Photos from the North East of England....the birthplace of railways.
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| Built at Swindon in 1903, designed by George Churchward for the Great Western Railway and considered to be the first steam loco to reach 100 mph.....( probably downhill , with a tailwind ) |
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| Detail of the cab and the motion....a beautiful Edwardian engine. |
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| Here she stands with another great old timer, Prince from the Ffestiniog railway. Prince was built in1863 and is considered to be the oldest surviving narrow gauge locomotive in the world. |
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| Built in1873 in Gateshead by Black Hawthorn & Co, Wellington now resides at the Tanfield railway. This photo was taken in about 1989. |
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| Wellington has not run for a number of years, but is now getting a refit and may run again in a few years time. |
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| These locos were mainly used in collieries and engineering works and by 1896 over 1000 engines had been built and some had very long careers. |
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| this is the replica of Sans Pareil, built in 1829 by Timothy Hackworth to compete in the Rainhill trials. | |
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| This is the original engine at Locomotion. |
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| Sans Pareil went on to work on the Liverpool manchester and the Bolton legh railways before being used as a stationary engine at a coal mine. In 1867 it was preserved in the Museum of Science and Industry along side other early locomotives... |
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| Built at Doncaster in 1937 and named after the newly formed Union of South Africa....here she stands outside the shed where she was built. |
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| These next shots were taken in Heaton shed in Newcastle. |
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| The Springbok plaque on the side was donated by a Bloemfontein newspaper owner in 1954 |
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| Union of South Africa has run up more miles than any other preserved loco, and at the moment she is having a full overhaul at the Crewe Heritage Centre. |
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| built in1955 by English Electric and the first of 22 locos |
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| The styling is very american with the chevrons and the rotating mars light high on the nose |
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| Here is deltic with mallard .....the deltics took over from the A4 pacifics on the east coast main line...they were the only diesels that could match the A4's power and speed. |
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| hear's royal scots grey at heaton yard newcastle |
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| name plate and napoleonic eagle from the battle of waterloo.... |
