Fireman aboard Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway locomotive # 88 built in 1914, passes a line token. The 88 was a guest from the West Somerset Railway.

Enthusiasts capture the action is 43106 runs around her carriages at Bewdley in the rain. I think Maryann and myself were the only Americans present at this event.

During the Autumn Steam Gala LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106 simmers at Bewdley Station.

An ancient Class 8 totes in some carriages for the 1054 departure during the Steam Gala. I always wanted to see a Class 8 and was pleasantly surprised.

A Heathrow Express 320 set stands at Padington Station as an HST boards passengers. Paddington is FGW's main London terminal as well as a direct rail link to busy Heathrow airport.

A London Overground set rolls into Stratford after a journey through west and north London. The Overground compliments the Undergroud. Without rail, London would be crippled.

Abellio Rail Great Eastern is one of the few intercity operators still using loco hauled trains. Here a Class 90 rushes through Stratford, bound for Liverpool St in London.

Check out the "artwork" on the nose. The class 360 EMU is one of the newer type of sets in the UK.

Double headed Class 66's lead a liner from the north London line onto the Great Eastern line bound for a container terminal. These workhorses are built off of a frame of an SD70.

Two 50 year old Class 86 motors lead a Tilbury liner past the "Overgound". These electrics that once saw widespread use in the UK, have been largely retired.

A set of Class 321's head out of London. The City of London could not function without the vast railway networks supporting it.

DVT leads an intercity train into Stratford. Some of the last regularly loco hauled services can be found here.

A Class 90 named "Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson" pushes a Norwich bound service into the busy Stratford station. as Maryann gets her shots of it and a Class 321 set sits at platform 9.

Sadly, the NW2 in this picture, originally built in 1948 for Southern Railway, has recently been scrapped. Behind the NW2 sits an FP7 delivered to Milwaukee Road in 1950. There is talk of making... (more)

Victoria Station at Rush Hour...people scurry everywhere bound for some destination. Meanwhile trains continually come and go every few minutes.