849 was built for the War Department by Hunslet of Leeds in 1940. It has some interesting features – a … More
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1742 Millom
1742 Millom, a light industrial shunter, was built in Leeds in 1946 for the Ministry of Supply. For the next … More
Traveling Post Office
The traveling post office service was first operated in 1830 and grew to include a number of different routes where … More
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Recently paid a visit to the Buckinghamshire Railway centre. The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a working Steam Museum, with one … More
5080 Defiant
A member of the GWR Castle class, 5080 was originally named Ogmore Castle. It was built at Swindon in 1939 … More
Bittern in Action
A brilliant video of Bittern in Steam This is different…Bittern 4464 Steaming northwards. http://t.co/6j0Qnk1VMz via @youtube — Steam Railway (@SteamRailway) … More
3405 Janice
3405 is a member of the 35NC class built in Glasgow for South African Railways in 1954. it is among … More
18000
18000 was ordered by GWR in 1946, but by the time it was delivered GWR had become Western Region of … More
‘Class 05’ Diesel shunter DL26
The ‘class 05’ diesel shunter DL26, nicknamed ‘The Rat’ was built in Hunslet in 1957. It spent most of its … More
3650 GWR Shunter
3650 is a representative of the class 57 shunting engine, which operated on the Great Western Railway. It was built … More