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Class 3031 4-2-2 No. 3062 "Albert Edward" (Ref: 010599)
Also known as the Achilles class designed by Dean for Express passenger duties and built at Swindon in 1897. This loco was named after the then Prince of Wales and was withdrawn in 1915.Class 3031 4-2-2 No. 3062 "Albert Edward" (Ref: 010599)
Class 3150 2-6-2T No. 3169 (Ref: 010610)
Built by Churchward in 1911 for heavy suburban traffic.Class 3150 2-6-2T No. 3169 (Ref: 010610)
Class 3252 4-4-0 at head of Flying Dutchman train (Ref: 010624)
Duke class locomotive introduced by Dean from 1896 heading a 7-coach train at speed. The Flying Dutchman was a limited stop train between London and Plymouth and, for periods, PenzanceClass 3252 4-4-0 at head of Flying Dutchman train (Ref: 010624)
Class 3700 4 -4-0 No. 3440 "City of Truro" (Ref: 010638)
The loco was renumbered 3440 in 1912 and carried this number in preservation between 1957 and 1961 and from 1984 to 2010. This picture dates from the 1957-61 periodClass 3700 4 -4-0 No. 3440 "City of Truro" (Ref: 010638)
Class 3700 4-4-0 No. 3717 "City of Truro" (Ref: 010639)
A post-restoration photo of the loco on the track outside Swindon displaying its original livery.Class 3700 4-4-0 No. 3717 "City of Truro" (Ref: 010639)
Class 4000 4-4-2 No 40 ''North Star" (Ref: 010613)
Churchward's prototype express passenger locomotive built as a 4-4-2 in 1906 but converted to a 4-6-0 in 1909. This was a Star Class locomotive renumbered 4000 in 1912.Class 4000 4-4-2 No 40 ''North Star" (Ref: 010613)
Class 4073 4-6-0 No. 5092 "Tresco Abbey" (Ref: 010623)
Rebuilt by Collett in 1938 from Churchward's Star Class 4072.Class 4073 4-6-0 No. 5092 "Tresco Abbey" (Ref: 010623)
Class 4300 2-6-0 No. 4302 (Ref: 010609)
Built by Churchward in 1911 and used on the Taunton to Barnstaple Branch.Class 4300 2-6-0 No. 4302 (Ref: 010609)
Class 4400 2-6-2T No. 15 (Ref: 010607)
Built by Churchward at Swindon in 1904 for branch lines. The loco was later renumbered 4400.Class 4400 2-6-2T No. 15 (Ref: 010607)
Class 4500 2-6-2T (Ref: 010631)
Mixed train on the Princetown Branch (PRZ)Class 4500 2-6-2T (Ref: 010631)
Class 4500 2-6-2T (Ref: 010632)
Passenger train near Ingra Tor on the Princetown Branch (PRZ @ c. 6m)Class 4500 2-6-2T (Ref: 010632)
Class 4500 2-6-2T No. 2161 (Ref: 010608)
Built by Churchward at Wolverhampton in 1906 for mixed traffic and branch line work. Later renumbered 4500.Class 4500 2-6-2T No. 2161 (Ref: 010608)
Class 5100 2-6-2T No. 99 (Ref: 010606)
Built by Churchward in 1903 as a prototype design. Was renumbered 3100 in 1912Class 5100 2-6-2T No. 99 (Ref: 010606)
Class 9000 No. 9017 4-4-0 (Ref: 010589)
This class of locos were also known as 'Dukedogs' or 'Earls' as they were rebuilt from earlier Duke and Bulldog class locomotives. 9017 was originally numbered 3217. It is preserved by the Bluebell Railway where this photo was taken of the loco in GWR livery on 1st April 1962.Class 9000 No. 9017 4-4-0 (Ref: 010589)
County Class (Class 1000) 4-6-0 No. 1000 (Ref: 010595)
Designed by Hawksworth and built in 1945 as a mixed traffic loco. It was later named "County of Middlesex"County Class (Class 1000) 4-6-0 No. 1000 (Ref: 010595)
Coventry Goods Yard c. 1897-1900 (RBS1 @ c. 94m)
Pictured are a range of horse-drawn vehicles plus an array of staff. In the background is a 10 ton LNWR van.Coventry Goods Yard c. 1897-1900 (RBS1 @ c. 94m)
Crewe Station 1903 - Buffer Stops (LEC5 @ 158m 0ch) (Ref: 031390)
Hydraulic buffer stops and sand drags pictured 5 January 1903.Crewe Station 1903 - Buffer Stops (LEC5 @ 158m 0ch) (Ref: 031390)
Cross-Channel Train Ferry Boat - Diagram c.1870 (Ref: 031458)
Fowler's drawing of a potential twin-decked train ferry boat capable of carrying four trains across the Channel . This was presented as a proposed alternative to a channel tunnel to the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Channel Tunnel.Cross-Channel Train Ferry Boat - Diagram c.1870 (Ref: 031458)
Didcot Station (MLN1 @ 53m 10ch). (Ref: 010616)
Class 2251 0-6-0 introduced by Collett in 1930 for mixed traffic work pictured at the head of a passenger trainDidcot Station (MLN1 @ 53m 10ch). (Ref: 010616)
Dunham Town Bridge. 1 September 1971
Grid Ref: SJ 7361 8799 [BWm-016-970]Dunham Town Bridge. 1 September 1971
Dunham Woodhouse Lane Aqueduct. 1 September 1971
Grid Ref: SJ 7305 8774 [BWm-017-590]. Canal stanched because of a breach which closed the canal for two years. In 2025, the canal breached again at the same section.. Dunhamtown Bridge is in the distance.Dunham Woodhouse Lane Aqueduct. 1 September 1971
Elevation and Longitudinal Section of Atmospheric Railway. (Ref: 011835)
Diagrams of carriages, piston system and atmospheric pipe cross-sections.Elevation and Longitudinal Section of Atmospheric Railway. (Ref: 011835)
Euston Station - London and Birmingham Railway Lamppost. (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031387)
Euston Station - London and Birmingham Railway Lamppost. (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031387)
Euston Station - Milk Dock 1902 (LEC1 @ 0m 5ch) (Ref: 031399)
At this time 5000 milk churns were being handled daily through this dock. The photo appeared in the Railway Magazine Vol. X p233 1902.Euston Station - Milk Dock 1902 (LEC1 @ 0m 5ch) (Ref: 031399)
Euston Station - South African War Memorial (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031383)
Erected in 1904 in remmbrance of LNWR staff lost in the Boer War 1899-1902. The text at the bottom of the memorial reads "During the war, 1760 men in the employ of the London & North Western Railway Company joined the colours, 99 of whom were killed or died of disease, 1395 of the remainder having returned to the service of the Company"Euston Station - South African War Memorial (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031383)
Euston Station. - Great Hall Clock (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031386)
Euston Station. - Great Hall Clock (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031386)
Euston Station. Exposed wagon turntable in 1963 (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031389)
Possibly in conjunction with the rebuilding of Euston StationEuston Station. Exposed wagon turntable in 1963 (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031389)
Euston Station. Removal of a wagon turntable in 1963 (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031388)
Possibly in conjunction with the rebuilding of Euston StationEuston Station. Removal of a wagon turntable in 1963 (LEC1 @ 0m 0ch) (Ref: 031388)
Glasgow Buchanan Street Goods Station Exterior c.1906 (GAL @ 1m 35ch) (Ref: 031500)
Buchanan Street was the most important Goods facility in central Glasgow and the photo shows how busy it was. At the time 48,000 packages a day were passing through the depot. This image was published in the Railway Magazine Vol XXI of 1907.Glasgow Buchanan Street Goods Station Exterior c.1906 (GAL @ 1m 35ch) (Ref: 031500)
Grange '6800' Class 4-6-0 No. 6813 "Eastbury Grange" (Ref: 010621)
Grange class locomotive designed by Collett and built at Swindon in 1936. Pictured passing the Dawlish Sea Wall.Grange '6800' Class 4-6-0 No. 6813 "Eastbury Grange" (Ref: 010621)
GWR 4-6-2 No. 111 "The Great Bear" (Ref: 010600)
Pictured as first built by Churchward in 1908, this was the first Pacific locomotive used in Great Britain and the only one on the GWR. It was rebuilt as a 4-6-0 in 1924.GWR 4-6-2 No. 111 "The Great Bear" (Ref: 010600)
Hall Class '4900' 4-6-0 No.6990 "Witherslack Hall" 1948 (Ref: 010619)
Hall class locomotive pictured taking part in the British Railways Locomotive Exchasnges of 1948 it is seen on 23 June near Northwood on an up Manchester Express due Marylebone 1.56 pm. The first vehicle behind the locomotive is the LNER Dynamometer Car.Hall Class '4900' 4-6-0 No.6990 "Witherslack Hall" 1948 (Ref: 010619)
Hulme Bottom Lock. 09 July 1970
Grid Ref: SJ 8263 9743 [BWh-001-150]. This connection between the Ship Canal and the Bridgewater Canal was closed when Pomona Lock was opened in 1995. The picture was taken from the far side of the River Irwell and the River Medlock is between the back of the warehouse on the left and the railway viaduct.Hulme Bottom Lock. 09 July 1970
