When our father, Ian Moss, passed away in 2022 aged 89, he left an archive of over 50,000 slides dating between the mid 1950s (when cameras were relatively uncommon) and the late 2010s (when he could no longer hold a camera steady). His primary interest was in Railway and Canal history with a sprinkling of family photo's
Unfortunately, he relied very much on his memory and encyclopedic knowledge when giving lectures and left few written notes - we have therefore been left the task of scanning and identifying many thousands of images before passing the relevant images to a suitable archive such as ROMA or the RCHS Online Media Archive (Ian was the President of the RCHS for many years).
It's possible that Ian's collection includes slides which were not taken by him, but bought, donated, lent or given. If we have infringed anyone else's copyright, please let us know. It was not intentional, but we will remove the image (and comments) from the site.
Unfortunately, he relied very much on his memory and encyclopedic knowledge when giving lectures and left few written notes - we have therefore been left the task of scanning and identifying many thousands of images before passing the relevant images to a suitable archive such as ROMA or the RCHS Online Media Archive (Ian was the President of the RCHS for many years).
It's possible that Ian's collection includes slides which were not taken by him, but bought, donated, lent or given. If we have infringed anyone else's copyright, please let us know. It was not intentional, but we will remove the image (and comments) from the site.
Festiniog Railway "Blanche" in front of the Britannia Foundry, Porthmadog
Blanche was built by Hunslet of Leeds in 1893 as an 0-4-0ST and ran on the Penrhyn Quarry railway. Purchased by the Festiniog Railway in 1963, and rebuilt as a 2-4-0ST+T in 1972. The Britannia Foundry was demolished circa 1872.Festiniog Railway "Blanche" in front of the Britannia Foundry, Porthmadog
Tasmanian Government Railways K class Garratt Locomotive
An 0-4-0+0-4-0 for 2ft gauge track. Originally there were 2 locomotives, K1 and k2, and they worked the North East Dundas Tramway. The line closed in 1929. K1's boiler was sold to a saw mill and, in 1947, Beyer Peacock repatriated K1 and the boiler and boiler cradle of K2 to the UK. The restored locomotive works on the Statfold Barn Railway..Tasmanian Government Railways K class Garratt Locomotive
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway. River Banwy bridge, near Glascoed (East of Llanfair Caereinion)
Grid Ref. SJ 1251 0807On 13 December 1964, a pier supporting the steel girder bridge over the River Banwy was seriously damaged by flood waters, dislodging the bridge. During the spring and early summer of 1965, the 16th Railway Regiment of the Royal Engineers replaced the damaged masonry pier with a fabricated steel one and restored the span to its original position.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway. River Banwy bridge, near Glascoed (East of Llanfair Caereinion)
Ffestiniog Railway. Cast iron bridge near Tan y Bwlch. The inscription cast into the girder reads "Boston Lodge Foundry 1854"
Ffestiniog Railway. Cast iron bridge near Tan y Bwlch. The inscription cast into the girder reads "Boston Lodge Foundry 1854"
Great Northern Railway locomotive, "Stirling Single No 1".
Great Northern Railway locomotive, "Stirling Single No 1".
Corkickle Brake (Incline), Whitehaven
Part of the Albright & Wilson Ltd. internal railway system at their Marchon Works, closed on 31 October 1986 and reputed to be the last commercially operated standard gauge cable worked incline in Britain. The Corkickle Brake was constructed in 1881 by the Earl of Lonsdale's Whitehaven Colliery Company to handle the output from Croft Pit.Corkickle Brake (Incline), Whitehaven
Corkickle Incline - Side view
This photo was taken from the steps at the side of the winding house and is looking down the Corkickle Incline at Whitehaven Cumbria. Closed in 1986.Corkickle Incline - Side view
Trolleybus Number 402. 1935-built double-ended (reversible) 3-axle ACEC/Brossel trolleybus.
Preserved at the Wallonia Public Transport Museum, Liege, Belgium.Trolleybus Number 402. 1935-built double-ended (reversible) 3-axle ACEC/Brossel trolleybus.
Wallonia Public Transport Museum (MTCW), Liège, Belgium. Trolleybus 402 and tram 10112
The museum is housed in a former tram depot, built in 1904 to host and maintain the new rolling stock to be used to transport the many visitors expected at the World Fair in Liège in 1905. After serving as a tram depot (for the Société des Tramways Liégeois transport company) then a bus depot, the building was transformed into a museum in 1985.Tram Number 10112 is a 2-axle tram which operated on the Chemins de Fer Vicinaux (SNCV), primarily on line 61, running from Liège to Tilleur, Belgium. The SNCV network linked rural and regional areas throughout Belgium.
Wallonia Public Transport Museum (MTCW), Liège, Belgium. Trolleybus 402 and tram 10112
Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No.45593 at Carlisle Kingmoor. 2 October 1966.
The yellow stripe on the cab-side indicates that the loco was not cleared to run on the electrified section of the West Coast Main Line.Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No.45593 at Carlisle Kingmoor. 2 October 1966.
Carlisle Kingmoor Yard (WCM1 @ 1m 79ch). Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No.45593 is at the head of the SLS Pennine Rail Tour, 2 October 1966.
45593 hauled the portion of the tour from Leeds to Carlisle over the Settle & Carlisle line. The loco was turned and serviced at Kingmoor before hauling the return trip over the S&C and on to Stockport.Carlisle Kingmoor Yard (WCM1 @ 1m 79ch). Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No.45593 is at the head of the SLS Pennine Rail Tour, 2 October 1966.
BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No.92203 "Black Prince"
92203 was withdrawn from BR service in 1967. It was bought by David Shepherd, who gave it the name Black Prince. In the 1970s it ran on the East Somerset Railway, where it is pictured passing Cranmore Signal Box.BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No.92203 "Black Prince"
Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal
Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal (top lock looking north)Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal
Moy Swing Bridge
Moy swing bridge, Caledonian Canal (near Gairlochy), looking southMoy Swing Bridge
Midland Railway 1000 Class 4-4-0 No.1000 on display at the Museum of British Transport, Clapham.
The museum closed on 23 April 1973.Midland Railway 1000 Class 4-4-0 No.1000 on display at the Museum of British Transport, Clapham.
Westinghouse Air Pump as fitted to steam locomotives.
Although this former MoD loco 0-6-0ST no.198, the last in service, did not previously have an air brake, it was fitted with this air-brake pump after its restoration to enable it to haul passenger trains on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.Westinghouse Air Pump as fitted to steam locomotives.
The Green Knight - 75029
BR standard 4-6-0 Steam locomotive Class 4MT number 75029 Named by David Shepherd “The Green Knight" View of injectors below cabThe Green Knight - 75029
