There is something gloriously dramatic about an express steam locomotive racing ahead of a threatening weather front. So it was at Burton Salmon as 'Duchess of Sutherland' headed south returning f... (more)

Here's a wonderful locomotive portrait from my archive. It was taken at Crewe, probably around 1960 by the late Jim Carter. Jim was a railwayman and he had access (and opportunity) to take images ... (more)

This is the haunt of my youth. I spent many a long hour on this fine brick arch bridge that carries Addingford Lane over the railway. Back then it was the scene of a constant procession of east an... (more)