British Locomotives Illustrated

Photographs of British steam engines (railway locomotives) from British Locomotives Illustrated by W. J. Bell, M.I.Loco.E., A & C. Black Ltd., London, 1933.

The photographs in this book are out of copyright because they were taken before 1944 in the UK, and are either by the author or are anonymous. I have not been able to find details about the author, and cannot ascertain the status of the text: it would have copyright protection for 70 years after the author’s death. I have reproduced only the captions of the photographs for now, and not the text.

11.—The “Cornwall”

8 ft 6 in single-driver engine, “Cornwall,” No. 3020, London and North Western Railway, 1847 [more...]

500x313 30K, 800x500 91K, 1024x640 162K, 1280x800 228K, 1440x900 287K, 1680x1050 340K, 1900x1200 383K

Re-constructed “Atlantic” Type Locomotive

This steam engine was rebuilt in 1930 to add a “booster” engine to the front axle of the bogie under the driver’s cab. The booster was a small steam engine used only at low speeds, to give additional traction. I’m not sure [...] [more...]

500x300 30K, 800x480 87K, 1280x720 192K, 1280x800 177K, 1440x900 213K, 1600x900 256K, 1680x1050 273K, 1913x956 296K, 1920x1200 327K

High Pressure Compound Locomotive

4-6-4 express locomotive fitted with Gresley-Yarrow water-tube boiler, No. 10,000, L. & N.E.R., 1929

500x231 31K, 606x280 54K, 808x374 84K, 1077x498 150K, 1436x665 230K, 1915x886 350K

4-4-0 Engine “City of Truro”

4-4-0 Passenger engine, No. 3440, “City of Truro.” G.W.R., 1903 [more...]

500x284 27K, 762x434 90K, 1016x578 127K, 1280x720 193K, 2408x1370 506K

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