Newcomen Midlands

Bringing the history of engineering and technology to the people of the Midlands, in partnership with colleagues across the Society and @thinktankmuseum

[Tom 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TomSingleton4]

BR standard 4MT tank 80078 stands in the bank holiday sunshine ☀️ 🚂

📸: My Own
📅: 04/05/2026
📍: Minehead

#SteamFix

[Anthony Coulls @AntCoulls]

Hiding from the rain @TanfieldRailway

[Chris Pope @ChrisPopeWrites]

The perfect branch line tender locomotive.
No.3205 heading up a train at Buckfastleigh on the @southdevonrly
#Railways #History

[Adrian Pullen @adipullenLNER]

Black 5 45044 seen here crossing from the up fast to the up slow line at Roade Junction with a fitted freight in July 1963 Richard

[Gordon Dudman @GordonDudman]

Today's office view - 32424 again!

[Peter Anchor @Peter34080554]

Odney Manor last weekend climbing out of Watchet towards bishop's Lydeard

[Peter Anchor @Peter34080554]

Black 5 45407 coming out of the tunnel yesterday at Ais Gill

[Adrian Pullen @adipullenLNER]

Coronation Class 46238 City of Carlisle waits on Platform 10 at Chester on a Holyhead-Birmingham New Street express on the 29/8/64 📸Ben Brooksbank

[Adrian Pullen @adipullenLNER]

6854 Roundhill Grange finds the sunshine at Birmingham Snow Hill on an unknown date. Photo: Derek Phillips.

[HiPa @HiPa125]

Colas Rail Freight #Class43 43321 & 43303 - Derby Rail Technical Centre

[Wensleydale Railway @WensleydaleRail]

Our Bedale P-Way volunteers are back at Stoop House Bridge, finishing the track relaying & ballasting work.
We start running trains on Saturday, so our volunteers & staff are working against the clock to deliver this project on time.
📷 Chris Morrill

[Pen&Sword Transport @TransportPS]

🚂 No.2298 in the bay ready to depart with a passenger train for Newport, September 1962. (📸 GW Trust) #Train #SteamTrain #TrainSpotting

[Wensleydale Railway @WensleydaleRail]

One of our many achievements in 2025 was our #class47 restoration. A small team of dedicated volunteers & staff put a huge amount of time & effort into this project. The end result speaks for itself💪
Fancy volunteering? Get in touch:
[email protected]

[The Newcomen Society @NewcomenSoc]

The latest #NewcomenLinks is here! Edition 265 features INNOVATIONS: Axial Appeal ✈️ IN FOCUS: The Stephens Car🚗 SPOTLIGHT: The River & Rowing Museum 🚣
Members log-in via link below 👇🙂
https://t.co/PhyqENQHyP
#newcomensociety #history #science #engineering #technology

[George Marshall Medical Museum 💉 🏥 @GMMedicalMuseum]

History student Jasmine and our Volunteer Helen enjoyed looking through our archives, today. We're helping @InfirmaryWorc develop a new interactive.

[The Newcomen Society @NewcomenSoc]

Our #event on 4th Feb is: ‘Before Valves: The Amazing Ingenuity of the “Electricians” before the Thermionic Valve’ by #DrJohnMoyle💬

Join us in-person at #Birmingham's #ThinkTankMuseum or on-line via zoom💻

All are welcome ...
Details via link😀

https://t.co/ZWe346GQzW

[NZ Navy Museum @NZNavyMuseum]

#OTD 83 years ago HMNZS Moa & Kiwi encountered the Japanese submarine - I1 off Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal Island. The two Bird-Class minesweepers worked together to make history: sinking the heavier-armed Japanese submarine I.1 - image - remains of the I1 #NZNavy #history #WW2

[randomdude634 @randomdude634]

Got to ride the peak of modern traction today.

[Nowt but a Lad @NowtbutaLad]

A bit of welcome winter sunshine in the #Lancashire village of Belmont this afternoon. Located between #Bolton and #Chorley, it has strong historic links to the former but is actually in the Borough of #Blackburn with Darwen. @blackburndarwen @cprelancs

[North Yorkshire @visitnorthyork]

Cod and Lobster 😋