Category: Industrial Railways

Rootas Tramway

1 April, 2021

A rare view of the little known Rootas Tramway just north of Cherry Burton in East Yorkshire. This is the only known view of one of the line’s locomotives at work on the line, other images show either horses or wagons bring pushed by hand. The locomotive is clearly a product of Kerr Stuart but … More Rootas Tramway

Barber

11 December, 2020

Barber is a unique locomotive, for a number of reasons. Firstly, it’s the only locomotive built by Thomas Green & Sons of Leeds to survive in the northern hemisphere – two other locomotives do survive in Australia though. It’s also the last remaining locomotive to retain the unique profile for the Harrogate Gasworks railway. I … More Barber