Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts
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Saturday, May 11, 2019

British Railways Steam Locomotive "Fighter Pilot"


ID# 17,840
"Fighter Pilot"

BRITISH RAILWAYS -- Southern Region Battle of Britain class Pacific locomotive "Fighter Pilot" with an Express leaving Victoria for the Kent coast.

Saturday, September 22, 2018

English Steam Locomotive


ID# 46,600
Engine No. 43 7th Class Built by North British Locomotive Works Glasgow, Scotland in 1908

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Metropolitan Railway Locomotive No. 23


ID # 5,366
Metropolitan Railway Locomotive No. 23 '

Locomotive No. 23 of Glass- “A” is a 4—4-O condensing tank locomotive rebuilt by Messrs. Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd. and has been restored externally to its 1903 condition. The locomotive was rebuilt in 1889, 1903 and 1918. It worked on: the Inner Circle when new until 1905. From that date until 1914 it worked between Baker Street; Rickmansworth, Chesham, etc. and afterwards was used for shunting, at Neasden. Subsequently it hauled passenger trains between Quainton Road and Brill until 1935. From then until 1948 it was used on engineers’ trains on the Metropolitan and District Lines of London Transport. The locomotive was withdrawn in 1948 and is now preserved at the Museum of British Transport, London, S.W.4

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