Beamish Museum is holding a four day Power from the Past event over this weekend. Star attraction is the newly restored "Coffee Pot" which was originally built in 1871 and worked til the mid 60's ... (more)

Virgin class 43 heads south with a cross country train on a clear January day

Back at Croxdale viaduct the light was fading fast, but just enough to capture this class 91 heading for London

With a sprinkling of snow today I thought to go out and take a few pictures. Here is a Freightliner owned class 66 heading north with an empty coal train for Tyne Dock passing over Croxdale viaduc... (more)

Beamish museum held one of its steam weekends this week and here guest locomotive Paddy is "panned" as it takes a trip along its demonstration track. Paddy is a new build locomotive which ran for ... (more)

A very work worn 60011 heads the Jarrow tanks south at Stone bridge County Durham.

Two class 47's head the evening mail train over Croxteth viaduct near Sunderland Bridge

We finally had snow today , here a class 91 catches the sun as it heads for Durham and the North.

Newest steam locomotive Tornado heading to Newcastle over the Durham viaduct on its maiden passenger carrying turn.

43062 speeds through Burnigill in the afternoon sun with Network Rail's New Measurement Train running as 5Z68 1415 Doncaster - Newcastle. Grand Central's 43067 was on the rear of the train on t... (more)

A Newcastle to Manchester Airport service pauses at Durham on a very cold but bright late winter's afternoon.

Southbound coal trains queue up to get slots between the frequent passenger trains through Durham station on the East Coast Main Line.

A young railfan is given a lesson in train recognition as a Voyager unit enters Durham's Up Platform with a southbound Cross Country service.

London King's Cross bound working

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