4771 Green Arrow approaches Bury Bolton Street Station on the East Lancs Railway with a train from Heywood.

BR Standard no 75029 comes off the single line section on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to clear it for our train headed by Black Five no 44806.

A scene at the Ffestiniog Railway at Portmadog station. The crew of double Fairlie loco no12 David Lloyd George take a break between services among rolling stock by the water tank.

Ex-NCB Austerity saddle tank Repulse at the end of the day on the Lakside and Haverthwaite Railway in beautiful Cumbria.

An old shot from 1979. The Class 87s have now retired and most are being shipped to Bulgaria for use on freight trains. These locos were the premier motive power on the West Coast Main Line for n... (more)

The driver of 92203Black Prince watches behind as the loco reverses while the fireman relaxes and watches me. He seems to have adopted what Lady Bracknell described as a "Semi-Recumbent Posture".

Way back in 1980, before this station was rebuilt and had all its character removed. 4472 Flying Scotsman attracts a lot of attention as it prepares to depart with a main line special to York on a... (more)

LNER V2 no. 4771 Green Arrow steams northwards at Burrs, on the East Lancs Railway. In a few weeks, this lovely loco will be a permanent non-steamable static exhibit. Such a shame.

6233 Duchess of Sutherland approaches the tunnel at Lunds, near Garsdale on the Settle to Carlisle line, with the Cumbrian Mountain Express.

BR pacific no. 71000 Duke of Gloucester pulls away from its coaches at Rawtenstall after having arrived with the 10:00am from Bury on a thursday morning. The loco was about to run around its stock... (more)

The Fireman of LNER V2 no. 4771 Green Arrow, climbs off the tender after being on the top to push the coal forward. He has to hurry as the guard (conductor) has already blown the whistle for depar... (more)

An old scene at Reddish MPD, which was demolished some years ago. A Class 25 stands with the breakdown train (including crane). Around lay grounded bodies of scrap Class 76s which have obviously ... (more)

This brass plaque is proudly carried on the side of A4 no. 4468 Mallard, the fastest steam locomotive in the world. It lives at the National Railway Museum in York.

A rather creepy view of Black Five no. 44871 leaving Rawtenstall with a Valentine's Night dining train. Taken using two Metz flashes from the right.

At the Llangollen Railway's Steel, Steam and Stars II Gala, a demonstration freight was run. Passengers could pay to ride in the guards van (caboose). Here we see a group at the back of the train ... (more)