During a holiday to the Lake District, took the opportunity to visit The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway ( https://www.lakesiderailway.co.uk/ ). The first locomotive we saw was 2682 Princess: Princess was the prototype of a small class of powerful shunting engines produced by W.G. Bagnall & Co Ltd, of Stafford, capable of de…

During a holiday to the Lake District, took the opportunity to visit The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway ( https://www.lakesiderailway.co.uk/ ). The first locomotive we saw was 2996 Victor: Possibly one of the most advanced industrial steam locomotives built in the UK by W. G. Bagnall & Co Ltd, works number 2996 was one of t…

On our way to the Lake District for a holiday and stopped off at the Severn Valley Railway ( https://www.svr.co.uk/ ) at Kiddermister.  Just by luck they had a Step Back to the 1940's event going on.