Author: John Gaydon

As I reflect on yet another Christmas, it reminds me of all those years ago, when I was straining at the leash to get out and ride steam

When it comes to big engines in Australia, there is none larger than the AD 60 class Garratt. Delivered from Beyer Peacock in the UK from 1956, these

This part of the journey commences with our arrival in the ancient capital of Xian, home of the Terracotta Warriors, now world famous. In 1985 Xian was 100%

Our next stop on the trip was at Mao’s birthplace, a sacred shrine for the Chinese. This was interesting as year’s later, we visited Fidel Castro’s mountain hideout

120 Kph Speedster While researching locomotives with the largest driving wheels, there was only one contender on the 3’6″ “Cape” gauge, the preferred rail width in Southern Africa.

This is the first part of my adventures to photograph China Steam Trains in 1984. After my triumphant trip to Turkey in 1983, I got my mojo back

Yes, folks, we have another new book on offer. This final volume of the trilogy features some out of the way and rarely visited parts of Africa, mainly

When we produced our first book on NSW steam, “Northern Exposures”a few years ago, we had no idea how it would be received. As it turns out, we