Richard Trevithick, a British inventor, built the world's first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1802, leading to the historic 1804 Pen-y-Darren journey. While not commercially successful at the time due to track limitations, this invention demonstrated the potential of steam power on rails and earned Trevithick the title of the "father of the railways." The two primary locations for existing working replicas of Trevithick's pioneering locomotives are the National Waterfront Museum

1.2K views · 110 reactions | No.73156 was one of 172 Standard Class 5 steam locomotives built by British Railways Workshops between 1951 and 1956. The Class was designed for mixed traffic duties throughout the Regions of British Railways.This locomotive was one of the nine examples built at Doncaster. #trains #steamlocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #heritagerailway | Adrian Watson | Facebook

🚂 The British Rail Class 17 “Clayton” — A Diesel That Tried, But Never Quite Triumphed 🚂 Introduced in the early 1960s, the Class 17 was an ambitious attempt by British Rail to replace ageing steam shunters and mixed-traffic engines with a new generation of centre-cab diesel locomotives. Built by the Clayton Equipment Company and Beyer Peacock between 1962 and 1965, these distinctive machines were instantly recognisable by their low profile and central cab — designed to improve visibility for

271K views · 12K reactions | Arriving at Pickering Station and visiting courtesy of the Great Central Railway in Loughborough, No. 73156 is one of only five surviving Standard Class 5 locomotives from the 172 originally built by British Railways Workshops between 1951 and 1956. It returned to service for the first time since withdrawal from British Railways in October 2017. Get your tickets to the event: nymr.co.uk/steam-gala | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Facebook