Trains on the demanding line between Sydney and
Albury.
Designed and built in Australia, the boasted an impressive 20 tonnes
and up to 2500 horsepower. The first fine locomotives were constructed...
C38 Class locomotive was commissioned for the NSW Government Railways
to eliminate the expense and complications of double-heading express
passenger and mail trains on the demanding line between S...
3830 was built by Eveleigh Locomotive Workshop in 1949, and was the last of the C38
Locomotive to be produced, it was also the last passenger locomotive
to be designed and b...
K1353 D55 Class 2-8-0 Consolidation Type Standard Goods Locomotive
In 1916, Clyde Engineering were contracted to produce the K Class
locomotives. The first K Class, 1353, entered service ...
After its 1993 withdrawal from Derby Works, D3771 was purchased and
became a permanent resident of the Great Western Society. In 2010 the
locomotive was given plain green livery, then repainted ag...
Having been rebuilt with a conventional boiler and A4 style streamlining
in 1937, the W1 ‘Hush-Hush’ continued to serve with LNER and later
British Railways. Under BR the locomotive was renumbered...
At the end of January 1935, a Kychap double blastpipe and chimney was
fitted to the W1, which eventually required the fitting of a smoke
lifting cowl for better smoke clearance. On August 21, 1935...
257 Squadron' was completed at Brighton Works in 1948 as one of the
first of its Class produced under BR, and allocated to Dover Marine Shed
to work the Continental Boat Trains to London. Perhaps ...
The British Railways Standard 9F Class was a 2-10-0 steam locomotive,
the last of the standardised BR designs. The Robert Riddles design was
intended as a long distance heavy express freight locom...
Stanier’s Turbomotive, often referred to as ‘The Turbo’ was an
experimental non-condensing steam turbine locomotive inspired by similar
Swedish Ljungström locomotives. No. 6202 was built as the th...
Continuing as a distinct and uniquely designed steam turbine locomotive,
the ‘Princess Royal’ Class Turbomotive returned to the main line in
1947, showcasing the new emblem of British Rail and a s...
Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives
which were built for the English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS)
between 1999 and 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, S...
The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of diesel-electric
locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of
512 Class 47s were built at Brush's Falcon Works in...
The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as
the English Electric Type 3, and by some railway enthusiasts as
'tractors' due to their agricultural sound, the class was o...
The British Rail Class 47 is a class of British railway diesel-electric
locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of
512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's...