6023 King Edward II

GWR King class 6023 King Edward II in steam at Didcot Railway Centre

4468 Mallard

4468 Mallard was built at Doncaster in 1938. The A4 class was designed for the North-Eastern Railway by Sir Nigel … More

The M7 class locomotive came into service in 1897 and was primarily used on the London Network of the London … More

Any regular reader will not be surprised that before very long in my look back to my early days on … More

Gladstone was built at Brighton works in 1882 and saw service on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway until … More

Class 08 locomotives were a common sight on UK railways being the standard shunter engine of their time. They now … More

Agecroft No 1 was one of three locomotives built in 1948 in Newcastle to shunt wagons at Agecroft Power Station. … More

Class 47 No798 was built at Crewe and entered into service in 1965 and was employed on a wide variety … More

No trip to York is complete, at least for me, without a visit to the National Railway Museum. My first … More

Black Prince is one of my favourite stem locomotives, so here are some more photos of this magnificent Engine on … More