A view, taken with a fisheye lens inside the driver's cab of Ex-South Afrian Railways NGG 16 Class Garratt no 87 at Portmadog station on the Welsh Highland Railway.

DSB 4 cylinder 4-6-2 loco, built by Frichs in 1947 on display in the Danish National Railway Museum in Odense.

A sad sight from August 1981. Jubilee Class no 45699 Galatea was built by the LMS in 1936 at Crewe. It was withdrawn from service in November 1964 and in January 1965 was sold to Woodham’s scra... (more)

Deltic no. 55 022 Royal Scots Grey is seen in the snow working a Rawtenstall to Heywood service on the East Lancashire Railway. Snow cause lots of problems for a heritage railway, run almost enti... (more)

Snow overnight left a blanket over Greater Manchester this morning. Another shower starts as passengers await the arrival of a service to Manchester Piccadilly. I guess the cab has a good heater, ... (more)

looking smart after its lengthy overhaul, Hughes Fowler "Crab" class no 13065 pauses at Ramsbottom station on the East Lancashire Railway while working a Friday evening Red Rose Diner train. The s... (more)

A Class 185 awaits departure from Preston station with a service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh. Note the plastic covering over the fron coupling to protect it from the snow.

The last steam locomotive built for British Railways, 92220 Evening Star during a visit to the Great Western Railway Society at Didcot back in 1980 in the days when it was steamable. The angry sk... (more)

2nd shot of Black Five no. 45231 heading the "Witch Way" main line special. This time it is climbing towards Copy Pit.

Britain's newest steam loco, Lyd, built in 2010 crosses the road at Tanygrisiau on the Festiniog Railway on April 1st 2012.

Just as the sun comes out following a heavy rain shower, a Class 159 leaves Clapham Junction Station (said to be the busiest staiion in the world) and heads for Waterloo.

A4 streamliner no. 60009 Union of South Africa on display at the Great Gathering at Crewe Works in 2005.

This fine old engine is on display at the Hungarian Railway Museum in Budapest. Note the outside frames.

This fascinating loco actually has a vertical water-tube boiler, which can be seen in the cab. The chimney (smokestack) can be seen directly up from the boiler and sticks out through the cab roof.... (more)

A bright, but rather hazy day sees 46115 Scots Guardsman crosses the famous Ribblehead viaduct, on the Settle to Carlisle route, working the southbound Winter Cumbrian Express railtour.