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Shaun Mattocks

@shaun92.bsky.social

45407 - Lancashire Fusilier & West Coast Railways 47812 working 1Z54 0731 Cleethorpes to Chester #westcoastrailways #wcrc #railwaytouringcompany #TheCheshireman #black5 #blackfive #steamloco #steamlocomotive #cleethorpes #scunthorpe #thornesouth #chester #UnofficialRailcamThorneSouth 28/03/26

45407 - Lancashire Fusilier at Thorne South Railway Station Platform 2

March 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM

Richard T Taylor

@richardttaylor.bsky.social

A good pre roost count of 12 Reed Bunting tonight , 6 Fieldfare 5 Redwing amongst 250 Carrion Crow #WyverlaneNR Stonechat & a #Steamloco the British India line almost UTVs identified by the support carriage 😉@belperbirder.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social

January 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

J50 takes a wee trundle around the branch line on a Sunday service to Dalrymple
#modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #youtubeshort #steamtrain #steamloco
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A little branch line trundle #modelrail #steamtrain #railway #modelrailway #modelrailroad

YouTube video by Hollybush Railway

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June 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

Falcon's in trouble for starting fires in the heatwave!

#modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #steamtrain #steamloco #heatwave

Scale model scene of two firemen standing beside a steam loco

May 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

LNER J50 number 2793 hauls a coal train into Hollybush south yard.

#modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #steamtrain #LNER #J50 #hornby #TT120 #scalemodel #steamtrain #steamloco

Steam locomotive, an LNER J50 number 2793 in black livery, pulling wagons while facing backwards

May 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

LNER A1 2550 'Blink Bonny' pulls in to Hollybush Station with an express service to Glasgow St Enoch

#modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #scalemodel #scalemodelling #hornby #TT120 #steamtrain #steamloco #A1 #LNER

April 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

LNER A1 2550 'Blink Bonny'

#steamloco #modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #scalemodel #scalemodelling #hornby #LNER #BlinkBonny

TT:120 scale model of A1 steam locomotive 'Blink Bonny' in LNER green livery

April 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

Is there a more photogenic loco than the A4?

#modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #Falcon #A4 #steam #steamtrain #steamloco #hornby

Scale model of A4 steam locomotive 'Falcon' in British Railways blue livery

April 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

A shot of the 'Smallburn' layout by Bob & Logan Bruce of Cupar & District Model Railway Club. Featured on my highlights video of the Lothians Model Rail Exhibition: youtu.be/cZODATvM4Hk

#modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #smallburn #steamtrain #steamloco #scalemodel #scalemodelling #lothians

'Smallburn' 00 gauge model railway. A Steam train is leaving the station past the signal box while another is in a siding to the left.

April 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM

Hollybush Railway

@hollybushrailway.bsky.social

Driver 8, take a break. We've been on this shift too long...

#modelrail #modelrailway #modelrailroad #REM #Driver8 #scalemodel #scalemodelling #hornby #TT120 #steamtrain #steamloco

February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM

Tonstadt Lagerplatz

@tonstadtlagerplatz.bsky.social

A photo taken 1969 (credit Harry Scowcroft) of a Jinty delivering wagons to coal staithes on the Calder & Hebble Navigation near Dewsbury. The coal was taken by barges to local power stations.
#railways #BritishRailways #steamloco

December 9, 2024 at 10:04 AM

Tonstadt Lagerplatz

@tonstadtlagerplatz.bsky.social

The LMS Royal Scot class Grenadier Guardsman. For those of you watching in black & white this loco is in a lovely LMS maroon.
#trains #railways #BritishRailways #LMS #steamloco

October 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Dr Wendy Morrison

@hillfortian.bsky.social

It's arrived ☺️
@rclongauthor.bsky.social thanks so much for sending me your excellent book!!
#SteamLoco lovers, treat yourself to this well structured and well illustrated book

January 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Wezdain Dinama (18+) 🏳️‍⚧️

@weedmumrotundus.bsky.social

decided to draw myself as a steam locomotive thing, based off a drawing I saw once, though this one is "me" sized XD
#sketch #roughsketch #weedmum #weedart #locomotive #steamie #steamloco #trains

a rough sketch to visualize an idea for a cosplay of a steam locomotive, its a plus-sized woman in a ankle length, double breasted great coat with a large boiler plate over the belly. The coat also has massive sleeves to represent the pistons and gear-toothed epolettes. There is an implied backpack in the shape of the engineers cab, the hat is a mix of shoka, stahlhelm, and visored bassinet that ends with a smokestack.

July 31, 2026 at 5:22 AM

Sarah Frideswide

@sjfrideswide.bsky.social

Been doing a spot of modeling over the holidays. Not a bad effort, if I do say so myself. Not as wonderful as getting mucky in overalls working on the real locos, which I had to give up a few years ago. But will do in a pinch.
#steam #steamloco #engineer

January 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Floof

@tengu-n-turntable.bsky.social

With the news that 'Dougal' will be heading to the Ruislip Lido Railway, here are a few photos of the loco at Evesham in June 2024! #steamloco #britishsteam #valleyrailwayadventure #ruisliplidorailway

November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Floof

@tengu-n-turntable.bsky.social

Trying out the Caledonia Works GWR "Cities" this morning. City of Truro working hard on North Somerset on the climb to Mells Road with a short passenger train #trainsimulator #steamtrains #steamloco #tsclassic