These pages have been created as a way of sharing my interest in railway photography and as a record of the last working

steam locomotives across the world. Since first creating the site the number of places in the world where it is still possible to

see steam at work has greatly diminished and many of the scenes shown on this and subsequent pages are now an historical

record of what once was and is no more. Many of the places featured on the site are no longer operational and you are

advised to search the internet to find out what is left before venturing off across the world. One thing is for certain however

- whatever is left won't be there for much longer so don't delay!



All the photographs on these pages are my personal record of my travels across the world in search of the last of the iron

dinosaurs. Below you'll find my definition of what constitutes a 'working steam locomotive' - please don't search here for

pictures of the Severn Valley Railway or the Cass Mountain Railroad. They simply don't qualify!



WHO AM I?



My name is David Longman and I live in Bedford in England. Old enough to remember steam on the railways of Britain but

too young to have taken any photographs, until about 15 years ago my interest was entirely centred on trying to recapture

the past by taking shots of preserved steam in Britain. However due to the influence of several good friends, particularly

David Eatwell and Rob Dickinson, my horizons have been greatly broadened and I have since been able to make repeated

visits to Cuba, China, Zimbabwe, Germany, Java and Poland in search of the world's last working steam locomotives. It's

been a great adventure which is sadly coming to an end.



I am strictly an amateur photographer who has done his best to capture the spirit of steam - there is no pretence that the

photographs here are great works of art - but they are in focus and reasonably well exposed! Please enjoy.

