The Royal Forest Of Dean once had an extensive railway system,serving the many coal mines and local communities.Sadly,all that is left is the Parkend to Lydney line,run by the Dean Forest Preserva... (more)

A London Paddington to Swansea service races past the site of the former Chipping Sodbury station.In the Up Loop stands 66592 with 4O51,a Wentloog to Southampton Freightliner service,whilst the fo... (more)

A Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meads local service passes Westend Road,on the outskirts of Wickwar,on a fine March day.The usual two car class 150 unit has been supplimented by the addition of a s... (more)

Preserved class 122 railcar 55003 passes Hailes on the approach to Toddington with a Winchcombe to Laverton service.

Preserved class 122 railcar 55003 (built 1958) heads away from Toddington with the 10.30 service for Winchcombe.

A Cheltenham to London Paddington service speeds through the Gloucestershire countryside as it settles into its 114 mile journey.The leading power car is 43071,with 43031 on the rear,both of them ... (more)

An organised tour of Basford Hall Yard,in Crewe,found 70004 waiting its next working.

The 08.08 service from Nottingham to Cardiff approaches Ashchurch station.Not booked to stop here,normally the train would be speeding through at 100 mph,but today there is an engineering speed re... (more)

A pair of class 455 units,heading for London Waterloo,approach Surbiton station.

In the first bit of sunshine in Gloucestershire for a week or two,class 43 power car 43030 leads the 10.31 First Great Western service from Cheltenham to London Paddington past Standish Junction.F... (more)

A rare chance to see a steam loco without its tender."Black 5" 45110 is about to recieve some routine maintainance at its home in the roundhouse at Barrow Hill,and has been separated from its tend... (more)

An early morning Birmingham to Southampton service crosses from the relief (slow) line to the main (fast) at Moreton Cutting,Didcot.

Incoming !! The guy walking his dog,and the member of staff trying to clean the platform seem indifferent to the snowstorm that's about to envelop them.Snow is o.k. when static,but when disturbed ... (more)

It's 564 miles by rail from Edinburgh to Plymouth,and 1V50,the 06.06 departure,has covered 385 of them by the time the train reaches Gloucestershire.Here the service,led by power car 43321,storms ... (more)

A wonderful burst of December sunlight illuminates 60091 as it hauls its train slowly back onto the main line,having been sidelined for a couple of express services.