CHARMING LINE-UP: Kerr Stuart 0-4-0ST Roger pulls a train of skip wagons off the partially constructed extension into the station area at Threlkeld, while Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0ST Lautoka Mill No. 19 and Bagnall 0-4-0ST Wendy wait outside the loco shed. The picture was taken during a July 23 photo charter featuring the trio of visiting Statfold Barn Railway locos prior to Threlkeld’s gala weekend. Resident Bagnall 0-4-0ST Sir Tom was also in steam out of shot behind the carriages on the left.
DAVE HEWITT
BACK IN TRAFFIC: Having undertaken post-overhaul test runs in late May (RM, July) the Ffestiniog Railway’s new-build Manning Wardle 2-6-2T Lyd is pictured hauling a private charter train over the Welsh Highland Railway during a June 7 trip from Porthmadog to Caernarfon and back. Lyd was withdrawn in May 2020 for its first 10- year overhaul but due to Covid-19 work only commenced in the following October. Chassis work included removing the cylinders and reconditioning the port faces to resolve problems caused by lubrication failures. The rear pony truck was modified to allow installation of a side discharging ash pan, replacing the end discharging pan originally fitted, a change necessitating modifications to the brake gear. Lyd has now returned to frontline service and is likely to see use on full line Ffestioniog Railway ‘Back To Blaenau’ trains.
CHRIS PARRY/FF&WHR
FREIGHT IN THE SUN: Corris Railway’s 0-4-2ST No. 7, built in 2005 as a near-replica of original Corris Railway No. 4, pulls away from Maespoeth Junction signalbox with a train of Corris wagons on a very hot July 19 during a 30742 Charters photo day. On the right is a newly constructed shelter built to protect the restored wagons from the ravages of weather.
ALISTAIR GRIEVE