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Vintage Steam Locomotives

A selection of black and white images of early steam locomotives, highlighting their design and historical significance in railway transport.

State Railways, SJ L24 1718.
State Railways, SJ L24 1718.
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The "Golden Eagle", The First Of The New Streamlined Super-Pacific Engines -- Our photograph shows the new streamlined super-Pacific engine "Golden Eagle" which is intended to work the London North Eastern Railway's "Coronation" and other streamlined expresses later in the year. She made her maiden trip on January 6. Working the Edinburgh express from King's Cross to Newcastle. This train was selected for the test as it is one of the heaviest and fastest trains of the day out of King's Cross, London. The train is seen passing Hadley Wood. March 8, 1937.Locomotive Torbay Express 6411 steam engine train, Dart Vally Railway, Dartmouth Steam railway, south Devon, England, UK 1975 with Great Western railway livery.1920 e class steam engine manufactured in Glasgow in 1921 Railway Museum, Mysore, Karnataka, India Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox