At the dawn of 1968 it was still possible to see an occasional steam locomotive on main line workings. The Calder Valley seemed a particularly privileged location to live because elsewhere in much... (more)

The gentle curves on the rising gradient between Gargrave and Hellifield provide ideal vantage points to see locomotives getting into their stride before attacking the 'long drag' of the Settle an... (more)

Sadly 4771 'Green Arrow' failed just days after this image, and was (permanently?) withdrawn. Here, she makes a fine sight rolling into Levisham, North Yorkshire Moors Railway with teak coaching s... (more)

The fifty diminutive 'Terriers' of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway have a fascinating and convoluted history. Examples of the class, introduced in 1872, worked for the GWR, L&SWR the Wa... (more)

The suburb of Stourton on the eastern side of Leeds is not exactly photogenic. It is however one of the few places in the city where it is still possible to get quite close to the track without be... (more)

Man and Steed.

This is 'Green Arrow's' re-restoration inaugural run from Huddersfield to Carlisle, a send-off complete with brass band and Huddersfield's Mayor presiding. I had spoken to the station-master a we... (more)

With just a haze at the chimney, 'Black 5' No.45231 sweeps round the curve from Leeds towards Church Fenton Station with the 'Scarborough Spa Express'. This series of summer excursions, with a var... (more)

With the thermometer nudging 28 degrees, the crew of 'Oliver Cromwell' will be glad of the short break on arrival at Barrow Hill North Junction a few miles down the line. It won't only be the loco... (more)

The days of the cross-country pick-up freight were already numbered long before the end of steam in Britain. Although such operations were hopelessly uneconomic, delightfully bucolic scenes such a... (more)

It was turning into a great day for photography at the Severn Valley Railway. Not every image needs to have 'power and glory' and sometimes it's nice to capture a gentle portrait of a humble 'Jint... (more)

On a very murky day, the 'Cotton Mill Express' was re-routed through Burnley, Clitheroe & Hellifield following a landslip at Elland on the intended path. Here is the 'Pocket Rocket' climbing hard ... (more)

I am pleased to bring to RP a few fine images taken by my friend, the late Raymond Rourke. They were all taken in the 90s in and around the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. He would have be... (more)

Two of North Yorkshire's finest sights are the reds and golds of the autumn bracken and the joys of Britain's most powerful 4-4-0, 'Repton'. The 'V' or 'Schools' class is still a joy to behold now... (more)

It may be highly improbable to believe that the Great Western Railway's 'Cornish Riviera' train ever ran through snow in March - well here's the proof. All stuff and nonsense of course, but this i... (more)