This is the actual Sans Pareil locomotive from the Rainhill Trials of 1829 on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Designed by Timothy Hackworth, this loco is on display at the National Railway M... (more)
Furness Railway Number 20 is the oldest working standard gauge steam engine in Britain. It was built in 1863 by Sharp Stewart & Co. of Manchester as one of a batch of eight 0-4-0 tender locomotive... (more)
Another view of 3 cylinder pacific no. 71000 Duke of Gloucester, recently restored to traffic after major repairs. Here it is being loaded onto a road vehicle for transport to the West Somerset Ra... (more)