On a fine spring day Battle of Britain 'Air Smoothed' pacific 'Tangmere' starts the last steam hauled passenger train up the 1:30 gradient from Folkestone Harbour to the mainline junction. The loc... (more)

Following my picture taken in Austria, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=180678, extolling the virtue of trucks on rail here's the alternative view in the UK, Trains on Road!. The clas... (more)

The UK portion of the Venice Simplon Orient Express arrives 'topped and tailed' at Folkestone Harbour. The unique silver 67 is the trailing loco.