Snowing all day today in the North West of England. Here we see Class 47 no D1501 bringing up the rear of a Santa Special at Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway. The train was headed by a steam... (more)

Snowing all day today in the North West of England. Here we see 61994 at Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway heading a Santa Special. We don't often get the snow effect to add to the atmosphere... (more)

A light dusting of snow fell last night. The remains can be seen on the ground as a carriage is loaded onto a road truck for transport elsewhere at Bury on the East Lancashire Railway.

The driver of 61994 The Great Marqess makes lots of smoke and steam as it passes Little Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway heading a rake of freight stock on a photo charter.

The driver of 61994 The Great Marqess makes a good display as it heads away north from Ramsbottom while working freight stock on a photo charter.

Something has caught the eye of one of the photographers on 61994 The Great Marqess as it pauses at Ramsbottom while working freight stock on a photo charter.

An old shot at Warrington Arpley Yard back in 1981. I never did find out how this van got into this position. Intriguing really.

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)

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)

Running at around 20 mph, this is a view of the coupling between the brake van (caboose) and the other wagons on a freight charter on the East Lancashire Railway.

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)

At the National Tramway Museum at crich, in Derbyshire, the driver of Sheffield Tram no 74 slows while the conductor changes the tracks to enable two trams to pass each other.

Another scanned old negative from 1980. Two Class 76s Nos. 76 014 and 76 027 at Guide Bridge. These 1500v DC locos were built specially for the Manchester-Sheffield Woodhead route in the 1950s. In... (more)