Steam Picture of the Week

Hi all, Sheltering from the torrential rain inside the depot at Hof it was to be like this for two days it never stopped, and the light was atrocious. We had just arrived after the mammoth journey across West Germany on the 22.19 from Dortmund to Hof. Standing on the turntable is class 001-168 Pacific just arrived from Lichtenfels and the engine that brought us on the Lichtenfels to Hof leg of the journey now being put away into the

Hi all, Here’s another shot found at Nechells Power Station Birmingham. For those unaccustomed to the areas of the city Nechells is north of the city centre, Aston is nearby. The Power Station has long gone to be replaced by Star City. A Central Electricity Board 0-6-0 tank engine powers a rake of loaded 16 ton mineral wagons of coal from the Tame and Rea sidings named after the two local rivers that meet next to what was Bromford up

Hi all, So apologies for the delays in sending out picture of the week but have just spent an enjoyable 8 days, if you can believe that? in Heartlands Hospital Birmingham, overcoming yet another water infection, enjoyable it was not. B Here is one of my mad moments but what a shot (the day after my 21st birthday which I had spent in Paris). Just stepped out in time as it stormed passed it was really motoring! We had traveled

Hi all, sorry for the omission of this weeks POTW Here it is. > On 4 Mar 2026, at 13:42, Alan Ledger wrote: > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 4 Mar 2026, at 09:54, Alan Ledger wrote: >> >>  >> Hi All, >> The first of the East German 01 class rebuilds 01-0501 from 35 of the original class of 133. Here she is storming up from Bebra after the heavy snow fall of February

Hi all, Two pictures I took in 2012 whilst on holiday in north Wales, as you can see the first one is of the 11.00 train from Pothmadog at Caernarfon just arrived, and has been worked by ex South African Railways Beyer Garret NG 143. 18th June 2012. The second one also of an ex SAR Beyer Garret NG 87 working the 11.15 Caernarfon to Porthmadog at Betws Garmon where we had rented a cottage for the week. On the

Hi all Took my socks and shoes off for this one, thought I’d join the kids in the water and cool off on this hot summers day and get a shot of this 2-8-2 Tank engine, a Class 65, all allocated to Ashaffenburg. 065-018 is crossing the river Main at Erlenbach working the 15.49 Miltenburg to Ashaffenburg. Friday 9th July 1971. Regards Ledg.

Hi all, We were really way out on the wilds here, this was the Lootburg Pass South Africa. The climb from Roemead to the summit at Lootsburg was just one long slog for mile after mile.This train of freight, the 0700 to Graff Reinet is being banked from Rooue Hoogte and had run round off the front of the train to the rears as there was no where to do it at the pass just a triangle to turn the