It has taken no less than 106 years for this wonderful portrait of a London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 'D1' class to emerge from obscurity. It is from a small but fascinating collection of or... (more)
This fine, atmospheric image taken in 1934 at King's Cross Station by an unknown photographer, shows the classic lines of Class A1 Pacific 'Dick Turpin' The locomotive is about to depart northward... (more)
This solid and sturdy 0-6-0 is one of the 111-strong J15 Class built for the Great Southern & Western Railway of Ireland, a design largely unaltered since they were first introduced in 1866! Many ... (more)
The steam railways of Ireland as they entered the 50s appeared as if caught in a time warp. Ancient rolling stock, sleepy archaic backwaters and a bewildering variety of gauges were just some of t... (more)
The 16-mile Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway was completed in May 1879 giving the Midland and Great Central Railways a more direct route to access York from the Sheffield area. It connected w... (more)