Gresley's impressive 2-8-2 locomotives built for the LNER have long held a fascination for railway historians but despite their great historical significance, none survived into preservation. However, the plans to create two new-build steam locomotives in the 'P2' class have put these locomotive...
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 3F 0-6-0T is a class of steam locomotive, often known as Jinty. They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railway's six-coupled tank engines. The design was based on rebuilds by Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway 2441 ...
The article reports on the progress of returning the Class 33/1 Preservation Company's 33111 to traffic at Barrow Hill Roundhouse. The locomotive is being prepared for the roundhouse's gala on July 8-9, 2006. It was tested the previous year and was found out to be low on power, which ...