An old shot from 1994. The fireman of S&D 2-8-0 no. 53809 leans out to collect the single line token from the signalman at Ramsbottom as it heads north to Rawtenstall.

GWR no. 5643 heads a demonstration freight train through Berwyn at the LLangollen Railway's splendid Steel, Steam and Stars II Gala.

5690 Leander in company with freight loco no. 48151 at the West Coast Railways Open Day at Carnforth in July 2008.

A lovely line upat the West Coast Railways Open Day at Carnforth in July 2008. 2-8-0 no. 48151, Jubilee Class no. 5690 Leander, 4-6-0 no. 46115 Scots Guardsman and Britannia Pacific no. 70013 Oliv... (more)

At the Llangollen Railway's Steel, Steam and Stars II Gala, a demonstration freight was run. Passengers could pay to ride in the guards van (caboose). Here we see a group at the back of the train ... (more)

Small prairie tank no 5526 pulls into Berwyn station, by the River Dee, with a train from Llangollen to Carrog at the Llangollen Railway's Steel, Steam and Stars II Gala.

Star visitor to the Steel, Steam and Stars Gala II at the Llangollen Railway was this beauty. 3440 City of Truro, part of the National Collection was the first locomotive to reach 100mph in 1904. ... (more)

GWR no. 3802 is now out of ticket at the Llangollen Railway and partially dismantled for overhaul. Here we see it in Llangollen shed yard in company with Pannier Tank no. 6430.

The driver of 6100 Royal Scot talks to volunteers on the platform at Llangollen, while another crew member fills the tender with water. All part of the preparations for the Stel, Steam and Stars I... (more)

Want to buy a steam engine? This locomotive is for sale. 2859 is a GWR heavy freight engine built at Swindon in May 1918, to a 1903 Churchward design. The cost then was £4,992 for the engine and ... (more)

The driver of B1 Class no. 1306 Mayflower watches carefully as it runs round its train at Carrog on the Llangollen Railway on the day before the Steel, Steam and Stars II Gala commenced.

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)

Black Five no. 44806, disguised as long-scrapped classmate no. 44801 stands in the shed yard at Llangollen. Ex-GWR Manor Class 7822 Foxcote Manor stands in the shed to the right. This loco is now ... (more)

In a muddy Llangollen shed yard, a volunteer uses a chain saw to cut up old loading pallets to use as firewood for the firelighting process. There were lots of fires to get going as it was the day... (more)

B1 Class no. 1306 leaves Llangollen station heading for the shed on the day before the Steel, Steam and Stars II Gala commenced.