The magnificent and brooding distant North Pennine hills are darkened by a recently passed shower as 'Duchess of Sutherland' heads towards her two hour sojourn at Appleby, some two miles further s... (more)

On the recommendation of a friend, I ventured out early this morning to this fine location at Hoghton Wood on the western approaches to Blackburn in Lancashire 'Duchess of Sutherland' makes a magn... (more)

Although this morning's forecast was for wall-to-wall blue skies, alas it was not to be and 'cloudy but bright' was perhaps a more accurate description! Nonetheless, 'Duchess of Sutherland' makes ... (more)

Ackworth Station which opened in 1879, saw it's last passenger train departure way back in 1951. Only the goods shed now remains, (converted to a house) to remind us of times long now passed. Happ... (more)