The main north-south railway line passing through Hereford is one where "steam specials" are allowed. These trains are organised by preservation societies, railway enthusiasts etc and are in reality "private trains" but members of the public can buy tickets to travel on them. Usually such a train is scheduled to travel interesting railway routes ( Read more... )

An LJ friend has sometimes posted images of steam railway locomotives on railway tracks that, usually because of lack of space, had to be located for a short distance along public roads. Well, here are two shots of this situation in England - Southampton to be precise ( Read more... )

On 12th April 2017 steam locomotive 60163 "Tornado" reached the speed of 100 mile per hour ( = 161 km per hour) during specially conducted speed tests ( Read more... )

This entry is the last of three sets of photographs taken at the Traction Engine Rally, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, July 23rd, 2016. It features "traction engines" - the general purpose road locomotive used for hauling freight and doing the work of a modern day combustion engined tractor about the farm, and various industrial sites ( Read more... )

In addition to steam rollers, other types of steam powered road vehicles were on display at the Much Marcle "Traction Engine Rally" (July 23/24th ( Read more... )

I am old enough to just remember "steam rollers" working as a normal part of road repair team. They used their weight to compress the foundation and later the tarmac surface of roads and pathways. Today this function is carried out mostly by diesel engined machines.

Recently I attended the annual "Traction Engine Rally" held in the village of ( Read more... )