In 1956 there occurred a rare (but most welcome) remembrance of the days of Edwardian splendour. The nationalised British Railways Eastern and North Eastern regions encouraged the restoration of a... (more)
Gresley K4 2-6-0 Mogul No. 61994 'The Great Marquess' heads south at Woodthorpe on the Great Central Railway with a demonstration freight train during a Steam Gala.
6201 storms out of London Euston with 'The Midlander' railtour to Nuneaton. She is passing behind North Wembley tube station on the Bakerloo line. Earlier in the day she became the first steam eng... (more)