In August 1967, when she was just 13years and 3 months old, Swindon-built 75029 was withdrawn from British Railways service. 46 years later she still roams the northern rails and is seen here with... (more)

Next month all six surviving 'A4' class Pacifics will be gathered together for the first time at the National Railway Museum at York. These iconic machines are now almost 90 years old, so it is qu... (more)

The new season's golden yellows adorn the gorse bushes that are so characteristic of North Yorkshire's moorland terrain. Heading for Goathland up the notorious 1 in 49 gradient is British Railways... (more)

Darnholm Gorge is a dramatic and picturesque cleft that cuts deeply into the North York Moors plateau. It also makes a hard task for locomotives climbing towards Goathland station (about 1/2 mile ... (more)

East facing locomotives are relatively unusual on the NYMR giving opportunities to include less frequently seen locations. 'S15' No.828 is captured easing through the lovely curve at Eller Beck. E... (more)

Regular viewers will have come to realise that I'm in love with my home county, Yorkshire with its unrivalled variety of landscape. From village to city, from mountain to moor, from open plains to... (more)

The short embankment at Moorgates is probably the only location on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway where a silhouette against the evening sky is possible. This, of course, assumes the sun is out... (more)

Recent years have seen the very welcome return to steam of a variety of pre-grouping (i.e. before 1923) heavy freight locomotives. None more so than the magnificent Darlington-built 'Q6' 0-8-0 fro... (more)

Just to the west of Goathland station is Abbot's House Farm. 'Green Arrow', the sole survivor of Sir Nigel Gresley's V2's, makes a stirring sight in British Railways brunswick green livery as she ... (more)

The 'Moorlander' is the prestige and justly famous dining train of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, leaving Grosmont at 1250 hours daily. My late and widely-traveled father who had just returned... (more)

By any standards, Water Arc between Grosmont and Goathland, is one of the finest railway locations in Britain. On a lovely, warm spring afternoon and with the May blossom in full bloom, the 'K1' ... (more)

Just look at those clouds! I was so fascinated by the build-up of the formation that I nearly forgot to press the shutter as the 'K1' and 'A2' double-header arrived. I know a photographer shouldn'... (more)

Two of North Yorkshire's finest sights are the reds and golds of the autumn bracken and the joys of Britain's most powerful 4-4-0, 'Repton'. The 'V' or 'Schools' class is still a joy to behold now... (more)