With a tractive effort of 33,510 lb, higher than even the mighty Merchany Navy's, 'Sir Martin Frobisher' whisks a super light Boat Train through Wimbledon in 1961. Withdrawn in January 1962 30864 Was scrapped in March of that year.

I Have No Idea Why This Castle Was Travelling Alone Via The Slow Line Through Ealing Broadway? The Viscount Was Certainly In No Hurry Tripping Along At About 25 MPH. 

Mundane, But Never The Less Still Useful Work For This Former Southern 'Greyhound.' No.30709 Although Built In 1899 Was Retained For Working The Exmouth Junction Breakdown Train, Pictured Here At Exeter Central On January 2nd 1961, Shortly After Clambering Up The Steep Bank Fom St.Davids.

I Always Had A Soft Spot For The Maligned Or Unloved Locomotives Dotted Around Our British Railways System. On The Eastern Region, Together With The Old 'Hush Hush (No.60700) No. 60113 Was A Hybrid Viewed With Suspicion. Classified As An A1, 'Great Northern' Never Really Fitted Neatly Into The Class, Here She Is Pictured Travelling Very Fast Towards A Wintry Stevenage. This Driver And Fireman, At Least, Had The Measure Of Her, And Were Showing Off Her Paces.

A Regular Cardiff Canton Britannia Duty, No.70018 Brings The Up 'RED DRAGON' Express Through Ealing Broadway In 1960. Not Universally Liked By Hardened Men Of The Old Great Western, The Crews At Canton Made A Fist Of It And Took The 'Brits' To Their Hearts, Using Them To Power Their Prestige Express Workings. The Britannias First Took To British Railway Metals In 1951, A Product Of Standardisation.

Having The Highest Tractive Effort On The Southern (Due To Driving Wheels Of 6' 3" Instead Of The 6' 7" Class Standard,) At 35.300 lb 'Lord Hood' Was The Most Powerful Southern Steam Locomotive. The Lord Nelsons Had Several Experiments Carried Out On Them Over The Years To Try And Improve On Their Sometimes Lack-lustre Performance. Mr Bulleid Finally Improved Them As Much As Could Be Achieved, But In Reality, It Took An Experienced Fireman Who Knew How To Fire To The Huge Firebox On The Finicky Beasts, That Were The Real Solution To The Nelson's Problems. 'Lord Hood' Was Withdrawn In October 1961, And He Succumbed To The Cutter's Torch In The December. 

And Here The Most Powerful Express Steam Locomotives On The Western, Represented Here With 'King Richard II' Leaving Paddington With A Special In 1959. The Kings Had A Tractive Effort Of 40.285lb, An Awesome Figure For A 4-6-0 Type. Unfortunately This Vast Reserve Of Power Came At A Price, And The Kings Were Severely Restricted In Route Availability. Their Ability To Climb The Steep Banks In The West Country Unassisted However, Justified The Design, And They Were Undisputed Masters Of This Route Until The Appearance Of The 'Warship' Type Diesels In 1959.