My grandparents lived close to Bare Lane Station in the west coast seaside town of Morecambe. A highlight of my visits were the oil trains from Heysham terminal to Leeds. '9F' 2-10-0's were the us... (more)

This is Skipton, self-styled 'Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales'. Beautiful clouds herald a lovely May afternoon as '8F' No.48622, still fitted with her snowplough, passes westward with coal from the... (more)

I mentioned before that there are some images that I see in my mind's eye before the opportunity to take them arises. Only a few years ago, this view would have fallen into the 'almost impossible'... (more)

By the end of the day there had been just enough warmth to melt most of the snow in the fields alongside the small town of Reshui. It had been unbelievably cold all day and all in the group had go... (more)

'Tornado', Britain's brand new 'A1' class Pacific was ceremoniously named at York by his Royal Highness, Prince Charles the Prince of Wales. The Royal Train then traveled the 30 miles to Leeds, ha... (more)

East facing locomotives are relatively unusual on the NYMR giving opportunities to include less frequently seen locations. 'S15' No.828 is captured easing through the lovely curve at Eller Beck. E... (more)

One of the few colour photographs I took in BR days (and the only one worth seeing!) is of 'A2' Pacific No.60532 'Blue Peter' on her home shed. She is in company with 'Black 5' No.45127 and I thin... (more)

I remember waiting in the early morning frost. The distant whistle of 45407 could be heard as she left Summerseat Station. Then I heard her muffled approach as she plunged into first Brooksbottom ... (more)

Only six years ago and now consigned to history, this quartet of QJ's are waiting for their next tour of duty in Daban MPD yard. The late afternoon sun is slipping away, lending a warm glow to the... (more)

On February 14th 2005, 214 Miners were killed in a gas explosion at this mine. The terrible Sunjiawan Mine disaster occurred less than twelve months after I took this image of No.3, one of the min... (more)

On my first visit to the lovely Strathspey Railway in Scotland, I was fortunate to find this fine 0-6-0 tank, No.17 'Braeriach' in steam. She was built in 1935 by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock and ... (more)

Sulphurous deposits lend strange colour hues to the frozen waters of the river that weaves beneath Kinmiaoxiang's magnificent Biligou viaduct. QJ 6639 pilots 6851 as they work eastbound in the fin... (more)

It has taken no less than 106 years for this wonderful portrait of a London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 'D1' class to emerge from obscurity. It is from a small but fascinating collection of or... (more)

Canklow MPD was on the south side of Rotherham about three miles out of the city, close to where junction 33 of the M1 motorway is now located. I only visited a couple of times, but this typical e... (more)

The British 4-4-0 had a long and fascinating history. In spite of the growing evidence that 4-6-0s were a better 'all-rounder', three of the 'big four' persevered with new build 4-4-0s. The final ... (more)