The Aberystwyth Cliff Railway,in Wales,opened in 1896,linking the town with the summit of Constitution Hill,a popular holiday spot for Victorians,with its splendid views of the West Wales coastlin... (more)

A class 185 unit,working a Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes service,prepares to leave Barnetby station.

A Lawley Street to Southampton liner service has just passed Leamington Spa and is seen here in the countryside as it heads for the South Coast.

The storm has passed,and the sun makes a short appearance at Leamington Spa.A London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill service is just leaving the platform,while a London bound service (formed by... (more)

A class 357 unit ,working a Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street service,calls at Barking station.

Delivered new in July 1928,and withdrawn from service in December 1961,former Great Western Railway loco 5542 continues to provide excellent service in privatisation.Here the Swindon built loco ro... (more)

Seen just after leaving Winchcombe with a service for Toddington is privately owned Class 47 No.47701 in Fragonset black livery.Taken during the Diesel Gala at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Rai... (more)

First Great Western power car 43179 leads the 05.58 Swansea to London Paddington service into Swindon station.Timed to depart at 07.58,the train will cover the 77 miles to London in just 55 minute... (more)

Believe it or not,this is actually a main line.A Cheltenham to Swindon service passes Chalford,where it's obvious that no lineside clearance has taken place for quite a while.The line speed here i... (more)

A Westerleigh to Lindsey Oil Terminal train of empty tanks threads the outskirts of Gloucester as it heads north,just an hour into its journey.Photograph taken from the top of Chosen Hill,511 feet... (more)

A faint ripple of interest stirs the railfans at Didcot station as a freight service arrives at the yard in the last moments of the days sunshine.

A Swansea to London Paddington service races past some railway cottages on its journey to the capital.

An unidentified Class 170 unit forms a Nottingham to Cardiff service as it departs Gloucester station.Photograph taken from the top of the 69 metre high tower of Gloucester Cathedral.

The Class 800 units have entered service with Great Western Railway,and are gradually taking over the routes formerly operated by the Class 43 High Speed Trains.Here we see sets 800005 and 800031 ... (more)

Class 40 no. 40145 climbs towards Bristol with an excursion.The train has just exited the Severn Tunnel,passing from Wales into England.