From any angle, the A4's are striking locomotives. It's almost impossible to believe that this remarkable machine is now 75 years old. Doesn't she look great? Another regrettable incursion of 'tin... (more)

I've never seen a photograph taken at the delightfully named 'Cromwell Bottom' in the Calder valley near Elland. Probably because the best photographic location here was previously occupied by a b... (more)

Who cares if 'back in the day' Sir Nigel Gresley's wonderful A4s were not native to the Settle & Carlisle route? Certainly his equally graceful A3 Pacifics briefly graced the line with their prese... (more)