I was browsing through some photos when I came a cross a photo I had taken of a newly restored Steam Roller under steam, when I wondered if there was a locationless for engines under steam, none generally for general steam generation (ie light the fire, fill the boiler, heat the whole thing up and something happens - whether is a stationary boiler with power take offs for something else or 'my' little steam roller with its chain steering about to back into a vintage bus (the subject of my photo. The results of my search was nothing generic - but there is this - celebrating the steam locomotive.

We've been train junkies from almost the day we met, while he kind of prefers diesel locomotion, I'm fond of steam locos. When you think of it - feed it fuel, water, clean air and it goes. That could be almost any living thing.... except without those three things its just a cold lump of metal.

We weren't there to ride it, but happened to be on South Brisbane railway station when the last manufactured steam locomotive in Queensland (but now restored) BB18 1/4 1089 was boarding passengers for a trip around the suburbs for a citizens science excursion. We weren't booked on it but did take some photos. This particular photo has Samboo, our travelling companion in frame.

While it would have been nice to travel on this trip, the BB was a workhorse, a trip around the suburbs wasn't going exactly let her stretch her legs. We have great memories on travelling on her return to service excursion where she was double headed with her sister 1078 up the Toowoomba range. Both old girls got a work out then. Much soot collected in the corner of ones eyes for that trip.

Thanks for the locationless,