Duchess of Sutherland departing Appleby with the southbound Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express

Duchess of Sutherland with the southbound Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express approaching Appleby

A pair of LMS Stanier 'Black Five' 4-6-0s pass Pluckley with the 09.42 Victoria-Minster-Victoria Steam Dreams 'Cathedrals Express'. The leading engine No 44871 was one of two 'Black Fives that hau... (more)

Ex L.M.S. class 7P Royal Scot No. 46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN on 1Z18 Lancaster - Manchester via Copy Pit then Manchester - Manchester via Huddersfield and Hebden Bridge unfortunately the loco Failed at... (more)

Ex L.M.S. class 7P Royal Scot No. 46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN departing Scarborough with 1Z28 The Scarborough Spa Express Scarborough - York

Ex LMS class 5MT 44871 and 45407 double heading with 1Z28 The Tin Bath Extra Sheffield - Manchester Victoria are seen crossing Pennistone Viaduct

Stanier Class 8P Coronation 6233 DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND is seen at Birkett Common south of Kirkby Stephen with 1Z45 Carlisle - Liverpool The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Stanier Class 8P Princess No.6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH crossing Crosby Garrett Viaduct with 1Z44 Carlisle - Crewe The Cumbrian Mountain Express

Stanier class 8P Princess 6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH at Robins Bottom Plantation Crossing with 1Z65 The Scarborough Flyer Scarborough to Crewe

Ex LMS Coronation Class 6233 DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND at Seamer Carr Farm Crossing with 1Z65 The Scarborough Flyer Scarborough - Crewe.

15:20 Bury - Rawtenstall Santa Special on the East Lancashire Railway shortly before sunset

Once in a while I try a view or image that I think might be 'too different' for Railpictures.Net. Is this one of them? Let the screeners and the viewers decide! For my part, I think it's probably ... (more)

The magnificent and brooding distant North Pennine hills are darkened by a recently passed shower as 'Duchess of Sutherland' heads towards her two hour sojourn at Appleby, some two miles further s... (more)

The happy coincidence of weather, opportunity and luck has eluded me recently. Fortunately today saw a change in not only the weather but in my photographic fortunes. A cool and almost windless mo... (more)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. No 1300 (later LMS 12322 and BR 52322) was built at Horwich Works in 1896. Desi... (more)