The last of the evening sun had slipped behind the horizon and such colours as remained were rapidly draining away. Only my friend Ian and I remained, all the others in our party had (probably wis... (more)

The exhaust clings to the cutting wall as a westbound freight blasts the last few hundred yards toward the tiny (and hopelessly under-used) Galadesitai station. Passing loops here allowed the pass... (more)

This is the eastern portal of the summit tunnel. Snow still threatens as QJ 6998 pilots sister 6828 out of the tunnel to begin the long and winding eastbound downgrade drift to Galadesitai and bey... (more)

It had been sunny on the eastern side of the pass, but on the western side a snowstorm had barely passed by as this pair of QJs struggled the final kilometre to the summit. The pale sun was equall... (more)

As locomotives continue around the sharp curve at SanDi, they cross the manned road crossing that leads from Reshui (about a mile behind the loco) and follows the railway across the summit to Jing... (more)

In a perfect Christmas card scene, alas now consigned to history, QJs 7040 & 6838 struggle westwards in the teeth of a howling gale. The contrast in their exhausts adds to the sense of drama at th... (more)

Great Glinting Guardsman! Not much more to say really . . .

This evening somebody must have still been looking down kindly upon me! There's always time for one last photograph, even though I'm not a diesel enthusiast, who could resist an image like this? S... (more)

This evening somebody must have looked down kindly upon me - Part 2! In yet more glorious light, 'Scots Guardsman' has just passed Methley Junction and is returning to York. By this time (20:15), ... (more)

This evening somebody must have looked down kindly upon me! In glorious light, 'Scots Guardsman' hurtles through Whitwood Junction heading for the brief stop at Normanton. The train will return in... (more)

With 12 coaches on the drawbar,'Scots Guardsman' rolls gently into Castleford. The footbridge at the end of the curiously-named 'Pauline Terrace' provided a good view of this well-proportioned loc... (more)

'Scots Guardsman' gets under way from a brief stop at Settle station, hauling 'The Waverley' and heading over the S&C route for Carlisle. In the background is the road bridge spanning the River Ri... (more)

The road ahead. With glorious 'Yorkshire Dales' scenery like this within 40 miles of my home, little wonder that each Sunday sees me out seeking new vistas. Ahhh . . .

Right line, right location, right locomotive, right stock, right headboard, right exhaust and right light. Here's a bit of Yorkshire dialect - reet grand!

Goose Hill Junction, just west of Normanton, was the location where (prior to 1923) northbound Midland Railway trains joined Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway tracks to gain access to Leeds. In this ... (more)