Newly restored 60103 Flying Scotsman leaves Rawtenstall on the East Lancs Railway with an evening dining train. 10:00pm and freezing point. I must be mad. Taken with four Canon flashguns, with the... (more)

A memory of 1978. The last steam locomotive built by British Railways, 9F 92220 'Evening Star', takes water as it waits to take forward the commemoration train for famous railway photographer, Bis... (more)

Today was another (rare) sunny day in the NW of England as BR 9F no. 92214 works the first midweek train of the morning from Bury to Rawtenstall. It is seen here on Brooksbottom Viaduct crossing t... (more)

The Great Orme in the holiday resort of Llandudno, North Wales, is a peninsular which is a mini mountain with beautiful views of the sea surrounding. A tramway was opened up the Orme to the summit... (more)

An old shot from 1977. Ex-Great Western Castle class loco no. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in scrapyard condition at Tyseley. This photo is interesting as restoration of this loco is currently almo... (more)

An old shot from 1980, showing a typical scene of the time. 40 117 stands in the platform at Manchester Victoria, while a Class 25 waits for its next banking duty. Sadly, this station has now been... (more)

A close up of the immense 8' 1" single driving wheel of GNR no. 1 at The National Railway Museum, York. You can clearly see the builder's plate dated 1870. Click more)

A rather unkempt looking A4 no. 60010 Dominion of Canada, returned for a spell to the UK from the Railway Museum at Quebec. Seen at the A4 night shoot line up at the National Railway Museum annex ... (more)

Chester back in October 1984. Wilson's Brewery of Manchester celebrated its Centenery by chartering Flying Scotsman to pull a special train from Manchester to Chester. Here she is backing onto the... (more)

1978 was a big year for main line steam specials. Ten years after the end of BR steam, the Settle to Carlisle route was opened up to steam specials. Here we see 4771 Green Arrow crossing Batty Mos... (more)

A scene at the National Tramway Museum in Crich, Dervyshire. Southampton Tramways no. 45 arrives at the terminus. This tram, built in 1905 was originally built with an open top. Later, it had a ... (more)

An old shot from 1983. 46229 Duchess of Hamilton makes an impressive start from Hellifield station with the Cumbrian Mountain Express, a main line special for Carlisle.

A view of the inside of the working signal box at the Crewe Heritage Centre. The box is actually Exeter West Signal Box, which was saved from demolition when the signalling systems around Exeter w... (more)

Five locos move away from the loco shed. All were running and crewed. They were not coupled because as they passed me, they separated and each took a different turnout towards different sidings at... (more)

An old shot from 1979. Merchant navy no. 35028 Clan Line has spent most of its life in the South of England. On a rare visit North, it is here at Carnforth Steamtown in the days when it was open t... (more)