I took this time exposure shot of a 57 loco at Crewe preparing to drag a Class 390 'Pendolino' North. Just as I did so the driver proceeded to lower the Dellner coupling, giving this unusual image

An early morning Pathfinder Tours charter thumps up the famous Lickey incline with a pair of 50s on the front

Riviera Trains operated special services along the Central Wales line in connection with the Carling Cup final at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. Former Great Western loco 47811 is seen heading ... (more)

The FM Rail operated Blue Pullman went for a day out at the Dean Forest railway, ctopping at the mainline station in Lydney to drop the diners off. The train is seen nearing journeys end as it ski... (more)

Virgin trains hired in 87006 from GBRf to work an additional loco hauled diagram between London and Birmingham. It is seen here as it accelerates North of Rugby

D5830 (31463) in Golden Ochre livery on a demonstration freight at Kinchley Lane between Swithland and Quorn and Woodhouse on the Great Central Railway

47714 accelerates after collecting the token from Evesham box for the line to Honeybourne. These wagons were being taken for remedial work at Long Marston. The loco is soon due to go into Cotswold... (more)

37406 was booked to work ballast trains along the Cambrian coast, trains which still guarantee a Class 37 due to weight restrictions on several bridges on the line

4965 'Rood Ashton Hall' works the Shakespeare Express fom Stratford to Birmingham, seen joining the mainline at Hatton North Junction. The GWR '100' train identifier on the smokebox door was to si... (more)

185123 is shut down in the South bay at Preston prior to forming the 02:08 to Manchester Airport

66027 shuts off after the gentle climb from Ashchurch station with tanks bound for Westerleigh

67029 leads the Northern Belle luxury dining train from Leeds to Oxford passed Hatton North Junction

43104 leads it's HST set away from Derby with a service for London St Pancras. On the left in the rear of the train you can see the Railway Technical Centre where a lot of Network Rail infrastruct... (more)

47828 powers up as it approaches the level crossing whilst delivering a newly refurbished Class 43 HST power car for First Great Western. This is an ongoing contract that is shortly due to expire ... (more)

31454 works empty coaching stock from Barrow Hill to Gloucester. This was the first time I had the chance to photograph an all Inter-City livery train since the beginning of privitisation in the U... (more)