The Cotton Mill Express, a main line special that has run each month in 2008 on a round trip from Manchester round parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Black Five no. 45407 is seen here cl... (more)

The driver has his hand on the regulator of S160 no. 5197 as it heads a Thursday northbound train at Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway in England. The loco was built by Lima in 1945 for the Uni... (more)

A scene that hasn't been seen for about 50 years. Finally, all the six remaining A4s are gathered around the turntable at the National Railway Museum at York. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, 60008 Dwight... (more)

Caprotti Standard Class 5 no. 73129 with a breakdown train on a photo charter at the Midland Railway Centre.

LNER 'Hunt@ class no 62712 Morayshire about to leave Bo'ness station at the Bo'ness and Kinniel Railway in Scotland.

An old shot from 1980 of an unusual view of Manchester Victoria Station. The scene has completely changed now. The platforms on the left have all gone. A new events arena has been built here and ... (more)

At 9:35 at on a Saturday night, track workers waive at 45699 Galatea as it approaches Orlando Bridge, Bolton on its journey returning with its support coach to its home base at Carnforth after wor... (more)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. No 1300 (later LMS 12322 and BR 52322) was built at Horwich Works in 1896. Desi... (more)

After a snowfall the evening before, Class 40 no. D335 stands at Buckley Wells, on the East Lancashire Railway. Baron Street yard in the background looks somewhat cluttered in this shot, with a mi... (more)

Lancashire and Yorkshire “A” Class 0-6-0 no. 1300 crosses Brooksbottom Viaduct in Summerseat with a train to Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway in the pouring rain. The crew have a tau... (more)

CN 4-8-2 no. 6015 plinthed outside Jasper station. It was built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company.

A close up of the motion/valve gear/cog drive mechanism on Z12, built in 1995, at St.Wolfgang in Austria. See the earlier photo for the technical details of this modern advanced steam locomotive.

The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working railway. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd. since 1960. O... (more)

The driver of Black Five no. 44806 leans out of the cab as it waits for the passing train's arrival, leaving his train a clear path on the single line section on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

This lovely little narrow gauge loco is Irish Mail. Built by Hunslet of Leeds in 1903 for the Dinorwic Quarry in Wales. It was rescued from scrap as an incomplete loco in 1969, it was restored and... (more)