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Ex-LMS 4F class no 44422 boils up at the Crewe Heritage Centre. The loco was being tested after undergoing some repairs.

813 approaches Waterworks Crossing with the early morning goods 27/09/09

The sun has just begun to light up the mountains as a short freight winds its way along the river valley below.

0-6-0 No. 353 is little changed from its days on the Soo Line.

Soo Line 353 simulates a branch line freight train of the 1940s-50s as it rolls around the loop track at Rollag, Minnesota. The stock cars are filled to capacity with visitors on this Friday, the... (more)

Soo Line 353 simulates a branch line freight train of the 1940s-50s as it rolls around the loop track at Rollag, Minnesota. The stock cars are filled to capacity with visitors on this Friday, the... (more)

Except for the pilot, Soo 353 is pretty much unchanged from the way she looked in the 1940s, switching cars at Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis.

Soo 353 steams past Snob Hill, full of expensive RVs, as it heads for the depot during the 2009 WMSTR Reunion.

Soo 353 is working hard upgrade on the WMSTR loop track. She had a good fireman the day I photographed her - hardly any smoke, and she's a hand-fired coal burner.

Soo 353 rolls past the roundhouse as it begins the uphill climb on the WMSTR loop.

Soo 353 steams up to the water tank at Rollag, Minnesota during the 2009 WMSTR Reunion. This railroad operates for the public only four days out of the year, always Labor Day weekend. And yes,... (more)

Embsay were timetabled to run a steam service today but only had one locomotive in use. Therefore alternate services were diesel hauled but here is the 0-6-0 returning from Bolton Abbey with a tra... (more)

At the 15 inch (381 mm) Perrygrove Railway it's "hands-on" for all staff.Here the driver greases the points before completing a run-round movement,closely watched by the guard (conductor).

Locomotive No 49 waits at Andrews House with a service train. It will pass under the bridge and go over the last remnant of the line down to Bowes Railway and the river Tyne at Jarrow. The green b... (more)