Stapleford Railway
@Staplefordtrain
Media officer for railway and for Leics and Rutland 4x4 Response All views my own 2025 dates pinned to profile
This Saturday and Sunday Free to attend and park just £4 a trip A first as we get taken over by narrow gauge
This is Robert Maddox, his hobby is installing jet engines on anything that can move
This zippy little Permaquip Personnel Carrier – which can lift itself up on spot and be spun to face the other way – is: (a) on loan from @IWSteamRailway (b) surprisingly like Peppa Pig’s Campervan (c) possibly a bee (d) one of the best things I have ever seen at @bluebellrailway
#steam @Staplefordtrain Lovely day yesterday thanks.
Open for rides today and tomorrow till around 1630 each day
This does look fun!
This Saturday and Sunday Free to attend and park just £4 a trip A first as we get taken over by narrow gauge
Another celebrity unit put in an appearance at Ealing Broadway, a couple of minutes before my 5Q57 arrived. @Gordon_3417 behind D6515 (33012).
In 1996, a British Airways Concorde flew from New York to London in a record 2 hours and 52 minutes. That’s more than twice the speed of sound (Mach 2.04).
OMG you've got a #narrowgauge Climax locomotive! Last time I saw one of those I was @puffingbillyr in Australia. 🇦🇺😎🥃👍 flickr.com/gp/55958391@N0…
Hey, if you're going to The Greatest Gathering at Derby, August 1-3, do come and say hello to Richard and me - we'll be there all three days. Stef is there on Friday. We're all looking forward to it....roll up, roll up.....!! Let's celebrate 200 years in real style!!
For those wondering on the details😬 To add, thankfully the front facing CCTV got a good clear image of the group, and that has been passed on to BTP
It’s a horrible feeling having to hit the big red button on the GSMR. Training kicked in and it’s all been dealt with. Made the decision to take myself off the rest of my job as I was no longer in the right frame of mind to drive. I was expecting to feel the shock and… (cont)
I never thought North Yorkshire and drought would be in same sentence Dire scenes on the @CanalRiverTrust Leeds & Liverpool canal at Gargrave Great view of the lock cill though Ready to catch the unwary boater out if you get to close when going down the lock #drought
It’s a horrible feeling having to hit the big red button on the GSMR. Training kicked in and it’s all been dealt with. Made the decision to take myself off the rest of my job as I was no longer in the right frame of mind to drive. I was expecting to feel the shock and… (cont)
It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and…
We're sending our deepest condolences to Ozzy's loved ones. 🩵 Our team will continue to fight for the Parkinson's community.
Mondays is when our brilliant staff catch their breath.
Ok this is a special one - Clun Castle hauling a train out of Paddington for the first time in 60 years, this November! With @Vintage_Trains 🎟️ vintagetrains.co.uk/farewell-to-st…
On 27th November 1965, 7029 ‘Clun Castle’ hauled the Farewell to Steam special out of London Paddington, marking the end of Western Region steam under British Railways and shortly before Clun herself entered preservation.