Weak late Autumn sun adds a dash of colour at one of my favourite locations on the ELR. A stirring departure can usually be guaranteed as trains pull away from the station heading for Irwell Vale ... (more)

61994 The Great Marquess is on a photographers' charter at the East Lancashire Railway Here we see the driver walking back to the cab at the layover at Rawtenstall.

LNER mogul no. 61994 The Great Marquess is currently working at the East Lancashire Railway. She is seen here working on a photographers' charter on another run past at Burrs. As the lightfell, I ... (more)

One of the few bright moments during the day allowed a pleasing silhouette of 'The Great Marquess' on a charter freight. The three cylinder LNER 'K4' 2-6-0 is the only survivor of a class of just ... (more)

LNER mogul no. 61994 The Great Marquess is currently working at the East Lancashire Railway. She is seen here between Burrs and Summerseat with a rake of freight wagons on a photographers' charter... (more)

LNER mogul no. 61994 The Great Marquess is currently working at the East Lancashire Railway. She is seen here entering Brooksbottom tunnel while heading a rake of freight wagons on a photographers... (more)

LNER mogul no. 61994 The Great Marquess is currently a visitor on the East Lancs Railway. Here we see it at Burrs heading a rake of freight stock on a photographers' charter. Considering the weath... (more)

3-cylinder mogul 'The Great Marquess' pounds up the gradient on the inland 'Fife Circle' route with the first of two circular excursions taking in the new Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine link as well as... (more)

3-cylinder mogul 'The Great Marquess' rolls the 1st of two circular excursions along the north bank of the Firth of Forth near Culross (pronounced Q-Ross). Since the opening of the Stirling-Alloa-... (more)

The first of two SRPS special trips around the Forth Valley run on the 5th April 2009. The train would soon cross the historic Forth Bridge and skirt along the river to the newly opened Alloa bran... (more)

61994 The Great Marquess leaves Rawtenstall with a service for Heywood on the East Lancs Railway. This weekend, the railway is running three-cylinder locos only. 61994 and Duke of Gloucester.

A 'mini-gala' at the ELR this last weekend offered the relatively unusual prospect of three locos facing east, including the K4 Mogul 'The Great Marquess'. Here she gets away from Rawtenstall in f... (more)

The 'Tees-Don' (two rivers for non-UK viewers) railtour from Eaglescliffe in Cleveland to Barrow Hill in Derbyshire paired the two surviving 'K' class 2-6-0's. 'K4' No.61994 is piloting, whilst th... (more)

Ex LNER Class K.4 61994 The Great Marquess working a Whitby to Battersby Junction service along the Esk Valley Line near Lealholme

A perfectly matched pair of 2-6-0s are reflected in the waters of the River Esk as they leave Whitby with a North Yorkshire Moors Railway service for Pickering. The train is passing under Larpool ... (more)