After a 40 minute wait in the station Oliver Cromwell leaves for the Blyth and Tyne line, a line not usually used by passenger trains.

A reminder of what winter was like. We have had very little cold weather this year. Last year at Tanfield railway this was the first day of the Santa specials

In the last year of service with BR, Deltic 55009 Alycidon awaits departure from Newcastle Central with the 20.30 Postal service to London Kings Cross, the steam heating being more than welcomed o... (more)

8F number 48151 has been visiting the North east today. The charter train left Newcastle station at 7.30 am this morning and finally returned back at 6 this evening and is seen heading into the st... (more)

69023 is a member of the J72 class and has been recently restored to original condition by members of the NELPG. It is of a design that was first built in 1898 and building of these locomotives co... (more)

A heavy storm is heading eastwards into the North Sea as this class 37 heads light engine to the Alcan works at Lymington to pick up its load for Wolverhampton.

The official launch of replica locomotive STEAM ELEPHANT and a party of red coats fire a salute in its honour.

The last rays of a February sun catches this class 37 as it hauls empty alumina wagons to the terminal

Tanfield railway give an outing to their newest locomotive to join the roster. Twizell has been worked on for over 15 years to my knowledge and this day was its first hauling a passenger train on ... (more)

Santa special at Tanfield railway. weather is so cold here in North East of England we might as well begin running them now!!

Arriving back from North America I paid a visit to Beamish museum where Locomotion on the right and Puffing Billy on the left were being fired up for the days' activities outside the 1825 replica ... (more)

47417 prepares to depart Newcastle with the 1425 to Liverpool.

The lights of Tyneside turn the night sky orange as W.S.T waits in Bowes railway yard for its turn to enter the engine shed.

Bowes railway held a night shoot on Saturday, the guest engine was the replica "Locomotion" which is normally found at Beamish museum . Here it is seen outside the wagon shops at Bowes.

Locomotive WST drops its fire after the end of a busy day on Bowes Railway. No 22 is already on shed.