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5900 Hinderton Hall

If I think back to the time that I first became interested in steam locomotives, the names of two locomotives … More

Didcot Railway Centre, Hinderton Hall, Steam Trains

GWR 1466 / 4866

At first glance locomotive 4866 may not appear terribly special. The 48 class were built in the 1930s, primarily for … More

4866 locomotive, Didcot Railway Centre

08604 Phantom

For anyone who spent time on the railways in the 1960s and 1970s, one of the most familiar sights will … More

Class O8 locomotive, Didcot Railway Centre

Liverpool Overhead Railway (3)

Some more pictures of The Liverpool Overhead Railway On the way to work photo by bahcodeclub (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptegriffs/) photo by Mikey … More

Liverpool, Liverpool Overhead Railway, Museum of Liverpool

Liverpool Overhead Railway (2)

Some posters associated with the Liverpool Overhead Railway including the notice of closure from 1956. These and many other items … More

Liverpool, Liverpool Overhead Railway, Museum of Liverpool

Liverpool Overhead Railway

The Liverpool overhead railway ran the entire length of the dock front in Liverpool. It was referred to locally as … More

Liverpool, Liverpool Overhead Railway, Museum of Liverpool

Lion

The Lion is one of the UK’s earliest railway locomotives, built at Leeds in 1838 for the Liverpool & Manchester … More

Lion, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Museum of Liverpool

5051 Drysllwyn Castle

5051 Drysllwyn Castle is an example of the GWR 4-6-0 Castle class, which was an updated version of their earlier … More

Didcot Railway Centre, Drysllwyn Castle, Earl Bathurst, great western railway, Steam Train

9135 LNER Buffet Car

The London and North Eastern Railway pioneered on board catering on their trains were the first to introduce buffet style … More

LNER Buffet Car 9135

4771 Green Arrow

4771 Green Arrow was built is in 1936 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster. It is a … More

Green Arrow, Steam Train

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