Steam Train Blog

  Image: Top Left is Flora from Thomas & Friends and top right is her basic As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 48th stop. With this train trip, we leave the Bell  Locomotive Works, Inc. of New York City in the  United States and travel back to Great Britian to the Birmingham Corporation Tramways to see their Moseley Road Kitson Tram. 48. Moseley Road Kitson tram Railroad/Basic: Moseley Road Kitson tram Engine: Steam Tram Engine Designers: Kitson & Co.  Builder: Kitson & Co.  Built (Year): 1903-1930 843 Total trams  Withdrawn: 1940-1952 Number of Wheels: 6 wheels Configuration: 0-6-0T Top Speed: 25 mph/32 Kph  Preserved:  Real Life: 1 locomotive at Crich Tramway Museum  Fictional: 1 locomotive (Flora from Thomas & Friends) Fun Facts  Birmingham Corporation Tramways ran from January 4th 1904 to closure on July 4th 1953 Maximum of 825 in service at any one time 

As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 40th stop. With this train trip, we leave  Roots of Motive Power in Willits, CA and travel back across the Atlantic to United Kingdom. After arriving back in UK we make our way back to the Great Western Railroad to see their narrow gauge Rheidol Tank engines.  GWR Rheidol Tanks Details Railroad/Basic: Great Western Railroad /Narrow Gauge Rheidol Tank engines Engine: Rhediol Tank Locomotive  Designer: Charles Collett Builder: GWR Swindon Works Built (Year): 1923-1924 3 Locomotives built  Configuration:  2-6-2T Top Speed: 20 mph/32 kph Preserved: 3 real locomotive

  Kerr Stuart Wren Peter Pan Kerr Stuart Wren Details Railroad/Basic:Ffestiniog Railway/Kerr Stuart Wren Engine: Saddle Tank Engine Designer: Kerr,Sturt and Co Builder: California Works Built (Year): 1922 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: from serviced & preserved at Leighton Buzzard Railway Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0ST Top Speed: 45 mph/72 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotives: 1 (Luke from Thomas & Friends) Thomas and Friends CGI Luke -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Decauvillie No 8069  Decauville No. 8069 Tabamar Details Railroad/Basic:Ffestiniog Railway/Double Fairlie Engine: Well Tank Engine Designer: Decauville  Builder: Borsig Built (Year): 1911 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: from serviced & preserved  Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0WT Top Speed: 45 mph/72 k...

Ffestiniog Railway 0-4-0TT Prince Ffestiniog Railway 0-4-0TT “Prince” Details Railroad/Basic: Ffestiniog Railway /Russell Engine: Tank Engine Designer: George England,CM Holland Builder: George England &Co,Hatchman Iron Works  Built (Year): 1863 => 1 locomotive Rebuilt => 1892,1920 & 1955 1980 => Oil fired & superheated  2013 => returned to coal (Via Boston Lodge Works) Withdrawn: from actual service to do preserved work  Number of Wheels: 8 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0STT Top Speed: 40 mph/64 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotives: 2 (Duke & Bertram from Thomas & Friends) Thomas and Friends Classic Bertram    Thomas and Friends Classic Duke  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ffestiniog Railway Double Farlie Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie Details Railroad/Basic: Ffestiniog Railway/Dou...

  Talyllan Railway No 7 Tom Rolt  TR No. 7 Tom Rolt Details Railroad/Basic: Talyllyn Railway/Tom Rolt  Engine: Tank Engine/Well Tank Engine (Formerly)  Designer: Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.  Builder: Caledonian Works  Built (Year): 1941 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: Still In Service  Number of Wheels: 6 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-2T/0-4-0WT (Formerly) Top Speed: 15 mph/24 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotive: 1 ( Ivo Hugh from Thomas & Friends) Ivo Hugh from Railway Seires Book  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Wales Narrow gauge Russell North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway Russell Details Railroad/Basic: North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway/Russell Engine: Tank Engine Designer: J.C. Russell Builder: Hunslet Engine Company Built (Year): 1906 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: from actual service to do preserved wo...

Midlander at Talyllyn Railway   TR No. 5 Midlander Details Railroad/Basic: Talyllyn Railway/Kert Stuart Tattoo Engine: Saddle Tank Engine Designer: Jee’s Quarry  Builder: Ruston & Hornsby Built (Year): 1941 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: Still In Service  Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 4 wDM Top Speed: 30 mph/48 kph Preserved:  Real Life Locomotive: 1 Fictional Locomotive: 1 ( Rusty from Thomas & Friends) Thomas & Friends Classic Series: Rusty ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas working at Talyllyn Railroad   TR No. 6 Douglas Details Railroad/Basic: Talyllyn Railway/Andrew Barclay E class Engine: Well Tank Engine Designer: Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.  Builder: Caledonian Works  Built (Year): 1941 => 1 locomotive Withdrawn: Still In Service  Number of Wheels: 4 wheels    Configuration: 0-4-0WT Top Sp...