Lovely evening light on Friday saw the return journey of the 'Scarborough Flyer' heading out of Yorkshire along the beautiful Colne Valley. One of several fine viaducts in the valley is pictured h... (more)

With not a breath of wind to relieve the humidity, the thermometer was hovering on a very uncomfortable 31 degrees as I awaited the evening run of the 'Scarborough Spa Express'. Whatever discomfor... (more)

With the thermometer nudging 28 degrees, the crew of 'Oliver Cromwell' will be glad of the short break on arrival at Barrow Hill North Junction a few miles down the line. It won't only be the loco... (more)

Duchess of Sutherland has been the regular motive power on this year's 'Scarborough Flyer'. Here is this morning's run, capturing some fine Pacific action as she climbs away up the long straight a... (more)

It's 06:55 hours and we're high up on the ridge above the Vale of Westbury, walking our dog whilst on holiday. The early morning mists are just beginning to roll back from the fields in the plain ... (more)

The 'Great Marquess' is seen at Selside well into the assault on the Settle & Carlisle route, stepping out in fine style with eleven fully loaded carriages. As can be seen, the Mogul also had to ... (more)

Ackworth Station which opened in 1879, saw it's last passenger train departure way back in 1951. Only the goods shed now remains, (converted to a house) to remind us of times long now passed. Happ... (more)

The sight and sound of 'Duchess of Sutherland' at full power is truly something to behold. It is hard to believe that this wonderful locomotive will be celebrating its 65th birthday next month. We... (more)

In August 1967, when she was just 13years and 3 months old, Swindon-built 75029 was withdrawn from British Railways service. 46 years later she still roams the northern rails and is seen here with... (more)

Next month all six surviving 'A4' class Pacifics will be gathered together for the first time at the National Railway Museum at York. These iconic machines are now almost 90 years old, so it is qu... (more)

Farwath is one of Yorkshire's hidden gems. By 'hidden' I mean that it nestles deep in the remote wooded valley between Pickering and Levisham and is a very, VERY long walk from the nearest road vi... (more)

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is commemorating 40 years of its existence this week. One of the featured set pieces was a celebratory train with the K1 class 2-6-0 (pilot) and the B1 class 4-6-... (more)

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is celebrating 40 years of its existence this week. Far away from the massed enthusiasts, are the quieter, more tranquil reaches of the railway. Even on gala days... (more)

Can it really be April already? The first of this year's 'Yorkshire Coast Express' trains strides away from Castleford behind immaculately groomed '8F' No. 48151. I can assure those who did not kn... (more)

The all-out assault on the Settle and Carlisle route's gradients produces some dramatic exhaust from Union of South Africa, cloaking the equally dramatic Yorkshire Dales landscape. This photograph... (more)