Railway News and Photos with David Arkwright
Saturday, July 5, 2025
The LMS Turbomotive, arguably the most successful British steam turbine loco. Built in 1935, it was rebuilt as a conventional steam loco in 1952 only to be destroyed in the Harrow & Wealdstone disaster after only 8 weeks of service.
J&L Narrow Gauge Railroad's locomotive No. 58, a 1937 Porter saddle tank locomotive, operating on a 24-inch gauge track in Pennsylvania.
123 years ago, in June 1903, the iconic express passenger train operated from 1902 to 1967, connecting New York City and Chicago.
Cannon Street station was built over the Thames to serve commuter traffic from Kent.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
TGV Duplex train, which is a double-decker high-speed train operated by the French national rail company, SNCF.
A3 No. 60036 'Colombo', the driver thought he was running into a straight through platform in York. In the process of lifting back onto the rails. 1958.
Hiei train, operated by the Eizan Electric Railway (also known as Eiden), sight seeing train in Kyoto, Japan.
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The LMS Turbomotive, arguably the most successful British steam turbine loco. Built in 1935, it was rebuilt as a conventional steam loco in 1952 only to be destroyed in the Harrow & Wealdstone disaster after only 8 weeks of service.
Class 55 Deltic 55013 'The Black Watch' Hull Paragon station 1981.
Transport for Wales, BR DMU Class 197.
Shinkansen train, nicknamed Doctor Yellow. Currently, there are only two active Doctor Yellow trains--one owned by Central Japan Railway Co. 9022, better known as JR Tokai, and the other by West Japan Railway Co. 9021, or JR West.