Although a Chinese locomotive, this steam engine was actually built in Britain in 1935 by the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows. This engine was built for the tight curevs and steep gradients on i... (more)
This is the earliest example of an EMU built in the UK by the LNWR for suburban services around London. It strikes me as odd that nearly 100 years on Britain is still ordering new diesel units
'Scots Guardsman', making only its 3rd (I think) outing since restoration, exhudes atmosphere as it pauses underneath York's famous curved roof, en route from Carnforth to Scarborough on an extrem... (more)