SR U Class 31806 & Battle of Battle Class 34072 “257 Squadron” pass by Wilderness Crossing as they head for Nordon with the 0920 service from Swanage yesterday morning. #swanagerailway#swanagesteamrailway#dorset#visitdorsetofficial#heritagerailway#steamrailway#reels#preservation#video#ukrailscene#steam#trains#transport#preservedrailway#railwayvideo#jessopsmoment#steamtrains | Southern Steam Lad Photography

🚂 The Southern Railway Q1 Class – Britain’s Strangest Steam Engine! 🚂 Some locomotives are elegant… Some are powerful… But the SR Q1 was something else entirely! Built in 1942 at the height of World War II, the Q1 was designed by Oliver Bulleid as a no-nonsense wartime workhorse. With its flat sides, boxy body and stripped-down “austerity” look, it earned nicknames like “Biscuit Tin,” “Frankenstein,” and “Ugly Duckling.” But behind that unusual appearance hid a true beast of steam power. The Q