It's nearly 9pm and the last dying rays of evening sun impart blood red tones to the exhaust of ever-reliable 'Black 5' No.45407 as she thunders up the grade through the suburbs of Leeds heading f... (more)

This season's 'Scarborough Spa Express' has got away to a fine start if performances like this are anything to go by! Thundering up the grade from Wakefield, 45407 makes a fine sight heading for L... (more)

The late Jim Carter (1937-2011) was that most unusual of railway photographers in that he was also a working footplate railwayman. His job allowed him vantage points and perspectives seldom permit... (more)

Another of the haunts of my youth was Hopton, just east of Mirfield in the Calder Valley. A lovely reminder of those days was to see a 'Black 5' crossing the River Calder this morning, albeit in l... (more)

The LMS 'Black 5' 4-6-0s are widely (and rightly) acknowledged to be a classic British mixed traffic design. They are regarded by photographers as a mixed blessing probably because no less than ei... (more)

Brooksbottom Viaduct spanning the River Irwell must have featured in thousands of photographs over the years. I confess to having my fair share and why not? It's a classic location and with the ri... (more)

The waters of the River Churnet drift slowly by overlooked by red sandstone hills. The late afternoon sun lends a rosy hue as our charter parcels train with 44767 at the helm, makes its final run ... (more)

The cow keeps a wary eye on the photographer as her calf looks on with curiosity. Neither are concerned in the slightest at the passage of an iron horse across their meadow. It is the end of a won... (more)

The River Churnet meanders lazily between its crumbling, sandy banks as the morning parcels train passes northward through Staffordshire meadows on its way from Burton-on-Trent to Leek and beyond.... (more)

This is my personal 'thank you' for the inspiration that I absorbed from that greatest of Scottish railway photographers the late W.J.V. 'Bill' Anderson. The scene is of course in the Churnet Vall... (more)

After the morning's crisp sunshine, the afternoon was filled with softer autumnal shades. Visting 'Black 5' No.44767 makes a fine sight as she leans to the curve heading for Cheddleton with a char... (more)

An aaahhh... moment! This is Key Wood between Oakamoor and Kingsley & Froghall in the beautiful and tranqil Churnet Valley. Rural Staffordshire with limited road access, remains (fortunately) a re... (more)

Late Autumn colours abound at Key Wood on the Churnet Valley Railway in rural Staffordshire. A near perfect still and crisp morning was the ideal setting to see visiting 'Black 5' No.44767 on a mi... (more)

Ever-reliable 'Black 5' No.45407 is seen on former Midland Railway metals, crossing the attractive 3-arch stone bridge over the River Aire at Gargrave. She is hauling 'The Waverley' on a Sunday ex... (more)

Rose bay willow herb adds a dash of magenta to this gentle and bucolic scene. 45407's fireman takes a well-earned breather at Whitwood Junction as the train glides gently round the sharp curve hea... (more)