Queen Victoria’s Ankles

I was reminded the other day of a wonderful story about Queen Victoria. When she was still quite young she … More

6023 King Edward II in steam

Originally posted in July 2013 Was great to be back at Didcot Railway Centre to see 6023 King Edward II … More

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

3650 is a representative of the class 57 shunting engine, which operated on the Great Western Railway. It was built … More

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

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

Completed in 1937 this was the 100th Gresley designed Pacific locomotive to be built. It worked its life on the … More

Originally posted in July 2013 Was great to be back at Didcot Railway Centre to see 6023 King Edward II … More

3650 is a representative of the class 57 shunting engine, which operated on the Great Western Railway. It was built … More

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