Rail Album for steam engines, diesel locos and railway wagons


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Railway Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Photographs


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MAIN CATEGORIES
 
Steam Locomotives
  Diesel Locomotives
  SECR Photographs
  Test Trains
  Railway Engineering - Sites & Trains
  Industrial Railways
  Ferry Wagons
  Overseas Railways
  Early Railways & Plateways
  Other Information About Railways
  Non-rail Items

 
Mystery Corner - Can You Help?
  
Please either select a topic of interest from this list or from the more detailed index below.

 
NEW PAGES
  Military Wagons  
  Hampton Court Palace & King Henry VIII
 
LMS Princess Coronation Streamlined 4-6-2
  London & Birmingham Railway
  US Army S-160 2-8-0s
  Byfleet & New Haw - 21st June 2009 - 6N09
 
Italy - Trieste
 
Wooden Railway at Llangollen
 
Tonbridge  - 27th September 2008 - 6G13
 
Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Rocket (original)
  Stratford & Moreton Railway (5 pages)
  Ferry Wagons
  SECR Selection 5
  BR 18000 Gas Turbine
 

 
 
 
 Index to Pages on this Web Site
 

 


STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Steam engine images from the modest 0-4-0ST to the mighty GWR Kings, and  LMS Coronations.
 

  GWR Castle 4-6-0
  GWR Hall 4-6-0
  GWR King 4-6-0
  GWR 4-4-0s
  GWR 4575 2-6-2T
  GWR 5100 2-6-2T
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  LMS Princess Coronation Streamlined 4-6-2
  LMS Princess Coronation Non- Streamlined 4-6-2
  LMS Patriot, Jubilee & Royal Scot 4-6-0
  LMS Black Five 4-6-0
  LMS 4P 2-6-4T
  LMS 8F 2-8-0
  LMS Fowler 0-6-0T Jinty
 
LNWR Ramsbottom 0-4-0ST
  LNWR G2a (Super-D) 0-8-0
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  LNER A1 4-6-2
  LNER A2 4-6-2
  LNER A3 4-6-2
  LNER A4 4-6-2
  LNER A5 4-6-2T
  LNER B1 4-6-0
  LNER B17 4-6-0
  LNER D11 & D34 4-4-0
  LNER K3 2-6-0
  LNER L1 2-6-4T
  LNER N2 & N5 0-6-2T
  LNER V2 2-6-2
  LNER Y3 Sentinel
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  SR Light Pacific 4-6-2
  SR M7 0-4-4T
  SR N15 King Arthur 4-6-0
  SR S15 4-6-0
  SR T9 4-4-0
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  BR Riddles Austerity 2-8-0
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  US Army S-160 2-8-0s
 




SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY
A collection of SECR photographs dating from circa 1910. Mostly of the former SER in the London area.
 

  SECR Selection 1
  SECR Selection 2
  SECR Selection 3
  SECR Selection 4
  SECR Selection 5
  


EARLY RAILWAYS & PLATEWAYS
A selection of horse-drawn railways and unusual early steam locomotives.

 
Belvoir Castle Railway
  Brunel's GWR Broad Gauge
  Canterbury & Whitstable Railway - "Invicta"
  Croydon Merstham & Godstone - Part 1
  Croydon Merstham & Godstone - Part 2
  Liverpool & Manchester Railway - "Rocket"
  Liverpool & Manchester Railway - "Rocket" (repro)
  Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Novelty
  Liverpool & Manchester Railway - "Sans Pareil"
  Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Rainhill Trials 
  London & Birmingham Railway - Part 1 
  London & Birmingham Railway - Part 2
  London & Birmingham Railway - Part 3
  Peak Forest Tramway
  Stratford & Moreton Railway
  Stockton & Darlington Railway - Horse Dandy
  Surrey Iron Railway
 


OVERSEAS RAILWAYS
A miscellaneous collection of photographs, diagrams and information about railways outside Britain.
 
  Cameroon - Distance Table
  Cameroon - Loco List
  Italy - Trieste
  


MYSTERY CORNER - CAN YOU HELP?
Steam, diesel and electric locomotives, plus coaches, wagons and scenes

  Mystery Corner - Selection 1
  Mystery Corner - Selection 2
  Mystery Corner - Selection 3
 


TEST TRAINS
A fleet of test trains regularly analyses track alignment, radio reception and lineside structures,

  1Q12 - 17th June 2009 - Part 1 
  1Q12 - 17th June 2009 - Part 2
  1Q12 - 17th June 2009 - Part 3
  1Q18 - 10th February 2009
  1Q12 - 30th January 2009
  1Q14 - 30th July 2008
  4Q10 - 7th July 2008
  1Q14 - 3rd July 2008 - Part 1 
  1Q14 - 3rd July 2008 - Part 2
  1Q14 - 3rd July 2008 - Part 3
  1Q14 - 3rd July 2008 - Part 4
  1Q14 - 3rd June 2008
  1Q14 - 29th May 2008 
  1Q14 - 13th May 2008
  1Q14 - 12th May 2008
  1Z11 - 7th May 2008
  1Q14 - 15th April 2008
  1Q14 - 26th March 2008
 


RAILWAY WAGONS INDEX
Railway wagons were once commonplace in Britain but are becoming increasingly rarer.
 
FERRY WAGONS INDEX  
Austria
 
Delacher & Co Twin Van
Belgium 
 
CITA Bogie Hopper Wagons - Part 1
 
CITA Bogie Hopper Wagons - Part 2
Britain 
 
BR Ferry Tube - Part 1
 
BR Ferry Tube - Part 2
 
BR Ferry Tube - Part 3
 
BR Bogie Well Wagons
France 
 
SNCF Bogie Steel Wagons
 
St Gobain Hopper Wagon
Germany 
 
DB 4-Wheel Low Side Open Wagon
Italy 
 
Interfrigo Refrigerated Van
Spain
 
Transfesa Wooden Body Vans
 
Transfesa Steel Body Vans
Sweden 
 
Nordwaggon Habbfiss Twin Van
Switzerland 
  ETRA Tank Wagons
 
MILITARY WAGONS INDEX  
First World War

  WD Polls Wagons
 
WO Tank Wagons
 
 
 


 
 


DIESEL & ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES
Main line diesel, gas turbine and electric engines. Mostly photographs from the 1980s onwards.
 

  Class 08 - 350 hp Shunters
  Class 20 - English Electric Type 1
  Class 31 - Brush Type 2
  Class 33 - BRCW Type 3
  Class 37 - English Electric Type 3
  Class 40 - English Electric Type 4
  Class 47 - Brush Type 4
  Class 50 - English Electric Type 4
  Class 55 - English Electric Deltic Type 5
  Class 56 - Brush Type 5
  Class 58 - BREL Type 5
  Class 60 - Brush 3,100 hp
  Class 66/0 - DB / EWS
  Class 91 - BR/GEC 6,300 hp
  DVTs
  BR 18000 Gas Turbine
 


 

RAILWAY ENGINEERING - WORK SITES

Scenes, locomotives, wagons and railway engineering plant involved in refurbishment work.
 
  Walton on Thames - 24th October 2009
  Claygate - 13th June 2009 - Part 1
  Claygate - 13th June 2009 - Part 2
  Claygate - 13th June 2009 - Part 3
  Claygate - 13th June 2009 - Part 4
  West Ewell - 6th September 2008
  Shacklegate Junction - 16th August 2008
  West Ewell - 2nd August 2008
  Chertsey - 26th July 2008 Part 1 
  Chertsey - 26th July 2008 Part 2 
  Chertsey - 26th July 2008 Part 3 
  Kempton Park- 13th April 2008 Part 1 
  Kempton Park- 13th April 2008 Part 2 
   


RAILWAY ENGINEERING - MATERIALS TRAINS
Special trains of materials for railway refurbishment work. Featuring locomotives and wagons.
 
 
Byfleet & New Haw - 21st June 2009 - 6N09
 
Hinchley Wood - 13th June 2009 - 6N14
 
Addlestone Junction 16th May 2009 - 6N04 / 5
 
Hersham - 13th April 2009 - 6N03
  Addlestone Junction - 24th January 2009 - 6G14
  Tonbridge  - 27th September 2008 - 6G13
  Coxes Mill - 13th September 2008 - 6G10
  Coxes Mill - 13th September 2008 - 6G14
  Coxes Mill - 13th September 2008 - 6G15
  Worcester Park - 6th September 2008 - 6N36
  Worcester Park - 6th September 2008 - 6N37
  Hampton Wick - 16th August 2008 - 6N44 
  Egham - 26th July 2008 - 6N01 
 


INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS - STANDARD GAUGE
Industrial locomotives and wagons are little known but played a vital role in Britain's economy. 
  
  British Industrial Sands, Redhill
  British Industrial Sands - Loco 1
  British Industrial Sands - Loco 2
  British Industrial Sands - Loco 3
  British Steel Corporation, Scunthorpe - Janus 1
  British Steel Corporation, Scunthorpe - Janus 2
  Castle Cement, Padeswood
  Coalite, Grimethorpe - Stocklist
  Coalite, Grimethorpe - MoT Hoppers
  Coalite, Grimethorpe - Wagon 146 Ex-MoT
  Coalite, Grimethorpe - BR Hoppers
  National Coal Board, Snowdown
 


INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS - NARROW GAUGE
A collection of photographs of narrow gauge industrial railways in the British Isles.
 
  BR Beeston Sleeper Works
  BR Temple Mills, Leyton
  BR Wolverton Works
  Penrhyn Quarry "Lilla"
  Wooden Railway at Llangollen - Part 1
  Wooden Railway at Llangollen - Part 2
  Wooden Railway at Llangollen - Part 3
  Wooden Railway at Llangollen - Part 4
  Wooden Railway at Llangollen - Part 5
  Wooden Railway at Llangollen - Part 6
  Wooden Railway at Llangollen - Part 7
 


OTHER RAILWAY SUBJECTS
Various railway topics that do not fit easily into the other categories listed in this index.
 
  Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore
  Charles Dickens - Staplehurst Crash
  Early Channel Tunnel Endeavours
  The Grouping of 1923
  Interpreting Arab Locomotive Numbers
  Longmoor Military Railway Locos 1949
  Railway Operating Department Locos
  Robert Stephenson Locos for America
  Robert Stephenson Locos for Germany
  South Devon Railway Locos
  South Staffordshire Railway Locos
  Vulcan Foundry Works List
      


GENERAL INTEREST
Photographs that were mostly taken on the way to or from railway photography sessions.

Benchmarks, Cattle Troughs, Milestones etc
  Benchmark - Hampton - Middlesex
  Benchmark - Winkfield, Berkshire
  Cattle Trough - Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
  Cattle Trough - Weybridge, Surrey
  Cattle Trough - White Waltham, Berkshire
  Coal Posts - Part 1
  Coal Posts - Part 2
  Milestone - Maidenhead, Berkshire
  War Memorial - Elvedon 
 
Towns & Cities
  Chertsey Bridge, Surrey
  Clerkenwell, London - 120 St Johns Road
  Clerkenwell, London - St Johns Gate
  Hersham, Surrey - Part 1
  Hersham, Surrey - Part 2
  Horley, Surrey
  Hove, Sussex
  Marden, Kent
  Tonbridge, Kent - Railway Bell
  West Molesey, Surrey
  Weybridge, Surrey - Coal Office
  Weybridge, Surrey - Drinking Fountain
  Weybridge, Surrey - Houses
  Weybridge Monument - The York Column
 
Specific Buildings
 
  Addlestone - Coxes Flour Mill - Part 1
  Addlestone - Coxes Flour Mill - Part 2
  Addlestone - Coxes Flour Mill - Part 3 
  Hampton Court Palace & King Henry VIII - Part 1
  Hampton Court Palace & King Henry VIII - Part 2
  Hampton Court Palace & King Henry VIII - Part 3
  Rosyth Castle
 
Canals & Rivers
  Canal & River Barges
  River Wey Navigation - Coxes Lock
  River Wey Navigation - Hamm Moor
  River Wey Navigation - Shed Beside Canal
  River Wey Navigation - Weybridge Town Lock - 1
  River Wey Navigation - Weybridge Town Lock - 2
  Thames & Medway Canal Obelisk
 
Other Subjects
  Bushy Park - Camp Griffiss
  Military Pill Boxes
  Reigate Caves, Surrey
  Virginia Water - Roman Temple

 

 

 
 
 
  
  - in preparation -
Main Line Wagons
Privately Owned Wagons
Engineer's Wagons
Overseas Wagons
 
 
     
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