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Working most weekends means that I have limited access to operational steam these days, so when the rare opportunity arises with a steam engine operating locally on a day when I'm actually off, Something would be amiss for me not to go and see
Good Friday , 15 April 2022 finds 5917 on the second Canberra to Bungendore Shuttle of the weekend
Owned by Brett Gunn, this steamer was brought to Hines Creek AB in 1930 then traveled 60 miles under it's own power to Bob Gunn's farm where it was used for breaking land, threshing, & sawmill work. Classified as a double simple engine, it carries 135 P.S.I..Now retired, it is used only during the parades on event days at the South Peace Centnnial Museum
These photos are from archive of National Rail Museum were displayed in an exhibition held in Delhi recently
Tower Bridge. This was one of two steam engines used to raise the bascules of the bridge before it was converted to electric power. It is now preserved in its original location in the Tower Bridge exhibition and open to the public.
War Class AWE 22907
This is one of the war design locomotives procured in large numbers during early 1940’s and used for both and passenger and goods services.Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia USA.It weighs 183 tonnes it has Washaeterts valve gear,two outside cylinders wheel arrangement 2-8-2
Registered AB 8904, and known as 'Old Tim', this was one of the last vehicles of it's type built by Burrell. It was delivered new in 1910 to Screen Bros of Oldbury.
Taken at Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
While most of the photographers have left to wait for the night shoot to begin. I stuck around with fellow photographer Bryan McKenzie to get some shots of the East Ely yard in the evening light. While we were admiring the assortment of equipment stashed behind the engine house, #93 happened to pass by while it was switching cars around. The harsh evening light glinted beautifully off the engine, as well as the newly restored tank car.
A fine oscillatory steam engine ,spirit fired with safety valve , whistle and regulator valve. The boiler side plates appear to come from a Bowman model but the engine with its displacement lubricator and brass flywheel do not look like any commercial model I have seen.
A fine oscillatory steam engine ,spirit fired with safety valve , whistle and regulator valve. The boiler side plates appear to come from a Bowman model but the engine with its displacement lubricator and brass flywheel do not look like any commercial model I have seen.