The LNER Gresley A4 is one of the most iconic
express locomotives in Great Britain, with its streamlined casing a
classic symbol of the attitude towards speed and design ...
The LNER Gresley A4 is one of the most iconic
express locomotives in Great Britain, with its streamlined casing a
classic symbol of the attitude towards speed and design ...
The LNER Gresley A4 is one of the most iconic
express locomotives in Great Britain, with its streamlined casing a
classic symbol of the attitude towards speed and design ...
The LNER Gresley A4 is one of the most iconic
express locomotives in Great Britain, with its streamlined casing a
classic symbol of the attitude towards speed and design ...
Nigel Gresley's A1 Pacific class emerged in
the twilight years of the Great Northern Railway, a result of an idea
that Gresley had nurtured since 1915. The First World Wa...
Henry Fowler, like LMS Chief Mechanical
Engineers before him, was constrained by the company's desire to stick
by its small engine policy. This policy was left over from ...
The Castle Class was designed by Charles Collett, the successor to
legendary GWR engineer George Jackson Churchward. In truth, Castle Class
is nothing more than a nickname owing to most examples o...
Built between 1962 and 1968, the Class 47
Co-Co Diesel-Electric locomotive was once the most numerous class of
mainline diesel in Britain with 512 examples. 310 locomotiv...
The Castle Class was designed by Charles Collett, the successor to
legendary GWR engineer George Jackson Churchward. In truth, Castle Class
is nothing more than a nickname owing to most examples o...
Built in Scotland during the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras,
these small 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotives were mainly used as shunting
engines in railway works yards around Glasgow, although...
Britain's love affair with the Flying Scotsman is showing no sign of
slowing down, especially since the iconic high speed steam train
underwent a £4.2m restoration to get it back on the tracks for...
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Edinburgh to Aberdeen
route had steep gradients and tight curves and the express passenger
service was usually worked by a double header of two small en...
The LNER Gresley A4 is probably the most iconic Pacific Express design
of locomotive in Great Britain, with its streamlined casing. It was a
classic symbol of the attitude towards speed and design...
When the London Midland Scottish Railway came up with its initial
standard designs in 1947, it was considered that there was no call for a
mixed traffic Class 4, 4-6-0 locomotive. The duties for w...