It is that time of year again when Beamish museum opens on a Friday evening so that visitors can celebrate a 1913 Christmas. Sadly this year no steam trains were running so I had to concentrate on... (more)

A watery sun highlights a Canadian National locomotive in harness with a BC Rail livered locomotive with this north bound freight. Sorry do not know the loco types.

Beamish Museum is holding a four day Power from the Past event over this weekend. Star attraction is the newly restored "Coffee Pot" which was originally built in 1871 and worked til the mid 60's ... (more)

David has to find the point switch so that coffee pot can run round its wagons

Beamish museum launch their replica of Puffing Billy which gives invited guests the chance to ride behind the locomotive as far as the horse drawn wheel pump.

Guest locomotive Feldbahn 1091 heads the first train back to Alston on Remembrance Sunday

The locomotive the River Mite belongs to the Ravenglass and Eskdale railway, a narrow gauge line in the Lake District. It was built in York and made history by being delivered to the railway by me... (more)

The second day of Beamish musem's four day Festival of Steam. Scene is of the colliery yard where locomotive "Lewin" is bringing in a rake of Chaldron wagons which the coffee pot(red loc... (more)

Heading for Virginia City and going past deserted mine workings

Best MacDonalds I have ever been to with sights like this every morning!

1 pm every day the National Park runs its two replica locomotives along a short length of track. Here 119 runs backwards towards the points after running past the crowd of 7 people.

My first trip to Canada to take a few train shots. Sitting in Jasper yard with a coal train

After leaving Canon city the Royal Gorge route train heads into the most spectacular section of the Gorge.

USA war department locomotive leaves a smoke trail in the valley as it heads north with a passenger train.

Special event today at Beamish entitled Power through the Ages. Replica of Locomotion, the first locomotive for the Stockton and Darlington railway, stands in the shed yard whilst a man ploughs a ... (more)