One of the Prussian G8-1 class of 0-8-0s given to the French railways as war reparations after the end of World War I, SNCF 040.D.21 rests at Fives depot, Lille during an RCTS visit. Originally 4,... (more)
Another of Chapelon's masterpieces, Pacific No 231 E 11 in ex-works condition, is shunted on to the turntable at Fives depot, Lille by an equally pristine 151TQ 0-8-0T during an RCTS visit. Photo ... (more)
One of the famed Chapelon Nord Pacifics, No 231 E 24, has just un-coupled from an express from Paris Nord, with carriages from the 'Blue Train', and runs forward before reversing over the scissors... (more)
DB driving trailer No VB147 053 leads a couple of old four-wheeled carriages which are propelled by a V36 diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0 shunter out of Köln Deutz on a service to Köln Hbf from possibly ... (more)
DB V200.0 diesel-hydraulic No V200 035 at Cologne Deutzerfeld depot flanked by class 78 4-6-4T No 78 094 on the left and class 03 Pacific No 03 245 on the right in May 1957. Photograph by Lawrence... (more)