Back in 1984 a 2 HAP EMU leads a London Waterloo to Reading service into Staines, passing several more units in the sidings.

Back in 1990 an empty 3 car DMU leaves Lichfield City, heading for Birmingham. In 2016, the semaphores are long gone, and the line is now electrified.

Plenty of GWR semaphores are still in use at Worcester Shrub Hill in 1989. It is little changed in 2016! Here an HST passes with the diverted 0903 York to Penzance.

37255 and 37004 double head a steel train for South Wales. Seen at Lifford, near Kings Norton, on a blustery day in February 1990.

26034 has rescued a failed 40150 and arrives at Perth with a late running Inverness to Glasgow train in October 1980.

Cab view of 46022 at Saltley depot in Birmingham in 1982. The 46s were similar to the 45s but with Brush electrical equipment. This loco was withdrawn soon after this.

The bodies of 1500V DC locos 76050 and 76057 are seen grounded at Reddish depot in Manchester in 1981. Their route from Manchester to Sheffield via Woodhead closed in 1981. 76050 was formerly name... (more)

45108 stands in the platform at Swanwick Junction as 47401 departs on the rear of a train to Butterley.

45108 arrives at Swanwick Junction with a train from Butterley.

Back in 2000, a Thameslink 319 EMU arrives at Brighton from Bedford, while 47814 and an 08 shunt loco deal with the coaches of the Virgin service to Manchester.

The cab of a recently scrapped class 47 shares company with some London Underground cars awaiting a similar fate. Seen at Booths yard in Rotherham in 1998.

4 Vep EMU No 7820 waits to leave Lymington Pier on the regular shuttle to Brockenhurst. The ferry from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, connects with the train, here, at Lymington.

A good line up of locos at Bescot, in the English midlands.There are 4 class 37s, 3 58s, a 56 and a tamping machine.

Doing it the old fashioned way! The signalman at East Farleigh, in Kent, pushes the crossing barriers across the road. I don`t know if this is still happening in 2014.

My 1,000th photo on the RP database and a blast from the past. On a Saturday afternoon in October 1980, class 47 no. 47 555 The Commonwealth Spirit passes the signal box and enters Chester station... (more)