Here is another of the 1,981 2-8-0 locomotives built by Baldwins for service in France from 1917 onwards. This one was built for the British Army ROD and became part of Nord Railway stock after th... (more)

Following my three postings of ALCo built locomotives supplied to the French and Belgian Railways after World War I here is a Balwin 2-8-0, one of 1,981 locos that were sent to France from 1917 on... (more)

ALCo also supplied the Belgian railways after World War I with 75 2-8-0s Nos 5201 to 5275 in 1920 and another 75 Nos 5276 to 5350 came from Baldwin. They later became SNCB class 38 and the last wa... (more)

The American built 141R class locomotives were not the first Mikes built in the USA for use in France. In 1918-19 ALCo built 150 with 1.65m driving wheels (5ft 5in - same as the 141R) for the Par... (more)

One of the ten Baldwin Hudsons built in 1937 for the New Haven RR prepares to work the 155 miles to Boston in c1939. Photographer unknown scanned from a post card size negative.

From Tom Sink's collection, this photo by a Buffalo Creek & Gauley company photographer shows BC&G 2-8-0 #3 at Widen around 1923-1924. This locomotive was scrapped in 1930.

SBB Be 4/6 2-8-2 (1B+B1) electric No 12326 has just arrived at Fluelen with a southbound train on the Gotthard line in c1927. There were 40 locos in this series, Nos 12303-12 that were of 1,760hp ... (more)

Another view of Be 5/7 No 163 standing in Goppenstein station in c1927. Compare this photo with my view taken 50 years later (photo id 290641) in 1977. Scanned from a quarter plate film negative b... (more)

One of the two prototype 4-6-0s designed by G.J. Churchward for the Great Western Railway, No 98 is seen with a group of admirers when new in 1903, waiting to leave Paddington station with a train... (more)

On seeing the excellent photo by Matthew Wilson (Photo id 268229) of a Midland Mainlne HST at the former Midland station at Nottingham I thought members might like to see a shot taken 75 years ear... (more)

Swiss Federal Railway 4-6-2 electric loco No 10647 waits to leave Luzern Haupt Bahnhof with a train for Zurich. This design of loco first appeared in 1921. Photo by the late C.R.L. Coles.

Belgian super pacific No 130, built in 1938, enters Ostende station with a three vehicle CIWL Pullman train from Cologne immediately before World War II broke out. Photo by the late C.R.L. Coles.

A Swiss 'Krokodil' in its hey day. No 14281 stands in Fluelen station with a northbound goods train on the Gotthard line. Photo taken by an unknown photographer in c1927.

Another image from a whole plate glass negative showing Philadelphia & Reading Railway 4-6-0 No 182. Note the dangerously large gap between tender and engine which the fireman is demonstrating wit... (more)

Another Parisen Beauty. An ETAT 231D Pacific waits to leave Paris St.Lazare with the 13.20 express to Cherbourg. It was from a batch of 40 of these engines built by the North British Locomotive Co... (more)