What are the top ten most beautiful steam locomotives?

The Top Ten Beautiful Streamlined Steam Locomotives 10-LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton 09-3801 08-LNER Class A4 07-N&W J class (1941) 06-DRG Class 01.10 05-PRR S1 04-NYC Hudson 03-Milwaukee Road class A 02-Royal Hudson 01-Southern Pacific class GS-4 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor.. ...



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One of the most beautiful steam locomotives ever built, the S1 was designed by Raymond Loewe. Poor balancing caused wheel-spin and only one was ever built, for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1939.

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One of the most successful early steam locomotives was Rocket, built by English engineer Robert Stephenson. In 1829, Rocket won a contest called the Rainhill Trials to find the best locomotive. The winner got the contract to pull trains on the world's first intercity line, between Liverpool and Manchester in England.

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Flying Scotsman, a steam locomotive that represents British ingenuity and craftsmanship at its finest, marks its centenary in 2023.

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1 (originally named Active) is an early steam locomotive that was built in 1825 by the pioneering railway engineers George and Robert Stephenson at their manufacturing firm, Robert Stephenson and Company.

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On July 3, 1938, Mallard billowed out smoke as it reached speeds of 126 mph – a little over 200 kmph. With that, Mallard became the world's fastest steam locomotive, a record that it holds till this day.

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Puffing Billy is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive, constructed in 1813–1814 by colliery viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, in the United Kingdom.

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West Coast Railways, operators of 'The Jacobite', provided the steam engine and carriages for the 'Hogwarts Express' as seen in the 'Harry Potter' films including 'The Philosopher's Stone' and others in this wonderful series of films. Some of the carriages of 'The Jacobite' are those used in the 'Harry Potter' films.

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Alco PA Locomotives Arguably the most beautiful diesel locomotive ever built, sadly no Alco PAs were originally preserved. Today, one is under restoration.

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The Glacier Express is the world's slowest train, taking more than eight hours to travel between Zermatt and St. Moritz in Switzerland at an average of 18mph. Along the way, it passes over nearly 300 bridges, travels through 91 tunnels and takes in endless stunning Alpine views.

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The Flying Scotsman Built in 1922, Flying Scotsman has been described as the world's most famous steam locomotive. Since it was first built, few parts of the locomotive have survived as many of its components have been renewed and replaced several times over.

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Puffing Billy is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive, constructed in 1813–1814 by colliery viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, in the United Kingdom.

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The largest number of coupled driving wheels was 14 (seven axles) on the ill-fated AA20 4-14-4 locomotive.

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New York Central's 20th Century Limited was dubbed “The Greatest Train Ever Made.”

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