The class 14 diesel hydraulic locos were among the least successful designs of the early 1960s.Introduced in 1964 for light branch line freight and passenger workings,the locos were plagued with v... (more)

An everyday scene repeated all over the U.K. - an Arriva Cross Country service,in this case the 10.00 Bristol to Manchester working,passes through the countryside.In fact the only unusual thing he... (more)

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

Spare wheels for various forms of rolling stock ,stored at the former Ministry of Defence site,Long Marston,Warwickshire.

'Roger' is a 2 foot gauge Kerr Stuart loco,built in 1918,and ex Imperial Smelting Company,Avonmouth,Bristol. The loco works the garden railway at the Statfold Barn Railway on its open days,which ... (more)

Class 52 Diesel Hydraulic D1062 "Western Courier" leans into the curve approaching Eardington station with a service from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster,during the three day Diesel Gala on ... (more)

Statesman Rail are a company that organise railtours along scenic routes of the country,and on 16th April 2011 they ran "The Settle and Carlisle Statesman" tour,from Gloucester to Carlisle via the... (more)

Even the trains have masks !! A Swansea to London Paddington service,diverted via Gloucester due to engineering work near Bristol,passes the farm crossing at Keenes Farm.

The "English Riviera Statesman",a Crewe to Kingswear excursion organised by Statesman Rail,drifts through the Gloucestershire countryside on a wonderful late Summers day.

813 was built in 1901,by the company of Hudswell Clarke,Leeds,for the Port Talbot Railway,which became part of the Great Western Railway in 1908.The loco survived until being withdrawn in 1934,whe... (more)

Photographers young and old attempt to capture the magic of a preserved railway scene,as 5081 calls at Gotherington Halt with a service for Laverton.

"Howard No.6" is a 2007 built Vertical Boiler Tank loco,constructed by the Wilbrighton Wagon Works,incorporating older parts.The 2 foot gauge loco is seen here inside the museum at the S... (more)

First Great Western formed a few class 158 units into 3 car sets (instead of the more usual 2 car) for longer distance runs,so I was surprised to see 158957 running as a two car when I saw it work... (more)

A pair of class 357 units head away from Leigh On Sea station with a London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness working.

37215 and class 20 no. D8137 top and tail a Cheltenham to Toddington service during the Spring Diesel Gala at the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway.