Designed by Edward Thompson, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), the B1 class was a wartime utility mixed-traffic locomotive for general passenger and freight dut... (more)
The Laws Railroad Museum provided a nice setting for the newly restored SP 18, and this was one of the more interesting photo ops. The wig wag, dusty crossing, and old cars all seems to fit quite... (more)
The Black Five #44806 was built at Derby in 1944 and was based at many sheds on the Midland route, most notable at Lostock Hall (10D) until it was withdrawn in 1968. In preservation, for a while s... (more)
Storming around the corner! 45212 is one of Ian Riley's fleet of "Black Fives" based at Heywood. She is one of the earliest examples of what would become a hugely popular and widespread ... (more)