The early morning Severn Valley mist is lifting and the temperature along with it, though not yet quite enough to evaporate the exhaust of this rather incongruous pairing as they pull heartily up ... (more)

Her Majesty's Prison in Erlestoke, Devizes, Wiltshire is a Category C establishment holding adult male sentenced prisoners and was built on the former grounds of Erlestoke Manor House. Over the pa... (more)

Of course we all know it can't be the 'real thing', but the Severn Valley's recreation of the 'Flying Scotsman' express is surely as closeasthat. OK, we could pick up on a few anomalies, but hey c... (more)

The stark branches of the hillside trees still await Spring's buds and there's still a chill in the air in the Worth Valley, but last year's heather adds a dash of colour to the scene. The railway... (more)

Have you ever wondered what all those pipes, handles, levers and general copper-work and ironmongery are in the cab of a Victorian steam locomotive? All I can tell you is that it's great for keepi... (more)

I mentioned before that there are some images that I see in my mind's eye before the opportunity to take them arises. Only a few years ago, this view would have fallen into the 'almost impossible'... (more)

There are some images that I see in my mind's eye long before the opportunity to realise then comes along. Often they're either illegal, dangerous or impossible, sometimes all three! Last week the... (more)

It is quite a rare event to see any locomotive heading a freight train into the beautifully restored station at Keighley because Locomotives are normally facing the other way. It's even rarer not ... (more)

In this timeless recreation of a local 'pick-up' freight, 'Coal Tank' 58926 strides through a misty Worth Valley towards Haworth alongside the meandering Bridgehouse Beck with her early morning tr... (more)

Prior to WW1, the Midland Railway had an enviable reputation for quality and service. The Midland's finest flowering in motive power were Samuel Johnson's 'Spinner' 4-2-2s, arguably one of the mo... (more)

The Worth Valley's superb gala over the last three days, served up an almost unremitting weather diet of murk and gloom. In what appears to have been the only two minutes of sunshine in the valley... (more)

Heavy overnight snow brought mixed blessings today at the Worth Valley. A gas explosion adjacent to the railway at Oakworth had effectively closed the line towards Keighley beyond Haworth. An inte... (more)

The Worth Valley's Ivatt tank scurries past North Ives Barn on the approach to Oxenhope. The combination of fresh, crisp snow and steam is a winning combination though (surprisingly) few were out ... (more)

The 'grouping' of Britain's many independent railways in 1923 heralded the end of glorious sights like this. It is 1922 and a 1912-built Caledonian Railway '139' class 4-4-0 in the Caledonian's wo... (more)

Zipping along in unfamiliar territory, past the well-tended hedges of Leicestershire is ex-London & South Western Railway 'M7' class 0-4-4 Tank No.53 sporting Southern Railway livery. The 105-stro... (more)