On a fine sunny morning, "Jinty" class no. 47324, running bunker first, crosses Brooksbottom Viaduct in Summerseat with a midweek train on the East Lancashire Railway.

Every year around easter, a steam hauled railtour - the Great Britain - travels the length and bredth of the UK. On the 2010 Scottish legs, BR Standard Pacific 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' was the loco... (more)

A broadside view of 70013 Oliver Cromwell as she passes at 75 mph while working the Great Britain railtour.

The driver of 70013 Oliver Cromwell lets her go while working the Great Britain railtour. The loco, which is owned by the National Railway Museum, was doing about 75 mph at this point and making a... (more)

304013 forms a Birmingham New St circular, football extra, to drop off fans at Witton for the Aston Villa ground at Villa Park. The Railway Inn pub,which stood in the middle of a triangle of rail ... (more)

Another view of 3 cylinder pacific no. 71000 Duke of Gloucester, recently restored to traffic after major repairs. Here it is being loaded onto a road vehicle for transport to the West Somerset Ra... (more)

New build A1 pacific no. 60163 Tornado passes Parkside while working the Royal Train on 4th February 2009. On board were the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall travelling from Preston to ... (more)

Recently restored to traffic after major repairs, here is the magnificent 3-cylinder 4-6-2 no 71000 Duke of Gloucester. It is being loaded onto a road vehicle for transport to the West Somerset Ra... (more)

Experimental use of HST power car,43014, to test push-pull with class 86 A/C locos, for forthcoming 82xxx DVT operations. Here 86240 propels the 0926 Wolverhampton to London Euston out of Birmingh... (more)

New build A1 pacific no. 60163 Tornado passes Parkside while working the Royal Train on 4th February 2009. On board were the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Here comes the next picture from the Timken archives. The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. The... (more)

The lovely K4 no. 61994 has spent the winter on the East Lancashire Railway. Here we see it on its last day before leaving. It is crossing Brooksbottom viaduct, approaching the tunnel with a train... (more)

Ex-BR mogul no. 61994 The Great Marquess has spent this winter on the East Lancashire Railway. This weekend is its last before leaving. This is a panned shot of 61994 on its last day of operation ... (more)

A preserved DMU works its way south at Burrs on a sunny, winter's day on the East Lancashire Railway.

Here comes another gem from the Timken archives. The first Peppercorn A1class Pacific locomotive, No. 60114, entered traffic in August 1948. A total of 49 were built in four batches between 1948 a... (more)