6201 "Princess Elizabeth" carefully backs it's train into the sidings for servicing at Appleby (Cumbria).

In light that no sane photographer would try - (30th sec @ F1.9 800ASA) 'it was worth having a go' to see if I could capture 'Leander' in full cry. She was in charge of a freight with 'Jinty' No.4... (more)

The river Calder flows under the 23-arch (14 in view) Copley viaduct built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1857 to carry traffic from Halifax into Lancashire via the Calder valley. The ot... (more)

'Jubilee' 5690 makes a magical sight as she glistens in early morning light between duties. Named 'Leander', this is one of the series named after mythological heroes. She was built in 1936 at Cre... (more)

As a precursor to his more famous 'Black 5' 4-6-0's, the 5MT Mogul had neat, uncluttered lines. It was Sir William Stanier's first design for the LMS and owed much to his time with the Great West... (more)

The East Lancashire Railway has convincingly recreated the late 40's with a pair of Black 5's in both LMS an early BR liveries. Brooksbottom viaduct can usually be relied on to offer a great image... (more)

The sole surviving LMS 'Mogul', a 1933 design by Sir William Stanier, forges uphill past Cliviger towards Copy Pit. She is heading eastbound for the Lancashire-Yorkshire boundary across the Pennin... (more)

Standing in this spot today you'd see . . . very little! The MPD has long been razed to the ground replaced by silver birch saplings that obscure any view of the flat hinterland beyond. Once a sig... (more)

Now a regular fixture, the 'Cotton Mill Express' runs downhill towards Huddersfield through Slaithwaite (locals pronounce it 'Slaa-wit'). Though much cleaner and genteel than of yore, it is one of... (more)

Before I closed my eyes to hear her leave West Yorkshire, there was time for just one more . . .

Because I'm still using film (gasp!), this image has been sitting in my camera for two months waiting for me to finish the roll. I was sitting on the very (very!) end of the platform at Pontefract... (more)

'Jubilee' No.45593 makes a spectacular approach to Summerseat bearing 'The Mancunian' headboard. The East Lancashire Railway is probably the best UK location for great back-lit steam images. It's ... (more)

One of the most remarkable movements I have seen took place in 1980. LNWR 2-4-0 no. 790 Hardwicke, "Royal Scot" no. 6115 Scots Guardsman and Midland Compound no. 1000. To celebrate the 150th anniv... (more)

Leaving the hamlet of Irwell Vale, the railway crosses the River Irwell twice within a quarter of a mile as the river weaves its way along the valley. This is the first of the two bridges, the sha... (more)

It seems quite a few of you enjoyed my previous posting of 'Black 5' No.44806 at Berwyn. Here's a completely different view from the other (Chain Bridge Hotel) side of the River Dee. It's such a g... (more)