Former purple peril Class 56 56312 now sports a livery promoting the upcoming Railfest at York. The loco is seen working empty scrap wagons from Cardiff Tidal to Shipley, a flow with ever increasi... (more)

Although this levery contains a lot of white and 222017 was the first to wear it, the train looks remarkably clean as it pulls into Leicester with a service to Kettering. In the backgroung above t... (more)

This working runs everyday for a fortnight, twice a year, so it's nice to catch. The loco is running along the slow lines as a storm brews behind, formed of aggregate from Croft sidings, Leicester... (more)

A stock move from Crewe to Eastleigh utilised no less than 3 Class 47 locomotives. The train is seen heading south as the fog of the day clears in time to allow sunlight through.

After the 170/1 fleet was handed to Central Trains from Midland Mainline it was common to see them working in full Midland Mainline colours of the day. Here a service heads towards Cardiff Central... (more)

87010 is viewed at the rear of the Cotswold Rail convoy resuming it's journey to Long Marston afetr a brief stop at Evesham

Working a drivers experience special train, D1013 'Western Ranger' is seen powering away from Bridgnorth in glorious conditions. This was taken for a friend of mine, just visible in the 2nd mans s... (more)

Barely an hour in to it's journey, 6E41 empty tanks from Westerleigh to Lindsey, 60010 thunders through the peaceful Gloucestershire countryside having just passed Cam & Dursley station

With the sun dropping low, an HST working for CrossCountry from Plymouth accelerates after topping the Lickey incline and can take a breather on the gentler gradients into Birmingham

47798 is a former Royal train loco, but passed in to the hand sof the national collection at the NRM. It is now out working for West Coast Rail and is seen heading empty coaching stock from Carnfo... (more)

47714 accelerates after collecting the token from Evesham box for the line to Honeybourne. These wagons were being taken for remedial work at Long Marston. The loco is soon due to go into Cotswold... (more)

67029 leads the Northern Belle luxury dining train from Leeds to Oxford passed Hatton North Junction

On my first visit to Barrow Hill there were many exquisite locos on display, the pick of which was this pairing of Class 20s turning the clock back 30 years outside the roundhouse building

A shot of 170504 heading a Hereford service on the first day of the new livery unveiling

Harry Needle has returned two Class 20s to the mainline recently, and they were used to move some long time stored CLass 37s numbers 672, 412 and 029 from Barrow Hill to Long Marston. The train is... (more)