Still on the East Lancashire Railway, following its appearance at the Autumn Steam gala, A4 class no 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley works a weekend train at Burrs. I took the opportunity to grab a pan sh... (more)

It's rare enough to see a Garratt steam loco at work these days, but to see one trundling down the street is even rarer. A scene on the Welsh Highland Railway at Porthmadog. Ex-SAR NGG16 Class Ga... (more)

A panned shot of 8F no. 8624 at Burrs, East Lancashire Railway, as it works the 10:00am service from Bury to Rawtenstall. The loco is on loan to the railway for two weeks only. The livery is authe... (more)

A young lady staff member admires 46115 Scots Guardsman as it takes water at Hellifield station during a break while working the southbound Winter Cumbrian Express railtour.

71000 Duke of Gloucester storms away from Ramsbottom with a night-y=time Halloween special on the East Lancs Railway. Note the pumpkin on top of the buffer beam.

A repeat of the Great Gathering. A second chance to see all the remaining A4s gathered together around the turntable at the National Railway Museum at York.60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, 60008 Dwight D ... (more)

Approaching 5:00pm on a chilly January evening and Black Five no. 44871 calls at Ramsbottom with the last train of the day for Bury.

A panned shot of Ex-LMS 2-6-0 No. 13065 on Sunday morning at Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway. This class of loco was nicknamed "Crab" because of the action of the valve gear from th... (more)

Accra Central Station only sees a couple of trains a day now. Built by the British in 1903, it is still extant. The place is mostly occupied by hawkers, traders, shoppers and a few vagrants. Altho... (more)

Flying Scotsman is back! After being out of traffic for just over ten years, one of the most famous locomotives in the world, the iconic Gresley Pacific Flying Scotsman, returned to public train... (more)

I'm an LMS fan myself, but I have to say that steam locos don't come much more handsome than this. Seen at "The Great Reunion" at the National Railway Museum at York during the brief spell of suns... (more)

Another look back to July 2008 and The Great Reunion at the National Railway Museum at York. On that day, as a one-off, all four remaining UK-based A4 streamliners were assembled together. This wa... (more)

CP 9782 leads three other locos as it traverses Morants Curve with an eastbound freight on 22nd March 2010.

17 2227 arrives at Myrdal with a Flam Railway service from Flam. This amazing journey is definitely one of the most scenic in the world. Despite being the middle of August, the height of over 280... (more)

The cab of GWR no. 3440 City of Truro> This loco was apparently the first to reach 100mph in 1904. Just imagine going at that speed on that small footplate. I don't think the tea mugs are origina... (more)