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Bob's Steamin'
Engines Pages
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The aim of these pages is to show pictures and, video clips from the preserved, and other railways I have visited. I have not filled the pages full of technical facts and figures or full
histories of engines or anything else. But what I have tried to do is include links to follow where this information can be found.
The brief site description is the left of the two column and clicking on the graphic will take you to the various preserved, and other railway video clips and still photo's.
The links at the bottom
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| Thursday 15th May 2008 was as special day in Alloa when the first passenger train in forty years left for Stirling. Motive power on the day was K4 61994 and Deltic 55022. |
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Another Barrow Hill event, Rail Power 2008, was a very attractive prospect, and resulted in a great day out. |
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| Holiday time and the West Somerset Railway beckoned in June / July 2007. |
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June 2009, and another summer holiday. This time to Eastbourne and of course a first visit for me to the Bluebell Railway. (New page added 29/09/2009) |
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The Great Britain II came to
Scotland over Easter and was videoed at Perth, Pitlochry, and Ladybank.
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60163 'Tornado' the newly built Peppercorn A1 still photos in London on Feb 14th 2009. Video of train heading north to Edinburgh, and video in Fife with its support coach heading to Edinburgh to return south. |
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| September 27th and 28th 2008 were the days of the Bo'ness & Kinneill Railways Diesel Gala Day. I had never been to a Diesel Gala Day, but it was great! |
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Sunday May 18th 2008 and the Gresley K4 'The Great Marquess' is the motive power for two Scottish Railway Preservation Society's trips around the Edinburgh Suburban and Fife Circles. |
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| The 2008 holiday in Paignton wouldn't have been complete without a including the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway. |
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Summer 2008 holiday was spent in Paignton, and of course some time was spent on the South Devon Railway. |
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| The 2008 Bank Holiday weekend of 23rd to 25th August saw the Midland Railway Centre Butterley hold a 'Works Open Day Weekend which I visited on 25th. |
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Rushden Historical Transport Society Gala Day 2nd Sept. 2007, a link to train spotting in the 1950's at Irchester, and a link to the Pete Brooksby Collection. |
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| Saturday 7th March 2009 and at Bo'ness their Caledonian Railway 0-4-4 Tank Engine No 55189 was all ready for running a one off members special. |
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Tornado was among the stars of
the Barrowhill LNER Steam Gala on Saturday 4th April 2009 |
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| Archived Pages |
The link on the left will take you to the pages I have removed from the home page for space reasons. However, I am still vain enough to think you may still wish to look at them! |
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This site was
launched on 29th December 2005 |