Ex-LMS 8F no 8624 makes its way from the sheds at Bury to the station to work its first train on the East Lancs Railway. It is on a two-week visit to the railway.
Freightliner Class 66 no. 66512 runs alongside the M602 motorway in Salford as it heads towards Eccles with a load of coal. The tall building in the background is the Beetham Tower, which is a 47... (more)
A cosy coal fire and gas lighting welcome visitors to the small booking hall at Oxenhope, on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The booking clerk can be seen through the window, doing his admi... (more)
46115 Scots Guardsman shining like a new pin in her new BR livery paint job at the West Coast Railway Co. Open Day at their Carnforth site.
Ex-South Africa Railways narrow gauge NGG16 Class Garratt no 138 approaches Portmadog on the Welsh Highland Railway. The loco entered WHR service in 1997. It was built by Beyer Peacock Ltd of Manc... (more)
B1 Class no. 1306 leaves Llangollen station heading for the shed on the day before the Steel, Steam and Stars II Gala commenced.
An old shot from 1979. On a sunny summer afternoon, a four-car Class 504 climbs the gradient from Radcliffe to Whitefield with a service from Bury to Manchester Victoria. The tunnel mouth just bef... (more)
GWR no. 3802 is now out of ticket at the Llangollen Railway and partially dismantled for overhaul. Here we see it in Llangollen shed yard in company with Pannier Tank no. 6430.
The Great Orme Tramway in the holiday resort of Llandudno, North Wales. A close up of 1902-built car no. 7 climbing the second stage of the tramway towards the summit. Note the cables and their gu... (more)
A grainy shot because the light was very poor, but I believe it captures the feel of Princess Elizabeth thrashing along with its special to Glasgow to mark the 70th Anniversary of its record break... (more)
A Cross Country Class 221 Voyager arrives at Torquay with a Paignton to Manchester service.
A Virgin Pendolino tilts slightly as it hits the curve at Winwick on its journey south.
6233 Duchess of Sutherland slows as it approaches Appleby station for a water stop while working the Cumbrian Mountain Express on 28th August 2010.
An old shot from 1981. 86 241 Glenfiddich leaves Crewe with a southbound express. (Yes, British rail actually named a loco after a malt whisky. We take our trains seriously here in UK!)
MSC no. 32 Gothenburg (visiting from the East Lancashire Railway) heading a short freight on the Middleton Railway on the photo charter.