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I have no idea Nom. I'm sure that I have seen that train before - in a film perhaps? A cottage in the second pic - pass

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Another clue then, my hometown and pre Rocket.

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The Newcastle Brown express

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Thanks to a grant of almost £55,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF); the council, its partners and community groups are now on track to mark the bi-centenary of the young Stephenson's first steam locomotive built in Killingworth.

A full programme of community activities is planned for this anniversary year with one of the highlights being the refurbishment and installation of the iconic steel sculpture of the Blucher on a prominent roundabout in the town.

The artwork by Charles Sansbury was first erected in Killingworth town centre in 1971 to symbolise the town's association with George Stephenson who lived there from 1804 and designed the Blucher - his first locomotive - in 1814. The sculpture was removed and put into storage during the regeneration of the town centre in the 80s and has not been on public display since.

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Well, you learn something every day and thanks Nom. Stephenson must have had a fantastic brain, even at the age of twenty, to visualise, design and build such a magnificent engine - and all built by hand!!!! Incredible stuff

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There is a Stephenson Railway museum a few miles from here, but ive never been, time for a visit, anyway i will stop hijacking Mr Oy`s thread.

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I remember seeing a docu programme on German TV where they claim to have beaten Stephenson?

When you pop down to the Isle of Wight Mr Oy, complete with cameras and her indoors, drop in here (or sign on for their newsletter)
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk

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That were an English Electric Type 4 when I were a lad, and an early one at that.

I'm a Swindon lad by birth but lived alongside the Lincoln Loop just south of Doncaster during my formative years and became an avid railway enthusiast as a result.
Many locos passed our house on a daily basis, both steam and diesel to start with, and the EE Type 4 was one of them.

I can't remember what the flaps were called on the front to tell you what type of train it was pulling, but the I remember later versions had a split head code, and then a full head code display after that.

Thanks for posting the pic.

I'm interested in anything mechanical so anything with an engine falls in to that category as far as I'm concerned.