This evening somebody must have looked down kindly upon me! In glorious light, 'Scots Guardsman' hurtles through Whitwood Junction heading for the brief stop at Normanton. The train will return in... (more)
With 12 coaches on the drawbar,'Scots Guardsman' rolls gently into Castleford. The footbridge at the end of the curiously-named 'Pauline Terrace' provided a good view of this well-proportioned loc... (more)
'Scots Guardsman' gets under way from a brief stop at Settle station, hauling 'The Waverley' and heading over the S&C route for Carlisle. In the background is the road bridge spanning the River Ri... (more)
The road ahead. With glorious 'Yorkshire Dales' scenery like this within 40 miles of my home, little wonder that each Sunday sees me out seeking new vistas. Ahhh . . .
Right line, right location, right locomotive, right stock, right headboard, right exhaust and right light. Here's a bit of Yorkshire dialect - reet grand!
Goose Hill Junction, just west of Normanton, was the location where (prior to 1923) northbound Midland Railway trains joined Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway tracks to gain access to Leeds. In this ... (more)
Something of a surprise this evening (following a problem with 'Leander') was the appearance of 'Scots Guardsman' on the Scarborough Spa Express. The last few determined golfers on the hilltop are... (more)
Celebrating 100 years of the Girl Guide movement, 'Royal Scot' No.46115 is bringing a special from Liverpool to York. The locomotive bore 'The Girl Guide' nameplates just for the day. Here, she le... (more)
