Steam railway

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Filthy, horrible old steam engines (and a lot more) is probably what the owner of the sparkling white Ford said as his journey along the A5 near Atherstone was rudely interrupted by the passage of a light steam loco belching smoke. The loco was William Francis a rare Beyer-Peacock Garrett 0-4-4-0 (6841/1937) working from the main site of Baddesley Colliery to the exchange sidings with the West Coast line. Today the Garrett survives as part of the National Collection, the Ford is probably…

Steam engine train

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Bluebell Railway - Stepney

FELTHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (70B) - Around 1900 the London and South Western Railway experienced a substantial growth in its freight traffic to and from London, and for transfer to other railways. By 1910 this traffic was beginning to overwhelm the existing facilities at Nine Elms. Plans were therefore made for a hump marshaling yard and motive power depot at Feltham. This location gave excellent access to the company main lines as well as direct links to the Great Western Railway and London…

Talyllyn Railway, Wales

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