The Class 60s didn't receive the expected number boost when sandite season arrived, so they are still extremely rare to see. Freight of a morning is still sparse on the 2 mile 3% climb of the Lick... (more)

Occupying it's own niche as a celebrity among the test train locos, I headed out to catch the loco on a very cold November morning as it headed from Tyseley-Exeter. Since these trains moved to sin... (more)

With the draincocks fully opened and sanders working overtime, Flying Pig 43106 struggles to get to grips with it's eight coach train as it departs Bridgnorth. In total it was nearly two minutes l... (more)

The black Class 20 is seen again, this time climbing the gradient at Eardington which is not too easy for a 1000hp loco and a busy 8 carriage train

On a gloriously sunny day we see a Class 20 running 'bonnet first', something which is not permitted for the few remaining mainline examples due to poor visibility. Taken on Bank Holiday Monday wh... (more)

Another morning that I got to enjoy the freight revival in Middle England as another Class 66 gets shoved up the Lickey with a heavy load by classmate 66059. Fourty minutes before this shot was ta... (more)

There has been a recent revival of freight trains climbing the Lickey inlcine, and some of these new flows have been coming up in the morning when the sun is right. You know a train is heavy when ... (more)

Having been hauled by diesel loco from London to Gloucester, and having to temper their disappointment at the unavailability of A1 Tornado, the passnegers get a rousing demonstration of the pinnac... (more)

A truly historic moment as 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' becomes the first steam loco to haul a train from Birmingham New Street station in around 44 years. When the station was rebuilt is 1965 it was... (more)

As the summer sun starts to drop toward the horizon, the low light picks out all the below floor detail of the HST beautifully. This is the Fridays only HST from Edinburgh to Plymouth which runs n... (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

Since the worldwide economic downturn, freight in the UK has become even harder to find for photographers. Happily, a recent addition on Mondays only from Margam to Kingsbury has been running, for... (more)

MLVs are used extensively across the UK rail network for a variety of jobs, such as clearing railhead contamination. Here a pair of MLV vehicles are seen climbing the Lickey incline, but with only... (more)

The Northern Belle luxury dining train is not normally a visitor to the arduous climb of the Lickey bank and is seen on a gloriously sunny morning making short work with a pair of Class 67s provid... (more)

Freightliner only operate two Class 66 locos in 'customer livery' out of their entire fleet. 66623 received Bardon Aggregates adornment in recognition of Freightliners appreciation at the award of... (more)