Ex-South Afrian Railways Garratt no 143 is seen leaving Caernarvon station on the Welsh Highland Railway. This was the last locomotive built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in Manchester in 1958.
I may be the luckiest man around today. I was given a private guided tour of the Hejaz Railway at Amman, Jordan as the guest of Mr. Mahmoud Al-khazaleh, the Director General of the Railway. He sp... (more)
The fastest steam locomotive of all time 4468 Mallard. In 1938, this loco achieved a speed of 126 mph, a record which has never been matched. It is seen here at Carnforth whilst working a main lin... (more)
A scene at the Llangollen Steel, Steam and Stars Gala in April 2009. GWR Pannier Tank no. 6430 on a "sandwich" autotrain at Berwyn, leaves Berwyn with a service for Llangollen.
This Furness Railway loco no. 3, was built in 1846 and was designed by Edward Bury, whose engines were popular with the early railway companies because they were cheap. It is the only survivor in ... (more)