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Vintage railway images

I bought some large collections of images last year, slowing getting them scanned and uploaded. Here’s a few UK railway images from the late 19th & early 20th Century. Click on them to open the slide show, with captions.I’ve put another page of them in the gallery Thanks for reading. Check out my other posts… Read More Vintage railway images

Jan 8, 2021Jan 30, 2021 Random RailwaysLeave a comment

Steam at York

A short clip of The Scarborough Spa Express leaving York on Thursday 24th September. A slightly unconventional angle from the footbridge north of the station as LMS Jubilee class 5699 Galatea (renumbered as 45562 ‘Alberta’) leave for Scarborough. The tour is operated by West Coast Railways as a regular trip. For a list of most… Read More Steam at York

Sep 25, 2020Jan 9, 2021 Random RailwaysLeave a comment

Car boot sale film, Over Shap, 1963

This 1963 silent film shows various steam and diesel locomotives climbing to Shap summit, on the West Coast Main Line. The tank engines running backwards are bankers, used to push trains up the 1 in 75 gradient, they then run back down the slope and wait for the next train that needs assistance.There’s a few… Read More Car boot sale film, Over Shap, 1963

Apr 30, 2020Jan 9, 2021 Random Railways1 Comment

Auction Finds

Last year I picked up an old box of slides at auction. I noticed a few railway images amongst the general views of life in what turned out to be Edinburgh in the early 1960’s. In fact, as far as I can deduce from the collection and the slide captions it was the work of… Read More Auction Finds

Mar 22, 2020Jan 9, 2021 Random RailwaysLeave a comment

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