 22″ cylinders and 3′ 3″ driving wheels, a type so familiar for so long in Liverpool’s dockland. They were named ‘Gertrude’, ‘Lucy’, and ‘Mary’ and dated from 1906, 1909 and 1913 respectively, and were named after the daughters of John Hutchinson, one of the founders of the Widnes chemical industry.

The engine ‘Lucy’ spent it’s entire working life on the Widnes dock system.
It was dismantled in August 1952 and sent to the Hunslet Engine Co. for overhaul. One year later, she returned to work very smartly painted green with yellow lining.

Lucy was retired in January 1971 and was purchased by the Liverpool Locomotive Preservation Group in February 1972 and stored together with ‘Efficient’ in a dockside engine shed at Seacombe. She was transferred to Steamport Southport on 1st August 1973, but briefly returned across the Mersey in July 1978 to take charge of the Birkenhead docker No.4 railtour. Once again in the early 1980’s, Lucy took retirement, and remains a static exhibit.

Lucy moved to Preston with the rest of the stock from Southport, and arrived in Preston on 27th February 1999. Recently given a new coat of paint for exhibition in the museum, the long term plan is to return Lucy to working condition once more when time and materials become available.

SR Pacific - 4 6 2 - Western County Class -34092 "City of Wells"143 views02/01/2023 - SR Pacific - 4 6 2 - Western County Class -34092 "City of Wells" running around the carriage at Heywood for the 12,25 to Rawtenstall.

LMS Royal Scot Class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman"143 views06/07/2023 - LMS Royal Scot class 46115 "Scots Guardsman" on the Scarborough Spa Express returning early (33 seconds according to the station clock) through Clapham Station in the failing light

Hawthorn Leslie 3931/1938 'Linda' No. 21143 views01/10/2023 - Hawthorn Leslie 3931/1938 'Linda' No. 21 returns back across the swing bridge being pulled by "Waleswood"

LMS Royal Scot Class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman 143 views01/12/2023 - 46115 "Scots Guardsman" tucked inside Class 47 - 47804 on an empty stock movement 5Z79 from Carnforth to York at Hellifield Station.

SR Pacific Battle of Britain class - 34067 "Tangmere"143 viewsSR pacific 34067 "Tangmere" heads across Ribblehead Viaduct with the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express.