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1998 Cumberoona departing on evening cruise by FailingMemory

The Paddle Steamer Cumberoona has been cruising the Murray River at Albury-Wodonga since 1986. The original Cumberoona, built in 1866 was a paddle steamer which operated on the Murray river between Albury and Echuca when water level conditions were OK. Once railways became common to the environs of the Murray river in the 1870’s this meant that there was no longer an economic reason for running a steamer. The final nail in the trade was construction in the 1930’s of dams on the river at several places, and the subsequent use of the river for irrigation supplies further down the river. / In 1986 for tourism an authentic reproduction of a traditional Australian river steamer, based on the design of the original Cumberoona was built and is centred on the Murray at Albury. Here it is just departing for an evening cruise and dinner. Taken with a Pentax SLR camera on Kodachrome 200 film.
Snowed in - Jasper Alberta Canada by Adrian Paul

This old steam engine, standing at Jasper Railway Station high in the Canadian Rockies, serves as a reminder of the days when steam ruled the Canadian Railways. The temperature – about minus 20 degrees! (Feb 1999) 605 Views – Nov 7 2009 FEATURED IN POWERED BY STEAM FEATURED IN CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS Greeting Card /
Sir Nigel Gresley by TallGuy

This was a lucky encounter.. I was on the North York Moors National Park above Grosmont when I spotted Sir Nigel Gresley leaving the village… A dash across the moors and I was just outside Goathland.. out of the car and in position just in time to catch the steam engine. Looking now, maybe the wide angle lens wasn’t the best choice, I would have liked the old grand steam loco closer, but the setting is almost perfect.. Taken with a Canon 5D. The Autumn Steam Gala on the North York Moors starts tomorrow ( 2 Oct ) if anyone is interested..
Just Leaving by Trevor Kersley

Grosmont is situated in the North Yorks Moors National Park, the steam trains are run by the North Yorks Moors Railway and run from Pickering to Whitby. Pentax K10D 18-55mm lens / 1/90 @ f8.0 ISO 400 RAW June 2009
1963: 'Codrington' by Nigel Kendall

A Stanier ‘Jubilee’ leaves March Depot in East Anglia to take up its next duty. In the left background can be seen the huge coaling plant.
Riverboat. by wayne51

The restored murray River Paddle steamer “Hero” moored on the Murray River at Echuca. This paddle wheeler was built in 1976 and traversed the river picking up wool and dropping of supplies to homesteads along the river in the bygone era. This is the second oldest one still operating in the world. Several of them have been restored and work out of the port of Echuca cruising the Murray river with tourist trade. Functions, parties and weddings can be held on these boats. “EmmyLou” is powered by a 16hp steam engine that uses 250 litres of water per hour and 1 tonne of wood per day. Canon 5D, 24-105 mm IS lense, 100ISO, 1/125th sec, polarising filter and tripod. Featured in “Powered by Steam Group” September 2009 / Featured in “Canon DSLR Group” September 2009
The Sherwood Forester by Hertsman

The loco so named after the British Army Regiment (a shortened version anyway) is seen at speed passing Garsdale heading South hauling ‘The Fellsman’ a special train over the Settle and Carlisle line to and from Lancaster and Carlisle.
GWR King class 4.6.0 on Dainton bank. by Mike Jeffries

The King class steam locomotives introduced in 1927 by the Great Western Railway for their heaviest express passenger trains were, in terms of tractive effort, the most powerful engines in Great Britain and it was here on the South Devon banks that that very measure of a steam locomotive’s power was needed. The thirty strong class did everything expected of them and gave sterling service for over thirty years and here a King digs its heels in on the climb to Dainton summit with an express for Plymouth. An oil painting like this of your favourite locomotive, British or American, on a 20”x30” canvas would cost £1000 on average, worth thinking about? Go to my web-site www.transportartist.co.uk for my contact details to commission your painting and own a piece of art that can only increase in value over the years.
Steam by Catherine Veal

This is Buckfastleigh Station in Devon, UK. A wonderful day out. You can see the hills of Dartmoor in the background. / Edited from RAW in Dynamic Photo HDR FREE DOWNLOAD1 shot X 3 then into CS3 and finished off in Picasa3 FREE DOWNLOAD / Camera used Pentax K200D. / Thank you for looking. / BEST VIEWED LARGER
Jubilee 4-6-0 at Liverpool, Lime Street by Mike Jeffries

Ex-LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 45670 “Earl of Effingham” waits impatiently at Liverpool, Lime Street station with an express for London, Euston sometime in the late 1950s. Ahead of the crew is an arduous climb through the tunnels and cuttings of the main line out of Liverpool but their steed is one of Stanier’s masterpieces of locomotive design and well up to the job. I remember the graceful Jubilees well but only ever fired one once in my railway career and that was on a Bradford-Bournemouth express from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads back in 1957 and we hit 90mph though Ashchurch-—- happy days indeed! / / The stored computer image of this painting is not of a high enough resolution to be reproduced as a print for sale but the image is shown here merely as an example of my work. The original painting was done about six years ago on a canvas 48”x36” in acrylic and cost the client £1500, nowadays I would paint this in oils. Commissions? E-mail mike@transportartist.co.uk for details
1967: Men of steam by Nigel Kendall

Bournemouth Fireman Ronald Whittaker chats to the relieving driver of a Waterloo-bound express. Steam power was to finish just 4 months later.
'Leander' by Steve Liptrot

The Fellsman leaving Blackburn, Lancashire with LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 no 45690 Leander on its way to Carlisle via The Setlle-Carlisle line. Nikon D80 – Nikkor 18-105mm VR lens – polarisor Featured in the Powered by Steam group AUG 2009. / Featured in the Black and White Photography group AUG 2009.

Recent Work

Locomotive K163 by Tom Newman

Steam Loco K163 belonging to the Mornington Railway Preservation Society, Victoria Australia. / www.morningtonrailway.org.au / Built in 1941 at the Newport Workshops Melbourne. / Weight : 104.6 Tons- 106.692 Tonnes. / Speed :45MPH – 73 KPH. / Boiler Pressure: 175 PSI -1295KPA / Coal capacity : 5 Tons. / Tender water capacity: 4,200 Gallons -19,093 Litres. Nikon D300 18-200mm Nikkor Lens ED VR . / FL32mm, 1/400s, f/10.0,ISO:400
K163 by Tom Newman

Steam Loco K163 belonging to the Mornington Railway Preservation Society, Victoria Australia. / www.morningtonrailway.org.au / Built in 1941 at the Newport Workshops Melbourne. / Weight : 104.6 Tons- 106.692 Tonnes. / Speed :45MPH – 73 KPH. / Boiler Pressure: 175 PSI -1295KPA / Coal capacity : 5 Tons. / Tender water capacity: 4,200 Gallons -19,093 Litres. Nikon D300 ;10-24 mm Nikkor Lens ED VR . / FL10mm, 1/160s, f/10.0,ISO:200
GW Engine Earl Bathurst by Terry Mason

The GW steam engine was taken at Didcot in oxfordshire, at the preserved railway centre.
Ready for the off ... by jaylanka

Ex-GWR Manor Class 7812 Erlestoke Manor getting up a head of steam ready to depart from Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway on October 25th 2009.
Tornado!! Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 by jaylanka

The first mainline steam locomotive to be built in Britain for over 45 years heading towards Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway, October 25, 2009
Steam Locomotive, Hamburg, NY by artwhiz47

This Pennsylvania RR decapod, I1 class 2-10-0, sits as a static display with its short haul tender on a siding of the Buffalo Southern Railroad in Hamburg, NY. It was built by Baldwin in 1923. The Buffalo Southern is a privately-owned shortline with about 35 miles of trackage, running between Blasdell, NY, & Gowanda, NY. This engine, #4483, belongs to the Western New York Railway Historical Society.
1998 Cumberoona departing on evening cruise by FailingMemory

The Paddle Steamer Cumberoona has been cruising the Murray River at Albury-Wodonga since 1986. The original Cumberoona, built in 1866 was a paddle steamer which operated on the Murray river between Albury and Echuca when water level conditions were OK. Once railways became common to the environs of the Murray river in the 1870’s this meant that there was no longer an economic reason for running a steamer. The final nail in the trade was construction in the 1930’s of dams on the river at several places, and the subsequent use of the river for irrigation supplies further down the river. / In 1986 for tourism an authentic reproduction of a traditional Australian river steamer, based on the design of the original Cumberoona was built and is centred on the Murray at Albury. Here it is just departing for an evening cruise and dinner. Taken with a Pentax SLR camera on Kodachrome 200 film.
Steam locomotive of the class 66 of German railways. by trainmaniac

Taken with Nikon D50.
Steam locomotive of the class 55 of German railways. by trainmaniac

The steam Locomotive of class 55. Take with Nikon D50.
2141 Spirit Of Kamloops by Highland Park Photographic II

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada / Locomotive 2141 is one of group of 25 engines (numbered 2130 to 2154) built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston, Ontario for the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National). Her classification is “Light Consolidation” because of her 2-8-0 wheel configuration. She is “light axle loading” – 114 tons in working order. Her official class is M-3-d. She is the only survivor of this type. She has 57” drivers, 23” x 25” cylinders, and her boiler is rated at 180 psi. She has a haulage rating of 35%, which means she can pull 30 loaded old-time cars, or about 9 loaded modern coal cars. The engine weighs about 190,000 lb. (95 tons) and originally burned coal. She was converted to burn oil in 1948. The tender carries 6,000 gallons of water and 3,000 gallons of fuel. When working hard, 2141 can go about 50 miles between water fill-ups and 125 miles before needing more fuel. / / From 1913 – 1919 she carried passengers between Calgary and Saskatoon for the Canadian Northern Railway. From 1918 – 1948 she carried a mix of freight and passengers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta for the Canadian National Railway. From 1948 – 1950 she operated with freight in BC near Smithers. In 1950 she was moved to Vancouver Island to finish her working days hauling logs and other freight between Victoria, the sawmill at Youbou, and Cowichan Bay. Her last trip was July 4, 1958 from Cowichan Bay to Victoria; subsequently she was replaced by a diesel locomotive. She was then slated for demolition, as were most of the steam locomotives of the day. /