A shot inside the cab of a magnificent 214-ton Beyer-Garratt GL class locomotive at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. This huge loco was built in 1930 by The Beyer Peacock Company in ... (more)
A close up of the motion/valve gear/cog drive mechanism on Z12, built in 1995, at St.Wolfgang in Austria. See the earlier photo for the technical details of this modern advanced steam locomotive.
The driver of Z14 is on his cell phone, while the guard waits to hear whatever news he has. Perhaps he was finding out if the mountain top station was open on such a dull, rainy and cloudy day. Th... (more)
On loan to the railway, 8F no. 8624 passes an old loading gauge as it leaves Ramsbottom with the first service of the day from Bury to Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway.