Princess Elizabeth makes a spirited departure from Elland hauling the 'York Yuletide Express'. She is hurtling past the site of Elland Station with a Liverpool to York special. Elland lost its sta... (more)

Steam and snow, back in 2004. Just eight years ago, when working steam with well-maintained and smartly decorated locomotives could still be guaranteed to provide thrilling sights like this. A dec... (more)

The sun was just beginning to weakly filter through early morning fog in the Worth Valley. In an almost surreal scene, Great Western Railway 'City' class 4-4-0 'City of Truro' looms ethereally out... (more)

Even on mining systems where coal haulage was king, a 'local' passenger service was operated daily. On a very bright and breezy morning SY 1320 gets away from Xinqiu heading back to the city.

It's fun to break the rules! The late afternoon sun glances across the meadows as the late-running 4pm departure out of Pickering heads back to Grosmont with the last train of the day. This view i... (more)

A dozen or so locals have turned out to witness the impressive sight of BR-built 'Clun Castle'. She is passing the West Riding mining village of Lofthouse on the northbound leg of a Kings Cross to... (more)

Morning cuppa' at Ramsbottom. The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway class 27 were the railway's standard goods engine designed by John Aspinall. 484 of these simple but powerful engines had been bu... (more)

Celebrating 100 years of the Girl Guide movement, 'Royal Scot' No.46115 is bringing a special from Liverpool to York. The locomotive bore 'The Girl Guide' nameplates just for the day. Here, she le... (more)

The driver of SY 1378 tends to his steed before setting about the day's work. The central servicing point in Fuxin was a hive of activity in the early mornings. Recent reports suggest it still is!

Today was the most miserable, cold, grey, wet August day I can remember so I should have stayed at home but I didn't. The perfect clear blue sky shouldn't have arrived just before the train but it... (more)

The sight and sound of 'Duchess of Sutherland' at full power is truly something to behold. It is hard to believe that this wonderful locomotive will be celebrating its 65th birthday next month. We... (more)

Late Autumn colours abound at Key Wood on the Churnet Valley Railway in rural Staffordshire. A near perfect still and crisp morning was the ideal setting to see visiting 'Black 5' No.44767 on a mi... (more)

Great Glinting Guardsman! Not much more to say really . . .

My first visit to the lineside meadows at Pannal on the outskirts of Harrogate were a lovely place to wait for 'Oliver Cromwell' to pass as the 'Scarborough Spa Express' got underway heading for L... (more)

The little boy could hear the train coming. He ran excitedly to the bridge parapet but even on his tiptoes he couldn't quite see over the top. His Dad lifted him up and sat him on the wall so that... (more)