Douglas Earle Marshall, Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Superintendent of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway was on a roll. The company was pleased with the success of his I3 class 4-4-2 tank engines, so much so that Douglas was given free reign to design...
During the early months of 1939, parents up and down the country received a letter from their local education authority advising them that they were in an area deemed at risk from bombing in the event of war, and that plans were being drawn up to evacuate children to...
When Basford Gasworks, Nottingham, opened in the 1840s, railway wagons were moved around by means of capstans and wagon turntables. However, during the 1890s the works was extended to meet to growing demand for gas. As a result, the works railway system was...
For eight days during April 2009, railway enthusiasts and those perhaps keen to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane could book seats for the steam-hauled Great Britain II rail tour. The original line-up of mainline certificated locomotives...
This strange looking machine is a Wilkinson Patent 0-4-0 vertical boiler steam tram engine. It was built by Beyer, Peacock., Gorton, in 1885 (works number 2474) and exported to Australia, where it would be competing in a series of trials against the American-built...
The date is Sunday 23 March 1958 and railway enthusiasts visiting Crewe Locomotive Works were in for a surprise for there in the Works Yard was 47994 the last British Railways Beyer Garratt articulated steam locomotive. Built by Beyer Peacock, Gorton, thirty-three of...