This spectacular opencast mine in Inner Mongloia not far from the Russian border has several interconnected rail levels and is 100% steam worked. Apparently activity was less intense than a few mo... (more)

Runby during photo freight charter event.

The 'Highland Chieftain' (0755 Inverness to London Kings Cross) leans to the curve after crossing Culloden Viaduct, soon after the start of its long journey south. These 125 mph 'HSTs', the first ... (more)

A runby with one of the Mallet tanks on the causeway just outside the docks. The railway ends on the right of this shot and does not, yet, serve the dock area.

One of FCC's MLWs heads westbound tonnage on Cuba's main east-west route. We were en route between steam operated sugar lines and came across this unplanned and most welcome encounter.

844 and 3985 cross the Great Salt Lake by means of the former SP Lucin Cut Off, en route from Cheyenne to the Sacramento Railfair. Taken from helicopter. Minolta X700, Sensia 100, levels etc adjus... (more)

Amazingly, a fleet of British-built 'SPS' (Standard Passenger, Superheated) 4-4-0s were still working passenger trains out of Malakwal in Central Pakistan in 1988. Taken from Signalbox (Interlocki... (more)

A Guayaquil-bound 'Mixto' pauses at Alausi station (hidden behind the train), located in the main street.

The only survivor of the then Ferrocarril De Chile's Class 48 broad gauge 2-C-C-2 1,500v DC Electrics (Baldwin/Westinghouse) shunting at Los Andes

In the wilds of Rannoch Moor between Rannoch and Corrour, 'Black Five' 44871 peforms in perfect light, doing an almost perfect recreation of a Glasgow Queen St to Fort William train in the early 1... (more)

A Couillet 0-4-0T shunts the screens at Sabero Washery. It was once part of a small fleet working 600mm gauge lines here - it was the sole active survivor, now converted to metre gauge. Thought to... (more)

GE 1926-built boxcab heads a loaded nitrate train into the halfway passing loop on the 3'6" gauge Ferrocarril de Topocilla in Northern Chile.

Streamlined 520 class 'Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey' heads an Adelaide-Tailem Bend special over the Murray River. 3 of the 5 cars have been detached allowing the occupants to visit a nearby winery.... (more)

A large Pt47 heads a 3-car fantrip on a runby on this impressive structure.

The 'J' bursts through Montomery tunnels with a westbound excursion from Roanoke on a damp morning. I should have shot a second or two earlier to hide the diesel.