Finally! A location I knew might deliver a fine image is the tubular bridge across the River Aire at Brotherton. The huge power station at Ferrybridge makes an impressive backdrop. This morning ev... (more)

Breezin' along. As it has for centuries, Bridgehouse Beck sparkles beneath the 16th century pack horse bridge in the valley below Oxenhope. The horse route, now a footpath, rises diagonally on the... (more)

When one of Sir Nigel Gresley's 'A4' masterpieces is in full thunderous flight, there's probably not much this planet can offer to surpass the sight and sound. Spine-tingling!

The river Calder flows under the 23-arch (14 in view) Copley viaduct built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1857 to carry traffic from Halifax into Lancashire via the Calder valley. The ot... (more)

I'd intended to take this dusk shot using the convoloted tree branches as a 'frame'. As I sat down waiting the moment, the clear sky began to change, as luck would have it along came this gorgeous... (more)

Much against a pessimistic forecast, the weather today in the Eden Valley was glorious. The sympathetically restored former station at Long Marton plays its part in what continues to make the Sett... (more)

The triumphant recent return to steam of classmate 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' reminded me that the inaugural member of the class, 'Britannia' has now been out of service for over 11 years. Restoratio... (more)

The East Lancashire Railway has convincingly recreated the late 40's with a pair of Black 5's in both LMS an early BR liveries. Brooksbottom viaduct can usually be relied on to offer a great image... (more)

The legendary Fifteen Guinea Special taken precisely 40 years ago today, saw the final enthusiasts specials on British Railways, previously unseen images, I hope you will enjoy.

The sight of any locomotive, let alone a Great Western 'Hall' in an inauthentic livery is designed to give any self-respecting British enthusiast a 'dose of the vapours'. The owners of 'Olton Hall... (more)

There is something gloriously dramatic about an express steam locomotive racing ahead of a threatening weather front. So it was at Burton Salmon as 'Duchess of Sutherland' headed south returning f... (more)

Pant, gasp . . . I just made it to my second vantage point with seconds to spare. Was it worth the effort?

Just the occasional glimmer of sunshine was sufficient for me to make the 100 mile round trip to the East Lancashire Railway. The only 'glimmer' in the entire day fortuitously coincided with the p... (more)

Rebuilt 'West Country' class Pacific No.34101 'Hartland', a locomotive now long out of traffic, makes a dramatic sight as she catches the low winter sun at Moorgates. One of the few places easily ... (more)

Another of Wales' 'great little trains', is the tiny Llanberis Lake Railway. Outside the slate museum, situated at the foot of Mount Snowdon, is No. 3 'Dolbadarn' built by Hunslet of Leeds in 1922... (more)