The worlds oldest surviving internal combustion petrol engined steam railway locomotive, at Ravenglass and Eskdale railway.

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The worlds oldest surviving internal combustion petrol engined steam railway locomotive stands wrapped in blankets in a shed on the Ravenglass and Eskdale preserved railway near Lake Windermere, Cumbria, Lake District, England, UK The narrow gauge 11 foot long, 15 inch gauge tank engine "Blacolvesley" was built by famous model railway builders Bassett Lowke in 1909 who used the line as a test track for their engines.

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Windermere, Cumbria, Lake District, England, UK Britain
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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