A northbound GNER service hits Hadley Wood North tunnel minutes after leaving Kings Cross, with its non-powered DBV (Cab Car) trailing. These trains are hauled by Class 91 units, always on the nor... (more)

A Zürich-bound train descends the poplar beauty spot of Uetliburg. Notice the offset pantograph: this is to allow these 1200v DC trains to share track with the SZU's mainline services which utili... (more)

A positive plethora of pensive, patient passengers predict the pending pause of 'WADEBRIDGE' at Ropley with an Alresford-bound service.

Rothrist is a station just a few miles south-west of Olten where the original Zürich-Bern line (via Burgdorf) runs alongside the new high-speed line. There are good views in both directions of 10... (more)

Northbound service from London St Pancras to Nottingham. Midland Mainline's Class 222s are maintained at the Central Rivers depot in Burton-upon-Trent, alongside the similar Virgin Voyager trainse... (more)

Having arrived on an inter-city service from the north, Virgin Pendolino set 033 is being prepared to head into the carriage depot for the night.

This ballast train had been tied-up since the previous afternoon, but was now posing in morning sunlight for a photo. Nice selection of power.

Puttgarden - Lubeck service.

NE Corridor service

Ebbsfleet International station opened on 14th November as part of the 'High Speed 1' line to London St Pancras. This photo was taken the previous week during volume testing for the new line.

Track cleaning is underway for the leaf-falling season - a problem time for railways in most parts of the world. GBRf 66722 and 66705 are on duty today.

The LGV Est has many overpasses good for photography. This one is about twelve miles southeast of Reims.

Officials discuss the progress of volume testing at Ebbsfleet prior to the new line opening the following week.

CIE bought 34 3000hp units from EMD in 1995, which are generally used on the Dublin-Cork corridor.

The Northern Pacific first created Athol Cut in 1965 to bypass a circuitous section of line. The BNSF widened it in 1997 and it can be viewed via a woodland track off Homestead Road three miles no... (more)