Written Analysis

This photo taken by a friend of mine, Nathan Gibson, shows No. 34046 Braunton rolling off of Grosvenor Bridge into London Victoria. 

This photo is a symbol for steam preservation. It shows the competition that replaced steam on Britain's Railways but also shows that steam has lived on and can keep up with modern technology. The beauty of the old railways has been lost in the modern day with the jumble of track and signalling equipment spoiling the scene. The once romantic image of a steam locomotive is now lost due to modernisation of what was the greatest railway nation in the world.