Thomas Edmundson catches the late afternoon sunshine as it heads back to Alston with its train over Gilderdale viaduct

Santa special at Tanfield railway. weather is so cold here in North East of England we might as well begin running them now!!

USA built tank locomotive No 35, actually British Railways No 30065 in disguise, heads a mixed train around Engine curve in Causey woods .

The two locomotives used for the day's Santa Specials undergo disposal and the fires are removed form the fireboxes. They were responsible for hauling 9 trains loaded with children today, all of w... (more)

Evening.Time to put the toys away

A train for Newcastle crosses the High Level bridge with the Swing Bridge below, built on the site which was used by the Romans for their Tyne crossing two thousand years ago

Barber, recently restored, heads a service train towards Kirkhaugh station.

Renishaw heads for the end of the line with the penultimate train of the day.

Replica locomotive Puffing Billy raises steam in the 1825 shed yard before performing its daily duties of hauling visitors along a short stretch of line close to Pockerley manor house.

Highway 1 in BC is a wonderful place to be. One of my favourite roads of all time and one I try to drive at least once every two years. This year the sun was out but the CPR line on the right was ... (more)

3 Virgin Voyagers almost meet at Tamworth station

Forge is fired to enable some manufacturing of parts to enable this, and others like it to steam again.

As the late afternoon sets in the sky a Santa Special train heads for the main station on Tanfield railway, cunningly renamed the "North Pole".

A reminder of what winter was like. We have had very little cold weather this year. Last year at Tanfield railway this was the first day of the Santa specials

A quiet time for contemplation during the hectic activities of the day