British railways

High quality photograph of CrossCountry British Rail Class 220 # NA at Dawlish, United Kingdom.

91025 heads a northbound Anglo-Scottish ECML express from Newcastle Central - c.09/1992. The actual date the image was made is unknown; the indication given is based on the film processing date imprinted on the original slide.

Great Western Railway boasted its upgraded electric Super Express trains would cut journey times by up to 17 minutes by 2018

THIS PAINTING IS SOLD BUT YOU TOO CAN COMMISSION MIKE TO PAINT YOUR VERY OWN ORIGINAL OF YOUR FAVOURITE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WHETHER BRITISH OR AMERICAN, A SOUND INVESTMENT FROM WHOM MANY REGARD AS BRITAIN'S LEADING TRANSPORT ARTIST. JUST E-MAIL mike@transportartist.co.uk Painted some years ago for the cover of an excellent book by my friend Brian Jackson this painting depicts the graceful lines of the old LSWR T9 class built in the early years of the century a number of which survived until…

Photo about Closeup on traditional english semaphore railway signals on gantry on white background. Image of closeup, railroad, sign - 23359445

The history of British diesel locomotives is complex – or messy, if you prefer. We had too many experimental designs that failed; some wonderful albeit flawed exotica but also some […]

(first posted 12/5/2014) CC has already heard the story of Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive and pride of the London and North Eastern Railway. But by 1960, Mallard and […]

This colourful cover shows what was described as a 'vital part' of the BR Modernisation Plan - the extension of electrified lines, something British railways had arguably lagged behind in. The scene purports to be that of the Manchester - Sheffield - Wath elecrification, the 1500v DC scheme that was started before the 2nd World War but wasn't completed until the 1950s. By then BR had decided to electrify at 25kv ac - and this line was eventually, and many would say criminally, abandoned…

B1, 61188 at Dinting Crossing, Derbyshire - as posted by Dereck Elvidge on British Railways Un-named Steam Locomotives 1948-68

On 18 September 1977, electro-diesel loco 74004 is seen shunting at London Waterloo. It would work the 15.08 Waterloo - RIchmond - Kingston - Waterloo service, formed of an Exeter line 8-set of loco-hauled coaches which had been turned as a result of diversion via Westbury on its up service. This Sunday afternoon move occurred on several occasions, proving a delight for enthusiasts and an eye-opener for "normal" punters. Class 74 was withdrawn at the end of this year and the following year a…

This large series on railway poster deals mainly with what could be called the golden age of the railway poster, where the sun always shone and the British seaside was as glamorous as the Côte d’Azur. Many talented and famous artists like Frank Newbould, John Hassall and Terence Cuneo worked on these posters. For more information, and for other works, see parts 1 to 4 also. This is part 5 of a 9 – part series on Railway Posters: Fred Taylor ( 1875-1963 ) Bridlington LNER c1927 Fred Taylor…

A view of the Neath and Brecon Railway with the village of Cilfrew in the background, South Wales. An oil painting on canvas, 16" x 12".

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Class 90010 and 90011 head the 4S52 Crewe to Coatbridge F.L.T through Preston. Wednesday 14th September 2022. Photo by Gary Severn.

High quality photograph of LNER (London North Eastern Railway) Class 800/1 # 800 110 at Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Adorned with the famous 'winged thistle' headboard 55009 sits at Newcastle Central station as 55015 passes by on the Deltic Scotsman Farewell on 2 January 1982.

The electrification of the London (Euston) - West Midlands - Manchester/Liverpool line in the early 1960s was the biggest single project of the BR "Modernisation" programme - it was part of the move from steam and also was, in some ways, the flip side of the contraction of the extensive BR network that was to occur in that decade - new for old. The brochure cover is very bold in design - a pantograph on one of the new electric AC locomotives (in BR Electric Blue livery) and with an early…

BR - The Brighton Belle. #steam #steamengines