With good reason, the Settle and Carlisle route is world famous for its stunning scenery. One of many bridges and viaducts on the line, Dent Head Viaduct was built between 1869 and 1875 for the Mi... (more)

I was going to say this was a NEAR perfect recreation of an everyday branch line scene from the early 50s. On reflection - it's TOO perfect! A wonderful moment on the idyllic and very welcoming Ec... (more)

The new season's golden yellows adorn the gorse bushes that are so characteristic of North Yorkshire's moorland terrain. Heading for Goathland up the notorious 1 in 49 gradient is British Railways... (more)

At precisely 178 miles 22 chains from London King's Cross, Outwood Station is at the top of a four-mile stiff climb from Yorkshire's administrative capital, Wakefield. This year the 'Scarborough ... (more)

Copper capped chimneys and burnished brass safety valve covers. These are the two defining characteristics of former Great Western Railway locomotives and a tradition carried forward from the dawn... (more)

The steep gradient of Oakworth bank provides possibly the most favoured photographic location on the KWVR. The slopes are usually carpeted in hues of glowing 'hi-viz' orange! On this occasion I fo... (more)

Earlier today, 'Britannia' Pacific No.70013 'Oliver Cromwell' recreated the same run that she made history with back in 1968. Here is a previously unseen image from exactly 40 years ago.

The 'Tees-Don' (two rivers for non-UK viewers) railtour from Eaglescliffe in Cleveland to Barrow Hill in Derbyshire paired the two surviving 'K' class 2-6-0's. 'K4' No.61994 is piloting, whilst th... (more)

In but another minute, the lengthening shadows will have made this image impossible and the glorious livery carried by 'Leander' would not be enhanced by the last rays of the evening sun. The 'Sca... (more)

Stourton (pronounced STIR-ton) is an eastern suburb of Leeds. The city once boasted no less than five steam locomotive depots at Holbeck, Neville Hill, Copley Hill, Farnley Junction and a 'freight... (more)

Sometimes, just sometimes the world and time stands still. Unbelievably, this wonderful vista was mine and my dog's alone for over an hour. Longer trains and larger locomotives passed us by, but t... (more)

One of the few bright moments during the day allowed a pleasing silhouette of 'The Great Marquess' on a charter freight. The three cylinder LNER 'K4' 2-6-0 is the only survivor of a class of just ... (more)

Edward Thompson's lasting legacy from his time as Chief Mechanical Engineer to the LNER are his excellent 'B1' mixed traffic 4-6-0's. Arguably the equal of the LMS's 'Black 5's', the 'B1's also ca... (more)

Recreating the 'look and feel' of the 1960s in 2012 isn't easy. Preserved locomotives and stock are much too clean. The weather always 'performs' - 'cos we don't get our fancy cameras out unless i... (more)

Freightliner Class 66 No.66602 powers a tanker train under the old footbridge at the approach to the west end of Grindleford Station. Another half a mile and the train will plunge into Totley Tunn... (more)