What the railways have gained in efficiency as people carriers - which is, after all, what they are there for — they have lost in diversity. We join the footplate crew for live action commentary of the engine at work and go behind the scenes with the men who care for the West Country Bulleid. In what is believed to be the most intensive coverage of a single steam railtour, a team of professional TV cameramen follow “Green Arrow” to the West Country.

Show more Show less Way back in the 1960s, when steam was on the way out, a group of kids decided they simply weren't prepared to let the Merchant Navy class die - so they bought one straight out of BR ownership! If there is going to be a significant delay (more than 10 working days), we will contact you and, where possible, give you an estimated dispatch time. You’ll be on the right track with the ideal gift for all rail enthusiasts with this set of 4 fine china classic steam engine mugs.

uk (powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase, and we can sell Great British Rail Sale fares! The enigmatic Bulleid West Country and Battle of Britain engines formed the largest class of 4-6-2 passenger express locomotives ever built in Britain. As luck would have it, the only survivor of the V2 class, “Green Arrow”, had just come back from major surgery and she came to the rescue in spectacular fashion.

Temporary disabilities such as broken bones, or even postoperative confusion, are not classed as chronic disabilities or impairments. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). See how Castle class locomotive 5051 “Earl Bathurst” copes with a 75-mile an hour dash to the seaside as she stands in for 7802 “Bradley Manor” on the first of a series of Torbay Express excursions between Bristol and Kingswear. season Classic Steam Train Collection(2005) Tells the story of classic steam locomotives including King Edward I, Green Arrow, Taw Valley, Flying Scotsman, Clan Line, and the Black Five, Castle and Manor classes, beautifully capturing the sights and sounds of a bygone era.

Today, less than 40 trains of only two different types carry far more traffic between King’s Cross, Leeds, York and Edinburgh than the hundreds of steam locomotives of more than a dozen different designs which they replaced. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. As amateur ferroequinologists, our passion is uncovering the little details and variations that mean you’re always discovering something new. Thanks to the new formula, these paints can be applied with a brush to produce a smooth and uniform surface with very little effort.