Introduced new as loco No. E3128 in 1965,Freightliners 86613 is still going strong almost 50 years later.However,its days of working express passenger services from London to Scotland are long gon... (more)

A Weymouth bound service departs from Eastleigh station.In the background is a class 450 unit leaving for London,and 66532 with a Freightliner train for Southampton.

The short (0.8miles/1.3km) branch line from Stourbridge Junction station to Stourbridge Town was opened in 1879,and has seen a variety of motive power over the years.The branch is currently worked... (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)

An organised tour of Basford Hall Yard,in Crewe,found 70004 waiting its next working.

A London St Pancras to Sheffield service catches the evening sun as it approaches Bedford station.

Bulleid "Battle of Britain" Class loco 34053 "Sir Keith Park" passes Eardington station during the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala.

It's September 1969,with a splendid line up of locomotives at the depot in Doncaster.

A First Great Western local (all stations) service from Exmouth to Paignton approaches Dawlish station in a spell of fine weather,which is being enjoyed by the holidaymakers.

You can rely on the Statfold Barn Railway to come up with something special,as is the case here.The pair of locos shown,'The Eclipse' and 'The Coalition',were originally built as 0-4-0 saddle tank... (more)

The sun has just dipped below the skyline as a class 380 unit arrives at Glasgow Central station.

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)

Freshly painted in its new Arriva Cross Country colours,220 031 speeds north to its destination - no doubt with half the passengers having to stand for a considerable portion of the journey.

I'm not sure whether little Alex is afraid of the noise of the approaching train,or if he's just thrown up his hands in horror at the thought of yet another Class 170 unit passing by. 170101 is th... (more)

A scene that will change entirely in the next few years,when the line is electrified.Tilehurst station,on the outskirts of Reading,nestles in the Thames Valley,soon to be decorated with miles of o... (more)