Locomotives Gallery

A locomotive is a type of railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train

Waterloo Station, London, 1967
Oil painting by Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) showing a view of the concourse at Waterloo Station, London, as seen from the first floor British Rail Southern Regional boardroom windows

7 King Class Locomotives at Swindon Shed, 1930
From l-r: No 6005 King George II, No 6008 King James II, No 6017 King Edward IV, No 6020 King Henry IV, No 6022 King Edward III, No 6023 King Edward II, No 6024 King Edward I

Woodcock, A4 Class steam locomotive No 60029, c 1954. Locomotive billowing smoke as it leaves Copenhagen Tunnel near London Kings Cross station with a Newcastle-bound express passenger train

Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon
Engineers nearing completion on the first of 35 2, 700 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at the Swindon Works for the Western Region

Poster produced for British Railways (BR), showing a railway worker manually operating the signals in the Greenwood signal box, New Barnet, London

Canadian Pacific freight train locomotive at Banff station, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada, North America

Freight train on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, by Selwyn Pearce-Higgins. This narrow gauge railway line was opened in 1903

Steam train pulls out of Berwyn station on the Llangollen Heritage Railway, Dee Valley, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Visit the Festiniog Railway in the centenary Year... BR poster, 1965
Visit the Festiniog Railway in the centenary Year of Pasenger Services 1965. Poster produced for British Rail (BR), promoting the centenary anniversary year of the Festiniog railway in Wales

Lms Diesel Loco 10000
The London Midland and Scottish Railways diesel-electric loco no 10000

Locomotive no 5000 Lovett Eames 4-2-2, tender painted Eames Vacuum Brake Company Date:

Mallard steaming over Ribblehead Viaduct
The steam locomotive engine Mallard crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct in Lancashire in 1995

Steam train on Bluebell Railway, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Durango and Silverton vintage steam engine, Hermosa, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Train passing Manchester United Football Ground, 1935
Manchester United grandstand platform under construction, with steam train passing Old Trafford Main Stand and the train station around the time it was built in 1935

The Mallard, steam engine
Mallard, railway engine in 1990

Alaska Railroad near Girdwood, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Locomotive no 4002 Evening Star 4-6-0 Date:

Caledonian Railway locomotive number 83, 1906 Date: 1906

L.N.E.R. Locomotive
The Gresley W1 1000 Hush- Hush L.N.E.R. steam locomotive engine, so named because of the secrecy of the project, and its revolutionary water-lube boiler

Eurostar service at Waterloo Station, by Chris Hogg, 1999. This extension to Waterloo is the London terminus for the Eurostar service to Brussels Midi station, Belgium and Paris Gare du Nord station

Midland Loco 117
Midland Railway locomotive no 117 in the red livery which will be retained when the line is merged into the London Midland and Scottish

Euston Locomotive Sheds
Express locomotives stabled in the engine sheds at Euston Station

Photograph of a British Railways diesel locomotive, taken during the British Transport Films production of A Corporate Identity filmed during April 1964

Castle class 4-6-0 locomotive, No 5082 Swordfish, leaving Scours Lane hauling the 11:15am Padington to Bristol, 1953. This locomotive was originaly named Paris Castle

Wylam Dilly, with its sister locomotive Puffing Billy, is the earliest surviving locomotive in the world. Wylam Dilly was built by the inventor and colliery official

Locomotive no 148 Cawdor Castle Date:

Intercity trains and platform at Kings Cross station in London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Waving to the train
Holiday makers staying at Castle Howard railway station, Yorkshire wave to a passing express train as it goes through the station 1950

Rainhill Trials October 1829
These trials for early steam locomotives were run at Rainhill, near Liverpool, UK, to determine which would be used on the newly-completed railway from Liverpool to Manchester

Locomotive no 386 4-6-0 Date:

Locomotive no 538 0-6-0 tank engine Date:

Locomotive no 1007 4-2-2 eight foot single express engine Date:

Jenny Lind and John Grays engine
Jenny Lind and John Grays London and Brighton engine, plans Date: 1846

Lms Coronation Loco
The London Midland and Scottish Railways Coronation class loco no 5256

Edward Pease Loco 1856
The Edward Pease long boiler locomotive, built by Robert Stephenson for the Stockton and Darlington Railway : it draws passenger trains between Darlington and Saltburn

A Thalys high speed train awaits departure at Gare du Nord railway station, Paris, France, Europe

Shinkansen (Bullet) train at Shin-Osaka station, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Locomotive no 902 Highland Chief Date:

Talyllyn Railway, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ffestiniog Railway at Tan-y-Bwlch, the busiest of the North Wales narrow gauge railways, opened in 1836 to carry slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to the coast

Caledonian Locomotive
Locomotive 769 of the Caledonian Railway

Shinkansen (Bullet) train arriving at Kokura station, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Shinkansen (Bullet train), Japan, Asia

Class 40 Diesel-electric locomotive - English Electric Co
One of the new 2000 b.h.p. Class 40 diesel-electric locomotives built by The English Electric Company Ltd. in conjunction with the Vulcan Foundry Ltd

Waterloo Railway Station, London 1912
The scene from the Waterloo Railway Station platform, London. Date: 1912

The Boy Scout L.M.S steam locomotive
Designer Sir Henry Fowler and Alderman Dr H.H. Bemrose, Scout Commissioner for Derbyshire with The Boy Scout L.M.S steam locomotive, 1930, Derby

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A locomotive is a type of railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. It usually consists of one or more engines, which are powered by diesel, electric or steam. The locomotive is responsible for pulling the train along the tracks and controlling its speed and direction. They have been in use since the early 19th century, when they were first used to haul goods and passengers on railways. Modern they can highly efficient machines that can reach speeds of up to 200 mph (322 km/h) and are equipped with sophisticated safety systems such as brakes and automatic couplers, which help ensure safe operation. Locomotives remain an important part of rail transport today, providing reliable transportation for both freight and passengers around the world.