'Scots Guardsman' puts on an exhibitionist display climbing the eastern side of the Settle & Carlisle route towards Helwith Bridge with 'The Waverley'. The train is crossing the meandering River R... (more)

Great Glinting Guardsman! Not much more to say really . . .

This evening somebody must have looked down kindly upon me - Part 2! In yet more glorious light, 'Scots Guardsman' has just passed Methley Junction and is returning to York. By this time (20:15), ... (more)

This evening somebody must have looked down kindly upon me! In glorious light, 'Scots Guardsman' hurtles through Whitwood Junction heading for the brief stop at Normanton. The train will return in... (more)

With 12 coaches on the drawbar,'Scots Guardsman' rolls gently into Castleford. The footbridge at the end of the curiously-named 'Pauline Terrace' provided a good view of this well-proportioned loc... (more)

'Scots Guardsman' gets under way from a brief stop at Settle station, hauling 'The Waverley' and heading over the S&C route for Carlisle. In the background is the road bridge spanning the River Ri... (more)

The road ahead. With glorious 'Yorkshire Dales' scenery like this within 40 miles of my home, little wonder that each Sunday sees me out seeking new vistas. Ahhh . . .

Right line, right location, right locomotive, right stock, right headboard, right exhaust and right light. Here's a bit of Yorkshire dialect - reet grand!

Goose Hill Junction, just west of Normanton, was the location where (prior to 1923) northbound Midland Railway trains joined Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway tracks to gain access to Leeds. In this ... (more)

Something of a surprise this evening (following a problem with 'Leander') was the appearance of 'Scots Guardsman' on the Scarborough Spa Express. The last few determined golfers on the hilltop are... (more)

An all time classic Settle & Carlisle railway location and in typical Settle & Carlisle weather LMS 46115 'Scots Guardsman' having accelerated up the gradient through the beautiful Mallerstang Va... (more)

LMS 46115 'Scots Guardsman' with the 'Fellsman' 1Z25 1519 Carlisle - Lancaster

Typical unpredictable Settle and Carlisle weather sees LMS 46115 'Scots Guardsman' accelerate up the gradient at Armathwaite with the 'Fellsman' 1Z25 1519 Carlisle - Lancaster

In but another minute, the lengthening shadows will have made this image impossible and the glorious livery carried by 'Leander' would not be enhanced by the last rays of the evening sun. The 'Sca... (more)

Ever-reliable 'Black 5' No.45407 is seen on former Midland Railway metals, crossing the attractive 3-arch stone bridge over the River Aire at Gargrave. She is hauling 'The Waverley' on a Sunday ex... (more)