Something of a surprise this evening (following a problem with 'Leander') was the appearance of 'Scots Guardsman' on the Scarborough Spa Express. The last few determined golfers on the hilltop are... (more)

In but another minute, the lengthening shadows will have made this image impossible and the glorious livery carried by 'Leander' would not be enhanced by the last rays of the evening sun. The 'Sca... (more)

Ever-reliable 'Black 5' No.45407 is seen on former Midland Railway metals, crossing the attractive 3-arch stone bridge over the River Aire at Gargrave. She is hauling 'The Waverley' on a Sunday ex... (more)

Rose bay willow herb adds a dash of magenta to this gentle and bucolic scene. 45407's fireman takes a well-earned breather at Whitwood Junction as the train glides gently round the sharp curve hea... (more)

At precisely 178 miles 22 chains from London King's Cross, Outwood Station is at the top of a four-mile stiff climb from Yorkshire's administrative capital, Wakefield. This year the 'Scarborough ... (more)

This is the confluence of the Calder & Hebble Canal and the River Calder at Eastmoor, Wakefield. Canal boats can join the Calder at this point for about two miles and then re-join the canal system... (more)

It is hard to believe that such a believable recreation of the late 19th Century could be achieved in 2010, yet here it is in all its delightful detail. I was the only witness to this wonderfully ... (more)

Great Victorian Railway Structures in Yorkshire No.2 - 99 Arches Viaduct, Wakefield. Built in the mid-1860s by the Great Northern Railway, the viaduct snakes southward out of Wakefield on the main... (more)

Great Victorian Railway structures in Yorkshire No.1 - Dewsbury Viaduct. Built in 1848 by the London & North Western Railway, the viaduct is on the main line connecting Manchester and Leeds. Dewsb... (more)

The Class 185 has just emerged from the 2-mile long Morley Tunnel (1848) and passed through Morley Station. On the horizon is the truncated spire of the now redundant St. Margarets-in-the-Field ch... (more)

The new season's golden yellows adorn the gorse bushes that are so characteristic of North Yorkshire's moorland terrain. Heading for Goathland up the notorious 1 in 49 gradient is British Railways... (more)

New leaves adorn the silver birches that line the embankments at Whitwood Junction on the outskirts of Castleford. The soft hum of insects was momentarily disturbed by the passage of immaculate Cl... (more)

Finally! A location I knew might deliver a fine image is the tubular bridge across the River Aire at Brotherton. The huge power station at Ferrybridge makes an impressive backdrop. This morning ev... (more)

Last weekend, I ventured 90 miles south for the winter gala at the Great Central Railway. Virtually all worthwhile vantage points along the railway were festooned with enthusiasts ablaze with oran... (more)

I regard this as my favourite of all the many images of the mighty QJ's I took on my two visits to China. Not only were the weather and location perfect, but the two locomotives could be seen (and... (more)