Today, all was well with my world as 'Galatea' pounded up the grade heading for Ribblehead and beyond to Carlisle. She looked and sounded wonderful as she thundered past with today's 'Waverley' sp... (more)

"Scots Guardsman" heading south down the single line Cumbrian Coast after a stop at St Bees to pass a northbound service train

"Scots Guardsman" starts the 1 in 75 ascent to Shap from a standing start after being looped at Tebay around 2 miles to the south

LMS Coronation or Duchess class loco. Duchess of Hamilton in the Great Hall of The National Railway Museum York. The Museum was originally a loco shed, and was converted to the NRM in the 1970's a... (more)

Now that it's November, the North York Moors reveal their glorious Autumnal colours. All that's needed to set the scene to perfection is the passage of a steam-hauled train. Here 'tis!

Some locations on my 'wish list' seem persistently evasive to produce the desired effect. Either an errant cloud appears out of nowhere or the planned locomotive fails to appear. Even when the por... (more)

I tried this shot three times today. The first time it was dull and cloudy. The second time it was in sun but an exceptionally inconsiderate hi-vis clad photographer parked himself dead centre of ... (more)

One of the many delightful footpaths that thread the Worth Valley is strewn with the colours of autumn. By good fortune, this path also runs conveniently adjacent to the railway as one of today's ... (more)

1963 or 2013? It might be a recreation, but as recreations go this work-weary 'Black 5' sure looks the part!

Although I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Yorkshireman, for sheer tranquil beauty the glorious valley of the River Dee in Denbighshire, Wales has few rivals. When the elusive October sun appears, coupled wi... (more)

The 'Scarborough Spa Express' leaves Stourton, on the outskirts of Leeds, with this magnificent dusk spectacle to herald its departure.

This was my first and very impressive view of the re-created 'IT57' special on the reverse curves at Gisburn. It's been 45 years since that final steam-hauled special on 11th August 1968. Nicknam... (more)

The famous 'IT57' steam-hauled special on 11th August 1968 drew to a close 143 years of steam locomotive hauled passenger traffic on the British railway network. Known colloquially from the charge... (more)

Scots Guardsman is a very busy locomotive at the moment and it seems that barely a day passes without it performing main line duties. Thankfully most of these are on my 'home turf' of Yorkshire! I... (more)

Ribblesdale is the beautiful limestone valley that climbs away from Settle towards Ribblehead. Locomotives face a hard and steady climb as the railway crosses and re-crosses the river Ribble on th... (more)