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31/10/2026

You haven't experienced true horror until you've had to travel on one of these...! 😜Happy Halloween! 👻🎃

30/10/2026

Any visit to York Station is not complete without a look at what, if anything, is stabled in the Parcel Sidings, usually with some interesting or unusual traction on display.

During my time studying in York, I've stumbled across a wide range of diesel locomotives, including Class 20s, 37s, 47s, 57s, 66s and 68s, but occasionally, something more unique: A Class 31, a Class 33 and even Class 55 Deltic D9009 'Alycidon'. Have you ever stumbled across anything unusual parked up at York?

Direct Rail Services
West Coast Railways
Locomotive Services Group
The Deltic Preservation Society
Rail Operations Group

27/10/2026

As we near the end of October and the Autumn Gala season, here's what we've been up to; It's been a busy one!

📹 17 hours of raw footage
🗓️ 3 Weeks worth of filming days
🚗 Over 3000 miles on the road
🚂 60 Locomotives & Units
📌 8 Heritage Railways
🗺️ 17 Main Line locations
📺 12 Videos uploaded to YouTube
😴 And one very tired videographer!

All this over the past two months, and you can view it all over on the BrickishRail YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/brickishrail

24/10/2026

Goods Morning | Kicking off the East Lancashire Railway's Autumn Steam Gala, GWR 5700 Class Pannier Tank 7714 performs a series of run pasts at Burrs, as part of a mini-charter ahead of the gala weekend.

The Pannier was coupled with the railway's varied mixed freight set, featuring a Toad brake van appropriately behind the loco, and a Warwell carrying two Landys. The cutdown of foliage along the embankment provided plenty of unobstructed views, whilst the morning sun and clear skies provided ideal conditions for photography, 16/10/26.

East Lancashire Railway
Severn Valley Railway

14/10/2026

Return of the King | GWR King Class 6024 'King Edward I' crosses the River Nene on departure Wansford with the loco's first public passenger service since returning to steam this year, 10/10/26.

Nene Valley Railway
Locomotive Services Group

07/10/2026

From our recent trip to the South West, 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' crosses East Largin Viaduct on the return leg of 'The Cornish Riviera' from Penzance, 25/09/26.

BR Standard Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust
The Steam Dreams Rail Co
Locomotive Services Group

26/09/2026

New Video! Duke's Cornish Folly | 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' - The Cornish Riviera - 22-25/09/26
https://youtu.be/WQauz8O-f-w

With steam to Penzance being a rare occurrence, a four day round trip with unique BR Class 8 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' on Steam Dream's Cornish Riviera was sure to turn heads; Despite being aliens to the region, the Duke's appearance in the south west, taking on the Devon banks in the process, was enough to pull our cameras down to the furthest south-west corner of Britain's rail network.

Tuesday 22nd September saw the tours outward run, with 71000 picking up the tour at Taunton, which had began it's morning being hauled from London Paddington by BR Class 50 D400 'Fearless'. We initially catch the tour on the climb up Wellington Bank, reaching a grade of 1 in 80 around Beambridge. The train made a brief stop off in Exeter, giving us a brief chance to view the loco being serviced, before a climb past our next location at Rattery. We next view the tour as it crosses the Royal Albert Bridge, officially entering Cornwall, before passing through Saltash Station. Finally, we leapfrog the train to St Erth, complete with signal box and semaphore signals, to catch the Duke on the final approach to Penzance. At Penzance, the tour poses on the blocks, as far south-west as rails can take her, before being dragged into Long Rock depot.

Thursday 24th September would see accompanying Class 57 57312 run with the Duke for a turning movement at Laira. We catch the outward run make a brief stop at Bodmin Parkway, where we additionally catch the arrival and departure of GWR Small Prairie 5552 on the heritage line - Note the rear of sequential classmate 5553 can be seen in the adjacent shed as 5552 arrives. The return working of the 57 and Duke pairing back to Penzance sees a second view of St Erth station, where a pair of GWR Class 150 units depart down the St Ives branch moments before the star attraction hurries through the main platforms.

Friday 25th September would see the tour retrace its steps back to the capital. We begin the day catching 71000 passing over the Grade II listed East Largin Viaduct, designed by IK Brunel and built in 1856. Back over into Devon, and a run up the 1 in 42 gradient at Hemerdon, where 57312 provides some assistance on the 12 coach set in order to keep time. Finally, we round our trip off at Cockwood Harbour near Starcross, with the Duke making light work on the final stretch of the coastal route back towards Exeter.

A shoutout to TheSoutherner and Midwinter Photography for their company throughout, and providing a small holiday away from the more familiar setting of the Peak District!

The Steam Dreams Rail Co
BR Standard Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust
Locomotive Services Group
Bodmin Railway

With steam to Penzance being a rare occurrence, a four day round tr...

25/09/2026

New Video! Diesel Gala Guests arrive at Bodmin | D6515 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN' & 31210 - 24/09/26
https://youtu.be/XZsQ-UVMUaI

In preparation for the Bodmin Railway's upcoming Autumn Diesel Gala, BR Class 33 D6515 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN' drags BR Class 31 31210 from the Bluebell Railway to Cornwall, arriving at Bodmin Parkway a good 74 minutes early.

The Crompton-Ped pairing initially pass at a spritely pace through the station en-route to Lostwithiel, where the 33 would run around the 31 to then return west back to Bodmin, where the train could then reverse onto the heritage line's metals. Both locomotives join the home fleet of diesel locomotives over the weekend, consisting of BR Class 08 08444, Class 37 37142, Class 47 47306 'The Sapper' and Class 121 Bubble Car 121020.

Bodmin Railway
71A Locomotive Group
Hanson & Hall Rail Services Solutions Ltd

In preparation for the Bodmin Railway's upcoming Autumn Diesel Gala...

16/09/2026

New Video! 'Tornado' goes South! | Swanage Railway - Autumn Steam Gala 2026 - 11-13/09/26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8o2NMlsL8c

Over a century of express steam showcased on the Isle of Purbeck, as the Swanage Railway welcomes new build Peppercorn A1 60163 'Tornado' as the star attraction for the 2026 Autumn Steam Gala. Completed in 2008, 60163 represents 21st century steam, being the newest mainline express locomotive in the country. Running alongside the Eastern Pacific throughout the event was LSWR T3 No. 563, built in 1893, which returned to steam in October 2023, and is the UK's oldest operational Express Passenger steam locomotive.

The Victorian and modern duo were joined by other members of the Swanage Railway's homefleet, with Bulleid Battle of Britain Class pairing 34070 'Manston' and 34072 '257 Squadron', in addition to Maunsell U Class 31806. The event would see an intensive timetable, featuring goods services, late evening running, and trains running the full length of the line beyond Norden to the River Frome.

Swanage Railway
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
SLL - Southern Locomotives Ltd
Swanage Railway Trust 563 Locomotive Group

Over a century of express steam showcased on the Isle of Purbeck, a...

16/09/2026

What if...? | 34006 'Bude' & 34057 'Biggin Hill'

The 5th March 1966 would see LCGB's 'Somerset & Dorset Rail Tour" run over the Mendips, with the Bulleid Light Pacific pairing of 34006 'Bude' and 34057 'Biggin Hill' making the return journey between Evercreech Junction and Bath Green Park, before continuing onwards to Bournemouth. The Somerset & Dorset would close for good two days later on 7th March. Sadly, both locomotives would ultimately go the same way as the SDJR, failing to survive into preservation. 34006 was withdrawn a year after the SDJR's closure, in March 1967, and was subsequently scrapped in September. 34057 meanwhile would last a couple months longer, being the final unrebuilt Battle of Britain class to be withdrawn in May ''67, succumbing to the cutter's torch in October.

This image, kindly provided by Midwinter Photography, presents surviving classmates 34070 'Manston' and 34092 'City of Wells', during the third Legends of Steam event at the East Lancashire Railway earlier this year. The event featured a double headed run of both Bulleid Pacifics, with 34092 bulled up with white buffers and smokebox features, as a nod to the LCGB's 'Somerset & Dorset Rail Tour'. The photo forms the basis of this photoshop, recreating 34006 & 34057's appearance on 5th March 1966.

East Lancashire Railway
East Lancashire Railway - Steam Department
SLL - Southern Locomotives Ltd