query: when was the last steam train used in the uk

pos: Fifteen Guinea Special Fifteen Guinea Special The 1T57 'Fifteen Guinea Special' was the last main-line passenger train to be hauled by steam locomotive power on British Rail on 11 August 1968 before the introduction of a steam ban that started the following day. It was a special rail tour excursion train organised for the occasion from Liverpool via Manchester to Carlisle and back, and was pulled by four different steam locomotives in turn during the four legs of the journey (with two engines sharing the third leg). This was a special excursion. The last scheduled steam-hauled passenger services ran on 3rd August 1968

pos: North West England extensive local passenger rail networks operating high-frequency commuter trains. The quietest train station in the region is Reddish South, the 4th quietest in Britain. The InterCity service in the UK began between London and Manchester in the late 1960s; the new Euston station opened in 1968. With the new electrification of the line in the late 1960s, passenger numbers doubled. The region saw the last steam-train service on the UK network - the Fifteen Guinea Special on 11 August 1968, with three Black Five locomotives. Sea ferries depart from Liverpool (Gladstone Dock) to Dublin (P&O Irish Sea) and to Douglas

pos: Fifteen Guinea Special Warrington Central which hadn't seen steam traction since the end of steam in 1968. As a result of the electrification work it wasnt possible to reach Manchester Victoria so the engine changes took place at Longsight. Fifteen Guinea Special The 1T57 'Fifteen Guinea Special' was the last main-line passenger train to be hauled by steam locomotive power on British Rail on 11 August 1968 before the introduction of a steam ban that started the following day. It was a special rail tour excursion train organised for the occasion from Liverpool via Manchester to Carlisle and back, and was pulled by

neg: Tram common had a small steam locomotive (called a tram engine in the UK) at the head of a line of one or more carriages, similar to a small train. Systems with such steam trams included Christchurch, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia; other city systems in New South Wales; Munich, Germany (from August 1883 on), British India (Pakistan) (from 1885) and the Dublin & Blessington Steam Tramway (from 1888) in Ireland. Steam tramways also were used on the suburban tramway lines around Milan and Padua; the last "Gamba de Legn" ("Peg-Leg") tramway ran on the Milan-Magenta-Castano Primo route in late 1958. The

neg: Umgeni Steam Railway North British Locomotive Company (Scotland, UK) in 1912 and she celebrated her 100th birthday in February 2012. The coaches used range from 1908 through to 1953, with most being built in the 1930s. On the last Sunday of every month excursion trains are run from Kloof to Inchanga.. At the old Station Master's house next to the Inchanga Station, a SAR Museum called the Inchanga Railway Museum has been opened. The Museum is open to the public every train running day. The Umgeni Steam Railway currently operates trains on the last Sunday of all months of the year between Kloof

neg: LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado The last steam train to officially travel at 100 mph on the UK mainline network was in 1968. "Tornado" carries a plaque bearing the following message: "Tornado" was built by the Locomotive Construction Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. At 1990s prices, the projected cost of the project was £1.6 million. The trust has used Deeds of Covenant since the start of the project in 1990, marketed under the slogan "Build a main line loco for the price of a pint of beer a week!" Covenantors can wear a special A1 Trust tie and

neg: Uttoxeter railway station LMS was nationalised in 1948 and became part of British Rail. The last mainline steam train used the station on 16 September 1957 and thereafter an hourly DMU service operated which has been used ever since. Passenger services on the Churnet Valley line from Uttoxeter towards and ceased operation 2 January 1965, and the trains towards Ashbourne and Buxton ceased on 1 November 1954. The last mainline steam train ran on 16 September 1957. The engine sheds closed on 7 December 1964. A siding which was part of the old Churnet valley line remained until the 1980s. The station buildings

neg: South Gippsland railway line that the line was near closure. Notable special journeys included K.153 hauling the last steam special to Yarram on 24 October 1987, as well as an earlier Vintage Train journey to Foster and return on 6 September 1987. The last steam hauled train to run beyond Leongatha was on 13 November 1988, when steam locomotives D3.639 and K.153 travelled to Foster. That was the last time the locomotive turntable at Foster would be available for usage prior to its relocation to Korumburra railway station for the South Gippsland Tourist Railway in 1994. Local Melbourne community groups continued to organise chartered

neg: BR Standard Class 9F and was used all over the British railway network. This was exemplified when in September 1982, preserved engine 92203 "Black Prince" set the record for the heaviest train ever hauled by a steam locomotive in Britain, when it started a 2,178-ton train at a Foster Yeoman quarry in Somerset, UK. The 9F also proved its worth as a passenger locomotive, adept at fast running despite its small driving wheels, and for a time was a frequent sight on the Somerset and Dorset Railway, where its power and high proportion of adhesive weight were well suited to coping with the 1

neg: Southern Pacific 4460 "War Babies." 4460 was built in July 1943, and was used during World War II. The engine was the first GS-6 ever manufactured and is famous for pulling the last steam powered passenger train and being the last operational steam locomotive on the Southern Pacific Railroad in October 1958. That final run was from Sacramento, California to Sparks, Nevada and return, with no diesel assistance except for when 4460 gets a hot bearing. A local Boy Scout Bugler from the Bay Area Council, played taps for the funeral of the 4460, staged by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The 4460 now

neg: Barnoldswick railway station the station. On one occasion Skipton shed used a Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee class locomotive No. "45658 Keyes" to work the morning train. Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) were used for the evening school train from September 1959 but the morning train remained steam to the end. The mid-day goods train was sometimes worked by LMS Fowler Class 4F locomotives. The last passenger train ran on 25 September 1965, with official closure coming on the 27 September 1965; the last coal train ran on 30 July 1966. The station was subsequently demolished, a supermarket and car park being built on the site.

neg: Balvano train disaster Italian steam locomotive was used in place of a double steam drive. Furthermore, at the south exit of the Armi tunnel a permanent guard post was established, which allowed trains to enter the gallery only when exhaust gases from previous trains had cleared. The guard post remained in place until 1959, when all steam trains were banned from the line. The weight regulations were repealed in 1996, when the line was electrified. Balvano train disaster The Balvano train disaster was the deadliest railway accident in italian peninsula history and one of the worst railway disasters ever. It occurred on the

neg: 2-8-0 locomotives, but only nine of that order arrived in Australia. The last was withdrawn in 1973. To compensate for wartime losses, Belgian railways acquired 300 2-8-0 locomotives in 1946. They were built in North America, 160 by Montreal Locomotive Works in Canada, 60 by the Canadian Locomotive Company, and 80 by the American Locomotive Company in the United States. These machines proved to be very reliable and were used for mixed traffic until the end of the steam era, when number 29.013 hauled the last scheduled steam passenger train from Ath to Denderleeuw on 20 December 1966. This locomotive survived

neg: Boston Road railway station granted. The North train stopped at the St Peter's College station for the first time at 8.30am on Tuesday 15 September 1964 for the 250 St Peter's College boys and a dozen from Auckland Grammar. Another noteworthy event occurred in November 1965, when, for the last time, the North train was pulled by a steam engine. It was the last passenger train in the North Island to be pulled by a steam locomotive. In relation to Brother Monagle, " ... it is generally agreed that he deserved the rank of Railway Employee. Surely no single person has ever held down

neg: Brake van fitted alongside the hand brake for when the train is parked without a locomotive present. The vehicle also provides a compartment for the guard, a luggage compartment, and sometimes passenger accommodation, as well. Examples of British passenger brake vans include: In the UK, converted British Railways Mark 1 passenger brake vans are used as the basis for preserved steam locomotive support coaches. Brake van Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Australia and India for a railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard. The equivalent North American term

neg: Injector occurs when the incoming water is too warm and is less effective at condensing the steam in the combining cone. This can also occur if the metal body of the injector is too hot, e.g. from prolonged use. An additional use for the injector technology is in vacuum ejectors in continuous train braking systems, which were made compulsory in the UK by the Regulation of Railways Act 1889. A vacuum ejector uses steam pressure to draw air out of the vacuum pipe and reservoirs of continuous train brake. Steam locomotives, with a ready source of steam, found ejector technology ideal

neg: Tennessee Valley Railroad 610 Tennessee Valley Railroad 610 Tennessee Valley Railroad #610 is a coal-burning 2-8-0 Consolidation built by the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation for the U.S. Army in March 1952. It is one of the last steam locomotives built for service in the United States, and the last new steam locomotive acquired by the U.S. Army. 610 was one of eight steam locomotives for use on the Army railroad and was used to train soldiers in railroad operation in maintenance. It also was used for transport on the 31 mile long Fort Eustis Military Railroad to an interchange with the U.S. railroad at a junction

neg: Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot steam haulage on the New South Wales system with 3246 hauling the last scheduled steam hauled passenger train between Singleton and Newcastle on 24 July 1971. The last mainline steam locomotive hauled train was also worked from the depot with 6042 working the last train on 24 February 1973, it then worked a special run from Newcastle to Broadmeadow on 2 March 1973 to mark the end of steam. The locomotive then worked to Sydney on 4 March 1973 ending the steam allocation at Broadmeadow Loco Depot. During 1974 the water tanks and columns at the depot were demolished. Also

neg: Pichi Richi Railway projects completed by Pichi Richi Railway in recent years include: Ongoing projects: Future projects: PRRPS currently has 4 operational steam locomotives, 2 operational diesel locomotives, as well as a diesel railcar available for use. Pichi Richi Railway has received many significant awards since formation. PRRPS has hosted heritage vehicles from three heritage railway operators. The first occasion was when Steamtown ran a train to Quorn over the weekend of 17 and 18 of October 1981. This was the last steam hauled train and last passenger train to travel on the Peterborough–Quorn railway line all the way to Quorn. Although the

neg: Steam generator (railroad) Steam generator (railroad) A steam generator is a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control and potable water heating in railroad passenger cars. The output of a railroad steam generator is low pressure, saturated steam that is passed through a system of pipes and conduits throughout the length of the train. Steam generators were developed when diesel locomotives started to replace steam locomotives on passenger trains. In most cases, each passenger locomotive was fitted with a steam generator and a feedwater supply tank. The steam generator used some of the locomotive's diesel fuel supply for combustion. When

neg: Steam locomotive bells and steam whistles from earliest days of steam locomotion. In the United States, India and Canada, bells warned of a train in motion. In Britain, where all lines are by law fenced throughout, bells were only a requirement on railways running on a road (i.e. not fenced off), for example a tramway along the side of the road or in a dockyard. Consequently, only a minority of locomotives in the UK carried bells. Whistles are used to signal personnel and give warnings. Depending on the terrain the locomotive was being used in, the whistle could be designed for long-distance

neg: GWR 5700 Class outstripped available DMUs, and a relief train of four coaches pulled by No. 3749 was laid on. Two more 5700s were used over the Spring Bank Holiday that year, but from then BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T locomotives usually handled the relief services. In 1965 5700s were used for the last time on Whit Monday and August Bank Holiday relief services. The 5700s were the last steam locomotives used on GWR/Western region. The last working locomotives were allocated to Croes Newydd, and were working goods trains and shunting until November 1966. By the end of the steam era the record

neg: Gillitts very prominent as part of their celebrations, especially over Dipvali and New Years. On the northern side of the M13, known as Gillitts Park, the old train line from Durban to Pietermaritzburg winds through the residential areas. This train line is no longer in regular use, and is only used by the Umgeni Steam Railway, who runs a tourist service of carriages through from Kloof Train Station to Cato Ridge on the last Sunday of every month. This train is pulled by 'Maureen', a restored Class 3BR No. 1486 steam engine built in 1912 and the sound of the train

neg: Broadstone, Dublin enable rationalisation and survival, and in 1927 the bridged section under Foster aqueduct was filled in, and the canal and railway were permanently disconnected. By the 1930s the railway was failing too and the last train arrived from Westport in 1937. In 1944 the Canal and Railway both passed into the ownership of the state transport company [[Córas Iompair Éireann]] (CIÉ), which transferred all its steam locomotives there in 1954. However, when steam locomotion ended in 1961, Broadstone was closed. Foster Aqueduct was removed in 1951 to facilitate road widening. Today the historic building is used as offices by [[Bus

neg: A Steam Train Passes Fowler, both employees of the Public Transport Commission. Cecil Barnes is the fireman in the last scenes of the film. He and the driver in that scene are intended to be 'earlier' incarnations of the credited driver and fireman. "A Steam Train Passes" is one of Film Australia's most successful films. It has won many awards and is generally regarded as Australia's finest railway film. Awards include: Footage from this film has become almost stock footage for other productions requiring footage of a steam train. Footage has been used in "Sirens", "Rabbit-Proof Fence", "True Believers", "Curtin" and several documentaries. The

neg: Grand Trunk Western 6325 Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. GTW 6327 was another well known sister engine, the 6327 is known for being the last steam engine to run in Port Huron, Michigan as well as pulling the last steam train there. 6327 was among the last of GTW's steam engines still operating when the railroad dieselized in 1960 and it was scrapped that year. Grand Trunk Western 6325 Grand Trunk Western 6325 is a 4-8-4 (Northern) type steam locomotive built in 1942 by the American Locomotive Company for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. As a member of the dual service U-3-b class,

neg: Pichi Richi Railway Quorn station yard and line to Peterborough was still under the control of Australian National at this time, the Steamtown trip became the last steam-hauled train and last passenger train to travel the entire Peterborough to Quorn railway line. Steamtown's ex WAGR Pmr720 was the only Pacific type steam locomotive to ever visit Quorn. The Australian Society of Section Car Operators, Inc. negotiated an access agreement with PRRPS and subsequently its members used the railway between Quorn and Stirling North to operate their section cars on the weekend of 22 and 23 March 2003. Former BHAS locomotive "Peronne" and Short

neg: DB Cargo UK used have varied as demand required. In April 1996, EWS adopted a maroon and yellow livery. Initial repaints carried EW&S lettering, however this was simplified to EWS in January 1997. In January 2009, the DB Schenker corporate red livery was adopted. A few locomotives have been repainted in other liveries including Class 90s in GNER, First ScotRail and Direct Rail Services liveries, and Class 67s in Royal Train, Wrexham & Shropshire and unbranded Arriva Trains Wales liveries. Alongside DB Cargo's regular work some steam charters are operated in the UK by steam locomotives on DB Cargo's operating licence. DB unlike

neg: History of trams trams were powered by steam. Generally, there were two types of steam tram. The first and most common had a small steam locomotive (called a tram engine in the UK) at the head of a line of one or more carriages, similar to a small train. Systems with such steam trams included Christchurch, New Zealand; Adelaide, South Australia; Sydney, Australia and other city systems in New South Wales; Munich, Germany (from August 1883 on), British India (Pakistan) (from 1885) and the Dublin & Blessington Steam Tramway (from 1888) in Ireland. Steam tramways also were used on the suburban tramway lines

neg: Saint Paul Union Depot when it ran as a separate train. Since April 30 was a Friday, the "Zephyr" had the "honor" of being the last train to depart the station. Amtrak began operating the next day and its trains stopped only in Minneapolis. Area boosters had long hoped that trains would return to the Union Depot, and plans gathered steam as the Blue Line light rail project in Minneapolis drew toward completion. Planners envisioned the depot being used for a restored Amtrak service along with Metro and Jefferson Lines buses. A few businesses had occupied the headhouse since the halt of train service

neg: Lowestoft railway station the short services. After June 1960, the East Suffolk line was only served by diesel trains. The last recorded steam hauled passenger train left the station in June 1962, although for a number of years afterwards Class B1s were allocated to Lowestoft during the winter months to provide steam heating for hauled stock prior to departure behind diesel locomotives. The next steam-hauled passenger train at the station was not until 4 May 2002 when BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 No. 76079 headed 'The Easterling' from Liverpool Street via Norwich. By the early 1960s, steam engines had almost disappeared from Lowestoft

neg: Mulobezi Railway a passenger coach, to the United Kingdom, and a documentary film of that journey was broadcast in 1976 by BBC Television, called "Last Train to Mulobezi". He donated the passenger car to the National Railway Museum, the world's largest, in York, UK. Other steam locomotives and old rolling stock lie rusting away at Mulobezi. Mulobezi Railway The Mulobezi Railway (once known as the Zambezi Sawmills Railway) was constructed to carry timber from Mulobezi to Livingstone in the Southern Province of Zambia, when the country was Northern Rhodesia. The line uses the narrow gauge, also known as 'Cape gauge', shared by

neg: Soo Line 2719 Soo Line 2719 Soo Line 2719 is a restored 4-6-2 steam locomotive originally operated by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway ("Soo Line"). The 2719 was used to haul the Soo Line's last steam-powered train, a June 21, 1959, round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. It was then displayed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin until 1996. It was restored and operated excursions from 1998 until 2013 when its boiler certificate expired. In 2015 it was sold to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, where it is displayed. The 2719 was built in May, 1923 in Schenectady, New

neg: Glapwell railway station the track southwards through Rowthorn Tunnel to Pleasley Colliery West Junction a short distance South of Pleasley West. The station building was not destroyed and by the early 1970s was used by an evangelical Christian group. The last steam train to use the line was an enthusiasts' special on 16 October 1965. This train also traversed the Clowne Branch. When Glapwell Colliery closed in 1974 the line South of Bolsover Castle station became redundant, though it was not lifted until 1978. The trackbed south from Bolsover Castle almost to Glapwell at the bottom of Rylah Hill between Palterton and M1

neg: Nickel Plate 765 high-speed service, which later became its motto. Nickel Plate Road no. 765's construction was completed on September 8, 1944. 765 was first assigned to Bellevue, Ohio, where it was used primarily on the Nickel Plate's fast freight trains. After World War II, the locomotive worked primarily out of a classification yard in the east side of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its final revenue run came on June 14, 1958, when 765 was activated to supply steam heat to a stranded passenger train that December, it became the last Nickel Plate Road Berkshire under steam. As evidence of their reputation, Fort Wayne's

neg: GWR Autocoach platforms, and which fold-in tight against the coach underframe to keep them clear of line-side obstructions when the train is moving. These steps are controlled by the guard using levers in the lobby. Some earlier autocoaches were converted from steam rail motors, by the removal of the integral steam engine. The most familiar type of autocoach was introduced in 1928. The design proved very long-lived, with 163 examples being built to a similar design. The last coaches were built some years after nationalisation by British Railways in 1954. If more than one autocoach was used, the locomotive would usually be

neg: Train whistle Train whistle A train whistle or air whistle (originally referred to as a steam trumpet) is an audible signaling device on a steam locomotive, used to warn that the train is approaching, and to communicate with rail workers. Modern diesel and electric locomotives primarily use a powerful air horn instead of a whistle as an audible warning device. However, the word "whistle" continues to be used by railroaders in referring to such signaling practices as "whistling off" (sounding the horn when a train gets underway). The need for a whistle on a locomotive exists because trains move on fixed rails

neg: Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line Australian National passenger services ceased in December 1986, with the line north of Hallett closed on 26 July 1988, followed by the Burra to Hallet section on 14 November 1990. The line north of Burra was removed in 1992/93. The last passenger train was a SteamRanger train hauled by steam locomotive 621 on 19 September 1992. Grain services last operated in January 1999, with the line last used by an Australian Southern Railroad locomotive in March 2004. In theory the line remains open in a dormant condition but has not seen a train in many years. Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line The

neg: NCC Class WT wagons each were made up, with a Class WT locomotive at each end. Each train when filled carried of rock and in all, some 7,600 trains had carried of material by the time the contract ended in May 1970. The last of the Class WT locomotives were officially withdrawn in 1971 the last time one was in traffic being 22 October 1970. This made them the last steam locomotives in mainline operation in the British Isles; Córas Iompair Éireann steam in the Republic of Ireland having ended in 1962 and British Railways steam in Great Britain having finished in 1968.

neg: Coal for watermills by the 1830s if coal had not been available as a source of energy. In 1947 there were some 750,000 miners in Britain but the last deep coal mine in the UK closed in 2015. A grade between bituminous coal and anthracite was once known as 'steam coal' as it was widely used as a fuel for steam locomotives. In this specialized use, it is sometimes known as 'sea coal' in the US. Small 'steam coal', also called "dry small steam nuts" (or DSSN) was used as a fuel for domestic water heating. Emission intensity is the greenhouse

neg: Taunton sleeping car fire 1960, at which time trains in the UK were mostly hauled by steam locomotives, which provided steam for heating passenger accommodation. Diesel locomotives of the period were fitted with boilers so that they could be used with existing coaches. However, with steam locomotives gone by the 1970s, and with boilers proving unreliable and expensive to maintain, the decision was made to change to electric train heating (ETH). W2437 was converted in 1976, with an electric heater being installed in the vestibule. The Class 47-hauled 22:30 sleeping car express from Penzance to Paddington on 5 July 1978 was scheduled to pick

neg: Z1210 Parkes for use as a relief or emergency engine. It continued in use until 1958 when it was finally withdrawn from service. In 1955 for the centenary of rail operations in New South Wales, with sister locomotive 1243 hauled the Vintage Train across the state for railway celebrations. 1210 and 1243 also celebrated the NSW Railway's "Last Steam Train to Gosford". On 31 October 1959 the NSW Steam Tram and Railway Preservation Society hired the locomotive to haul a train from Sydney to Canberra for the dedication of All Saints Church, Ainslie. Bruce Macdonald and the Society successfully appealed to

neg: Roxburgh Branch chaff. Trains continued to run during the first week of June 1968 after closure; one each ran to Lawrence, Beaumont and Roxburgh. The last actual (unofficial service train) goods train from Roxburgh (a cleanup train clearing the stations between Roxburgh and Craig Flat of wagons, as well as the three passenger cars from the official last train) left Roxburgh hauled by an A steam locomotive on 6 June 1968. This was the last ever steam hauled train on the branch. On the same day an engine and van service hauled by a diesel locomotive of the DJ class ran from

neg: Steam generator (railroad) a steam generator-equipped locomotive was not available for a run, a so-called "heating car" fitted with one or two steam generators was inserted between the last locomotive in the consist and the rest of the train. Steam generators would also be fitted to individual cars to enable them to be heated independently of any locomotive supply. In Ireland, Córas Iompair Éireann used "heating cars" as standard and CIÉ diesel locomotives were not fitted with steam generators. During the early days of passenger railroading, cars were heated by a wood or coal fired stove—if any heat was provided at all. It

neg: Tuckerton Railroad SNJ was shipped August 20. Scrapping of the line began. Engine No. 5 pulled the scrapping train towards the CNJ's Barnegat interchange. When the scrapping was finished, old Engine No. 5, 50 years old at this point, was cut up on site in Barnegat. In 1941, the last shipment from SNJ, consisting of three cars of scrap, left Barnegat January 16. In 1973, the last piece of TRR track, used in Barnegat as a siding by the CNJ, was taken up in the spring. In 2007, the Jersey Shore Live Steam Organization, a 501c non profit organization, planned to rebuild

neg: Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club of the museum machinery around the track. The line is only set up to run a single train at any one time. On the last Sunday of the month the train is pulled by a 4-4-2 steam locomotive. On other Sundays the diesel outline engine is used. The grounds have shady trees, picnic tables and wood-fired barbecues for a picnic outing. There is no charge for admission to the grounds except for some special events like the annual rally. Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club The protection, preservation, conservation and restoration of industrial heritage and related machinery is often overlooked in

neg: Southern Railway (U.S.) use Diesel trains when many other prominent U.S. railroads did in the 1950s. On June 17, 1953, the railroad's last steam-powered freight train arrived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, behind a Heavy Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive No. 6330, built by the American Locomotive Company in 1923. Although a handful of steam locomotives such as the As-11 class 0-8-0s and Ms-4 class 2-8-2s were on reserve until 1954. The Southern Railway was active in mechanization, used bank engines, is widely credited with inventing unit trains for coal and new freight cars, and understood the power of marketing using the promotional phrase "Southern Gives a

neg: Straffan last special train stopped at Straffan in 1963. Straffan railway station opened on 1 August 1848 and finally closed on 10 November 1947. The Straffan Steam Museum is now housed in a church which once stood in the Inchicore railway works in Dublin. The Museum has a fine collection of models of steam locomotives, including two used in the late 19th century by the Great Northern Railway. It also displays a large selection of steam engines used for industrial propulsion, including a huge beam engine used in the Midleton whiskey distillery, a pumping engine employed in Jameson's distillery in Dublin,

neg: Great Whipsnade Railway The line was primarily equipped from the Bowater's Railway (now Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway) in Sittingbourne, Kent, which was the last steam-operated narrow gauge industrial railway in the United Kingdom. The railway is now equipped with four steam locomotives and five diesels (although one has been sold to the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway). All passenger trains are steam hauled and services commence at midday, with train departures every half hour with the last train departing Whipsnade Central one hour before Whipsnade Zoo closes for the day. The train normally travels clockwise around the loop. Leaving the station the

neg: Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy used. In the 1960s several four-axled carriages originally from Saxony were brought to Jindřichův Hradec from the Frýdlant-Heřmanice Railway, where they had been used since 1945. These carriages remained in use until the end of the 1970s. The class Balm/u carriages in use today were manufactured by ČKD in the 1960s. When they were built these were modern carriages with wooden benches, oil heating, fluorescent lights and toilets. In the 1980s the last remaining two-axled carriages were used to form a museum train, which is used in summer for the tourist steam trains. Goods traffic was originally carried in two-axled

neg: Headboard (train) locomotive. Headboard (train) A headboard is a board hung on the front of a locomotive. Generally it can depict a named train. Headboards are distinct from locomotive nameplates. In the United Kingdom, headboards were common on the public railway in the age of steam and into the age of Diesel and electric trains, although in modern times, use of headboards on scheduled trains is now defunct, although headboards are often still used on the occasion of a "last train", such as the withdrawal of a particular class of train. On the scheduled network, headboards were used to denote special named

neg: Headboard (train) Headboard (train) A headboard is a board hung on the front of a locomotive. Generally it can depict a named train. Headboards are distinct from locomotive nameplates. In the United Kingdom, headboards were common on the public railway in the age of steam and into the age of Diesel and electric trains, although in modern times, use of headboards on scheduled trains is now defunct, although headboards are often still used on the occasion of a "last train", such as the withdrawal of a particular class of train. On the scheduled network, headboards were used to denote special named trains,

neg: St Johns, London station. The 4.56pm steam express train from Cannon Street to Ramsgate, carrying 700 people, ploughed into the rear of the standing train at 30 mph. The last three carriages of the steam train came to rest before they had even passed out of the station. The 10-coach electric train in front suffered catastrophic damage as coach 8 was run through and completely destroyed by the coach immediately behind it. The leading coach of the steam train concertinaed into the steam engine in front, throwing both off the tracks to the left and dislodging a column which supported the bridge overhead.

neg: Steam brake Steam brake A steam brake is a type of brake for steam locomotives and their tenders, whereby a steam cylinder works directly on the brake linkages. Steam brakes were primarily used on railways where vacuum brakes were used to brake the train, but where there was no vacuum brake on the steam locomotive itself, as for example in the United Kingdom, or where there was only a cable-operated brake (e.g. a Heberlein brake) running along the train, like for example in Saxony on the narrow gauge railways. Steam brakes are usually found today on heritage steam locomotives. Steam is supplied

neg: Chesham branch 1960 was the last scheduled London Transport steam service to use the line, a steam train left Marylebone for Chesham each morning at 3.55 am to deliver newspapers, returning as the first passenger train from Chesham at 5.58 am. This journey to Marylebone was open to the public but was unadvertised and did not appear in published timetables. This arrangement continued to be operated by steam locomotive until 18 June 1962.) The Ashbury passenger cars, which by now had each covered around , were retired from service. The last steam-powered passenger services on the remaining non-electrified section between Amersham and

neg: Sentinel Waggon Works They are often shown at steam fairs in the UK. For more information see the Sentinel Drivers Club website. A number also exist in Australia and other countries. There are several surviving steam locomotives located at various heritage railways around the UK, including: the Elsecar Heritage Railway, the Middleton Railway, the Foxfield Light Railway and the Chasewater Railway. Three Sentinel steam locos were used at Amsted Maxion's railway equipment plant in Cruzeiro, SP (Brazil). All three were 0-4-0T locomotives built in 1931 to gauge. Two of them worked until 2014. They were the last commercially operating steam locomotives in Brazil

neg: 2-10-0 tapered boiler, with the round-topped firebox almost filling the loading gauge. The first 2-10-0 was built during the Second World War, as a variant of the "Austerity" 2-8-0 for lightly built railways. The only other 2-10-0 type was the 251-strong Standard class 9F introduced by British Railways in 1954. The class included 92220 "Evening Star", the last steam locomotive built for British Railways, in 1960; and 92203 (named "Black Prince" when preserved), which in 1983 set a record for the heaviest steam locomotive-hauled train in Britain when it started a 2,162-ton train at Foster Yeoman quarry in Somerset. The State

neg: Southern Pacific class GS-4 occasional "San Joaquin Daylight" (steam locomotives remained on that train as late as 1956 which made the "San Joaquin Daylight" the last streamliner train to be pulled by steam on the Southern Pacific) until new diesels arrived and they were retired. The last GS-4 engines were deskirted and painted black in 1956; a GS-4 pulled its last passenger train in October 1958. All were retired by 1958. GS-4 number 4443 pulled one of the final steam excursions on the Southern Pacific in 1957, and appeared in the opening credits of the Frank Sinatra film "Pal Joey". Southern Pacific 4449 is

neg: Folkestone Harbour railway station closed permanently. The viaduct, which is listed, is to be retained as part of a new pedestrian route to the harbour arm, but the track on the rail spur will be lifted. On 12 April 2008, a closure ceremony, together with an official last train took place. However, objections were raised by DB Schenker, the Department for Transport and Southeastern. During 2008, VSOE still used Folkestone Harbour with its last train travelling on 13 November and a number of rail tours visited the branch. Advertised as the last train, a steam hauled rail tour visited the branch on 14 March

neg: Auto-Train Corporation rooms), five ex-Union Pacific Ocean series sleeping cars (five bedrooms, two compartment, two drawing rooms), and three ex-Seaboard sleepers (five bedrooms, one compartment, four sections, four roomettes). The centerpieces of the Auto-Train were the 62 ex-Canadian National bilevel autoracks, which were acquired between 1971 and 1973. The passenger equipment acquired by Auto-Train used steam heat, so the company also acquired steam generator cars. These were mostly former Great Northern cars, but the Auto-Train also rebuilt several former Western Pacific and Santa Fe baggage cars into steam generator cars. Auto-Train Corporation Auto-Train Corporation was a privately owned railroad which used its

neg: Royal train under strict supervision. The Royal Family was in exile until 1997, when the post-1989 government of Victor Ciorbea revoked their loss of citizenship. During the Communist era, the train was used occasionally by the Communist rulers of Romania, especially by Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. In recent years, the Royal Train was gradually renovated by an NGO (the old steam locomotive is still under renovation and cannot be used). On 15 October 2012, ownership of the train line reverted from the state to ownership of King Michael I. Starting in 2012, the Royal Train is annually used by the Romanian Royal Family (Crown

neg: Carrington Power Station electricity needs of one million homes in the UK and began commercial operation on 18 September 2016. The Power Train Each power train includes an Alstom GT26 gas turbine, a horizontal triple-pressure Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), a TOPGAS hydrogen-cooled generator and an Alstom STF15C triple pressure reheat steam turbine with axial exhaust and all other auxiliaries to operate the plant. The total combined power output of the two power trains is 884 MW. The GT26B gas turbine burns a mixture of compressed air and gas. When this mixture is ignited, the products of combustion expand over the blades of

neg: Vacuum brake maintain the partial vacuum at the correct level against inevitable slight air leaks in the train pipe and its connections) and a large ejector to release brake applications. The small ejector used much less steam than the large ejector but could not generate vacuum in the train pipe sufficiently quickly for operational purposes, especially in a long train. Later Great Western Railway practice was to use a vacuum pump instead of the small ejector - the pump was fitted to one of the engine crossheads and so did not use any steam, with the disadvantage that it only operated when

neg: Soo Line 2719 the Lake Superior Railroad Museum for display instead. In June 2015 the 2719 was purchased by the LSRM. The 2719 was used to haul the Soo Line's last steam-powered train between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Ladysmith, Wisconsin on June 21, 1959. 2719 was also able to have the distinction of being the last steam-powered engine to operate out of Ladysmith, Wisconsin on former Soo Line trackage in 2001. The locomotive was stored again in 2003, but in 2005 discussions were held to move the locomotive to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota. With assistance from the L&TPF, Ltd., the

neg: Motive power depot to access the underside as well as upper body work was improved. The tasks were not that much different in that diesel locomotives were fuelled rather than coaled (although they did require water as early diesels were equipped with steam generators for train heating purposes). Since privatisation in the UK, some depots are now operated by the train builders who maintain the trains under contract with train operators. Around railway networks there are locations just used for the coaling/fuelling of locomotives and the stabling of stock either overnight or between duties. These are generally not regarded as engine sheds. Motive

neg: NZASM 32 Tonner 0-4-2RT the train. The main steam cylinders were also used as brakes on the rack section. During descents, the 32 Tonner would be put into reverse with the steam regulator closed and a three-way valve in the exhaust pipe under the smokebox would be closed when brake power was required. The exhaust passages would then be isolated from the blast pipe and air would be admitted to the steam chests. The air would enter the cylinders though the exhaust ports and therefore reversed operations in the cylinders. Used air would be exhausted through the steam inlet ports back into the steam

neg: Train of Tomorrow movers, the locomotive had a steam generator used to heat passenger cars. The cab of the E7A featured two swivel chairs, one for the engineer and the other for the fireman, and controls purposely designed to be similar to those used on steam locomotives. The cab was also soundproofed and heated during the winter. The locomotive measured in length and weighed when fully loaded. Its exterior featured the GM logo on its side, "set in a graphic representation of a shooting star", and another GM logo with the words ""Train of Tomorrow"" on its nose. According to author Ric Morgan,

neg: Disneyland Railroad held at New Orleans Square Station to honor Disney animator and rail enthusiast Ollie Johnston, supposedly to thank him for helping to inspire Walt Disney's passion for trains, which led to the creation of Disneyland. The true motive for having Johnston there was soon revealed when a simple steam train not part of the DRR's rolling stock, consisting of a locomotive named "Marie E." and a caboose, rolled towards the station and stopped at its platform. Johnston, a previous owner of the steam train, used to run it on his vacation property, which he sold, along with the train, in

neg: Washington Park and Zoo Railway had been used during construction of that line. That locomotive (later becoming No. 5) was a diesel engine made to look like a steam locomotive, and the train was called the "Circus Train". The engine and its cars have been modified several times since and are currently known as the "Oregon Express". When the Centennial Exposition ended (on September 17, 1959), the two trains used there were moved to the new zoo line, although the steam locomotive did not enter service at the zoo until January 1960. The extension eastwards through the park to a new station near the Rose

neg: Railtour of people to a specific event. A 'locomotive' railtour focusses on the type of locomotive hauling the train. This may be a preserved locomotive, a type not usually used for passenger trains, or a type of locomotive which normally works some distance from the chosen route. Railtours in the 1980s saw a Class 52 running to York and a Class 55 to Exeter. One type of railtour which is currently popular is the nostalgic excursion using a preserved train, or sometimes a train hired from a railway operator. Preserved steam locomotives are popular performers on UK railtours, sometimes covering 400

neg: Krøderen Line and taken away all the ballast underneath the tracks. Three persons were killed in the accident, whilst six survived. On 9 May 1948, diesel powered trains were put in operation on the Krøderen Line. The diesel-powered trains were faster than the steam-powered; a steam-powered train travelled from Vikersund to Krøderen in 55 minutes, whilst the new diesel-powered trains only used 35 minutes. Owing to low passenger traffic, passenger trains on the Krøderen Line were decided to be replaced with buses in 1956. The last passenger train travelled in 1958, and the roads around the line were improved. The freight traffic

neg: Hall of Railway Heritage The train was meant to provide medical services to remote towns and provinces. Also on display was the first train peg in Thailand, which was found during the excavations fot Hua Lumpong underground station. The Japanese Kyosan Kogyo 0-4-0T narrow gauge steam locomotive N°10089 is claimed to be 'the last stream locomotive ever built that has never been used.' It had been ordered for hauling sugar cane from the plantations to a sugar mill. It was probably the last locomotive built by the Japanese company Kyosan Kogyo, before it closed down. The locomotive was in an excellent condition as it

neg: Southern Railway (UK) Railway, and was introduced on 15 May 1929. The train consisted of Pullmans and luggage vans, linking London Victoria to Dover, with transfer to the French equivalent at Calais. The Brighton Belle, which had its origins in 1881 with the 'Pullman Limited' of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, which renamed the service the 'Southern Belle' in 1908. The train was steam-hauled until 1933 when electric units were introduced after the electrification of the London-Brighton main line. On 29 June 1934 the train was renamed the Brighton Belle and continued until withdrawal in 1972. The SECR had introduced a

neg: The Flying Circus (band) (February 1971) and "It Couldn't Happen Here" (April), were released, but they did not chart. The band had a penchant for writing and recording songs about steam trains, with titles such as "Kempsey Mail", "3667", and "The Last Train", mainly due to the presence of James Wynne, a lifelong train enthusiast who later became an artist noted for his paintings of steam trains. The Flying Circus used their Hoadley's prize to travel to San Francisco, United States in mid-1971 and then re-located to Toronto, Canada. They were signed to Capitol Records. McFarlane observed, they had become, "disillusioned with the lack

neg: Allegany Central Railroad Maryland is still in operation as the Western Maryland Scenic, using an SRDC-owned Consolidation class steam locomotive. Allegany Central Railroad The Allegany Central Railroad was steam excursion train between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland that operated between 1989 and 1991. Two Pacific class steam locomotives, numbers 1238 and 1286 were used, and for a short time, ran double-headed. These engines were formerly used with the Alleghany Central Railroad in Alleghany County, Virginia from the late 1970s to 1983. Engine 1238 was used in the BBC mini series "Nancy" chronicling the life of Nancy Astor. It operated until 1991, when disputes with

neg: Canyon Blaster (Great Escape) fit the Great Escape. In keeping with the Old West theme of the Ghosttown section of the park, the coaster is decorated with broken and crumbling artifacts from the era including a stagecoach, a broken steam train and the fake bones of dead animals. The outer fence is painted with mine blast warnings and notices of when the last (again fake) accident was. Many of the decorative artifacts were once part of the defunct Ghost Town Railroad route that Canyon Blaster replaced. The broken steam train is one of the engines from the Ghost Town Railroad. Canyon Blaster (Great Escape)

neg: IRT Ninth Avenue Line two car bicycle trains identified by signs on the front of the trains were run until the autumn, when they were discontinued permanently. On February 18, 1903, electric operation began on the line from South Ferry to 155th Street. A 66th Street Local-Express powered by Locomotive #135 was the last steam operated passenger train on the line. A few steam locomotives remained in work train service for a number of years afterwards. On June 3, 1903, the 110th Street station opened, with four elevators to get passengers up from the street to the downtown platform and the mezzanine level for

neg: Steam wagon established marine engineering company that successfully spawned the Steam Carriage and Wagon Company for the production of steam-powered road vehicles. They supplied steam lorries to the British Army, commercial steam wagons and vans, steam cars (for a few years), and buses – London's first powered bus was a Thornycroft double-decker steam bus. Manufacturers who specialised in the construction of steam lorries include: Outside UK: The 1928 film "The Wrecker" features a spectacular crash between a passenger train and a Foden steam lorry stuck on a level crossing. The scene was filmed at on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, in

neg: Rail transport in China engines on main lines. However, steam locomotives didn't retire from some provincial railways until the 21st century. In December 2005, the world's last regular revenue mainline steam train finished its journey on the Jitong railway, marking the end of the steam era. Nevertheless, there are still some steam locomotives used in the industrial railways in China. From 1990 to 2001, on average some 1,092 km of new railways, 837 km of multiple-track, and 962 km of electrified railways were opened to traffic annually, 2.4-fold, 1.7-fold and 1.8-fold increases respectively over the previous 10 years. At the end of 2004, railways

neg: Reader Railroad Reader Railroad The five mile Reader Railroad was a tourist only railroad operating in Arkansas from 1971. As a 32-mile common carrier prior to 1971, it was the last all steam locomotive-powered, mixed train railroad operating in North America. It operated trackage in Ouachita County and Nevada County, Arkansas. The five mile tourist railroad operated until 1991, when it could not meet the new federal safety regulations. The locomotive and renovated station were used in the television mini series "North and South". The locomotive was featured in the remake of "" as well as the movies "There Will Be Blood"

neg: Steam generator (railroad) of their Class 37s has had its boiler, removed in the 80s, replaced and returned to service to provide steam heat on main line tours. Steam generator (railroad) A steam generator is a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control and potable water heating in railroad passenger cars. The output of a railroad steam generator is low pressure, saturated steam that is passed through a system of pipes and conduits throughout the length of the train. Steam generators were developed when diesel locomotives started to replace steam locomotives on passenger trains. In most cases, each passenger locomotive

neg: Last of the Steam-Powered Trains trains much." "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" was one of the final tracks recorded for "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society", being recorded after the original 12-track version of the album was pulled from shops at Ray Davies's insistence. Also recorded at this point in time was "Big Sky", the track that followed it on the final 15-track version of "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society". The lyrics of "Last of the Steam Powered Trains", the singer takes the role of an antique steam-powered train. The singer calls himself "the last of the blood and sweat

neg: Bletchley TMD Bletchley came on Monday, 5th July 1965 when 24 steam engines stabled in the Locomotive Shed departed for other parts of the country, the last one taking the 2pm parcels train to . This was locomotive No. 48610 LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0, which had been stabled at Bletchley for ten years. With the end of steam, the TMD was relocated to the Bedford side of the Varsity line flyover, in a new purpose built facility. Bletchley TMD began in the modern era in 1965 (though it had existed since 1850, in the age of steam). It closed on 30

neg: Whistle members of the crew. A dog whistle can be used to train a dog for hunting, herding, or other occupations. Industrial plants often use a steam whistle to signal shift changes or to give alarms of emergencies; steam locomotives were equipped with train whistles for warning and signalling. A small-scaled steam whistle is found on a whistling kettle, to alert the user that the water is boiling. Storage tanks may be equipped with a whistle vent which sounds continually as the tank is being filled; when the tank level covers the vent pipe, the whistle stops and the tank is

neg: Southerner (New Zealand train) the "pie and cuppa" refreshment stops, which added time and inconvenience to the journey. The "Southerner" was a single-class train using former 1st-Class carriages. As a result, all passengers enjoyed wide reclining seats arranged two-and-one; significantly greater comfort than other rail or bus options provided at the time. Despite the introduction of the "Southerner", steam-hauled expresses continued to operate on Friday and Sunday evenings for almost 11 months; the last running on 26 October 1971. This was the last steam-hauled, regularly-scheduled revenue service in New Zealand. The service was replaced with a diesel-hauled train, which continued until 1979. The evening

neg: Vacuum brake the locomotive was in motion. The GWR favoured this due to the use of braking systems working on a vacuum level higher than other railways (see below) which would have required a relatively large and steam-hungry 'small' ejector. Most steam locomotives of the period used straighforward live steam brakes on their own wheels (where steam pressure was let into the brake cylinders to apply the brakes), with the vacuum brake being solely used on the train. In such a case the two systems were usually operated proportionately by a single control, whereby the reduction in vacuum in the train brake

neg: Steam generator (railroad) have been largely replaced or converted to fully electric systems. Wisps of steam issuing from normal service cars are now history in the UK, USA, Canada, and much of the rest of the world. In the UK, much preserved stock, including mail-line certified railtour sets, still retains steam heating capability as well as electric heating, and this is still sometimes used when the trains are being operated by steam locomotives or preserved diesels which have had their steam generators restored to service. Notably the Scottish Railway Preservation Society's main-line registered set of Mk1 railtour coaches are dual heat, and one

neg: Penrice Soda Products in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Osborne. On 24 June 2014, Penrice Soda Products announced that it would be closing its Osborne plant. Penrice Soda Products was the last company in South Australia to use the broad gauge rail network in South Australia with Genesee & Wyoming Australia operating the Penrice Stone Train from the Penrice Quarry on the Barossa Valley line to Penrice Soda Products' soda ash factory in Osborne. It ceased operating in June 2014 when the Osborne factory closed. The company's Soda Ash plant at Osborne used steam from the Osborne Power Station, making that establishment Australia's

neg: W44 Concentrate Train train a popular photographic target by railfans documenting the last phase of steam engine use of the New South Wales Government Railways. W44 Concentrate Train W44 Concentrate Train conveyed lead and zinc concentrates from the Zinc Corporation owned mines at Broken Hill, New South Wales to the Sulphide Corporation Cockle Creek Smelter south of Newcastle. In August 1961, the Sulphide Corporation opened a new smelter based on the Imperial Smelting Process. The plant used high grade concentrates from the mines at Broken Hill and as they were owned by the same controlling interests these came from the Zinc Corporation and

neg: Tooele Valley Railway 1970s. The last revenue train ran on July 7, 1980. The line was abandoned by 1982. Reclamation of the grade was performed as part of the Superfund program. The Tooele Valley Railway owned several steam locomotives. During the majority of the steam era, the line owned four 2-8-0 locomotives, numbers #9 through #12. The line also operated an 0-6-0 locomotive #3, and a 2-6-0 locomotive #2. The majority of the line's steam locomotives were retired in 1955, when an EMD SW1200 locomotive #100 was purchased, later an EMD SW900 locomotive was purchased from Pickering Lumber Company in 1966, becoming locomotive

neg: Expedition Everest configuration and is placed at the rear of the train rather than the front, so not to obstruct the riders' view. Up to five trains usually operate at once, but fewer can be used if guest demand is low. To create the illusion of a "steam powered" train, engineers placed vents under the station. When a train comes into the station, steam comes up through the vents and enters the loading platform. The steel track is long and the lift is about high. Expedition Everest is the first ride to use Vekoma's newest track system, which places the rails on

neg: Newcastle Flyer The "Newcastle Flyer" was the last express train in Australia to be worked by steam locomotives. This came to an end on 29 December 1970 when 3820 hauled the final steam powered service. From January 1956, the "Newcastle Flyer" was sometimes hauled by diesel locomotives, but the 38 class remained the usual motive power. When electrification to Gosford was completed in January 1960, the trains were usually hauled between Sydney and Gosford by a 46 class, with normally a 38 class locomotive north of Gosford until diesels took over from 1970. Following the line through to Newcastle being electrified from

neg: SR Merchant Navy Class 35027 Port Line of the time. Two years later it pulled the Royal Train from Windsor to Hamworthy Junction. Last working from Weymouth in 1966, it was withdrawn at the end of steam in 1967 and sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales. "Port Line" was not as lucky as 35028 "Clan Line" which went straight into preservation. "Port Line" stayed in the scrapyard until 1982, when it was saved; this was part of a BBC documentary "The Train Now Departing". After restoration "Port Line" was based at the Bluebell Railway from 1988 until 2000, last working on the Bluebell in

neg: Steam locomotive beginning in the early 1960s, and were replaced with diesel and electric locomotives. They were relegated to branch line and sub-main line services for several more years until the late 1960s, when electrification and dieselisation began to increase. From 1970 onwards, steam locomotion was gradually abolished on the JNR: The last steam passenger train, pulled by a C57-class locomotive built in 1940, departed from Muroran railway station to Iwamizawa on 14 December 1975. It was then officially retired from service, dismantled and sent to the Tokyo Transportation Museum, where it was inaugurated as an exhibit on 14 May 1976. It

neg: Steam whistle Steam whistle A steam whistle is a device used to produce sound with the aid of live steam, which acts as a vibrating system (compare to train horn). The whistle consists of the following main parts, as seen on the drawing: the whistle bell (1), the steam orifice or aperture (2), and the valve (9). When the lever (10) is pulled (usually via a pull cord), the valve opens and lets the steam escape through the orifice. The steam will alternately compress and rarefy in the bell, creating the sound. The pitch, or tone, is dependent on the length of

neg: Southern Pacific 18 replace numbers #8 and #18. That put both steam engines out of work, and they were retired soon after the arrival of #1. #8 was donated to the city of Sparks, Nevada, and #18 was donated to the city of Independence, California. The #9 was the last Southern Pacific narrow-gauge steam locomotive to retire, and the last steam locomotive to pull a Southern Pacific narrow-gauge passenger train, with the last day of steam operation on the narrow gauge line being August 25, 1959. #9 finally retired in 1960. The engine was preserved, along with #8 and #9. Today, #18 has

neg: Ballaghaderreen branch line Great Southern Railways in 1925 when joined by the Dublin and South Eastern Railway. The line was bought in 1877 by the Midland Great Western Railway. In the adjournment debate "Portlaoighise-Mountmellick Railway" in 1944 indicated the Ballaghaderreen branch line had closed but was re-opened on the behest of a member of the house. The line closed in on Saturday 2 February 1963. The last return trip from Ballaghaderreen at 11:50 was hauled by 0-6-0 steam locomotive 574, and on the return from Kilfree Junction a local band played a farewell. The last train was a special cattle train at hauled

neg: London Underground battery-electric locomotives vehicle was initially numbered L76, and took part in the Metropolitan Railway centenary celebrations, held on 23 May 1963, when it propelled a replica of the original inspection train of open wagons used by William Ewart Gladstone and other dignitaries. Metro Cammell received the order for the next batch of thirteen locomotives, which were numbered L20 to L32. The first one was delivered on 8 December 1964 to Ruislip Depot. They were part of a programme to phase out the last remaining steam engines, but the Victoria line was also being built at this time, and some of the battery

neg: Steam whistle of small Ultrawhistles have not shown higher sound levels compared to conventional whistles of the same diameter. Steam whistle A steam whistle is a device used to produce sound with the aid of live steam, which acts as a vibrating system (compare to train horn). The whistle consists of the following main parts, as seen on the drawing: the whistle bell (1), the steam orifice or aperture (2), and the valve (9). When the lever (10) is pulled (usually via a pull cord), the valve opens and lets the steam escape through the orifice. The steam will alternately compress and

neg: Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway The Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway (DBST), later the Blessington and Poulaphouca Steam Tramway, operated steam-powered trams between Terenure in Dublin and Blessington in Co. Wicklow from 1888 until 1932. On Wednesday, August 1, 1888, the Dublin & Blessington Steam Tramway (the DBST) opened for business. The first train was the 8:35 a.m. mail train leaving Terenure for Blessington. The tramway used the Irish standard gauge of . The tramway connected with the horse-drawn trams from the city. An extension of the line to Poulaphouca was opened in 1895, and the Blessington and Poulaphouca Steam