After a truly dismal British Summer, at long last Autumn coolness and colours have arrived and hopefully some better opportunities for photography. I'd never had a decent image of this little '3F'... (more)

Darnholm Gorge is a dramatic and picturesque cleft that cuts deeply into the North York Moors plateau. It also makes a hard task for locomotives climbing towards Goathland station (about 1/2 mile ... (more)

The delightful Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in Cumbria runs four miles from Haverthwaite right up to the shores of Lake Windermere. They have both surviving examples of these large 2-6-4 tank l... (more)

Rebuilt 'West Country' class Pacific No.34101 'Hartland', a locomotive now long out of traffic, makes a dramatic sight as she catches the low winter sun at Moorgates. One of the few places easily ... (more)

Rolling into the setting sun.

I had just disembarked from my train at Daban and I was making my way across the tracks towards the MPD. Looking back towards the station, this was my first sight of a double-headed freight with i... (more)

The train gets underway.

God sure was in his heaven on this perfect Sunday evening. He showered all before him in shimmering gold and poor fools like me wanted to take it all home!

In the gloom of Daban's repair hall, this image needed an ultra wideangle lens (21mm equivalent) and an exposure of F2.8 at 1/8th second. More than that, it needed a mate's steady shoulder (thanks... (more)

Golden dusk at Daban. This was my breathtaking first view of a 'real' steam depot in the 21st century. It could scarcely have been more perfect (or surreal)!

The pool in the foreground is starting to freeze as QJ 6992 sits in the fading sun awaiting duties. This is the running shed side of Daban MPD yard and the depot's newly-delivered breakdown crane ... (more)

Shattered dreams! If ever there was such a place as the mythical 'elephant's graveyard', then surely this is the equivalent for the noble 'iron horse'. Slowly sinking into the mire is this woebego... (more)

Only six years ago and now consigned to history, this quartet of QJ's are waiting for their next tour of duty in Daban MPD yard. The late afternoon sun is slipping away, lending a warm glow to the... (more)

Blue pool at Daban. The temperature on this perfect March evening hovered just above freezing, providing some great opportunities for reflection.

Amidst the thistle down and rosebay willowherb at Haworth, this is my first worthwhile image of the KWVR's wonderful re-creation of a 'lost' locomotive. This is one of the rugged War Department 'A... (more)