Chinese built DL class heads a long freight from the nearby port of Mt Maunganui along the waterfront area of the city of Tauranga, in NZ's North Island. This class is thought to be the first exam... (more)
Two 'Black Five' ten-wheelers (mixed-traffic engines, produced in their hundreds, several are preserved) head the marathon 'Great Britain 4' railtour past Dalwhinnie, on Scotland's Highland Line f... (more)
The marathon 'Great Britain 4' railtour approaches Stirling amongst its surviving semaphores (worked from Stirling North cabin on the left) behind the 2 Black Fives, which are working the train fr... (more)
The line from Inverness to Wick in the Far North is one of Scotland's most isolated routes. Two 'Black Fives' with the marathon 'Great Britain 4' tour break the monotony of class 158 diesel units,... (more)
Great Western 'Castle' class 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgecombe' looks strangely comfortable a long way from home rails, heading the Birmingham-Blackburn 'Red Rose' tour through the heart of former Lan... (more)
Great Western 'Castle' class 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgecombe' well off its home turf, raising the echoes on the Trans-Pennine main line from Manchester to Leeds, turning heads as it passes Greenfiel... (more)
Chocolate cake and ice cream (I think) provided by the restaurant car staff refresh two of 44871's support crew, having recently arrived in Inverness after an all-day run from Wick in the far nort... (more)
A4 Pacific 'Sir Nigel Gresley' (named after its designer) a mile or two north of the English border, skirting the North Sea coastline, bound for Edinburgh with the first day of the marathon 'Great... (more)
Providing relief from the usual uninterrupted diet of class 170 and 158 diesel railcars, 37229 (providing traction) and 47802 (providing heat - HEP in American parlance) head the Kings Cross-Inver... (more)
Double Fairlie 'Merddin Emrys' works an early morning Dinas-Rhyd Dhu empty stock over the new bridge near Bryn Gloch.
1913 built (by Kerr Suart in England) 4-6-2T poses on the short length of steet trackage near the Hoekfotein main station. Sadly this handsome beast only managed a few runpasts before failing with... (more)
Another 'set piece' - NG15 2-8-2 runs past a John Deere (I think) tractor.
One of Sandstone's 'set pieces' for visting photographers. The Lawleys perform past an ox-cart and wind generator.
Narrow gauge Garratts do the honours on a photo charter for Geoff Cooke's party. The distant mountains are across the border in Lesotho.
Two 2-foot gauge NG6 class 'Lawley' 4-4-0s perform a runby in crisp early morning light.