I had been due to fly to Eritrea next week for my fourth trip to the country and its wonderful railway, but sadly the line has been damaged by recent heavy rainfall and the tour has had to be canc... (more)

Down on the coast it's the rainy season - warm and wet - but above the clouds in the mountains near Asmara it's cool and dry. In these perfect conditions for steam loco photography, a charter frei... (more)

The season of mid-week main line steam trains is now in full swing in the UK, and the "Scarborough Spa Express" was one of four running in various parts of the country on 29th July - a day of most... (more)

Britain’s National Railway Museum has a new star – a re-streamlined Stanier Pacific, ‘Duchess of Hamilton’. Built in 1938 in this form to spearhead the London Midland and Scottish Railwayâ... (more)

A short freight train heads northwards from Quorn as the sun sinks into high cloud.

The star visiting loco. at the Great Central Railway's Winter Gala was Q6 63395, once a stalwart of coal haulage in the north east of England. Recreating those days of more than 40 years ago, the ... (more)

Locos. of the O4 class saw service in Europe during both World Wars, but in Britain are remembered mostly for their many years of freight haulage on the Great Central Railway, for which they were ... (more)

The Great Central Railway's 2009 Winter Gala saw more demonstration freight and mail trains than passenger workings! The first freight of the day gets underway from Loughborough.

The difference in size between the large and small Mallet tanks is evident as they storm round a curve on the climb out of Nefasit, which forms the backdrop to this picture.

The local lads break off from their hillside games to watch a storming climb out of Nefasit by two Mallet tanks. The train has just come round a large horseshoe curve, the other side of which can ... (more)

A photographic charter headed by Mallet tanks 442.54 and 440.008 gets underway from Nefasit, passing the mosque at the entrance to the horseshoe curve that will bring it back in front of the camer... (more)

Seen from the trackside higher up the mountain, the town of Nefasit is dwarfed by its spectacular surroundings. A photographic charter headed by Mallet tanks 442.54 and 440.008 is leaving the stat... (more)

Brightly dressed locals pause to watch a pair of Mallet tanks getting their train underway past the mosque at Nefasit. With this section of line seeing only occasional excursion traffic, the sight... (more)

As it's a Sunday, the local children are out in force to witness that rare event, a train at Nefasit station. Two young boys in particular seem fascinated by the sight of the Mallet tank shunting ... (more)

Washday in Nefasit. With her washing already done and hanging on the line, the busy lady in the colourful dress has just finished washing her daughter's hair in the open air, and is returning the ... (more)