For the third year running the marathon 'Great Britain' railtour has taken steam from one end of the UK to the other. 'Black Five' 45407 makes a rare appearance of steam crossing the Tay Bridge so... (more)

The driver of Black Five no. 45407 watches carefully as he manoevres his loco into the headshunt at Blaneau Festiniog while running around the carriages of the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line specia... (more)

Black Fives nos. 45407 and 45231 at the head of the train ready to depart from Blaenau Festiniog, running in reverse with the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special.

Black Five no. 45231 reverses past its classmate no. 45407 at Blaenau Festiniog while running round their carriages of the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special. Standing next to them is Ffestini... (more)

Black Fives no. 45407 and 45231 shunt up to their carrisges during the lay over at Blaenau Festiniog while working the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special.

There are now regrettably few lineside locations where you can legitimately stand to get that 'up close and personal' image of passing trains. Steel palisade fencing and the encroachment of linesi... (more)

The regular 'Cotton Mill Express' thunders along the Calder Valley towards Todmorden. Probably uniquely in Britain, the railway, road, river (Calder) and the Rochdale canal are all sandwiched into... (more)

The last rays of spring sunshine bounce off the train as 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier heads the Dundee to Edinburgh leg of The Great Britain II railtour shortly after crossing the Tay Bridge.

I remember waiting in the early morning frost. The distant whistle of 45407 could be heard as she left Summerseat Station. Then I heard her muffled approach as she plunged into first Brooksbottom ... (more)

The crew of "Black Five" no. 45407 watch for the signal from the guard at Pickering, on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

The Cotton Mill Express, a main line special that has run each month in 2008 on a round trip from Manchester round parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Black Five no. 45407 is seen here ab... (more)

The Cotton Mill Express, a main line special that has run each month in 2008 on a round trip from Manchester round parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Black Five no. 45407 is seen here cl... (more)

The Cotton Mill Express, a main line special that has run each month in 2008. It goes from Manchester round an anti clockwise circuit round part of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire. On Saturday,... (more)

I always think that 'Wahoh' sounds as if it should be a small town in Texas! In fact, it nestles on the edge of the Pennine hills and is a reservoir that supplies water to Manchester. Looking rath... (more)

45407 makes easy work of the climb to Copy Pit Summit, as it works The Cotton Mill express main line special. The people in the first carriage are not fare paying passengers, but members of the lo... (more)