Twenty and a tram...
A Spring Score at Statfold
© Geoff’s Rail Diaries 2017
Geoff’s Rail Diaries
25 March 2017
There were twenty locomotives in steam and
in action today at the Statfold Barn RaIlway.
Twenty! And a tram... I heard more than one
visitor remark that this must be the best value
day out in Britain (50p per loco, with the tram
thrown in free?)
As ever, there’s something unexpected -
on this occasion, the smart little Kerr,
Stuart side tank “Diana” from Bala Lake (we met her
last year, on her first day in public service - see
“Diana’s Debut”), complete with
headboard proclaiming her 100th
birthday this year.
The other star (they’re all stars really, but we
have to point out the unusual) was the Peckett
“Liassic” (P1632 of 1923), newly-restored and
truly resplendant in lined green livery.
I should have mentioned “The Goose”. This
remarkable railbus was in action in an
unintended way - it ended its day’s service
being pushed into the “naughty siding” beside
the loop. Another unexpected move involved
one of the huge battery-electric
locomotives (for South Tynedale?) which
trundled silently down to the loop and
back, light engine. First thought - has it
gone to rescue the Goose? No - it returned empty-
handed.
Enough said. The weather behaved itself.
I didn’t attempt to record all 20
locomotives - so the pictures are just an
impression of the fun to be had with twenty
steam locos and a tram.
Link: Statfold Barn Railway
