Of course they may be more beautiful panoramas on the planet than this vista from a moorland hillside above Darnholm. I'm just not sure that anyone has found one with a steam railway! The distant ... (more)

No holiday in glorious Devon would be complete without a visit (my first) to the wonderful South Devon Railway. The river Dart ambles peacefully alongside, as outside cylindered 0-6-0 'Pannier' ta... (more)

The big black cloud that had been stubbornly hanging over this wonderful view thankfully passed jut moments before the train arrived in the warm evening sun. A Great Western 'Castle' in Yorkshire ... (more)

There are now regrettably few lineside locations where you can legitimately stand to get that 'up close and personal' image of passing trains. Steel palisade fencing and the encroachment of linesi... (more)

The regular 'Cotton Mill Express' thunders along the Calder Valley towards Todmorden. Probably uniquely in Britain, the railway, road, river (Calder) and the Rochdale canal are all sandwiched into... (more)

A mad dash up the motorway towards Barnsley in the hope of one final shot before heading home to get changed and off to work. The railway heads uphill out of Barnsley on this single track section ... (more)

After an hours pause in Sheffield Midland station to replenish water and have the coal in their tenders trimmed, the duo were off again. I'd intended to see them again heading uphill towards Barns... (more)

Turning round and stepping back three paces from my previous photograph, gave me this terrific vantage point to capture the 'dynamic duo' framed by a lovely (and increasingly rare) semaphore signa... (more)

The Hope Valley in Derbyshire is beautiful in any weather, but on this still, cool, clear and quite perfect Sunday morning the main quality to be appreciated was anticipation! The approaching trai... (more)

1938 built 'Coronation' class Pacific No.6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' is really getting into her stride as she pulls hard away from Settle. High winds made choosing a photo position a case of 'pot... (more)

A cool and very blustery day heralded the glorious return of 'Duchess of Sutherland' to the northbound Settle and Carlisle route. Sure, it could have been sunnier, but the muted colours lend a cer... (more)

Mirrored in the still waters of the Stainforth & Keadby canal, 'Britannia' class Pacific No.70013 'Oliver Cromwell' drifts westbound into Crowle station in the warm glow of dawn. This was an excur... (more)

Lovers of livery and insignia will find much of interest in 'Tornado'. Named less than an hour earlier, the Royal Train passes Castleford bearing the Prince of Wales' feathers with the legend 'Ich... (more)

'Tornado', Britain's brand new 'A1' class Pacific was ceremoniously named at York by his Royal Highness, Prince Charles the Prince of Wales. The Royal Train then traveled the 30 miles to Leeds, ha... (more)

The Station Inn at Ribblehead has provided a welcome haven for generations of travelers. First the Irish (as navvies who built the place), then the British (naturally), presumably the occasional W... (more)