the 1Z30 return of the Riviera Express, a Class 40 lead and a class 47 brings up the rear as the special storms into Dawlish.

The English Riviera Express is normally hauled by a steam locomotive instead had a Class 40, Andania D213 substitute due to a high fire risk. The UK is also marking 200 years of railways.

The first of the English Electric class Type 4 1-Co-Co1 no. D200 now preserved in the National Railway Museum's annexe at Locomotion, Shildon. The locomotive carries a reproduction headboard that ... (more)

The Flying Scotsman visits the West Somerset Railway and passes through Doniford Halt on a warm and sunny summer afternoon.

What a pleasant surprise to see BR Class 55 'Deltic' D9000 (55022) 'Royal Scots Grey', in it's original British Railway Two Tone Green Livery, on shed at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse.

A BR class 37 diesel electric with a plaque in memory of driver Tony Kay, in permanent exposition at York station.

The sun has almost gone as Sir Nigel Gresley heads a train to the Edinburgh Christmas market over Croxdale viaduct, just south of the city of Durham

A climb of 365 steps to the top of the tower of Durham Catherdral built in 1085 was necessary to get this shot of Flying Scotsman passing over the viaduct at Durham, before stopping at the station... (more)

A view of Haworth station, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s (KWVR) principal intermediate station. The KWVR is a preserved standard gauge line which joins the national railway network a... (more)

British Railways Standard Class 7 locomotive "Britannia" passes through Folkestone Warren, adjacent to the English Channel, with a charter train.

After crossing the Border bridge at Berwick, the train had to wait for a couple of service trains to pass before it could continue to Edinburgh. North of berwick it runs close to the north sea as ... (more)

Scots Guardsman crosses the river Tweed on the Royal Border bridge with an excursion from York to Edinburgh

Launch day for Beamish museum's latest replica locomotive Puffing Billy seen on the rleft of the picture. The remainder of Beamish's replica fleet was also in steam and on show: Locomotion in the ... (more)

46115 crosses the border into Scotland with an excursion train from York to Edinburgh

BR 78018 waits impatiently to back down into the station to form the 0915 to Rothley Brook during the Great Central Railway's Winter Steam Gala. BR 73082 'Camelot' can just be seen in the distance... (more)