Hi all,
#Steamfix
video today, a class 24 diesel has failed on a heavy freight and 8f class locomotive 48305 has been summoned to assist. Meanwhile Jinty 47298 has been requested as a banker , perhaps 🤔, watch to the end and enjoy sights and sounds of days gone by.
A rare occurrence
@RailwayMuseum
today , the cod mouth of Mallard was opened and then as seen in the video closed . I have never seen this happen with Mallard
Good morning, again, this video clip is todays
#steamfix
, crank up the volume, watch to the end to see the second pug , the sounds of the wagons. Pure magic of times gone by.
Good morning everyone, for your
#tuesdayvibe
one I have shared before but I feel that a reflection is poignant for todays
#Steamfix
. This photo is in my top 5 of all time . Welcome to my new followers and thank you to everyone who likes and re tweets over the years.
Good morning all, the
#Steamfix
taken last Saturday at the
@WorthValley
. 8 , yes 8 locomotives all in steam. One is behind 44871 on the left . Wow , an amazing sight I set off at 0600 to capture. The people who made this happen deserve tremendous credit . Have a great day.
Good afternoon all, weather poor again with a lot of cloud so lighten an evening mood what better than a
#Dieselfix
. Well to be precise 5 deltics singing their Napier noise.
Hi all with the news that
#Flyingscotsman
is to have a new operator on behalf of the
@RailwayMuseum
for the
#Steamfix
my favourite photo I have taken of the locomotive. I have shared before but thought it apt for today.
Have a great day everyone
21st July 1967, inside
#Sunderland
shed in July 1967 from the Harvey Scowcroft collection of which for new followers I am the curator as it has been passed to me, a lot more to share with you all as time goes on for the
#Steamfix
@SunderlandEcho
@SunderlandUK
#Steamfix
the lady of the moment still , rightly so. One of my favourite people photos of
@JoanneMCrompton
so here she is , the accompanying photo is of a service Joanne was firing . Seems to me you would have to be competent to fire a loco of that size and heavy train
@RAIL
.
Only for a ten minute window if that , is this angle of light to illuminate and create this stunning light . Add that it only happens for approx 2 weeks a year and for your evening
#Steamfix
patience and perseverance pays off from my archives.
Good morning all , September 1969 for the amazing
#Steamfix
from the Harvey Scowcroft collection . This one overlooking the Walkden area with a train from Astley Green colliery to br exchange sidings.
Have a great day all.
Good morning all , your
#Steamfix
today from
@LocoServicesGrp
is 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley on the
@SettleCarlisle
at Blea Moor. A classic scene with Ingleborough looming over in the background. Have a great day all.
Hi all , the
#Steamfix
from my archives . I personally like this one as most people only see a steam locomotive at platform level . This photo shows how big driving wheels really are . Hope you enjoy 😊
An ex works ex LMS class 25 locomotive is seen shunting on a glorious winters morning with
@LiamBarnesPhoto
.
@RAIL
@chris_railway
. What a stunning job the owners have done with those tankers. All restored and painted by volunteers.
September 1964 and Heap Bridge near Bury is todays
#Steamfix
from the Harvey Scowcroft collection. This scene is unrecognisable now as all to the left is now gone . Have a great day all .
Thanks for all the likes and views on my last photo. Another angle not normally seen as
@LiamEBarnes
opens the front of 60009 Union of South Africa to reveal the smokebox door
#Steamfix
7th August 1965 is todays
#Steamfix
from the Harvey Scowcroft collection.
This is
#Shrewsbury
. I have rescued the colour balance and darkness in photoshop . Given the original slide is near 60 years old the quality is stunning .
Have a great day all.
My friends I tell you funniest programme ever was
#HIGNFY
with
@VictoriaCoren
in superb form , possibly the best ever episode . Ps Victoria, pls tell me you would not shag Lawrence 🦊 lol
Good morning all, crank up the volume as 45212 leaves Keighley on the
@WorthValley
steam gala this morning for the
#Steamfix
. It really is worth the watch
It's a goodnight from me with one of the most unusual workings you will ever see. No photoshop, from my archives
@MCRMetrolink
,Radcliffe at 3am .
#Steamfix
Good morning all ,
#steamfix
for today , 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley in shed . A photo that for many reasons I will never be able to repeat so it’s a real treasure. Have the best day you can everyone.
Good morning all, from my archives on a morning not dissimilar to today the B1 class Mayflower is seen moving the early morning freight . Have a great Sunday everyone
Good morning all, as we are under a met office warming for rain , rain makes puddles :) , an oldie but goldie of 60103 Flying Scotsman,
#Steamfix
. Have the best day you can everyone.
Good morning all, one I have been looking forward to sharing from the Mike Taylor collection. January 1993 , 4472 Flying Scotsman for the
#Steam
of the day.
Have a great Saturday.
Good morning all , a look back to last year and
@railwaytouring
special from
#London
approaching
#Clapham
for the
#Steamfix
. This one instantly in my top ten of all time I think for railway photography.
As some of you may recall I have been scanning the late Harvey Scowcroft collection. For me this is a stunner. I have processed the jpeg in Adobe Camera raw for those interested. 4th March 1967
#Steamfix
Have a lovely evening all,
#Deltic
fix for the evening.
Enjoy the sunshine if you have it, thanks as always for favourites and re tweets.
My photo from a few years ago 😀
21st August 2016 is your
#Steamfix
as 46115 Scots Guardsman is seen leaving
#Manchester
Oxford Road . The station is Grade 2 listed and based on the Sydney Opera House with its structured curved roof sections.
@northernassist
and
@networkrail
being the custodians .
Good morning all, for the
#steamfix
and your
#sundayvibes
comes from an early morning on the
@WorthValley
as engines readied for a recent steam gala. Have a great day all and thank you for the support of my photos. Means a lot
Good morning everyone, hope you all have a great Friday.
#Steamfix
for todays theme is moving the goods.
I quite like this as different as the way the sun catches the early morning exhaust.
Have the best day you can all, certainly a wet one here.
Good morning all ,
#Steamfix
for your
#MondayMorning
. May be a marmite photo this one , taken on Saturday , the steam clears just enough to reveal the loco. Have a great day everyone
Good morning all , this mornings
#mondayinspiration
comes in the shape of 3 the a4 class steam locomotive from my archives seen
@nymr
. Have a great day all.
Good morning all, with the news that 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is visiting
@eastlancsrly
next year for the
#Steamfix
here is the loco on a previous visit in 2014 , my son beaming as the fireman, next time he will be driving it. Dreams come true
Good afternoon all ,
#Steamfix
today from the Harvey Scowcroft collection which has been passed to me. The year is 1965 , location is Ladybridge Lane nr Bolton.
Have a great day everyone, the best you can
Morning all , a short video clip today as we said our final goodbyes to our dear departed friend Harvey Scowcroft, the long whistle as the train heads away is the time his ashes went up the chimney of the loco he also paid to be painted.
#Steamfix
Morning all , 6th April 1966 is todays
#Steamfix
from the Harvey Scowcroft collection , now owned and curated by myself. Carlisle Kingmoor is the depot .
Have a great day everyone
Good afternoon on a joyous day ,
#Steamfix
is a short video from last Sunday on the line from Buxton to Hindlow with
@westcoastrail
and
@railwaytouring
.
Hope everyone enjoys the video clip.
Good morning all, a look back to September 2014 and at approx 3am on a Sunday morning .
@eastlancsrly
provided steam power for an engineers train on
@MCRMetrolink
.
These previously unpublished photos of mine are for your
#Steamfix
.
Have a great day
Good evening everyone , every once in a while I do crazy things to get the angle I need for the photo. So for this
#Steamfix
at
#sunsetphotography
I lay flat on my stomach in oil, coal, soot, dust, water for this one
@StormHour
Good morning all for the
#Steamfix
a dip into my archives to welcome back
#Frost
this morning . This one from about 20 years ago.
Taken on the
@eastlancsrly
. This view now changed with a caravan park and green metallic fencing.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning all , 16th May 1981 is the date of todays
#Steamfix
from the Harvey Scowcroft collection. A Carnforth to Chester tour seen here at Burnden junction . Bolton can be seen in the background. Have a great day all .
#BoxingDay
and a look back to the 26th December 2004, wow 17 years ago , for the
#Steamfix
.
Conditions do not get much better for steam photography than this.
Good morning all , for your
#Sundayvibes
a Saint in the rain video , watch as the engine passes by with the fireman firing and the glow of the firebox .
Have a great day everyone, loco is from
@DidcotRailwayC
and seen on
@eastlancsrly
yesterday
#Steamfix
Good morning , for your
#Steamfix
of today we are looking back to the days of the Great Western with a winters feel. Have a great day and thanks again for your support on twitter. Very humbled with the number of people looking each day.
Good morning all , from my archives it’s the
#Steamfix
for your
#mondaythoughts
of days gone bye , love the horse just not bothered.
Have a great day everyone, at least it’s not as cold.
Good morning all,
#Steamfix
video from yesterday, it’s a short one but right loco on a superb local set from yesterday at the
@GcrGreat
last hurrah gala . Have a great Sunday everyone
Good morning all , it’s a case of double standards for your
#Steamfix
this
#MondayMotivation
. Visiting from Severn Valley , std 4 pilots Std 5 past Woodthorpe bridge . Have a great day all
7th August 1965, Shrewsbury shed from the late Harvey Scowcroft collection is todays
#Steamfix
, oh for a time machine. Please note I am now the owner of the collection following Harvey passing last year. He is still greatly missed by us all who knew him. His legacy lives on.
Good morning all, the # Steamfix today is in a reflective mood. Portrait mode so may need a click. This has been one of my best viewed photos on Flickr and Facebook. Hope you like it. Take care all
December 2017 saw the most amazing sunset on shed I have ever seen . So a sunset
#Steamfix
for this evening that I hope you enjoy . It’s exactly as it was
@JoanneMCrompton
was there from memory.
Hi all , a private photographic event this afternoon for a friends 80th Birthday . So for the
#Steamfix
a short video clip of a lovely loco and parcels train.
Good morning all, 22 years ago todays
#Steamfix
was taken so a scanned negative for this double header. 75014 and 42765 cross Brooksbottom viaduct on the
@eastlancsrly
under a
#stormhour
sky. Have a great day everyone.
Good morning all , the
#Steamfix
before Mass this morning . A look back to 2007 , 76079 pilots 5690 Leander past 3440 City of Truro .
Have a great day everyone, the best you can .
My friend Driver Cronin takes Earl of Mount Edgecumbe with a lovely bark out of Crewe earlier this afternoon. 1st June 2024 with the Mersey Express .
#Steamfix