Site Updates
02 September 2008
Belatedly published David Wardale's comments on the work of Dr Jos Koopmans25 May 2008
Re-written Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway pages added. All pages updated
Re-published photos from October 2004 of 'Tren a las Nubes', Argentina, at a larger size
30 April 2008
Moving domain host in progress - if there are any broken links or missing images please let me know. Thanks!
24 April 2008
High Adhesion Wheel Profile page replaced by Adhesion Aids page
Gas Producer Combustion System article by Richard Campbell Added
21 April 2008
Poissonnier Chassis Alignment document Added
10 April 2008
New Page on Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway No.19 Added
28 February 2008
Minor revisions to LVM801 Page
Added details of LVM802 and revised details of LVM803
27 February 2008
Added 4 extra Peckett Adverts
Added two new US ads - Elvin Stoker 1992 and Parkesburg Iron Company 1992
Added a page on the Porta modified locos at the Brazilian Doña Teresa Christina coal railway
Photos of holiday in Lanzarote added
20 January 2008
Added a page on Mount Washington No.9 - The World's First Biodiesel Fired Locomotive
26 December 2007
Added 1 photo of W&LLR No.2 to Modern Steam Photos page
16 December 2007
9 Welshpool and 3 Mount Washington Photos added to Modern Steam Photos page
16 November 2007
Additions made to the Modern Steam Technology page - duplicates technologies already discussed elsewhere on this site
Additions made to the Modern Steam Glossary page
22 October 2007
19 Photos of the Schafberg Bahn and 13 photos of FCAF added to Modern Steam Photos page
26 September 2007
11 Photos of FCAF added to Modern Steam Photos page
24 September 2007
Updated World's Smallest Lempor page
18 September 2007
Updated Locomotives with Porta Exhaust Ejectors - added more Australian locos
Updated North American Triple Expansion 2-10-0 page
10 September 2007
A Brief Explanatory Note Regarding Tube Roughening, by Shaun McMahon, added
26 August 2007
Updated Locomotives with Porta Exhaust Ejectors - more countries added
07 August 2007
New page - North American Triple Expansion 2-10-0
06 August 2007
New page - Locomotives with Porta Exhaust Ejectors
04 June 2007
'Le Mistral' railtour report added
25 May 2007
14 May 2007
Photos from a trip to Prague added
12 April 2007
10 April 2007
Added SAR Handbook on the Steam Locomotive
05 April 2007
Added Rhodesia Railways Engineman's Handbook
27 March 2007
Avonside Advert from 1927 added
R.& J.Dick Advert from 1927 added
Homepage image alterations
23 March 2007
Pecketts No.2036 & 2037 added to Peckett Locomotives page
20 March 2007
Updated page on Paraguayan No.286
Pecketts No.1318 added to Peckett Locomotives page
28 February 2007
Pecketts Nos.1287 & 1920 added to Peckett Locomotives page
21 February 2007
Extra photo of HE.2879 added to Modified Locos - Austerities & Others page
18 February 2007
Two Photographs added to Peckett Locomotives at Work page
Three Books Added to Modern Steam Books page
Pecketts Nos.1689, 1734 & 1908 added to Peckett Locomotives page
10 February 2007
08 February 2007
Added extra photos of Pecketts No.2155 and No.5014
03 February 2007
Updated page on Phil Girdlestone's work on FCAF No.5
Updated page on Phil Girdlestone's work on P36.0032
Changed images shown above menu on homepage
01 February 2007
Added Alcazar Video programmes to Modern Steam Videos page
2 photos added to
Modified Locos - Austerities & Others page
Locomotives added and many details updated on Peckett Locos page
Added new Peckett drawings
Started a page containing articles on Peckett locos
23 January 2007
21 January 2007
Added a photo of Peckett 917
New Page on FCGR 8Cs
New Page on FCGR 8Es
17 January 2007
Added a New page on FCAF locos
15 January 2006
9 photos added to Peckett Locos Page
15 photos added to
Modified Locos - Austerities & Others page
07 January 2006
Update to Links page
Update to Modern Steam Books page
Update to Modern Steam Videos page
04 January 2006
Added more loco photos to Modified Locos - Austerities & Others page
03 January 2006
Added a scan of a 1938 Peckett Catalogue
Added a photo of Peckett 2000
28 December 2006
Minor alterations to 'The Suppression of Smoke' article
26 December 2006
Revised Modified Austerity page with Patents information
23 December 2006
Another revision to Modified Austerity page
21 December 2006
Some brief comments by Nigel Day on the work and theories of Dr Jos Koopmans
Added a photo of Peckett 832
20 December 2006
Added photos of Modified Austerity 3788 and updated text on Modified Austerity Locos and Others page
18 December 2006
Added Details of Hudswell Clarke No.140 Modified by Nigel Day
16 December 2006
Removed details of December 11 Modern Steam conference, report to follow.
03 December 2006
Added a 1981 photo of Modified Austerity 3180 'Antwerp'
Further revision to Modified Austerity page
26 November 2006
22 November 2006
Updated details of Peckett 856
21 November 2006
14 November 2006
Idling Firetube Steam Locomotives in the Modern Era - Article added by Harry Valentine
09 November 2006
02 November 2006
Added photos of Peckett 5014 and started a new 'Promotional' page
01 November 2006
Long overdue page on the Bure Valley Railway's modified locos added
Photo of Peckett No.1788 added
Revised details of Modern Steam Conference on December 11
30 October 2006
Re-written and updated modified Austerity page
27 October 2006
Added details of a brand new book containing three Porta papers
26 October 2006
Added Wasatch Railroad Contractors to Modern Steam Links
24 October 2006
Revised details and page on ARMF, Spain. Added photos of oil firing on FGC209
23 October 2006
Added details of the modern steam conference in York on 11 December 2006
Extra photos of 25NC 3454 added thanks to Richard Niven
Started a page of FCGR 8C 2-6-2t 3477
Added a brief update from Shaun McMahon on progress at Río Turbio
19 October 2006
Updated article on FR 'Linda' with photos
18 October 2006
Added an article from 1981 on SAR 3450 'L.D.Porta' (the Red Devil) by "Rooinek"16 October 2006
A technical note on pre-combustion coal watering, written by Shaun McMahon, added
15 August 2006
Official Press Release on progress at Río Turbio published
10 August 2006
03 August 2006
Added a report on Richard Stuart's Garratt
28 July 2006
Added more Peckett component drawings
12 July 2006
Added more Peckett locomotive photographs
Added an additional Peckett locomotive drawing
10 May 2006
Updated High Adhesion Tyre Profile details
05 May 2006
Updated page on the Elvin stoker
04 May 2006
Three photos added to Peckett locos page
Added some indicator diagrams for RFIRT 2-10-2s
Added a Pennsylvania Railroad map
03 May 2006
Added details of the Elvin stoker
Added railway related adverts from USA
Altered homepage
25 April 2006
Details of Axial Flow Char Separator added.
Updated biography of Shaun McMahon published
New Links added.
12 April 2006
Two photos added to Peckett locos page
Started a new Modern Steam Technology page
Photos added to Austerity Locos page and Modern Steam gallery
31 March 2006
Added a Glossary of modern steam terms
28 February 2006
12 February 2006
Added several pages on the RFIRT (Río Turbio) 2-10-2s and related topics starting from here02 February 2006
Added a link to modernsteam.info to modern steam links page
19 January 2006
Added a Kylpor exhaust drawing to the Modified Austerity page
09 January 2006
08 January 2006
Updates to Modified Austerity page
New page of modified locos added
05 January 2006
Updates to Modified Austerity page
04 January 2006
Photos and descriptive text on the new Oil Firing installed on the Grand Canyon Railway
New photo added to the Peckett locos page - Loco No.2003
29 December 2005
New photos and videos of Lempor fitted Puffing Billy NA 6A in 2005
Also a few items on the Special Features and Extras page