The snow has all but melted into the lineside meadows offering an opportunity for reflections of a passing train. Former London Midland & Scottish Railway 'Black 5' No.45212 was in her 70th year h... (more)

The sun was just beginning to weakly filter through early morning fog in the Worth Valley. In an almost surreal scene, Great Western Railway 'City' class 4-4-0 'City of Truro' looms ethereally out... (more)

Happy Birthday! Built by Beyer-Peacock of Manchester in August 1887, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway No.957 was exactly 120 years old when this image was taken. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway ... (more)

One of the few colour photographs I took in BR days (and the only one worth seeing!) is of 'A2' Pacific No.60532 'Blue Peter' on her home shed. She is in company with 'Black 5' No.45127 and I thin... (more)

I visited the Carlisle area occasionally to see the last regular haunt of the fine 'Britannia' Pacifics. Though they were long past their best cosmetically, some excellent performances were still ... (more)

Man and Steed.

Our Victorian forefathers need not have given Nuttal tunnel a castellated portal, nor need they have included a coat of arms or gargoyles above the tunnel mouth. Not only was it a statement of gra... (more)

Perhaps one of Britain's most elegant 4-6-0's, Sir William Stanier's 'Jubilee' class all carried evocative names. The many countries of the (then) British Empire, famous sea battles, Admirals of t... (more)

Nine BR '9F's survived into preservation. Arguably the most succesful of the 'Standard' designs, they were equally at home on freight or passenger duties. They had short lives due to indecently ha... (more)

Another departure shot featuring the compact Ivatt Mogul, this time from Bury and in glorious technicolour! The spire of Bury Parish Church (St.Mary the Virgin) is seen on the left. Unfortunately ... (more)

One of the most widely traveled locomotives in preservation is seen here crossing the River Irwell on her home ground. In fact the Irwell is crossed and re-crossed no less than eight times between... (more)

If ever there was a perfect recreation of a branch line pick-up freight this is it! On a beautiful February morning, the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group's 'K1' 2-6-0 passes Springside ... (more)

The neat little Ivatt LMS 2-6-0's are an ideal locomotive for many preserved lines. 46441 was a BR-built example and prior to preservation was to be seen at Lancaster (Green Ayre) MPD. Here she is... (more)

The 'Railfest' exhibition at the NRM in 2004 was one of the great railway success stories of recent years. All the exhibits were lovingly presented and the organisers were justly rewarded with hug... (more)

Canklow MPD was on the south side of Rotherham about three miles out of the city, close to where junction 33 of the M1 motorway is now located. I only visited a couple of times, but this typical e... (more)