situated in the Leven Valley at the South end of Lake Windermere in the Lake District.
BR livered Ex-LMS 0-6-0T shunter '1978' pauses for a quick breather. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
A view of the backhead & cab of "Ailsa". © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
"Ailsa" a 0-4-0WT Andrew Barclay. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
Darjeeling & Himalayan Railway B Class 784 "Kanchenjunga" approaches St. Mary's Loop. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
Darjeeling & Himalayan Railway B Class 784 "Kanchenjunga" exits Sheepwash Wood. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
Darjeeling & Himalayan Railway B Class 784 "Kanchenjunga" passes "Ailsa". © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
Not all 7¼" is livesteam, this delightful model of an ex-GER later LNER J70 Wisbech Tram is electrically powered. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
A view of a run behind "The Baron" which, with it's spark arrester chimney fitted, was very quiet with almost no audible chuff. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
A shot of "The Baron" running through the station bypass line, passing one of the railways semaphore signal. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
NCC (Northern Counties Committee) No101 "Princess of Wales" is a model of an Irish built 2-4-2T built for the Larne to Balleymena line in Northern Ireland. The model was built in 1980. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
"Old Smokie" is a model of one of the larger Fletcher Jennings locomotive, the angled chimney extension is meant to keep the smoke and steam out of the drivers face. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
Having a much better time with "Old Smokie" the driver passes "The Baron" and it's train. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
A view of part of the Millerbeck Light Railway from the parking area. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
One of the smaller steam loco's gallops across the meadow almost hidden by the long grass. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
The next locomotive was "The Baron" which, being bigger, stand much higher above the long grass. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
Another Electrical Powered loco is this model of Royal Arsenal Railway's first diesel locomotive, the original was built by Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd of Leeds, their 'Artic' Class in 1934, Albert is one of the resident locomotives at Millerbeck. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
Railway owner Arnold finally got to play with his railway, near the end of the day, here seen in a model of a Swiss Railways Bo-Bo Electric loco, the baggage car behind carries the batteries. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |
The final shot shows the heather covered hill above Millerbeck illuminated by the setting sun. © AH/Buccabury/Millerbeck |