These 'S160' 2-8-0 locomotives were built by ALCO, Baldwin Locomotive Company and Lima Locomotive Company for the United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC). 5197 was built as Lima works no.8... (more)
This Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 'Pug' built by the company's Horwich works in 1901, sits neatly on the turntable at Keighley. These useful tanks were used wherever limited clearances or tigh... (more)
This is 'Green Arrow's' re-restoration inaugural run from Huddersfield to Carlisle, a send-off complete with brass band and Huddersfield's Mayor presiding. I had spoken to the station-master a we... (more)
From the 1830's onwards, Leeds in Yorkshire was one of the largest railway locomotive building cities in the world. Companies such as Todd Kitson & Laird (later Kitson's), John Fowler, Greenwood &... (more)
One of Britain's most friendly railways is the gorgeous Lakeside & Haverthwaite in the beautiful English Lake District. They own both surviving examples of these LMS designed (but British Railways... (more)