L & YR 2-4-2 no 1008 ( LANKY TANK ).
Built 1889. number: NRM - CT - 937214. I took this photograph at York`s National Railway Museum.
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CHANNEL TUNNEL LOCOMOTIVE 1989.
25 tonne Hunslet Electric Adhesion locomotive mkII. Used in hauling channel tunnel construction trains underground.
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ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE 26020.
was built to haul coal trains from South Yorkshire to power stations near Manchester, using the Woodhead route. This was Britains first electrified mainline railway with overhead line equipment ( 1500 v DC ) , 88 electric locomotives replaced 181 steam locomotives and crews greatly benefitted by no longer having to work steam locomotives on heavy trains through the choking Woodhead tunnel. The Woodhead line losed in 1981 and is now a cycle track.
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STERLING SINGLE.
This is a classic racer from the East Coast mainline. Built in 1870. It has eight foot driving wheels.
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BRITISH RAIL CLASS 41 ( HST ).
HST ( high speed train ) was the original classification for the power cars of the prototype high speed trains of 1972. Configuration - BO - BO. Length :- 56feet 4 inches, Maximum speed :- 125mph. I took this photo at the National Railway Museum in York.
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MINIATURE LOCOMOTIVE NO 6201.
Built in 1948 for use at the Hall Leys pleasure grounds miniature railway, Matlock, Derbyshire, UK. This nine and a half inch gauge miniature 4 - 6 - 2 type locomotive was built by locol enthusiast Stanley Battison, it was used to haul sit-astride coaches.
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LMS PRINCESS ROYAL CLASS 62011.PRINCESS ELIZABETH.
Built in 1933 at Crewe Works. She is a preserved British Steam Locomotive. I photographed this locomotive at Swanwick.
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LMS PRINCESS ROYAL CLASS 46203, PRINCESS MARGARET ROSE.
Built at Crewe Works. The locomotive was used to haul the heaviest and fastest LMS Passenger trains from London to North and North West England and to Scotland. I photographed this locomotive at Swanwick in the west sheds.
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BRITISH RAIL CLASS 37.
is a Diesel - Electric locomotive. The class 37s are known to some railway enthusiasts as tractors a nickname due to the agricultural sound of the diesel engine of the locomotive. Configuration :- CO - CO, Length :- 61 feet- 6 inches. Maximum speed :- 90mph.
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Though I admit to not knowing a whole lot about trains, I do love them! I am mostly impressed with the old steam locomotives. Just something about the way they were designed just spells out the word POWER! That Sterling Silver is without a doubt a beautiful mechanical marvel. I like the rest of them. Those that I call "work trains" are always something to see. But, the Sterling just grabs my attention. Great photos, as always! And, you know I do love the choo choos!
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