With a dusting of snow to be seen on Moel Hebog, 31285 crosses Pont Briwet at Penrhyndeudraeth returning from the Pwllheli leg of the 1Z12 07.45 Machynlleth to Derby RTC Serco test train. Now that... (more)

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 nos. 45231 “The Sherwood Forester” and 45407 “The Lancashire Fusilier” hammer up the 1:43 grade to Blaenau Tunnel with Railway Touring Company’s 1Z85 16.10 Blae... (more)

“Pocket Rocket” BR Standard Class 4MT 76079 crosses Barmouth bridge while working the 16.41 1J76 Porthmadog to Machynlleth.

DR 98919 + DR 98916 slogging the final few hundred yards up Talerddig bank with seven fully-loaded OTAs on the 6Z21 Aberystwyth-Chirk timber train.

There's a train there, somewhere, under all that clag! BR Standard Class 4MT no. 76079 passes the Cae Du campsite, Rhoslefain, with the retimed 1Z52 11.05 Machynlleth to Barmouth.

Still running despite having had its last passenger run three weeks ago prior to overhaul, SR West Country Class 34027 “Taw Valley” masquerading as 34036 “Westward Ho” at Hay Bridge on the... (more)

37422 + 37417 cross Knucklas viaduct on the return 1Z38 16.45 Llandrindod Wells to Eastleigh “The Heart of Wales Explorer”.

LMS 5MT no. 45407 crosses Knucklas viaduct with Pathfinder Tours’ 1Z58 “The Heart of Wales Explorer” 07.53 Preston to Newport.

Newly-restored BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T no. 80072 running for the first time since its restoration passes Garthydwr with the 10.15 Llangollen to Carrog at the Llangollen Railway’s “Raising t... (more)

Standard Class 4MT no. 76079 crosses Bamouth bridge with the 1Z61 16.50 Porthmadog to Machynlleth “Cambrian Coast Express”.

An unidentified Class 158 crosses the combined road/rail Pont Briwet on the 09.36 Pwllheli to Birmingham New Street. Harlech Castle can be seen on the horizon at the top right quadrant.

The first 8F in many years to do so, LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 no. 48151 crosses Knucklas viaduct with Past-Time Rail’s “The Welsh Dragon” 1Z61 09.00 Crewe to Llandrindod Wells. It was luck... (more)

The Llangollen Diesel Group's new purchase of D5310 arrived today at Llangollen from the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. Having arrived from Ruabon, the low loader turned down Bridge Street to then r... (more)

0-4-0ST half full size Darjeeling & Himalayan Class B “Sherpa” departs Penrhyn Point on a service to Fairbourne. Note: this is just before the day’s torrential rains arrived.

66112 makes a contribution to global warming as it slogs up Breidden bank with the 6W83 Dovey Junction to Bescot.