A train from Middlesbrough heads over the High Level bridge and into Newcastle Central station

Cochrane and Renishaw double head a mixed train on a wet Sunday in April.

A train for Newcastle crosses the High Level bridge with the Swing Bridge below, built on the site which was used by the Romans for their Tyne crossing two thousand years ago

A train for Middlesbrough crosses the High Level bridge as people make their way home for the evening

A pacer unit crosses the 1849 High Level bridge which crosses the river Tyne. In the background are the swing bridge, built in 1872, the Tyne bridge 1926 and the Millenium Bridge 2000.

After a 40 minute wait in the station Oliver Cromwell leaves for the Blyth and Tyne line, a line not usually used by passenger trains.

A reminder of what winter was like. We have had very little cold weather this year. Last year at Tanfield railway this was the first day of the Santa specials

In the last year of service with BR, Deltic 55009 Alycidon awaits departure from Newcastle Central with the 20.30 Postal service to London Kings Cross, the steam heating being more than welcomed o... (more)

8F number 48151 has been visiting the North east today. The charter train left Newcastle station at 7.30 am this morning and finally returned back at 6 this evening and is seen heading into the st... (more)

69023 is a member of the J72 class and has been recently restored to original condition by members of the NELPG. It is of a design that was first built in 1898 and building of these locomotives co... (more)

A heavy storm is heading eastwards into the North Sea as this class 37 heads light engine to the Alcan works at Lymington to pick up its load for Wolverhampton.

The official launch of replica locomotive STEAM ELEPHANT and a party of red coats fire a salute in its honour.

The last rays of a February sun catches this class 37 as it hauls empty alumina wagons to the terminal

Tanfield railway give an outing to their newest locomotive to join the roster. Twizell has been worked on for over 15 years to my knowledge and this day was its first hauling a passenger train on ... (more)

Santa special at Tanfield railway. weather is so cold here in North East of England we might as well begin running them now!!