Freightliner class 66 no. 66523 has just passed under the West Coast main line,and Warrington Bank Quay station,with a train of empties from Fiddlers Ferry power station.

There's a storm erupting over Gloucester as First Great Western power car 43033 leads the 14.31 Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington service past Naas Crossing.The train had left Gloucester five mi... (more)

Freightliner class 66 no. 66553 powers 4V47,a Rugely to Portbury train of empty coal hoppers, through the village of Haresfield,a few miles past Gloucester, on a fine Spring afternoon.

A London Overground service, bound for Clapham Junction, slows for the station stop at Kensington Olympia as it journies through the heart of London.

Due to 6B13,the Robeston to Westerleigh tank service,running some three hours late,it was possible,for once,to catch this shot from the other side of the line.

The snow has arrived early after the "Summer Of Love",and enhances the scene as class 47 no. D1936 heads North out of Gloucester with a Cardiff to Newcastle express. This whole area has been total... (more)

A class 52 "Western" loco heads away from Bristol Temple Meads station with a mixed train of passenger and parcels stock in May 1969.These popular machines handled most of the express duties on th... (more)

The chance to photograph Colas Rail locomotives in the Gloucester area is rare,so when two of them ran from Birmingham to Bristol, fingers were crossed for decent weather.The day was overcast,but ... (more)

Sir William Stanier designed the 8F locos for the London Midland & Scottish Railway,primarily for heavy freight work.From their introduction in 1935,almost 800 locos were built,and members of the ... (more)

First Great Western have recently inherited some diesel units from London Midland,one of which is seen here leaving Gloucester with a service for Swindon.The class 153 single car,still in its Lond... (more)

With another 90 miles to go until it reaches its destination,the Round Oak to Margam empties has just passed Gloucester behind class 66 no. 66075.

Class 52 "Western" D1035 "Western Yeoman" pulls away from the now closed Gloucester Eastgate station with an express.It may well be a London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa service,as the class 52 di... (more)

The class 52 "Western"l locos were among the most loved British diesels of all time.Built at Swindon and Crewe between 1961 and 1964,these hydraulic machines handled all the Western Regions expres... (more)

In a scene that would probably give any modern day Health & Safety inspectors a heart attack,the crew of "Kinsley No.9" go about repairs to the loco during a break in shunting movements.The loco,b... (more)

Many British Railways diesel types,upon withdrawal,found themselves employed in other industries.This gave many people a chance to see locomotive types that they would normally have missed by many... (more)