Images taken from the early part of the 20th century, through to the end of steam on British Railways, are shown here.
60163 at BourtonTonybee45407 at DunragitDonald Taggart70013 at PlawsworthBarry Martin44243 at WesthousesJohn Neave62007 at Darlington Locomotive WorksPaul BraybrookUnidentified at RomfordChris Hall47289 at Williamthorpe CollieryKeith PartlowNo 10 at Ramsey Isle Of ManAlan Lewis5815 at Swindon MpdPaul BraybrookSir Berkeley at Barrow HillStuart ChapmanUnidentified at MadenChris Hall6229 at NrmBrian Hall46443 at Standish JunctionDerek Jones60163 at Barrow HillStuart Chapman61994 at Barrow HillJohn Neave60163 at Barrow HillJohn Neave70000 at WolvertonRoger Brown34067 at LanghoDave Felton4464 at Barrow HillStuart Chapman44866 at DerbyJohn Neave48261 at Gloucester Horton RoadCurly4241319 at Eastleigh StationRichard Courage4079 at Ealing BroadwayPeter Hemy70021 at CarlisleKen Bell60532 at HawickKen Bell63459 at Blyth NorthJohn Neave41528 at Staveley GcJohn Neave64617 at Dunfermline ShedGraham Shaw45562 at Leeds HolbeckKeith Partlow54486 at Perth ShedGraham Shaw
FURTHER DELAYS MEANS 4472 WILL NOT HAUL THE OLYMPIC FLAME
The National Railway Museum has announced that yet further work is required to Flying Scotsman at that the locomotive will now unavailable to haul the Olympic Flame in June.
A working which provoked more questions that answers, resulted in LMS 'Princess Royal' No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth undertaking a test run around the Leicester circuit on 17th May.
ALSTOM TO SUPPLY REGIONAL TRAINS TO THE PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION
SNCF, on behalf of the Pays de la Loire Region, has placed an order with Alstom to supply five regional trains from the Coradia Polyvalent range for some €25 million.