TRAIN+Locomotive+STEAM enthusiast please HELP!!!!???

Question

Hi

Im wanting to thank someone for helping me out with something very important to me.

The guy who helped me is apparently a steam/locomtive enthusiast.

Im thinking of creating a graphic/illustrative "snazzy" painting in my style (NOT a formal "photo-like" painting)

MY QUESTION IS;- what trains/stations/tracks should feature on this paintning. it will be a mix of words, technical drawings/diagrams/flyers/posters/ticket stubs etc as well as the obvious trains - but what tracks, destination etc are ubiquitous and championed in trains etc????

This guy is from Yorkshire btw so any helpwould be appreciated. Thanks for reading this.

Answer 1

Without a doubt it would be the 4-8-8-4 Big boy, See the link below.

Answer 2

there are some very informed people and great links in this group

Answer 3

Why not take a look at the York rail museum.  Also look at the "Ultimate Steam" pages on the net.  For a US background, look for stuff on the "Donner Pass", for a UK background, look for stuff on "Shap Fell".  Australia -  Lithgow Zig-Zag.  Canada -the Rocky Mountains region.  Europe -the Simplon tunnel.

Locomotives -The "General" an American 4-4-0. UK -The "King" or "Brittania" classes like "Evening Star".  France the "Nord" Pacifics developed by Chapelon.  The main French rail museum is in a place called Mulhouse.  USA - the articulated Mallets like the "Big-Boy"  Australia - the New South Wales railways "3801", also the "Beyer-Garret" articulated locos used in the 1950 in several parts of Australia and in Africa in particular.  Peculiar locomotives, the Shay and Climax locos had unusual engines.  

Look for Kuranda station on the net.  Also Emerald Queensland Wikipedia article which has a photo of the railway station.

Answer 4

Hi, if you want to include a diesel locomotive in your art they don't come much more striking than the one featured in the attached link-plenty more images of this beast-just type 'Prototype Deltic' in a Google image search.