The superb tram museum at Crich in Derbyshire is the setting for Chesterfield Corporation Tramways No.7, built in in 1904. It survived a depot fire and was replaced by trolleybuses in 1927, ending... (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)

In an uncharacteristically bright interlude between the seemingly endless dreary weather, two of Britain's classic 4-6-0 'Mixed Traffic' locomotives cross the River Irwell. Formerly with rival com... (more)

Just to the west of Goathland station is Abbot's House Farm. 'Green Arrow', the sole survivor of Sir Nigel Gresley's V2's, makes a stirring sight in British Railways brunswick green livery as she ... (more)

A brief shower has left the yard rails glistening, as BR 'Standard Five' class 73129, visiting from the Midland Railway Centre, raises the echoes with a stirring departure from Ramsbottom during t... (more)

The idyllic Derbyshire setting of Grindleford offers a glimpse into the 'railway of old' complete with traditional signal-box and semaphore signals. Two 'Black 5' 4-6-0's thunder through the stati... (more)

As one gets closer to the steel furnaces, a mass of overhead wires, gantries, cranes and pipes, make photography 'challenging'. Benxi's fleet of SY's have been re-numbered in a 7xx series. Here, d... (more)

Locomotives in silhouette always make a stirring sight. This fine Leicestershire sunset provided a perfect opportunity to highlight the purposeful lines of Great Western 2-8-0 No. 3850, a successf... (more)

The long uphill curve at Fen Bog in Northdale can provide a great Winter spectacle. North-facing 'Black 5' No.44767 is pulling hard as she approaches the las few hundred yards to the line summit. ... (more)

Because of its alignment, the East Lancashire Railway can be relied on to give great backlighting. Early morning or late afternoon in the winter months are the best times to provide dramatic image... (more)

It was a delightfully cool and breezy afternoon and an absolute delight to be alone amongst the sheep and tussock grass in Yorkshire's glorious dales. Although 'Union of South Africa' was working ... (more)

The painting of locomotives in unusual liveries has its supporters and detractors. Personally, I'm glad that we're still able to see steam out on the 'big railway' no matter what coat is being wor... (more)

To my shame, as it's only just 60 miles away, I've only visited the Midland Railway Centre once. Even then it was a five minute call on my way home from somewhere else. In that five minutes, the d... (more)

If ever there was a perfect recreation of a branch line pick-up freight this is it! On a beautiful February morning, the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group's 'K1' 2-6-0 passes Springside ... (more)

Amidst the thistle down and rosebay willowherb at Haworth, this is my first worthwhile image of the KWVR's wonderful re-creation of a 'lost' locomotive. This is one of the rugged War Department 'A... (more)