Former German 232 locomotives have no found work in Hungary - back working express passenger trains as nature intended. Here the former 232 543 arrives at Szombathely on a cold winters morning wit... (more)

Neighbours side by side; in a show of international co-operation, Slovakian 350 020 is working EC275 throughout from Prague to Budapest, whilst Czech 242 271 is working a domestic Bratislava to Ko... (more)

As dawn breaks over the city, the Rail Jet train to Munich is ready to depart.

With the castle as a background, 754 027 runs light into Zvolen main station to work a train towards Filaka.

Running as a "fire train" for a preceeding steam excursion, 751 196 awaits the road at Handlova in a brief glimpse of sun.

37259 gets ready to take over Network Rail test train duties from 37423 (on the other end) during a reversal.

37609 waits time at Manchester Oxford Rd with the Track Recording Coach.

A9105 leads a photo run-by over the picturesque bridge at Menara.

A9101 leads a charter train for UK ALCO fans across the viaduct at Sirtis during one of several such photo stops. The viaduct was rebuilt in 1975 after the original one was destroyed during WW2.

On first sight, this looks like a scene of decline and dereliction, but despite the engine being almost 60 years old, this is actually the start of a new dawn for train services in the south of Ch... (more)

Another view of the (back)street running in Hanoi, where the street slightly widens for the junction with Khâm Thiên a street food vendor washes out her dishes, seemingly oblivious to the 10 coa... (more)

The Assistant Station Master at Shwebo writes out our special "foreigners" tickets (which can only be purchased in US dollars) in triplicate whilst his colleague the Station Master is on the phone... (more)

Ex Indian Railways DF11354 departs through the backstreets of Mandalay with the 15:00 departure to Yangon.

Above the bustling markets of uptown Hanoi, D9E 233 (a GE built U10 with a CAT engine) gets ready to depart with a train towards the border with China.

Now earning its keep in its third country (after service in India and Tanzania), DF1356 opens up its ALCO engine on the outskirts of Mandalay with the early evening express to Yangon.