Artist Profile

Rod Harrison

East Lothian artist Rod Harrison specialises in transport subjects, especially steam locomotives. He is meticulous in capturing the detail in his watercolour portraits and compositions.

Rod is an avid railway enthusiast and a driver on the Bo’ness & Kinneil steam railway - which allows him the opportunity to study his subjects at close quarters.

Collection

Caledonian Railway “439” Class Tank Loco No 419, Built by CR in 1907 at St Rollox in British Railways Livery as No 55189

North British Railway No 673 “Maude” As Built 1891 by Neilsons & Co Glasgow

Austerity No 19, Built by Hunslets of Leeds in 1954

British Railways Standard Class 5MT No 73011, Built 1951 at Derby

Caledonian Railway No 419 Built 1907 at St Rollox

Austerity No 68007, Built Stafford 1945

North British Railway LNER No 673 “Maude”, built 1891 by Neilsons & Co Glasgow

LNER A3 No 60103 Flying Scotsman, Built 1923 at Doncaster

LNER D49/1 No 62712 “Morayshire”, Built Darlington 1928

Austerity No 75254, Built Stafford 1945

LMS Class 5MT No 44771, Built 1947 at Crewe

Coltness Iron Co No1 built in 1899 by Neilson Reid of Glasgow

British Railways STD 8P No 71000 Duke of Gloucester, Built 1954 at Crewe

LNER L1 Locomotive (67733)

British Railways Standard 4MT No 80105, Built 1955 at Brighton

LNER A4 No 60005, Sir Charles Newton, Built at Doncaster in 1938

BR LMS 8F No 48776, Built by North British Locomotive Works, Glasgow in 1942

A3 at St Enoch, Glasgow

The Strathspey Railway, LMS 5MT No 5025

LNER No 246 BR No 62712 “Morayshire” Built 1928 at Darlington

Bo’ness Locomotive Works

North British Railway No 673 / BR 65243 “Maude” built 1891 by Neilsons & Co Glasgow

BR Standard Class 3MT No 77006, Built 1954 at Swindon

British Railways STD 4MT No 75037, Built 1953 at Swindon

British Railways STD Class 7MT No 70014 Iron Duke, Built 1951 at Crewe

CR419 at the High Bridge

Sheffield Corporation Tramways “Rocker Panel” Car No 377, Built in 1919 by Brush at Loughborough

8F on Glenfarg Bank

The Strathspey Railway, BR IVATT Class 2MT No 46512, Built 1950 at Swindon

British Railways STD 3MT, No 82029, Built 1953 at Swindon

A3 No 60057 at Galashiels

War Department / Turkish State Railways 8F No 45170, Built 1942 in Glasgow by the North British Locomotive Co

British Railways Type 2 No 27001, Built by Birmingham RCW in 1961

North British Railway LNER No 5243 “Maude”, Built 1891 by Neilsons & Co Glasgow

LNER D49 No 246 approaching Manuel on the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway