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Out now, The Twilight of the Peaks, available here: https://ttpublishing.co.uk/product/the-twilight-of-the-peaks/One of ...
25/08/2025

Out now, The Twilight of the Peaks, available here: https://ttpublishing.co.uk/product/the-twilight-of-the-peaks/

One of the most successful designs to emerge from British Railways’ Modernisation Plan was the Sulzer-engined Type 4 1Co-Co1 diesel-electric. 193 of them were built by BR at its own engineering works at Derby and Crewe, and they were collectively known as the ‘Peaks’.

For more than twenty years, these versatile locomotives were synonymous with the Midland main line and the northeast to southwest route. They could be seen from Glasgow and Edinburgh to London, Cardiff and Penzance.

Out now, King's of Norwich, available here: https://ttpublishing.co.uk/product/kings-of-norwich/King’s of Norwich was on...
25/08/2025

Out now, King's of Norwich, available here: https://ttpublishing.co.uk/product/kings-of-norwich/

King’s of Norwich was one of the many outside scrap contractors who assisted BR in dealing with the increasing numbers of withdrawn locomotives when their own resources were struggling to cope with the volume of work. Although only handling just over 100 steam locomotives and a handful of diesel locomotives, that did include a surprising variety of classes including some prestigious types such as Castles and Gresley Pacifics.

King’s separate facility near Wymondham is also covered being the location where much coaching stock was burnt before the resulting underframes were towed back to Norwich. The destruction of one particular vehicle under conditions of great secrecy is worthy of mention namely the Royal Mail coach which was the scene of the theft of some £2.6 million pounds, £69 million at today’s prices, during the Great Train Robbery of 1963.

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class O2 30193 at North Road in 1958 - 22/08/1958 - Neville Stead Coll...
22/08/2025

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class O2 30193 at North Road in 1958 - 22/08/1958 - Neville Stead Collection

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class Q7 63469 at Seaham in 1959 - 21/08/1959 - Neville Stead Collecti...
21/08/2025

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class Q7 63469 at Seaham in 1959 - 21/08/1959 - Neville Stead Collection

From the archives: we have this trio of slides with no identifying information, but all marked with the date 28/05/1961....
21/08/2025

From the archives: we have this trio of slides with no identifying information, but all marked with the date 28/05/1961. Do you recognise these views? Are you able to identify this station?

On this day: Ex-Cadbury Bros. Ltd, Bournville Industrial Steam Locomotive 6 Class Avonside 0-4-0T (AE1921/1923) at J. Ro...
20/08/2025

On this day: Ex-Cadbury Bros. Ltd, Bournville Industrial Steam Locomotive 6 Class Avonside 0-4-0T (AE1921/1923) at J. Round scrapyard, Tipton in 1966 - 20/08/1966 - Horace Gamble

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class 5013 5055 at Dawlish in 1959 - 19/08/1959 - Neville Stead Collec...
19/08/2025

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class 5013 5055 at Dawlish in 1959 - 19/08/1959 - Neville Stead Collection

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class A8 69879 at Newholm Beck Viaduct in 1955 - 18/08/1955 - Neville ...
18/08/2025

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class A8 69879 at Newholm Beck Viaduct in 1955 - 18/08/1955 - Neville Stead Collection

On this day: BR British Railways Gas Turbine Locomotive 18000 at Swindon Works in 1954 - 15/08/1954 - Neville Stead Coll...
15/08/2025

On this day: BR British Railways Gas Turbine Locomotive 18000 at Swindon Works in 1954 - 15/08/1954 - Neville Stead Collection

Out now, The Unseen Great Western, available here: https://ttpublishing.co.uk/product/unseen-great-western/This is a boo...
15/08/2025

Out now, The Unseen Great Western, available here: https://ttpublishing.co.uk/product/unseen-great-western/

This is a book we hope unlike any other. Not unduly technical, not full of reminiscences and anecdotes, instead it is a small tribute to one man who was an avid collector of images (and hardware) making up what is known as the ‘Harry’ collection at STEAM – Museum of the GWR, Swindon.

We say ‘small’ as the other tribute has to be to that wonderful railway the GWR. Mr Harry spent years collecting images of the railway he too admired; in excess of 27,000 views with many collected and simply put away in boxes hidden for years from other observers.

It is hoped that the contents of this book will be similarly unseen to the reader.

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class C16 67487 at Bridgeton Cross in 1954 - 14/08/1954 - Neville Stea...
14/08/2025

On this day: BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class C16 67487 at Bridgeton Cross in 1954 - 14/08/1954 - Neville Stead Collection

From the archives: we have found a wonderful but unidentified negative glass plate of this steam locomotive. Do you reco...
13/08/2025

From the archives: we have found a wonderful but unidentified negative glass plate of this steam locomotive. Do you recognise this train? Do you know this location?

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