Snow and steam are an irresistable combination, so out I went this afternoon. I hadn't visited the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway before and I didn't know what to expect as the line is usually work... (more)

One of the undoubted highlights of my visit to Fuxin was the early morning 'paddy' train transporting miners to Minzhu mine on the eastern outskirts of Fuxin. On a perfect, crystal clear and still... (more)

Weak late Autumn sun adds a dash of colour at one of my favourite locations on the ELR. A stirring departure can usually be guaranteed as trains pull away from the station heading for Irwell Vale ... (more)

One of the few bright moments during the day allowed a pleasing silhouette of 'The Great Marquess' on a charter freight. The three cylinder LNER 'K4' 2-6-0 is the only survivor of a class of just ... (more)

The idyllic Derbyshire setting of Grindleford offers a glimpse into the 'railway of old' complete with traditional signal-box and semaphore signals. Two 'Black 5' 4-6-0's thunder through the stati... (more)

Visiting the Strathspey Railway in Scotland, I only had time to 'chase' the one train. With very little opportunity to plan my viewpoints, luckily the images I took all worked out as I had hoped. ... (more)

The Yorkshire Dales can be gloriously sunny one minute and threateningly moody the next. The Autumnal weather changed to the latter as 'Tornado' thundered through the sweeping curve approaching G... (more)

Photographs of the famed Settle and Carlisle route seldom feature Settle itself. Castleberg rock, a crag set 300ft above this ancient Yorkshire market town gives offers a wonderful panorama across... (more)

Photographs of the famed Settle and Carlisle route seldom feature Settle itself. Castleberg rock, a crag set 300ft above this ancient Yorkshire market town offers a wonderful panorama across the r... (more)

On my first visit to the lovely Strathspey Railway in Scotland, I was fortunate to find this fine 0-6-0 tank, No.17 'Braeriach' in steam. She was built in 1935 by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock and ... (more)

My first visit to the lineside meadows at Pannal on the outskirts of Harrogate were a lovely place to wait for 'Oliver Cromwell' to pass as the 'Scarborough Spa Express' got underway heading for L... (more)

The first colours of Autumn are showing as 'Oliver Cromwell' begins to climb Garforth bank heading east towards Micklefield and York. Garforth was originally a small mining village, but has now gr... (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)

At 1510 feet in length and built in 1846, Arthington Viaduct, built 1846, crosses the River Wharfe from North Yorkshire into West Yorkshire. It was engineered by Thomas Granger and built by James ... (more)

The clean, elegant lines of 'Britannia' class pacific 'Oliver Cromwell' are evident as the Scarborough Spa Express breasts the top of Garforth bank heading eastbound for York. I was fortunate to h... (more)