Sir William Stanier designed the 8F locos for the London Midland & Scottish Railway,primarily for heavy freight work.From their introduction in 1935,almost 800 locos were built,and members of the ... (more)
You can rely on the Statfold Barn Railway to come up with something special,as is the case here.The pair of locos shown,'The Eclipse' and 'The Coalition',were originally built as 0-4-0 saddle tank... (more)
Freshly painted in its new Arriva Cross Country colours,220 031 speeds north to its destination - no doubt with half the passengers having to stand for a considerable portion of the journey.
I'm not sure whether little Alex is afraid of the noise of the approaching train,or if he's just thrown up his hands in horror at the thought of yet another Class 170 unit passing by. 170101 is th... (more)
A scene that will change entirely in the next few years,when the line is electrified.Tilehurst station,on the outskirts of Reading,nestles in the Thames Valley,soon to be decorated with miles of o... (more)