A scene from back in June 1981 at the Crewe Works Open Day. Class 86 no. 86 235 Novelty in its special livery to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Ra... (more)

A memory of 1979. 47 452 leaves Chester Station and passes under the signal gantry with a London Euston to Holyhead service.

There is a long history of Clergymen being interested in railways in Britain. For example, the Rev. W. Audry, author of the Thomas books. Another notable example was the Rev. Eric Treacy. In the ... (more)

An old shot from 1981. A trio of Class 40s keep company with a Class 47, a Class 25 and a Class 08 at Wigan Springs Branch Depot. The coal yards can be seen i nthe background as this was colliery... (more)

We finally had snow today , here a class 91 catches the sun as it heads for Durham and the North.

A memory of Manchester Victoria in 1977. 25 102 waits for its next banking duty up MilesPlatting Bank. There is no more banking on this incline and the station has been completely transformed. the... (more)

An old shot from 1980, showing a typical scene of the time. 40 117 stands in the platform at Manchester Victoria, while a Class 25 waits for its next banking duty. Sadly, this station has now been... (more)

An old shot from 1980. Romanian-built Class 56 no. 56 001 moves around in the yard at Tinsley Traction Maintenance Depot. This once very busy and large depot was demolished some years ago and the ... (more)

All thoseyears ago. 40 112 comes off the Earlstown line at Winwick Junction, Warrington heading south with a mixed freight back in August 1977. The type of loco and stock disappeared many years a... (more)

Departing from Warrington Arpley with an engineers train bound for Crewe.

A work-stained class 47 passes West Drayton on a westbound liner train.

1954-built 1500v DC locos nos. 76 022 and 76 023 at rest at Reddish TMD way back in March 1979. Note that the forward loco still carries the old 1957-style BR totem on the side, even though the lo... (more)

The prototype High Speed Train Driving car, no. 41 001 on display at the National Railway Museum at York.

An eastbound train running, I think, from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury.

Class 87 no. 87 001 on display at the National Railway Museum, York. The class was introduced in 1973, for the completion of the electrification of the northern section of the West Coast main lin... (more)