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While there are some miniature prototypes possibly older than Puffing Billy, there are no other real contenders for oldest full-size steam locomotive in preservation than this 1813 engine which was first used in a British colliery. As far as steam locomotives go, this thing is practically a surviving dinosaur; now enjoying static display in the British Science Museum.
I have to take a moment and consider the steam locomotives I have been lucky enough to photograph this year span the development of steam from this 1813 example to modern preservation examples built in 2023. The Victorian era narrow gauge examples on the Talyllyn and Ffestiniog, the burly 20th century machines at the Nevada Northern, Gresley's fast Pacific locomotives in York, Union Pacific's gargantuan Big Boy on one of its regular PR tours, and back in Wales the young new build locomotives sharing space on the Ffestiniog with their Victorian originals. There are certainly many more steam locomotives in the world than those I have seen, but if I wanted to cut a quick sample size of steam locomotive highlights across the English speaking world on opposite hemispheres it is hard to beat that kind of sample selection.
The crew of 'Standard 5' no 73156 have a bit of banter with Pete beore leaving with the 1.00 pm Sunday lunch train: Dave the driver, Les his fireman (also a driver) and Duncan - one of the two main men behind the restoration of the engine.
Caledonian Railway No.828 leaves Bewdley Tunnel with the 4.50pm Kidderminster to Bridgnorth at the Severn Valley Railway's Autumn Gala on September 24 2011.
Robinson O4 No. 63601 passing Woodthorpe on the Great Central Railway with a mixed goods train, taken during the Autumn Steam Gala 9th October 2010.
8 hours at Richards today, mainly testing.
It started to dawn on me from this shot how many locos I have now, these are all but one (Hogwarts Express) steam locos!
After arrival at Oxenhope, train crew about to move the headlamp to the other end for running tender first back to Keighley.
Oxenhope, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, 20th April, 2013.
GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No. 9768 at Birmingham (Snow Hill) on a warm and sunny 2nd July 1962 with a train of mineral wagons - disposal location still to be verified.
Photograph by Peter Hands
6060 Steam excursion near Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada 1979 from a Kodachrome original. It is still operating on the Alberta Prairie Railway.
6060 is currently owned and operated by the Rocky Mountain Rail Society.
After twenty-five years of photographing steam I finally managed to pull off a pan shot as 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" passed Brock with the "Citadel Express". 3rd June 2006.
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Just purchased several from an estate sale. My husband has been cleaning these up and testing them out.. Pretty neat little toys.
Innishannon Steam and Vintage Rally - 6th of June 2022
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This 1980 special train on the Rhätische Bahn didn't have the best weather. It still looks spectacular on the Wiesen viaduct. The pair of locos were built in 1906 by SLM and are regularly used on such trips.
Detroit & Lima Railway No. 7, built in 1897 by Baldwin, navigates the curve as they pass the Greenfield Village Cider Mill. The 4-4-0 steamer used to transport passengers between Adrian, Michigan and Lima, Ohio; now it shuttles passengers around the large Greenfield Village complex. This locomotive was a personal favorite of Henry Ford.
May 2, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan.
Finally bought a working steam engine last weekend. I have always wanted one since I was a kid. It is now displayed in the Little Wolf Library.
Bulleid West Country 34046 Braunton accelerates away from Chertsey with the VSOE Pullman service to Guildford on Friday November 1 2013.
Steam Loco WP 7161 was utilized for hauling of Steam Special from Delhi Cant. to Alwar. The information of the Engine is given below:
Easily recognized by the cone shaped bulging nose with (usually) a silver star painted on it, this locomotive became the standard passenger locomotive on Indian Railways post 1947. Experiencing a severe shortage of locomotive on the system in the mid 1940s coupled with unhappy past experiences with the IRS class of locomotives looming large, the order for 100 prototype WP was restricted to a mere 16 engines (on scale of two for each major broad gauge route). Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW), Philadelphia was awarded the task of building the first sixteen prototype WP class locomotives. These were numbered from 7200 to 7215 and went to GIPR, BB&CIR and EIR. The initial locos were called WP/P, the extra P indicating prototype. These engines soon earned the reputation for free steaming, fuel economy and good riding characteristics, also there was none of the ‘tail wag’ experience with these engines that was so characteristic of the XC class. On establishing their success further orders for WP locomotives went to Baldwin Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) and Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) who shared the manufacturing the next 300 WP engines. These engines were numbered from 7216 to 7515 in order of the Railway to which they were allotted. A further 120 engines were ordered from Canadian Locomotive Company in 1955-56 and 60 more engines came from Poland and Austria between 1957-59, this loco was in production for 20 years from 1947 to 1967 from 53 locos in 1953, it reached a peak holding of 167 locos on Northern Railways in 1967. This Pacific class of broad gauge loco marked the change the coding from ‘X’ to ‘W’ for broad gauge locomotives. It was capable of doing up to 110 Km/h and remained Indian Railways crack locomotives for many years and hauled prestigious express trains. WP’s were designed specifically for low-calorie, high-ash Indian coal and its ease of handling made it a hot favourite amongst Loco drivers. Several WP’s remained in service until the late 80’s. Early prototypes from Baldwin were labelled WP/P, CLW versions after 1965 were labelled WP/1.
Rewari shed homes the WP 7200 and WP 7161, the former is from the first lot of prototypes that were handed over to Indian Railways by the United States in 1947. The locomotive was a part of Central Railway System (GIPR) but was transferred to Northern Railway later. Homed at Moradabad shed this locomotive was later shifted to Saharanpur shed, before it retired from active service. It is believed that WP 7200 was the first WP class of engine that was handed over to Indian Railways in USA on 15th August 1947, India’s Independent Day, though the engine physically arrived on the Indian shores in Oct’47. This adds to the historic importance of this locomotive, with this in mind, this locomotive previously called Shahjahan, after the great Mughal emperor who build the Taj Mahal, has been re-christened “AZAD”, meaning free in hindi.
WP 7161 is the Chittranjan Locomotive Works built engine, inducted into active service in 1965, this locomotive was also there was none of the ‘tail wag’ experience with these engines that was so characteristic of the XC class.
On establishing their success further orders for WP locomotives went to Baldwin Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) and Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) who shared the manufacturing the next 300 WP engines. These engines were numbered from 7216 to 7515 in order of the Railway to which they were allotted. A further 120 engines were ordered from Canadian Locomotive Company in 1955-56 and 60 more engines came from Poland and Austria between 1957-59, this loco was in production for 20 years from 1947 to 1967 from 53 locos in 1953, it reached a peak holding of 167 locos on Northern Railways in 1967.
This Pacific class of broad gauge loco marked the change the coding from ‘X’ to ‘W’ for broad gauge locomotives. It was capable of doing up to 110 Km/h and remained Indian Railways crack locomotives for many years Source IRCTC