The North Yorkshire Moors Railway extended their sphere of operations this weekend by running specials up the spectacularly beautiful Esk Valley as far as Battersby. With a deliciously moody backd... (more)

With three other preserved railways closer to hand, it needs a good weather forecast to persuade me to drive from Yorkshire to Leicestershire. On an absolutely perfect morning, Great Western Railw... (more)

"Just look at the awful graffiti on that diesel" remarked my wife as we were out walking on this deliciously bright morning. I didn't have the heart to tell her that the 'graffiti' was designed by... (more)

The snow-capped and graceful lines of Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire's third highest peak at 2277 feet adorn the horizon high above Ribblesdale. Far below, 'Union of South Africa' thunders past the region... (more)

Winter morning departures from Loughborough are usually dramatic and steamy. None more so than this fine exhibition by 'Ditcheat Manor' newly repainted in BR black. Although I feel that this liver... (more)

Weak late Autumn sun adds a dash of colour at one of my favourite locations on the ELR. A stirring departure can usually be guaranteed as trains pull away from the station heading for Irwell Vale ... (more)

Heavy overnight snow brought mixed blessings today at the Worth Valley. A gas explosion adjacent to the railway at Oakworth had effectively closed the line towards Keighley beyond Haworth. An inte... (more)

There are some images that I see in my mind's eye long before the opportunity to realise then comes along. Often they're either illegal, dangerous or impossible, sometimes all three! Last week the... (more)

Benxi steelworks' fleet of SY 2-8-2's has (had?) its own numbering system. A bit of detective work shows No.716 to be the former SY 0578, a 1972 product of Tangshan works. On a beautiful, crisp bu... (more)

In the 60s there was a very famous (and now disgraced) record producer who was a great advocate of simpler technology. He wore a 'back to mono' badge in his lapel. Taking a leaf from his book here... (more)

It's a 250 mile round trip from 'Armitage Villas' to the wonderfully peaceful Eden Valley in Cumbria, so the weather forecast plays a big part in the decision making process! Today it turned out t... (more)

After the morning's crisp sunshine, the afternoon was filled with softer autumnal shades. Visting 'Black 5' No.44767 makes a fine sight as she leans to the curve heading for Cheddleton with a char... (more)

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's annual weekend 'vintage trains' event has begun for a short Summer season. The opportunity to photograph vintage Victorian locomotives and rolling stock is irresi... (more)

It's a rarity that a locomotive and a train of just four carriages can amass a history of over half a millennium! Rarer still for them to be at the perfect time of day for the sun to cast shadows ... (more)

The all-out assault on the Settle and Carlisle route's gradients produces some dramatic exhaust from Union of South Africa, cloaking the equally dramatic Yorkshire Dales landscape. This photograph... (more)