5690 Leander storms away from the tunnel north of Garsdale with the northbound Fellsman railtour on 28th July 2010

On 4th February 2010 the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall travelled by Royal Train to Manchester. The train was hauled by new steam loco no. 60163 Tornado on this occasion. While their ... (more)

An old shot from 1984. 60009 Union of South Africa leans into the curve as it approaches Hellifield station with a main line special from Carlisle. A traction inspector is seen at the cab door.

The magnificent Duchess of Sutherland is seen here storming through the North Wales holiday resort of Abergele (pronounced Abergelly) at 75mph with the Welsh Dragon main line special.

A young volunteer puts a shine on the copper-capped chimney of GWR Dukedog no. 9017 at Llangollen shed ready for the nine-day steam gala starting the following day.

Black Five no. 45407 runs through Kearsley Station with the Cotton Mill Express. The owner is seen in the cab.

Preserved Class 37 no 37 901 Mirlees Pioneer on display at the Northern Trains Community Open Day at Leeds Neville Hill Depot.

A Class 158 calls at Sowerby Bridge with a service from Leeds to Manchester Victoria. Note the cant of the track, witnessed by the lean on the train. There are regular station announcements war... (more)

New build A1 pacific no. 60163 Tornado passes Parkside while working the Royal Train on 4th February 2009. On board were the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall travelling from Preston to ... (more)

6201 Princess Elizabeth restarts The Fishwick Centenarian main line special from Appleby on its way to Carlisle

Preserved shunter no. D4095 inside the shed at Toddington on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

VIA Rail no. 6408 stands at the head of the Eastbound "Canadian" at Jasper. It wears a livery promoting the film, Spiderman 2. Apparently this has been on since the film's release in 2004. I heard... (more)

BR Standard no. 73129 performs a run-past at the Midland Railway Centre while on a photo charter, with the breakdown crane.

Celebrity driver, Bill Andrews, has a bite to eat during a break at Hellifield station while driving LMS pacific no. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland on the Tyne Valley Tourer railtour on 18th September... (more)

Back in 1991, when Steamtown at Carnforth was still open to the public a gleaming Black Five no. 5407 stands outside the shed.