Another railway I only visited once is the Nene Valley at Wansford near Peterborough. It looked like rain (nothing new there then!) so I sheltered under trees among the cow parsley along the banks... (more)

Another of Wales' 'great little trains', is the tiny Llanberis Lake Railway. Outside the slate museum, situated at the foot of Mount Snowdon, is No. 3 'Dolbadarn' built by Hunslet of Leeds in 1922... (more)

Wales is justly famous for its 'great little trains', the collective term for the many narrow gauge railways that are scattered throughout the Principality. Making a truly delicious sight in the s... (more)

To my shame, as it's only just 60 miles away, I've only visited the Midland Railway Centre once. Even then it was a five minute call on my way home from somewhere else. In that five minutes, the d... (more)

Away from the stations, the Churnet Valley Railway is notoriously difficult to photograph. Bounded on one side by swampy marshland alongside the River Churnet and on the other by privately owned w... (more)

Behold! Reputedly the first (non-ballistic) man-made object to exceed 100 miles per hour. On the 9th May 1904 hauling the 'Ocean Mails Express', Great Western Railway 'City' Class 4-4-0 locomotive... (more)

Deep in the narrow valleys of the ancient and verdant Forest of Dean, hopelessly uneconomical scenes like this 'pick-up' branch freight continued into the mid-60's. The railways of the region were... (more)

Lovely cloud formations and the distinctive skyline of Bo'ness town serve as an attractive backdrop to British Railways 'Standard' 2-6-4 tank No.80105. She is leaving the town and heading for Kinn... (more)

This gloriously inauthentic combination pairs 1908 built Caledonian Railway 0-4-4-Tank in Caledonian blue livery as No.419. She is piloting former North British Railway 0-6-0 of 1891 in British Ra... (more)

On a soft, balmy September's afternoon, ex-Great Western Railway mogul No.7325 heads a parcels train away from Bewdley, bound for Kidderminster. There is just a haze from the chimney, which is jus... (more)

The British Railways 'Standard 9F' 2-10-0 belonging to renowned artist, David Shepherd was standing on display in Winchcombe station. I glanced down at the motion and thought that the textures of ... (more)

A total of 192 NER '1001' class locomotives were built to Thomas Bouch's design from 1852 by both private manufacturers and the NER's own works at Darlington and Shildon. The last ten NER 1001's e... (more)

Several preserved railways can boast a steam crane on their stock lists. Few are as magnificently presented as the Cowans Sheldon example based at Ingrow on the KWVR. Here she is, in lovely early ... (more)

The superb proportions of the 'Manor' class 4-6-0's are shown to good effect as 'Foxcote Manor' threads the tranquil beauty of the Dee valley. This lovely bridge is about 1 mile out of Llangollen.... (more)

Continuing the Welsh theme, here is immaculately turned out Great Western Railway 4-6-0 'Kinlet Hall' a 1929 product of Swindon. Glyndyfrdwy Station is one of two passing places on the Llangollen ... (more)