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Despite our name, Totally-transport.co.uk, as you may have gathered, the main focus of the site is on railways. So, naturally this is the largest section and it is destined to grow larger over time. Subpage titles look like this.
A Beginner's Guide to...Steam Locomotives - What is it that creates so much nostalgia about steam trains? On this page this is what we will try and find out as well as celebrating and exploring our great railway heritage. Read More. Last Update: 5/09/11 History of UK Railways from the pionneers to the present day. -
In this series we will be taking you through the story of Britain's Railways from the early pionners to our present day system. Read More.Last Update: 5/09/11 Lineside Photo Guides - Want to know the best places to watch steam on heritage railways without a lineside pass? Find out here! So far we've published three guides, all still being researched and updated. Read More. Last Update: 5/09/11
Severn Valley Railway Photo Guide Currently being researched!
GWR 28xx 2-8-0 No:2807 - An in depth article examining the life and times of the oldest privately owned Great Western engine in preservation. Read More. Last Update: 5/09/11 GWR steam rail motor - The Steam Rail motor concept is a simple one - a standard carriage which incoporated the boiler, driving mechanisim, and cab. The first major user of the rail motor was the Great Western in 1904. Read More. Last Update: 30/06/10 GWR 175 Celebrations - currently being updated.
Liverpool & Manchester Railway - The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the world’s very first intercity passenger railway. The railway was built by George Stephenson, and construction began in 1826. . Read More. Last Update: 25/04/10 Railways at War - Totally-transport.co.uk takes a look back at the vital role that Britain's Railways played in the Second World War. Read More. Last Update: 22/10/10 Freightliner Class 70 - An exciting new freight locomotive developed by Freightliner. Totally-transport.co.uk takes a look. Read More.Last Update: 10/01/10 Locomotive Profile - Class 43 HST - The British Railways Class 43 has formed the backbone of UK mainline services on non electrified lines for the last 35years. Totally-transport.co.uk studies the history behind this now iconic class. Read More. Last Update: 30/04/11 Along Swiss Lines - For some the mountain railways of Switzerland hold a strange fasination. Totally-transport.co.uk takes a look at the history of two lines:
Wengenalpbahn - The line, the worlds longest continous cog railway, was founded in 1890 by Leo Heer-Bétrix, and one year later construction of the line started. Read More. Last Update: 10/01/11 Rhatische Bahn - The Rhätische Bahn is the largest railway network in Switzerland after the govenment owned SSB. Much of the network was built between 1889 and 1903. Read More..Last Update:10/08/10