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Not so long ago Southern Sweden was densely filled with railway lines. Then came the automobile and took over the purpose of many of them. But a number of them are still alive, operated by enthusiasts. Here is an example. You can see the old but wellkept engine which in summertime drags a line of old well filled passenger wagons across the landscape.
Engine number 1 is the oldest operating steam engine in Alaska and Yukon. It stays within the confines of Pioneer Park on its own tack in Fairbanks Alaska. It is only used during special events and holidays
Some cool old steamers, in action!
September 6, 2019
Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association
Boonville, Missouri
The North London tank had its LMS identity restored for an earlier event in 2023 and now sits on display on Platform 1 at Horsted Keynes
Typ: Personenzuglokomotive, Bauart 1'C h2, Gattung P 34.15, Baureihe 24, Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB),
Vorbild: 24 047, Witte-Windleitbleche
Nachbildung: Epoche 3; Dreilicht-Spitzensignal
Modell: H0, DC, Räder und Gestänge brüniert
Leihgabe: MWU A085.0354
Captured amongst the Norfolk countryside of Buckenham, LNER B1 61306 Mayflower works 1Z55 16:10 Steam Dream railtour from Great Yarmouth back to London Kings Cross. This was only my second sighting of this 1940’s locomotive and it was a rare treat for me to be able to capture it near perfect lighting, certainly one of my favourites
(Taken with a pole)
The phone rang far earlier than I had expected to notify me about our "stealth" departure with the ATSF 3751 from Williams Junction for a photo shoot on the Grand Canyon Railroad, a former ATSF branch. But that o-dark-thirty departure provided a bunch of us with this desert sunrise silhouette. Worth it, and once again thanks to the late Dave Goodheart for making it possible.
Enthusiastic fans and railroaders alike greet the American Freedom Train in Salt Lake City, Utah the afternoon of Oct. 17, 1975.
The famous Adler Steam engine from BlueBrixx is a real great set. Motorized with 9V, running smoothly. But the weight is high, so the axles have been replaced by original Lego ones.
2-10-0 No 50 3648-8 and 2-6-2 No 35 1097-1 l.
If it weren't for the colour-light signals and the catenary, this scene could have been way back when. Oh, and for the concrete sleepers too...
OK, it's nothing like how things were... but it's still good to see steam on a national network in 2023.
The Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company was a 16-mile (26 km), 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that ran from a connection with the Central Pacific Railway at Truckee, California to the waterfront at Lake Tahoe. The railroad was converted to 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in 1926. The railroad operated its own property from 1899 until October 16, 1925, at which time it was leased to the Southern Pacific Company, which bought the property outright in May 1933. SP abandoned the line in 1943. (Wikipedia)
Photo from Ken Shattock.
Valve motion, that is. This is BR 'Standard 5' no. 73156 standing on road 2 at Loughborough, and her warming fire in readiness for the next day has just been lit.
Ahead of her is 'Standard 4' tank loco no. 80080, visiting for the three-day winter gala; she will have her warming fire lit very soon. The class 08 'jocko' on road 1 has been bustling around shunting locomotives most of the day.
Great Central Railway.
I was set up fairly close to the tracks while the train was a ways away. Then it began to move and I realized I was going to be "steamed" quite thoroughly. I covered my lens and ducked.....and survived. (But got laughed at by the others in my group.) View this full screen to get the effect of the powerful engine.
Vintage road making demonstration at Horsted Keynes during the Bluebell Railway Road meets Rail event, including watching kids! There are 9 diferent engines in this view!
Some cool old steamers, in action!
September 6, 2019
Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association
Boonville, Missouri
My next take on a practical, peumatic-driven Lego steam locomotive. The design is the "American" class 4-4-0 of the 1870ies.
The tender hides a capable pneumatic compressor that powers the 2 cylinder, long stroke 'steam' engine.
The "bopper" type caboose offers ample room for a battery box and rc receiver of choice. A Buwizz unit may be installed directly in the engine's cab, alternatively.
On of the pressing problems in rail vehicle design in the 19th century, next to the brake problem, was the coupling problem. I designed a new, brick-built coupler suitalbe for automatic coupling and decoupling, to circumvent the drawbacks and dangers of the contemporary link-and-pin coupling.
Burrell Special Scenic Showmans Road Locomotive.
Built 1925 No.4000 Ex-Mayor
At the opening of the Kings Lynn Mart (winter funfair) 14/2/2025
Gauge 1 Lego model of 1813 locomotive. The loco has been redesigned several times during its long work life from 1813 to 1862. The model shows the last form, which is on display in the London Science Museum, and of which there is a detailed, working replica from 1906 in the Deutsches Museum, Munich.