A shot taken in the engine shed at Amman, Jordan on the Hejaz Railway. 2-8-2 no. 23, built by the British firm of Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn in 1952, is receiving some new boiler tubes. the sce... (more)
This loco was built in Britain to an LMS design for the War Department for use overseas during WW2. Many of these locos ended up in Turkey and in 2010 this and a sister loco were bought by UK enth... (more)
This is the actual Sans Pareil locomotive from the Rainhill Trials of 1829 on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Designed by Timothy Hackworth, this loco is on display at the National Railway M... (more)
An unusual view of 0-4-0 saddle tank No.2. Built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, the loco is currently undergoing overhaul and is seen minus its boiler in the engine shed at Marley Hill on the Ta... (more)
A rare view inside the cab of World Record Holder, A4 class no 4468 Mallard on display at Locomation in County Durham, a site owned by the National Railway Museum. Mallard will be visiting Germany... (more)
A Renault car crosses the level crossing as a tram calls at Dundonald Rd. station on the Croydon Tramlink system in London.
An old shot from 1980. In November that year, Stanier Pacific no. 46229 Duchess of Hamilton headed a special train from Liverpool to York to commemorate 150 years of mail by train. The second coac... (more)
The signalman at Ramsbottom Station signal box, on the East Lancashire Railway, does a little admin while waiting for the last train of the day.
Approaching 5:00pm on a chilly January evening and Black Five no. 44871 calls at Ramsbottom with the last train of the day for Bury.
Another look back to July 2008 and The Great Reunion at the National Railway Museum at York. On that day, as a one-off, all four remaining UK-based A4 streamliners were assembled together. This wa... (more)
A shot that is now over 30 years old. The driver of 47 421 looks for the right away signal from the guard as it makes a stop at Manchester Victoria Station with a Newcastle to Liverpool service. ... (more)
A tilting Cross Country Voyager approaches York at Colton South Junction with a northbound service.