66 080 heads west at Steventon on a lovely spring evening with coal empties, having delivered a load to Didcot Power Station in the background

Class A4 Pacific 60019 "Bittern" leaves Didcot with just its support coach and heads west towards Swindon where it will take over the "Severn Valley Phoenix" railtour to Kidderminster

An ultra rare working. In over 30 years I have only ever seen one other pair of 20's at or near Didcot, and that was on a freight. This pair are on the "Wey-Farer" railtour bound for Weymouth. The... (more)

The joys of a 4 track mainline. 165 108 slows for its stop at Tilehurst as an HST unit rapidly overhauls it on the Up Fast line

The clouds part at just the right instant as an FGW HST unit approaches Tilehurst station just west of Reading

Its rare to get east or southbound special workings through my local area in the morning as most work west out of London, so getting the lighting right is hard. Today we had THREE such workings fr... (more)

Its rare to get east or southbound special workings through my local area in the morning as most work west out of London, so getting the lighting right is hard. Today we had THREE such workings fr... (more)

D1015 Western Champion (this time masquerading as D1068 Western Reliance) passes Beech Grove Lock on the Kennet and Avon canal with the Royal Duchy railtour to Penzance

Clouds of salt spray hang in the air as a pair of Class 159 units head along the Sea Wall towards Dawlish

Just catching a patch of sun, a class 159 unit accelerates away from Dawlish on a rough day

A pair of SWT class 159 units prepares to take to the platform loop at Dawlish Warren

Two of RP's Australian contributors enjoy a day out on one of the finest sections of scenic railway in the UK. Mike and Peter are photographing an eastbound Arriva Cross Country class 220 Voyager

A class 220 Voyager rounds the bend at Dawlish Warren heading west as a class 142 railcar pauses in the eastbound platform

An FGW HST crosses with an Arriva Cross Country class 220 Voyager unit on the Sea Wall at Dawlish

Seen from across the estuary of the River Exe at Powderham, 2 class 142 railcars fail to disturb the local birdlife while working an evening service to Exmouth