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Various images from around the
railway
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Our Barclay
0-4-0 saddle tank, built in 1926, leaving
Bridge of Dun on a service train. The rosebay willowherb (on the the left of the
picture) turns every embankment pink over the summer!
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D5314 is our BR
Class 26 Bo-Bo main line diesel locomotive, currently in full working
order. It was built in 1959 and has been restored to the BR livery of the
early 60s. It is in regular service.
It is seen here at the head
of a train at Bridge of Dun station. |
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The façade of
Brechin station, seen in the heavy snow of winter 2001. This image is to
be made available as a Christmas card: contact the marketing department
via calrail@engineer.com for
information on purchasing - or visit the shop at Brechin station! |
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The Barclay
0-4-0 hauling a Santa Special through frosty
countryside. This locomotive was originally in industrial use, but has
proved sturdy and reliable in passenger service. It has recently undergone
a full overhaul (see below), and is now painted in original Caledonian Railway
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One of our BR
Mark 2 coaches - 'Gladys'. This coach has been
fully restored to the original colours of early mark 2 coaches and named
in memory of a long-standing member, Mrs Gladys Ross.
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The Barclay
0-4-0 in its new Caledonian livery shunting freight wagons at Brechin.
Caledonian Railway Chief Mechanical Engineer Dr. Steve Pegg poses on the
front of the engine, while fireman Simon Hickman (the webmaster!) looks on
from the cab. |
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The Barclay
0-4-0 pauses at 'The Dens' during a running-in turn after overhaul. |
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A "Santa
Special" enters Brechin station in typically seasonal weather conditions,
during December 1999. The train is being banked by the class 08 diesel on
the rear of the train, but the steam engine seems to be doing the majority
of the work in this picture!
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A major
restoration project: BR 2-6-0 Ivatt Class 2, built at Crewe in 1950, is
being restored at Bridge of Dun by an independent group. Go
to the 'Related Web Sites' page to find a link to a whole website about
this loco.
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Our other Class 26 diesel loco:
26035. She carries British Rail 'small logo' blue livery.
This scene is taken at the
entrance to Bridge of Dun station, and the line to Brechin can be seen
curving away towards the horizon in the left background. The area the
class 16 stands on was once the Strathmore mainline, which ran between
Kinnaber Junction and Stanley, near Perth.
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Austerity No. 6 leaving Brechin:
This loco was the mainstay of our passenger services from 1990-98, but has
now been withdrawn pending boiler and tyre repairs.
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27001 at the head of a train at
Bridge of Dun in 1989. This loco has now left the railway and is kept on the
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.
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Refitting the
boiler to our Barclay 0-4-0ST.....
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.....Job done!
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The 1999 diesel gala.....class
08 D3059 is ready to depart platform 1, while class 27 27024 waits in
platform 2.
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