The last of the evening sun had slipped behind the horizon and such colours as remained were rapidly draining away. Only my friend Ian and I remained, all the others in our party had (probably wis... (more)

It had been a perfect summer's day and the 'Scarborough Spa Express' is returning from the east coast resort of Scarborough. 'Green Arrow' glides effortlessly towards York as the soft, warm tones ... (more)

After leaving Bury, the third crossing of the River Irwell is this fine bridge at Summerseat. It was a lovely but bitingly cold and frosty morning as I stood in the river. I was waiting for the sp... (more)

As storm clouds gather over the Leicestershire countryside, 'Blue Peter' races past ripening wheatfields ahead of the rain. I nearly put the camera away, but then decided to try and capture the mo... (more)

The sight and sound of a Great Western Railway 'Castle' in full cry leaves a lasting memory in the worst of weather. In backlit lighting and cresting a summit, it raises the hairs on your neck and... (more)

This is a lost landscape from South Yorkshire. Steam had been eliminated from British Railways for a couple of years, but in 1970 it still lingered on in dozens of collieries throughout Britain. D... (more)

The gigantic cutting to the east of Lindong is the backdrop to westbound QJ 6828. She is hauling a wonderfully colourful mixed train and the driver has just eased off the regulator as 6828 will ta... (more)

Although this morning's forecast was for wall-to-wall blue skies, alas it was not to be and 'cloudy but bright' was perhaps a more accurate description! Nonetheless, 'Duchess of Sutherland' makes ... (more)

On a soft, balmy September's afternoon, ex-Great Western Railway mogul No.7325 heads a parcels train away from Bewdley, bound for Kidderminster. There is just a haze from the chimney, which is jus... (more)

Wakefield MPD was a favourite haunt of mine. Easy to get to (12 miles from home), easy to get round (no awkward officials) and usually packed full of steam even at this late date. It was not unusu... (more)

Beautiful evening light casts red and yellow hues over SY 0849 as she slips away from the stabling point and returns to her duties. Fuxin is one of the last locations in China still to offer the p... (more)

Behold! Reputedly the first (non-ballistic) man-made object to exceed 100 miles per hour. On the 9th May 1904 hauling the 'Ocean Mails Express', Great Western Railway 'City' Class 4-4-0 locomotive... (more)

The location of Royd Moor Cutting, with its three arch viaduct, is one of South Yorkshire's 'undiscovered gems'. Coronation class pacific 'Duchess of Sutherland' looked (and sounded) wonderful as ... (more)

In China, the most favoured method of coaling locomotives was by steam crane. Usually playing photographic 'second fiddle' to the mighty QJs. Here crane No.5187 is given top billing over a QJ comi... (more)

On former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway metals, and with the landslip at Brighouse repaired, the 'Cotton Mill Express' returns to the Calder Valley in some style! 45407 & 76079 surge out of Sower... (more)