STEAM

No 6012 King Edward VI near Teignmouth

2007-02-20T09:17:14Z

4-6-0 King class locomotive. Built 1928. Seen here hauling the Cornish Riviera Express.

No D601 Ark Royal - Warship Class Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive

2007-04-13T10:30:01Z

Class 42, built by North British. Seen here leaving Paddington in August 1958.

No 92220 Evening Star

2007-09-21T09:54:37Z

2-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works.

Withdrawn 1965

No 4073 Caerphilly Castle

2007-09-25T10:21:41Z

4-6-0 Castle class locomotive. Built 1923. This photograph taken at Paddington Station shows the handing over of the locomotive to the Science Museum at South Kensington in 1961

No 1000 County of Middlesex

2007-11-13T15:17:07Z

GWR 4-6-0 locomotive no. 1000 County of Middlesex, built in 1945, withdrawn 1964. Photographed here at Paddington Station

GWR Buffet Car, c1930s

2008-04-17T09:08:34Z

GWR Restaurant Car, c1930s

2008-04-17T09:08:37Z

GWR First Class Sleeper Car, c1930s

2008-04-17T09:14:17Z

Diesel Locomotive, The Royal Pioneer Corp, departing St Pancras, c1960

2008-04-17T09:14:20Z

Diesel Warship Class Locomotive, Vanguard

2008-04-17T09:25:45Z

Seen here passing Ashley Hill, Bristol

Diesel Warship Class Locomotive, Zealous

2008-04-17T09:25:48Z

BR First Class Carriage, c1960s

2008-04-17T09:31:43Z

Comfort in the era of diesel

BR 8P Class Locomotive No 71000, Duke of Gloucester

2008-04-17T09:36:07Z

Seen here with the Red Dragon headboard.

Pannier Tank Locomotive, no 9400

2008-04-17T09:36:12Z

Seen here in preservation being transported to Swindon Railway Museum in 1962.

Locomotives awaiting to be scrapped at Swindon Works, 1962

2008-04-17T09:46:14Z

No 4085, Berkeley Castle, and No 5090 Neath Abbey can be seen in the line-up.

King George V hauling an express train

2008-04-17T09:58:48Z

Barry Scrap Yard, c1960s

2008-04-17T09:58:54Z

With the rise of diesel and the gradual demise of steam, many steam locomotives were sent for scrap. The most famous scrapyard was at Barry.

A Shop, Swindon Works, 1966

2008-04-17T10:13:22Z

Work being undertaken on diesel locomotives.

Diesel and steam standing side by side at Swindon Works

2008-04-17T10:13:25Z

Farewell to steam on the Western Region, 1965

2008-04-17T10:18:37Z

The last steam locomotive, No 7029, to run on the Western Region network.