Steam Elephant passing a very old looking fence!

Belle et ravissante locomotive d'une belle époque qui a marqué le chemin de fer.
Bon mercredi.

Hi Malik,
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I am pleased you found it interesting.
Best Wishes, and keep safe!!
Peter

A smashing shot for sure Peter and of course liked by me .. nice fence too :))

Best wishes and stay safe..

Steve

Hi Steve ,
Thank you for visiting!
Glad you like it.
Beamish is well worth a visit if you get the chance!
Best Wishes, and keep safe!!
Peter

Trop génial... les grands enfants s'amusent, c'est bien d'entretenir le passé pour les générations futures, c'est une image formidable !++++++
Bonne journée Peter.

Hi Jocelyne ,
Thank you very much!
I am pleased you found it interesting.
This is actually a fairly recently built replica for the working museum.
Best Wishes, and keep safe!!
Peter

Wow this time machine is way out. Great shot Peter. Very tall funnel! All the best ~ Nick

Hi Nick ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am so happy that you like the scene, and the chimney!
Just a little younger than Puffing Billy!.
Please see what I wrote to Erhard below.
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Peter

Almost as early as Stephenson's Rocket I would say. An interesting experience, but maybe a bit sooty by the looks of things. ;-)

Hi Amelia ,
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I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Below, I have given Erhard a full history of locomotive evolution!!
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Peter

beautiful!!!!
beautiful!!!!!

Hi Annemarie,
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I am pleased you found it interesting.
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Peter

So wonderful! England is the mothercountry of the railroad technology for sure. A similar train wasn't introduced in Germany before 1835 (20 years later htan this one) and it, too, came from England!

Hi Erhard ,
Thank you for visiting!
I'm happy that you had a good look!! As always you are right!

In terms of evolution, this is a couple of years after 'Puffing Billy' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffing_Billy_%28locomotive%29
It is still a geared machine, but the Watt parallel motion of Puffing Billy has evolved into slide bars, but the cylinders are still being kept warm by the boiler. Stephenson's 'Locomotion' of 1825 was a later step along the evolutionary path, by using direct drive rather than gears (which needed a higher boiler pressure). Then the most well known early locomotive, the 'Rocket' used the higher steam temperature and pressure (derived from a multitubular boiler) to permit the cylinders to be mounted away from the boiler, and direct drive. The 'Adler' was the next development of the 'Rocket' by putting a bigger boiler, and an extra set of wheels under the firebox to carry it, plus moving the cylinders horizontal.

Hope this helps!!

Best Wishes, and keep safe!!
Peter

My dear Peter,

A great picture ,and very interesting machine!
If I am not wrong this one is not a work of George Stephenson. Do you have any idea whose it ?

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My dear Füsun
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am so happy that you like the scene.
You are right about the locomotive. Please see the link above, and what I wrote to Erhard.
Best Wishes, and keep safe!!
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Hi Peter,
A fantastic beast!! It looks stunning puffing its way down the line! I love the rustic fencing as well.
Best wishes,
Rosa.

Hi Rosa,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Although since the steam pressure is very low, it would not be as noisy as a modern locomotive.
It might appear again tonight for HFF!
Best Wishes, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Beautiful, precious

E pur si muove.... HFF

Hi Dinesh,
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I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Very quaint. I wonder whether the passengers get covered in soot on windy days. HFF!

Hi Esther ,
Thank you very much!
I am pleased you found it interesting.
Getting covered in soot was always happening in the old days!! Every day!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

wonderful old steam locomotive, HFF Peter!

Hi Wierd ,
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I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

HFF Peter!

Hi Stephan ,
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I am so happy that you like the scene.
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Looks like a great fun
HFF, have a good WE, stay well

Hi Erika ,
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I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

A great catch of this working replica Peter. I have seen such things in our big railway museums but never one working and with passengers too. Looks like this weeks HFF is awash with trains :)
Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb

Hi Herb ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am pleased you found it interesting.
Most replicas will work in steam, but they want to keep wear and tear to a minimum, so only occasionally, as you have noticed.
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

A terrific capture and a great replica with a lovely backdrop Peter,
The rustic fence is a real winner it looks as old as the locomotive ;-))
HFF and a good weekend.

Hi Roger ,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
As the loco is a replica, the fence may well be older!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

A great shot of this impressive replica, Peter. So good too that the crew are wearing period outfits and the fence seems to match also. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.

Hi George ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I am so happy that you like the scene.
It is part of the deal that the crew must wear period costume, and have their pictures taken!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Nice one Peter.
HFF& have a great weekend.

Hi Pete ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Cool !

Hi Ulrich ,
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I am pleased you found it interesting.
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

How delightful, but it really looks like a toy;-)) HFF Peter.

Hi Christa,
Thank you very much!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Which is older, the train or the fence? HFF Peter

Hi Isabel ,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
I am so happy that you like the scene.
As the loco is a replica, the fence may well be older!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

very nice, HFF

Hi Trudy,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I am pleased you found it interesting.
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Als es noch keine Abgasnormen gab ;-) Coole Lokomotive!
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, Peter!

Hi Trester ,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
I don't think we ever had emission standards for steam locomotives!!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

A delightful shot, Peter! The old train, the leaning fence, the early spring vegetation and the clear enjoyment of this special ride by both the passengers and train engineers is fantastic !
Belated HFF!

Hi Annalia,
Thank you very much!
I am so happy that you like the scene.
Yes, it is all supposed to be a bit of fun!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

Hi Peter,
Really a fantastic action shot of an engine which I like very much. HFF, wish you a sunny weekend !
Greetings Percy

Hi Percy ,
Thank you for visiting!
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Best Wishes, (slightly late) HFF, a good weekend, and keep safe!!
Peter

For old the fence may be, I think this rare locomotive is much older! Belated HFF, Peter!

Hi Dimas,
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I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Best Wishes, a good week ahead, and keep safe!!
Peter

I was very excited to see this Peter as we rode on it in 2018! At Beamish.
Fabulous……
It is an amazing beast…as is the whole place.
Belated HFF..sorry
Hope your week is WONDERFUL

Hi Diana,

I am so pleased that you remember riding on this, and not so long ago.
I must say Beamish is a fantastic museum!

Have a great weekend!
Best wishes
Peter

Wonderful view, Peter - it brings back happy memories of going to Beamish, both as a visitor and in connection with doing restoration work for the Museum. They have expanded so much that these days, you really need a couple of days to see everything. There's another big expansion of the "Town" being planned (covid permitting, that's something I'm looking forward to seeing)...

I find the Steam Elephant fascinating ... and back in 1990 (at Gateshead Garden Festival) I spent some time driving the Locomotion replica. So I'm wondering just how similar they would be to drive.
As for that lovely fence - the split rails were probably produced by riving branches with a froe. There's some useless information for you ...