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Grant Richie 0-4-0 - 272/1894354 viewsGrant Richie 0-4-0 - 272/1894 having piloted FR 20 back on the 12.00 service ruturning to the Riversway Station

Andrew Barclay 1969/1929 ‘JN Derbyshire’354 views
‘JN Derbyshire’ was built at the Caledonia works of Andrew Barclay & Sons in Kilmarnock. It is a Barclay saddle tank with 12″ cylinders. The loco was purchased by the Carlisle Plaster & Cement Company (now British Gypsum) and worked at their Cocklakes Works, near Cumwhinton.

The loco was purchased upon retirement, along with a number of sister locos, and was taken to Steamtown, Carnforth for preservation. The loco was named “Jane Derbyshire” for some time whilst at Steamtown – but the original title has now been restored.

The loco arrived at Preston on Sunday 17th July 2005, and due to the fantastic external condition of the loco, is displayed in the museum building. There are no immediate plans to return the loco to steam.

Peckett 2003/1941 ‘John Blenkinsop’354 viewsThe locomotive was supplied to the Ministry of Supply, used at first in Swynnerton Royal Ordnance factory. It moved to the Royal Ordnance factory at Salwick, later the UK Atomic Energy Authority and finally BNFL.

It was a standby loco with two Hudswell diesels doing much of the work so it remained in good condition.
It went to the Middleton Railway in 1972 and was in use for 18 years.
Since 1990 the locomotive has been out of use and moved to RSR to join the two Salwick diesels ‘Mighty Atom‘ and ‘Sparky‘ in 2015 (Jan 28) for display in the museum.

The locomotive is on loan from The Middleton Railway, Hunslet, Leeds, being jointly owned by Mrs Sheila Bye and the Middleton Railway Trust Ltd.

The loco was named after John Blenkinsop (1783-1831) who was an English mining engineer and an inventor of steam locomotives, who designed the first practical railway locomotive. In addition to managing the Middleton Collieries, in the 1820s John Blenkinsop was the consulting engineer for Sir John Lister Kaye of Denby Grange, owner of Caphouse Colliery. Also, as a qualified “Viewer”, he was hired by various other colliery owners to examine their collieries and report on such vital matters as the expected future production of a pit, as well as to make suggestions as to how its operation and production could be improved. Blenkinsop died in Leeds in 1831.

LMS Royal Scot Class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman" 354 views11/02/2023 - LMS Royal Scot class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman" on the Winter Cumbrian Express on the approach to Ais Gill summit

SR Pacific Battle of Britain class - 34067 "Tangmere"354 viewsSR pacific 34067 "Tangmere" heads across Ribblehead Viaduct with the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express.

Gresley A4 Pacific - 60009 "Sir Nigel Gresley" 354 views11/09/2024 - 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" returning with the "Fellsman" from Carlisle back to Crewe coasting through Settle station

LMS Stanier Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier" 354 views03/01/2025 LMS Stanier Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier" approaching Leyland at Fowler Lane on 5z69 from Carnforth to the ELR.

353 views03/07/2010 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" starting the climb to Wilpshire on the returning leg of the "Cumbria Coast Explorer" at Billington.

353 views28/07/2010 - 5690 "Leander" coming off Whalley Viaduct with "The Fellsman" heading for Settle & Carlisle.

353 views31/07/2010 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth"starts the climb to Wilpshire passing out of Billington on the "Cumbrian Mountain Express"

353 viewsAfter returning to Quorn, I went lineside at Woodthorpe Lane Bridge to capture the action - here Rocket travelling in reverse towards Quorn - passengers not allowed on these reverse workings of Rocket & Planet