A famous kettle.
Royal Warrant on the side of 47798 "Prince William".
Nameplate and builder's plate on preserved diesel shunter D226.
Builder's plate on prototype gas-turbine APT-E.
Maker's plate and number on repainted Class 47.
Another maker's plate - this time on a Eurostar.
Detail of Class 66 bogie. We don't build locomotives in Britain any more, you know.
People will always queue to look at a Deltic.
Experimental Advanced Passenger Train power car from the early 1970s.
47798 "Prince William", one of a pair of locomotives used by EWS for Royal Train duties as required until recently (among other duties).
Old and new - 1960s Class 47 next to shiny new EWS Class 67.
750V third-rail current pickup shoe on Class 375.
..and a Class 375 bogie.
..and this is what it looks like from the front.
Bogie on (I think) a Class 56 diesel-electric locomotive.
Spanky new Southern Class 171 diesel multiple unit.
Shiny new underfloor engine on a class 171.
More Class 171 underframe detail. I'm sure someone will find this interesting.
The blunt end of a Eurostar power car (normally invisible when it's marshalled into a set)
Detail of the nose on 3313, marking 100 years of the Entente Cordiale.
Eurostars are maintained at North Pole depot, not far outside Paddington station in London. It's named after a local pub.
Multinational safety equipment in Eurostar power car. The wooden things which look like they're from the 19th century are for the UK.
General view of Eurostar cab, with European-style driving console (brake and power controllers on the side). Note the small windscreen.
Closer view of communication equipment. "In case of driver incapacity" notice just visible on the right in case you ever find yourself having to stop a Eurostar in an emergency.
The V.max notice only applies when in regular service. This power car did 208mph during tests, and therefore holds the UK rail speed record.
...which this plate on the cab door confirms.
Lovingly-built reconstructions of earlier technology were also on display, with many men in boiler suits looking after them.
Another famous kettle, and another man in a boiler suit. Kettles need a lot of men in boiler suits to keep them working.
Detail of the blunt end of a Class 91 electric locomotive at the tail of a rake of Mk 4 coaches, bound for Kings Cross in push-pull mode (being driven from the other end of the train).
The loco's running number is somewhere in this picture. Do you see why trainspotting types find this class irritating?