On 6th December 2022, LMS “Black Five” 44871 brought The Railway Touring Company’s “Sherborne Christmas Carol” back to London Victoria.
Steam Engine at Poplar DLR
To mark the 150th birthday of steam locomotive “Poplar”, the engine was a guest of the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) at their train maintenance depot in Poplar.
The steam engine “Poplar”, owned by The Terrier Trust, is a Terrier class 0-6-0 tank engine and is a sister of “Stepney”, well known by generations of children from the Thomas the Tank Engine books. Local children on school visits got to see a real life steam engine and climb on board.
“Poplar” was built by the LB&SCR (London Brighton and South Coast Railway) in 1872 and visited London as part of a National Lottery funded school education project. “Poplar” can normally be found pulling trains on the Kent & East Sussex Railway.
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“Clan Line” Steam Locomotive
Preserved steam locomotive Merchant Navy Class 35028 “Clan Line” at London Victoria 24th November 2018 with it’s train of Pullmans.
Flying Scotsman Visits King’s Cross
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6233 Duchess of Sutherland at Kings Cross
On Saturday 3rd December, the LMS steam locomotive brought a special Railway Touring Company train back into Kings Cross.
Steam Locomotive 5699 “Galatea” at London Paddington
On the evening of 18th February 2023, LMS Jubilee class “Galatea”, running as 45627 “Sierra Leone”, brought a special train into London Paddington.
Steam Locomotive 44871 Passing Finsbury Park
LMS built “Black 5” steam locomotive 44871 headed North through Finsbury Park station at 07:48 on 16th November 2024.
Stanier Black 5 Steam Engine 44932
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46115 “Scots Guardsman” In West London
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35018 “British India Line” Approaching Clapham Junction
Southern Railway Merchant Navy Pacific 35018 “British India Line”, slows to negotiate Clapham Junction on Sunday 9th July 2023.
Steam Locomotive 45596 “Bahamas” Leaving Paddington
LMS Jubilee class 45596 “Bahamas” in BR livery leaving London Paddington with The Railway Touring Company’s “The West Somerset Steam Express”.
