It's 0710 hours and minus 10 degrees. The miner's 'paddy' train is pulling hard eastward up the hill from Fuxin city to the outlying mine at Minzhu, creating a spectacular sight in the still, cris... (more)

A little cleaner than the majority of Benxi's fleet of SY's, No.719 performs a light engine movement in the yards approaching the steel furnaces. The backdrop of enigmatic-looking industrial build... (more)

In the distance, SY 719 has gone down to the furnaces to pick up a train of slag cauldrons. Careworn SY 705 waits its turn. From observation, most of the fleet spent much time just 'hanging about'... (more)

Benxi Steelworks' fleet of SY 2-8-2's were acquired from other areas and re-numbered into a 700 series. This portrait of 732 shows a typical duty, returning the large steel slag cauldrons from the... (more)

In 2004 steam still reigned supreme in the colossal complex (and I mean huge) that is Benxi Steelworks. Reputedly the most polluted city on the planet, you didn't just smell Benxi, you TASTED the ... (more)

The Network Rail single track line from the historic & picturesque fishing port of Whitby to Middlesborough connects with the North York Moors Railway at Grosmont Junction. The NYMR fought a very ... (more)

Of all the locomotive classes to have recently emerged from the restoration queue, I think my favourite is 'Scots Guardsman'. The 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0s, in rebuilt form and with the 'waisted' smoke ... (more)

The former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway bridge spans the River Calder at Mirfield. The 'boom' across the river prevents canal barges (that also use the river here) inadvertently going over the w... (more)

I was just out walking my dog, not really intending to take railway subjects, but I couldn't resist such a lovely evening view as this Class 66 heading across the River Aire bridge towards Newlay ... (more)

Silhouetted against the early morning sun, the incredibly filthy and unkempt 'environment' at Xiamiao Zi depot looks (almost) inviting! SY 0638 is almost ready for her daily toils, moving empties ... (more)

As a young British enthusiast, I recall the deplorable maintenance and consequent woebegone external appearance of once pristine locomotives serving out their last few years. In China, most remain... (more)

I confess to being baffled by this combination of locomotives, but the gorgeous morning light demanded that the shutter be pressed! In any case, the opportunity to see the fine 1896-built Lancashi... (more)

Almost 500 years-worth of motive power and rolling stock are pictured leaving Oakworth station on one of the KWVR's wonderful 'Vintage Trains'. Fortunately, it was a glorious day for the event. I ... (more)

QJ 7002 pilots an unidentified classmate away from Daban towards the Jingpeng pass. Once in a while, I need to remind myself that this was not a fevered figment of my imagination, merely breathtak... (more)

The little boy could hear the train coming. He ran excitedly to the bridge parapet but even on his tiptoes he couldn't quite see over the top. His Dad lifted him up and sat him on the wall so that... (more)