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A brand new map of the Waite Valley, showing off the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway, including other spots of interest.

Drawn by @arytniver.bsky.social

#L&P
Colour map of the fictional Waite Valley, heavily focusing on the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway
June 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Decided that the wagons look better with branding on them.

Also there are fixed distant signals before stations.

#L&P #Leakbeck #Portethwaite
April 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
October, 1956
Ex-RKR "Brionneth" performing steam tests up the line before cosmetic restoration

#L&P #OCs #portethwaite #leakbeck #waiteside
February 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Another poster from the L&P's service days, featuring a picture of No.2 Bowen Cooke hauling a rare non-mixed train beyond Waiteside.
Based on the simplicity, we can presume it's from the very late 1920s

#L&P #leakbeck #portethwaite
B&W railway poster. "LEAKBECK and PORTETHWAITE 2FT RAILWAY." "Frequent train service between Portethwaite, Waiteside and Leakbeck (Glacial Lake at the end of the Waite Valley)." "Regular Bus service running between Market Rasen and Portethwaite Station." "Time Occupied on train, 1 hour and 10 minutes. Return Fare, 2/5. Season tickets priced weekly and upwards issued at greatly reduced prices." "Special Trains can be arranged for on very moderate terms." "Cyril Porter, General manager. Railway Office, Portethwaite."
April 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
March, 1961.
L&PPS No.6 'BRIONNETH' waits in the newly refurbished passenger platform at Portethwaite. The society was allowed to use the mainline platform during the year for special celebrations.
No.6 was turned out in a fancier livery than when delivered.
#L&P #OCs #portethwaite
February 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
A colourised postcard that displays the grand scale of the L&P's infrastructure for such a narrow gauge.
Brigitte stands ready for the UP train from Portethwaite.

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite
A postcard of a locomotive 'Brigitte' posted infront of a station with the caption "Leaving for Leakbeck"
May 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
'Bowen Cooke refueling at the water tower and coal stage besides the running shed'

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite
May 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
A photo from late 1901. Woodstone had just been purchased by the L&PR and performing shunting around Portethwaite. In the new year, she would be shipped down south for a rebuild into 'BIA'.
August 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Redcap worked coal trains on her line in Scotland, as her class simply wasn't adept to the high speed, sustained running they were intended for.
When sold for preservation, she took a boat to Hull then a barge to Portethwaite, with only half her tender.
A new one was built at Portethwaite.
Right Hand side of Redcap in her apple green livery Showing her mechanical lubriactors added in preservation Battered and forlorned. Redcap without her tender in the shed at Portethwaite Redcap at the harbour, after being unloaded. She is missing many items. A fully restored Redcap pulling coaches alongside the road
March 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Engine and Carriages were decorated for a few special trains before the Christmas break. All engines on this service were fitted with a snowplough due to risk of getting snowed in.

The service runs from Portethwaite to Butary for a performance play and back again.

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite
A steam locomotive sitting idly in a warm shed. They're decorated with reflective lights, holly wreaths and other festive merryments. A carriage sits next to them, lowly decorated with garlend along the side
December 1, 2024 at 8:41 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
A story this time from the memoirs of a former fireman on the Leakbeck & Portethwaite. (He seems to have made a few typing mistakes) It concerns sand, designs and dirt.

(Story in the 3 panels or google doc in replies for those that can't load the images.

#L&P #OCs #Leakbeck #Portethwaite #writing
Rainy scene in the woods. Brigitte is slipping on the rails whilst the fireman shovels dry dirt under her wheels for grip. The driver is leaning out of the to manage the slip. Drawover by @colloquial-kayak.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Some recent document scans from the L&P
including the gradient profile, winter and summer timetables printed onto pocket-sized cards, and a poster describing the rates of charge for freight traffic.

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The gradient profile of the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway. Travlling 14.7 miles on the X axis, and 515ft high on the Y axis A pink timetable card for the summer trains on the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway. Info included is times, fare prices and mileage. A pink timetable card for the winter trains on the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway. Info included is times, fare prices and mileage. Rates of Charge poster for the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway. It discusses what certain freight costs to transport, from limestone to livestock. Also included is a distance reference for the entire line.
February 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
In the years before Domitia, Bia was often sent up to the quarry if extra help was needed, or if the vertical boiler usually employed was under repair or refused to steam.

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite
April 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Early days on the railway. Run by outsiders and still learning the ways and tradition of Waite Valley.

#OCs #L&P #leakbeck #portethwaite
October 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
I don't have any clever captions for this, I just think the lighting and the empty workshop is a vibe.

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A railway workshop with a carriage sitting outside it
November 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
'With only 7 coaches pre-preservation, it became difficult to have adequate space on trains when two-train running commenced. The solution was ramshackle, and consisted of cleaning out the quarry wagons and installing platform benches. Bia is photographed with a test train.'

#L&P #OCs #portethwaite
L&P No.3 'BIA' at Portethwaite station with a small trial train of the ex-WDLR wagons being used for passenger carriage. Two of the converted wagons sit between the locomotive and one of the original Brake carriages. The WDLR wagons would only be through braked and existed to bolster passenger trains rather than replace them.
July 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
A view from the upstairs window of Portethwaite station of No.5 ASTRAIOS coming down the Port line with empty wagons for the quarry.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
In the 1920s, there was a rejected proposal to electrify the Leakbeck & Portethwaite to future-proof the line.

The idea never got feet but it can only be speculated on what the locomotives might have looked like...

Art by @theartistash.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
A rather atypical scene from the early-mid 1950s
L&PR No.5 'Astraios' running around the coaches. The heavy Australian was forbade from running past Hardbrooke due to the lighter nature of the extension. And so would sometimes run a shuttle on Market Day with No.3 'Bia'.

#L&P #portethwaite
June 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Living a humble life, the Butary tramway carried dairy from the station, across the Waite and to the creamery near St-Mary's.

Not the sort of place you'd expect for excitement. This was until the late 30s.

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite
December 9, 2024 at 10:45 AM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
'ASTRAIOS' was rarely seen on passenger traffic, as they were thought to be too heavy to continue past Hardbrooke.

Quarry trains were how it earned its keep, and on the rare chance they did take passengers, they would hand it over to another engine half-way.

#L&P #OCs #leakbeck #portethwaite
December 6, 2024 at 11:21 AM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
A rare photograph taken from the driver's side of the train on the journey to Waiteside Town.
The school yard was the easiest place to get such a picture on the 1:70 climb.

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Black and White photo; Brigitte climbing a hill, past a stone wall. a stone cottage in the background
January 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Loco Legend Works 'Myth' Class; "Redcap"

Styled in preservation to the L&PR's needs, Redcap comes from Scotland, originally built for the Calcots & Dores railway.
She was saved from scrap and floated all the way down to Portethwaite.

Design by @echoesaythglen.bsky.social

#L&P #C&DR #OCs
B&W Works photo of a 2-6-2 tender engine with an 8 wheel tender. The tender reads LEAKBECK & PORTETHWAITE The Nameplate reads REDCAP Left hand side view of Redcap in her apple green livery. A tablet/token catcher is visible on her cab side Cab view of Redcap showing the handle for her tablet catcher Under side of Redcap, showing the valve gear arrangement, brake rigging, frony and rear pony wheels and everything else under the running board
March 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Colour photo of the Lindsey Belle from a year later.
Personal accounts from the photographer, a gentleman from London, are included to explain the operations of the named service.

Headboard drawn by @seaswine.bsky.social

#OCs #L&P #portethwaite #leakbeck
October 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
brightonterrier.bsky.social
Was a bit of a choice to decide who to go with, but I decided upon;

-Bia
-She works on the Leakbeck & Portethwaite Railway
-They're from Woodstone Works, Peterborough. Originally an 0-4-2wt
-Favourite engine is Brigitte
-They sleep at Portethwaite or the Limestone Quarry (year depending)
Line drawing of Bia in the concept stage. Drawn by @mrjoj.bsky.social Bia in a worn out condition, pulling a domestic goods train, picking up anything for locals. She's seen at Jones Crossing, stopping to pick up refuse bags Bia (Then known as Woodstone. Pre rebuild) on a construction train with building and foundational material before the L&PR opened. Bia posed outside Portethwaite Sheds, on Workshop road.
November 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM