A less-than-convinced farmer's wife was not willing to let me take this view from her family's land. She finally relented after an overdose of Armitage charm and soft soap. This was much to my rel... (more)

Azure skies with a sparkling clean A4 rushing past. Rose hip laden hedgerows in the cool of a September morning - that's heaven to me! Taken from private land with permission.

Three counties under one rather lovely sky - Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire!

Ready for the road.

Another wonderful moment on the idyllic and very welcoming Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. Charters are a bit like 'hook a duck' at the fairground - everyone gets a prize. Prizes like this I don't mi... (more)

I was going to say this was a NEAR perfect recreation of an everyday branch line scene from the early 50s. On reflection - it's TOO perfect! A wonderful moment on the idyllic and very welcoming Ec... (more)

At last - cool enough for steam to show, damp enough to leave the diesels in the garage, sunny enough to light up the Dales. I think I've gone to heaven. Great photographic conditions returned tod... (more)

One hundred and seventeen years ago 52322 emerged from the Horwich works of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. In this idyllic setting simmering in the late summer greenery of deepest Derbyshire,... (more)

It was a delightfully cool and breezy afternoon and an absolute delight to be alone amongst the sheep and tussock grass in Yorkshire's glorious dales. Although 'Union of South Africa' was working ... (more)

The 'Scarborough Spa Express' leaves Stourton, on the outskirts of Leeds, with this magnificent dusk spectacle to herald its departure.

This was my first and very impressive view of the re-created 'IT57' special on the reverse curves at Gisburn. It's been 45 years since that final steam-hauled special on 11th August 1968. Nicknam... (more)

The famous 'IT57' steam-hauled special on 11th August 1968 drew to a close 143 years of steam locomotive hauled passenger traffic on the British railway network. Known colloquially from the charge... (more)

Scots Guardsman is a very busy locomotive at the moment and it seems that barely a day passes without it performing main line duties. Thankfully most of these are on my 'home turf' of Yorkshire! I... (more)

Ribblesdale is the beautiful limestone valley that climbs away from Settle towards Ribblehead. Locomotives face a hard and steady climb as the railway crosses and re-crosses the river Ribble on th... (more)

The infant River Aire rolls along lazily in the meadows below the sweeping curves at Coniston Cold between Gargrave and Hellifield. 'Scots Guardsman' rushes by heading for the water stop at Hellif... (more)