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* York Area Index * The National Railway Museum York 9b. YORK NRM Part 2
This Festiniog Railway locomotive LIVINGSTON THOMPSON was built at Boston Lodge Works in 1885. This double boiler and one joint firebox Robert Fairlie design allows a more powerful small narrow gauge engine to working on sharp curves because of the swivel bogie system allows great flexibility.
Year 1887
WREN is the last survivor of eight 0-4-0 18 inch narrow gauge saddle tank locomotives built by Beyer Peacock & Company in Manchester for the internal railway that was used to transport heavy loads around the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's Works at Horwich, east Lancashire.
Year 1889
This Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 2-4-2T tank engine was built at Horwich Locomotive Works in 1889 to a design by Aspinall. L & Y R 1008 became LMS 10621 and BR 50621.
On the roundhouse turntableis LNWR express passenger locomotive 'Precedent' Class 790, LMS 5031, named "HARDWICKE" and built in Crewe Works in 1892 for working the north west mainline.
The proud and colourful insignia of the London & North Western railway Company (LNWR).
Class M7 0-4-4T tank engine designed by Drummond for the LSWR company and built at Nine Elms Works in 1897. It was numbered as LSWR 245, SR E245 & 245 and BR 30245. Here it is 'guarded' by several ancient fire engines!
Year 1873
Midland 115 Class "Spinner" 4-2-2 locomotive LMS 673 (MR 118, 673) built at Derby in 1897 as an express passenger locomotive.
The driving cab of Midland Railway 673 Year 1901
Ex South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) Class D 4-4-0 locomotive 737 (SR A737-1737, BR 31737 numbers) built at Ashford locomotive works in 1901 to a design by Wainright SECR design, no doubt pulling splendid carriages like the one below! Lovely polished brass work.
Great Eastern Railway 0-6-0T tank engine was built at Stratford in 1904 and worked the line to Enfield.
This Holden design engine became BR number 68633
Ex LNER 7087-8622 Class J69
Holden GER locomotive design, ex LNER 8217-5567, ex BR 65567 Class J17 0-6-0 built at Stratford Works in 1905.
Ex GWR/BR 2-8-0 heavy freight locomotive 2818 built in Swindon 1905 to a design by J. G. Churchward.
The 2800/28XX Class were amongst the most powerful freight locomotives built by the Great Western Railway.
The driving cab of GWR 2-8-0 freight locomotive 2818 - somewhat exposed to the weather and elements! - it must have been quite rough working as the driver or fireman on the footplate in the winter! Year 1907
The 4000 express passenger class 4-6-0 locomotive 4003 LODE STAR.
The locomotive name plate of 4003 LODE STAR above the central driving wheel and the shining brass pipes and controls in the driver's cab.
A Great Western Railway express locomotive built at Swindon in 1907, and a forerunner of the famous Castle and King Class locomotives of the GWR. Year 1925
It seems surprisingly early to see electric multiple units working on the Southern Railway on suburban passenger trains , but there were more than you think! especially as we were building steam locomotives until 1960!
S 8143/1293/4308 DMBT 1285 class, later 3 Sub suburban units working in south east England
Another collection of number and name plates: THE YORK AND AINSTY, SIR DANIEL GOOCH (Castle Class), VALOUR, IRONSIDE, 605, 5070, IRONSIDE, CHANNEL PACKET (Merchant Navy Class), DRAKE, CHARON, D 1000 (D1000), SIR LAMIEL (King Arthur Class)
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