Two valve had to be operated, one to allow steam into the cylinder and one to allow water to be sprayed into the cylinder. Later steam engines were more efficient and required less hand operation.

A simple & basic real live working steam engine.

Austerity No.68067 rounding the curve at Kinchley Lane on the Great Central Railway, heading 2B18 12:45 Loughborough to Leicester North, during the Spring Steam Weekend, 1st March 2025

6026 King John at Swindon works - 1961

Spotted in town over lunch. How cool is that!!?!

Photo was taken in small city Chrudim.

Grunty old engine restored with TLC. Photo by Virginia McMillan.

exEssex Terminal Railway Steam Engine Number 9 idling outside the St. Jacobs Restoration Shop of the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society

www.steam-shows.com/

by Joe Larson

Gorgeous steam engine.

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

This engine is on display at Rewari Loco Shed

www.rewaristeamloco.com/home/

A line up of steam engines on show at Southwick .

Sheffield park.

"Camelot"

No. 73082

Class 5 4-6-0

SHOT AT LOUGHBOROUGH 1996-97

Steam, tractors and craft weekend at the Museum of East Anglian Life

Side view of the steam engine at Crucius used to drain the Haarlemmermeer between 1849-1852.

The lighting of the lamps.

Weir pump Peters at Taree

A steam powered mining hoist. I've seen nonfunctional examples of these around the mines of Colorado (and frequently a bit larger).

This was a bit of a grungy looking machine that leaked steam all over the place, but it was still working.

It probably came from a mine in southern Missouri.

a train at llangollen station

Sheffield Park engine sheds.

Restoration of No. 92240.

Class E 9

built in 1913 at Atlas Works, Bristol for the Lamport Ironstone Company, Northampton.

Old Steam Engine from the Past

steam engine at the LaGrange Engine club meet

Wilesco D14 Steam Engine, just about ready to be fired up

Steam Engine on track 3 at the Wichita Falls Railrod Museum in Wichita Falls, TX.

Steam Locomotive 'Braunton's' Firebox and Driver's Cab

SHOT AT LOUGHBOROUGH 1996-97

Georgetown, Colorado. The Georgetown Railway - for lovers of old steam engines and trains, and for kids. Some nice views of the river, mountains, and town of Goergetown. You ride in the open cars (see note).