In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.

A Roger Puta Photograph

Basking in the warm sun, this narrow gauge 0-4-0 sits a top a 53' flat car at the Toronto Railway Historical Association. In the background is a CP MLW S2 and a CN F9 cab used as a simulator.

Saturday's sunrise shot didn't provide a lot of sun but it did provide some dramatic cloud effects. Thanks to SRI, Historic Transport Preservation, and Pete Lerro for making pix like this possible in the 21st Century!

An excellent shot of Reading steam engine 2102 back in the 80s. I was present for this event, as a tot. The engine is exiting the Reading Shops, the place of its birth sixty years ago

Back to the old ways

I was with my camera club on a photoshoot in a small village in Co. Laois, and came across this man in his workshop... preparing for a vintage festival day at the weekend.

Photo from Ken Shattock.

Family trip to the Xmas steam illuminations

1880's portable coal-fired steam engine built in Brantford Ontario, used for mining exploration on Michipicoten Island.

A Roger Puta photograph

In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.

A Roger Puta Photograph

Sir Lamiel on a high speed TPO pass through Quorn. Not great positioning with large white post, but it's a popular spot and we were late.

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In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.

A Roger Puta Photograph

EPSON scanner image

The Hornsby Chain-Track Tractor is the ancestor of all "caterpillars". After some petroleum-powered prototypes, in 1909 a steam-powered unit was sold for work in the Yukon Territories, where oil was scare but coal and water abundant. The steam engine (Boiler and machine aggregate) was delivered by William Foster, of Lincoln. The track system and steering was created by David Roberts at Hornsby Co.

The Roberts patent rights were sold to the Holt Co in early 1914, which was in 1925 absorbed into the Caterpillar Co.

Today, only the chain tracks of the Hornsby Steam Crawler have survived.

There is a breathtaking live steam model of this tractor at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hvzBofFfzA which helped me a lot in figuring out the right proportions.

David has lit a warming fire in BR Standard '9F' no. 92214 and is poking around in the firebox to ensure the wood and the coal are optimally placed for efficient combustion.

Lighting a fire almost always results in a smoky cab. The acrid wood smoke meant that I grabbed a pic and made my escape into some fresh air.

Loughborough shed, Great Central Railway.

Beautifully restored 1930s-era coal-burning Flagg Coal #75 saddletank steam locomotive coming into Calera Depot at Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera AL Learn more about "Hank" here: www.haveenginewilltravel.com/engines/flagg-coal-company-75

Well the crew is but Stanier '8F' no. 48305 has two more trips to do on the dining train. Here she is back on shed ready to be handed over to the next crew.

Great Central Railway.

One of many Steam Traction Engines at Wiston Steam Rally 2019 held in the grounds of Wiston House in West Sussex. More photos from this event can be found on my website www.martinfugephotography.co.uk/wistonsteamrally2019

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A steam powered antique farming implement. Taken at the Portersville Steam Showgrounds.

Camelot (73082) is signalled into the station as the water crane bag is released from Fenchurch's tank

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According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;

Eastbourne [EBN]...............1426.............1438.............12L

Willingdon Junction[XIL]...1432.............1443..............11L

Pevensey & Westham ......1437.............1446..............9L

Bexhill [BEX].........................1446.............1455..............9L

Bopeep JunctionS.B. ........1458.............1458..............RT

Hastings [HGS]....................1503/1509..1503/1508....1E

Bopeep JunctionS.B. ........1515..............1513...............2E

Mountfield Tunnel..............1529.............1529.............RT

Robertsbridge [RBR]..........1532.............1533 1/2.........1L

Wadhurst [WAD].................1543.............1554 1/4.......11L

Tunbridge Wells [TBW].....1554.............1602 1/4........8L

Tonbridge [TON].................1605 1/2......1611 1/2.........6L

Sevenoaks [SEV].................1616..............1627..............11L

Otford Junction[XOT]........1621..............1635 1/4......14L

Swanley [SAY].....................1631..............1646 1/4......15L

St Mary Cray Junction.......1636.............1650 3/4.....14L

Bickley Junction[XLY]........1638.............1651 3/4......13L

Bromley South [BMS].........1640 1/2......1655 1/4......15L

Shortlands [SRT].................1641 1/2.......1656 1/4......14L

Shortlands Junction...........1642.............1657 3/4......15L

Brixton [BRX]........................1701 1/2.......1706...............4L

Voltaire Road Junction......1704.............1707 1/2.........3L

London Victoria [VIC]........1718..............1716 3/4.........1E

At Plains ,Ashburton , NZ .

K 88 made in 1877 at Rogers Locomotive Works , NJ, USA.

Cab of an old steam engine.

In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.

A Roger Puta Photograph

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 662 "Martello" departing Horsted Keynes with a passenger train; 672 "Fenchurch" is at the back of the train.

'Mutual improvement classes' were a feature of steam locomotive sheds back in the day. Indepependent of the official railway management, they were set up and run by enginemen to maintain and improve the way engines were prepared and handled, problems dealt with, etc. The tradition has been maintained, more or less intact, at most UK heritage railways.

At the GCR the most recent class was on boiler gauge glasses, and in particular how to change one - in theory straightforward but potentially tricky when everything is very hot and there is maybe 150 psi or more pressure in the boiler.

Here Colin practices the glass-changing routine, overseen by Simon of the full-time shed staff, on LMS '8F' no. 48305 which was undergoing a boiler washout.

Didcot steam evening

Recently restored to operation in aproxamate original condition, Terrier tank Fenchurch of 1872 and at one time the olderst operational locomotive belonging to BR, struts its stuff at Horsted Keynes

In the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is one of 17 photos.

A Roger Puta Photograph

A Roger Puta photograph

EPSON scanner image

Queen of Steam J 611 Norfolk & Western engine at the Strasburg Rail.Road October 23 2019.

Chernet Valley Steam Railway