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When the Taff Vale Railway was formed, the company established its locomotive works and running shed at West Yard, Cardiff in 1840, near Bute Docks. The original one-road engine shed was replaced in 1

Built to service banking locomotives for the punishing climb to Grayrigg, as well as motive power for the Kendal branch, construction of this former LNWR shed helped transform a sleepy rural hamlet into a thriving railway community.

One of the things I miss most from the current railway scene is our locomotive workshops. They were such fascinating places to visit, because they illustrated perfectly the life story of locomotives f

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

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D9537 – Wirksworth: An August working party started with giving the brake frame a second coat of grey oxide. The cooler group was also given a good degrease. Inside the loco, a start was made on scrap