River Mite in service

9 November 2013

River Mite returned to traffic on 30 July 2013. It was overhauled during the 2012/13 winter. It had been expected to return to service in the spring, but the overhaul

River Irt overhaul

10 September 2013

River Irt is currently under repair at Numech in Workinton. In January, the boiler was sent away for a re-tube and rivet/stay repairs, returning to Ravenglass on 5th July. The

River Esk overhaul update

10 September 2013

River Esk is currently stored, unserviceable. River Esk was in the middle of a major overhaul at the time of the workshop fire. The chassis had been completely stripped so

Perkins – star of the season

9 September 2013

The hero of the season so far has undoubtedly been the loco Perkins, which has worked virtually all the overnight trains and often up to five trips a day in

Lady Wakefield to be re-engined at TMA

3 August 2013

Lady Wakefield is at TMA Engineering receiving a new Perkins engine and other modifications, including wheel reprofiling and bogie repairs. The larger engine size will necessitate changes to the bonnet

Engineering Report

10 July 2013

From Magazine 210, September 2013 On 28th March 2013, a fire ripped through the engineering workshop in Ravenglass, destroying the building. Tools and locomotive parts were in the building at

Douglas Ferreira new engine

26 May 2013

Douglas’ engine was damaged due to a rapid loss of oil on the 26th April. A representative from the engine manufacturer DiPerk attended site, and advised that the engine was