The Great Western Railway once operated a maze of lines radiating into the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. These forest lines threaded their way delightfully through the myriad of tiny villages... (more)

King Edward II thunders across Swithland Reservoir Viaduct with just the sentinels of signals and telegraph poles to bear witness. I almost forgot to mention - a couple of dozen photographers witn... (more)

I've never seen a photograph taken at the delightfully named 'Cromwell Bottom' in the Calder valley near Elland. Probably because the best photographic location here was previously occupied by a b... (more)

Before I closed my eyes to hear her leave West Yorkshire, there was time for just one more . . .

Visiting the Strathspey Railway in Scotland, I only had time to 'chase' the one train. With very little opportunity to plan my viewpoints, luckily the images I took all worked out as I had hoped. ... (more)

I really should go home. My dog 'Jess' is pulling on her leash, urging me to call it a day. Even the scurrying rabbits have lost their fascination for her now. The sun sank 20 minutes ago, only t... (more)

A 'running-in' turn ex-Swindon works? Not quite, but as recreations go, this is as good as it gets. Threatening skies again, and all the other photographers had packed their bags and gone. Ah well... (more)

Next month all six surviving 'A4' class Pacifics will be gathered together for the first time at the National Railway Museum at York. These iconic machines are now almost 90 years old, so it is qu... (more)

Universally known as 'Pugs' these diminutive 0-4-0 tank engines were usually to be found on freight shunting duties in docklands or other sites with tight curve radii. These sturdy little locomoti... (more)

Derailed! Currently undergoing a major overhaul, the only surviving London & North Western Railway 0-6-2 'Coal Tank' had just brought its rake of vintage coaches into Oxenhope Station. The locomot... (more)

Imagine, dear viewer - you've just got off an overnight train from Beijing and you arrive at the crack of dawn in a strange and bustling foreign city (Chengde). You board a coach that climbs out o... (more)

This scene could hardly be more typically Welsh, with sheep grazing on unconcernedly as a three coach 'local' train skirts along the lush valley of the River Dee. The Great Western railway and its... (more)

On a clear, still morning such as this it's was a joy to be standing in a frosty meadow just watching the passing of a branch line train. A scene that could have been witnessed throughout the coun... (more)

The 155 British Railways 'Standard' 2-6-4 tanks were a development of earlier designs for the London Midland & Scottish Railway under sucessive Chief Mechanical Engineers - Sir Henry Fowler, Sir W... (more)

The British Railways 'Standard 9F' 2-10-0 belonging to renowned artist, David Shepherd was standing on display in Winchcombe station. I glanced down at the motion and thought that the textures of ... (more)