An unidentified Class 170 unit forms a Nottingham to Cardiff service as it departs Gloucester station.Photograph taken from the top of the 69 metre high tower of Gloucester Cathedral.

An Arriva Trains Wales Maesteg to Cheltenham service at Gloucester.

DB Schenker Class 60 No. 60019 crosses the River Severn as it approaches Gloucester with the daily Robeston to Westerleigh Murco tanks.

Cross Country service on the outskirts of Gloucester.

Two or three years ago,the 100 strong fleet of class 60 locos was reduced to a handful.Thanks to a major refurbishment program,the working fleet numbers around 40.One of the regular workings for t... (more)

A short burst of December sun catches Freightliner Class 70 No. 70010 passing Churchdown with a rake of empty coal wagons from Rugeley Power Station to Stoke Gifford Sidings (Bristol).

A wonderful Spring day sees Colas Rail Class 70 No. 70809 drifting past Haresfield,a few miles outside Gloucester.The loco is working a rake of coal empties from Rugeley Power Station to Stoke Gif... (more)

56312 hauls 60163 "Tornado" (in light steam) past Gloucester,on a York National Railway Museum to Bishops Lydeard engine move.60163 was to work on the West Somerset Railway for a while.T... (more)

Bulleid Light Pacific 34067 "Tangmere" storms up the bank towards Tuffley Junction,Gloucester,on a wonderful Autumn evening.The loco was working a return excursion from Worcester to Lond... (more)

A London Paddington to Shrewsbury excursion passes Purton,on the banks of the River Severn.The train,organised by Steam Dreams,is headed by a pair of Stanier "Black 5" locos from the Eas... (more)

Network Rails New Measurement Train is a former passenger use High Speed Train with the seating replaced by state of the art computers to record the condition of the track.Here it stands at Barnwo... (more)

D.B.S. Class 60 locos are still to be found working in several areas of the U.K. - one of the regular workings being the Robeston to Westerleigh Murco tanks.60001 is seen here in charge of the tra... (more)

Photographed from the top of Haresfield Beacon (225 metres),Colas Class 70 No. 70806 passes with a Westbury to Cheltenham engineers working.

It's 06.30,and the morning sun has just risen at Churchdown,as 66719 passes with a Portbury to Hexthorpe Yard working.

After almost 40 years of service,the days of the High Speed Trains on the former Western Region are now numbered.Within a few years,electrification will bring brand new stock,and these reliable wo... (more)