I was working 'lates', so I was able to catch the morning leg of the 'Scarborough Spa Express' sprinting downhill through the suburb of Headingley, famous for being the home of Yorkshire's County ... (more)

This wonderful vantage point from high up a signal post isn't possible unless you're attending a charter. I've never seen anyone try it before, so guess what...

Only an express steam locomotive and train can recreate that wonderful platform-end atmosphere that was once an everyday sight on Britain's railways. It is such an enormous credit to everyone at t... (more)

In this timeless recreation of a local 'pick-up' freight, 'Coal Tank' 58926 strides through a misty Worth Valley towards Haworth alongside the meandering Bridgehouse Beck with her early morning tr... (more)

The early morning Severn Valley mist is lifting and the temperature along with it, though not yet quite enough to evaporate the exhaust of this rather incongruous pairing as they pull heartily up ... (more)

Three counties under one rather lovely sky - Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire!

How very, very fortunate I am to live in Yorkshire. No less than seven steam-hauled specials will have passed through the county this week alone giving a wonderful opportunity to capture scenes su... (more)

The passing of a train normally allows the photographer one chosen viewpoint. Once that's decided, there's little further option to experiment. This approach hardly fosters a radical approach to r... (more)

Britain's most powerful 4-4-0 were (and are) the Southern Railway 'Class V' or 'Schools' class. Three of the 40 survive, but 'Repton', a 1934 Eastleigh product, is the only one in traffic. Thankfu... (more)

1963 or 2013? It might be a recreation, but as recreations go this work-weary 'Black 5' sure looks the part!

The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway celebrated its 40th anniversary this June. Whilst all of the celebrations did not pass without mishap, the 'Re-Opening Special' ran as planned. Remarkably, the ... (more)

In seeking publicity for their newly rebuilt 'N15' class of powerful express 4-6-0s, John Elliot (the Southern Railways Public Relations Officer) suggested that members of the class should be name... (more)

Situated in remote, desolate though starkly beautiful landscape, Dent Station is the highest mainline station in England at 1150 feet above sea level and winters here can be treacherous. The snow ... (more)

Now that it's November, the North York Moors reveal their glorious Autumnal colours. All that's needed to set the scene to perfection is the passage of a steam-hauled train. Here 'tis!

The stunning combination of maroon stock and locomotive is a joy to behold as 'Jubilee' No.5690 'Leander' leans to the heavily cambered curve at Church Fenton. She has just taken the Leeds line wi... (more)