Oliver Cromwell

Introduced in 1942, Edward Thompson's 'B1' class 4-6-0's were his most successful design for the London & North Eastern Railway. 410 of these excellent mixed traffic locomotives were built, sixty ... (more)

47509 "Albion" meets 47540 beneath Chester No2 box at the east end of Chester station.

Ray Davies, of The Kinks, made a film musical called "Return to Waterloo" following the life of a train commuter. He hired 4VEP 7851 for a couple of weeks, and strange things were seen being filme... (more)

Earl Bathurst

Mirfield was a textiles town in an area of the West Riding of Yorkshire known locally as the 'Heavy Woollen' district. The huge size of these mills can be judged by the fine example that forms the... (more)

Another train of empty coal trucks are being transported along the Calder valley through Mirfield for refilling from any one of hundreds of West or South Yorkshire collieries. The typically unkemp... (more)

A Guildford to London Waterloo service calls at London Road station. The camera lens was covered for most of the time the unit was stationary.

BR Standard Class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell

Running 25 minutes late, during which time the sun went in, 34067 Tangmere catches the evening light at Kings Sutton while returning to London Victoria with a Cathedrals Express railtour from Stra... (more)

Class 52 Diesel Hydraulic no D1015 'Western Champion' - this magnificent locomotive was built at Swindon Works in 1963 in the Great Western tradition. It, and it's 73 brothers, was deemed non stan... (more)

Class 50 number 50026 'Indomitable' at Eastleigh Works. This locomotive was rescued from a scrapyard in Yorkshire as a derelict shell and has had the most comprehensive overhaul of all the preserv... (more)

Class 50 number 50035 'Ark Royal' poses in the sun at Eastleigh works during the Eastleigh 100 celebrations - sporting a fictitious livery (for this class at least)

60033 brings a train of tanks out of the seldom used Fort Dunlop factory siding at Castle Bromwich.