Tanfield Railway's annual night shoot and guest engine Sir Berkeley sits in Marley hill yard at sunset

I had sat in the car waiting for a train to arrive and watched this storm develop from a very small grey cloud over Laramie. It never reached me but I did get the opportunity to take this shot of ... (more)

A bit of industrial railway history. Leading locomotive HARROGATE worked at Harrogate Gas works. It has been restored and is now at Statfold Barn in Staffordshire. Second locomotive also worked at... (more)

Wensleydale railway was the host of a special train which was headed by K1 62005 and tailed with 61994. Seen here crossing farmland on its way to Leyburn and all stations west

Beamish museum held one of its steam weekends this week and here guest locomotive Paddy is "panned" as it takes a trip along its demonstration track. Paddy is a new build locomotive which ran for ... (more)

Raising steam for the 2007 gala. 4 locomotives in the shed yard

On my first trip to the USA I packed an awful lot into 2 weeks. I drove Route 66 from Chicago to Williams in Arizona via Memphis where I rode the Grand Canyon railroad. whereas that trip was spect... (more)

So sad to see the picture today of the yard of the GCR. I visited 4 years ago and had a fabulous trip. Here the 8.30 am train leaves from Williams for the Grand Canyon.

Tanfield Railway turned back the clock 100 years this weekend with a two day World War 1 event. Members of the Durham Pals re-enactment group wave farewell as they ride on board a restored coach f... (more)

A lovely town is Revelstoke, even has a railway museum. Every time I visit BC I always make a point of calling by to see what is happening.

Tanfield Railway , the night before their gala hold an evening shoot for photographers when they warm up the engines ready for the day's events in the morning. Here is one of the guest engines Sir... (more)

The National Railway museum at York has a subsidiary in the County Durham village of Shildon where years ago an important wagon works was situated. Last month a guest engine was transferred from Y... (more)

Replica locomotive Planet heads a train of visitors along the short line at Beamish museum

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.

Beamish Museum is holding a four day Power from the Past event over this weekend. In the town's main street a tram waits whilst a steam traction engine slowly trundles past. All day long different... (more)