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postcards of steam locomotives in the united kingdom

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NBR N Class on Cowlairs Bank (postcard)

NBR N Class on Cowlairs Bank (postcard)

Edinburgh Express (North British Railway); NBR N Class / LNER D25 Class No. 598 piloting another, unidentified, NBR 4-4-0 up Cowlairs bank. Rope haulage assistance is being provided.

B2 Bessemer - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

B2 Bessemer - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

B2 Class 213 "Bessemer" Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Locomotive Brendon Hill Incline 1853-1898, Public domain image, United Kingdom

Locomotive Brendon Hill Incline 1853-1898, Public domain image, United...

The inclined plane on Brendon Hill at Comberow Station on the West Somerset Mineral Railway, seen from the southwest. In the foreground is the 1866-built locomotive Pontypool with a train of two passenger coach... More

GWR 4038 on Cornish Riviera Express

GWR 4038 on Cornish Riviera Express

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 locomotive on up 'Cornish Riviera Express' near Acton, London. The original print states that it is 4000 (Star) Class 4038 Queen Berengaria, however it appears to be a 2900 (Saint) Class.

John Souter, Caledonian Railway, 1895. Photochrom print.

John Souter, Caledonian Railway, 1895. Photochrom print.

Caledonian Railway postcard showing engine driver John Souter at the end of the record breaking London to Aberdeen railway journey, 23 August 1895.

LBSC H1 class - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

LBSC H1 class - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

LB&SCR H1 Class No.37 shortly after delivery Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

LBSCR K class - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

LBSCR K class - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Official LB&SCR photograph of first K class locomotive Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

LBSCR-Lclass - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

LBSCR-Lclass - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Photograph of former LB&SCR L class 4-6-4T 333 Remembrance taken early in Southern Railway ownership.

LNER Class U1 2395 (1925 cavalcade)

LNER Class U1 2395 (1925 cavalcade)

LNER Class U1 Beyer-Garratt at the 1925 Stockton & Darlington 100th anniversary cavalcade of 1925

Locomotive Locomotion (1925 cavalcade), Public domain image

Locomotive Locomotion (1925 cavalcade), Public domain image

Locomotion No 1 of the Stockton & Darlington Railway at their 1925 100th anniversary cavalcade. Note that the 100 year old locomotive is indeed hauling the train, although it's actually propelled by a small pe... More

Nipper - Sutton Park Miniature Railway

Nipper - Sutton Park Miniature Railway

Postcard showing locomotive 'Nipper' on the miniature railway in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, England. TinEye finds no other instances, so not able to determine author.