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The LNER A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway. Introduced in 1935, they were built for high-speed passenger services, notably including the "Silver Jubilee" train. The class is best known for locomotive No. 44...
The LNER A3 was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway. An evolution of the earlier A1 class, they featured higher boiler pressure and improved steam flow for express passenger work. The class includes the famous locomotive No. 4...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class is a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by William Stanier. Built between 1937 and 1948, they were originally constructed with streamlined casings to haul express passenger services on the West Coast Main Line. The protot...
The LNER Class A4 Mallard is a streamlined steam locomotive built for British Railways in the 1930s. Notable for its speed record achieved by pilot Gresley on the Great Western Railway, it remains one of the most iconic locomotives globally. Designed for passenger services, particularly with the Lon...
LNER Class A1 No. 60163, named *Tornado*, is a modern British main-line steam locomotive built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. Completed in 2008, it was constructed as a faithful replica of the original Peppercorn A1 Pacific class, the entirety of which were scrapped by the 1960s. The project span...
The LNER Class A3 ‘Flying Scotsman’ is a renowned British steam locomotive built in 1923. It's notable for its speed and association with the iconic express passenger service of the same name. This powerful 4-6-2 articulated engine was used extensively by the London North Eastern Railway and remain...
The Pennsylvania Railroad K4s was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive introduced in 1914. It served as the primary passenger locomotive for the Pennsylvania Railroad for over three decades. A total of 425 units were built between 1914 and 1928, pulling the railroad's named trains. The K4s...
The Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 01 was the first standardized express passenger steam locomotive developed for the unified German railway system in the 1920s. Entering production in 1926, it utilized a 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement to reliably haul heavy passenger trains at high speeds. A total of 2...
The LMS Princess Royal Class was a group of 12 express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier for the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). Introduced in 1933, these 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives represented Stanier's first express passenger design for the LMS and were named after...
The Pennsylvania Railroad’s K4s Pacific is a powerful steam locomotive renowned for its impressive size and speed. Featuring a distinctive 4-6-2 wheel arrangement, it was primarily used for passenger service between New York and Chicago. These locomotives were notable for their performance and are a...
The LNER Class A4 Sir Nigel Gresley is a British steam locomotive built in 1938. Notable for its speed and elegant design, it was designed by Gresley himself to compete with contemporary diesel locomotives. This particular example represents the pinnacle of express passenger service during the era o...
The SR Battle of Britain class is a group of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway of Great Britain. Introduced beginning in 1945 and originally classified as Light Pacifics, the locomotives were named after Royal Air Force squadrons, airfields, and figu...
The LNER Class A4 ‘Union of South Africa’ is a British steam locomotive built for express passenger services. Notable for its streamlined design and powerful performance, it represents a peak in locomotive engineering during the 1930s. This particular example was used by the London & North Eastern R...
The LMS Princess Coronation Class was a powerful British steam locomotive built for the London and North Western Railway between 1938 and 1939. Notable for its streamlined design and impressive 4-6-2 wheel arrangement, it represented the peak of express passenger travel during the interwar period. T...
The LNER Class A1 Tornado is a preserved steam locomotive representing the iconic LNER A1 Pacifics. Completed in 2008, it’s notable as the first new-build main-line steam locomotive constructed in Britain since 1958. This 4-6-2 design replicates the original A1 locomotives and is operated by the A1...
The Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 03 was a class of Pacific (4-6-2) steam locomotives introduced in Germany in 1930. It was designed for express passenger service, specifically to operate on secondary main lines where the heavier Class 01 locomotives were restricted due to lower axle load limits. Severa...
LMS Coronation Class No. 6233, named Duchess of Sutherland, is a British 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Crewe Works in 1938 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). The locomotive was designed by William Stanier for express passenger services and operated until being withdrawn fr...
The B&O P-7 President Class is a group of 4-6-2 Pacific-type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The class consisted of 20 locomotives named after the first 20 Presidents of the United States. They were specifically acquired to pull the...
SP&S 700 is a 4-8-4 Northern-type steam locomotive constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1938 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. Classified as an E-1, the locomotive was utilized in heavy passenger service alongside the railroad's other Northern locomotives. After being retired...
The SR Merchant Navy Class is a class of thirty 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway, entering service in 1941. Built for express passenger trains, they featured distinctive air-smoothed casing and an unconventional chain-driven valve gear enclosed in a...
The DRG Class 01 was Germany's first standardized steam locomotive, introduced by the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft in 1926. These 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives were designed for express passenger service, capable of reaching speeds up to 120 km/h. With a total of 231 units built, they served as the...
The SR West Country Class is a group of 4-6-2 Pacific-type steam locomotives designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway in the 1940s. Often grouped with the similar Battle of Britain class, these locomotives were a lighter version of Bulleid's earlier Merchant Navy class, allowing them to o...
The BR Standard Class 7, known as the Britannia class, was the first of British Railways' 12 standard steam locomotive designs, introduced in 1951 under designer Robert Riddles. Built with a 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement, 55 examples (numbered 70000-70054) were constructed at Crewe Works between 1...
The Indian Railways WP Class is a series of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed for broad-gauge express passenger service. Introduced around the time of India's independence in 1947, approximately 755 units were procured from multiple builders across North America and Europe. The class served a...
The Indian Railways XA Class was a broad-gauge steam locomotive with a 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement, used for passenger service on the subcontinent. It was one of several standard designs developed in the 1930s for the railway companies that preceded the nationalized Indian Railways. The XA featu...
