Locomotive Sir Cecil A Cochrane storms up the bank to Andrews House station with the last train of the day. Tanfield Railway have had some really bad news this week. Because of lockdown nobody has... (more)

Having coaled the locomotive the crew of Puffing Billy, a replica locomotive of one which dates to around 1815, head onto the line to spend a day carrying passengers along the short line available... (more)

Bowes Railway is the only cable operated standard gauge railway in the world and used to demonstrate how wagons were hauled by stationary engines up and down the inclines that start at this site. ... (more)

Duke of Gloucester in fine form as it heads for Blea Moor tunnel on the Settle and Carlisle line

Is the driver giving his opinion of railfans? The National Railway museum in Mulhouse France is one of the best museums I have been to. They make great use of dummies in their displays and here a ... (more)

End of the night time gala at Tanfield Railway and volunteers are waiting for the remainder of the locomotives to be returned to the shed. No 49 was the first to take its place

Heading into Silverton. I shared this spot with a guy from Nottingham whose daughter worked in Silverton. A spring storm was heading for the muntains so I headed back to Durango very quickly after... (more)

A stiff easterly was blowing and snow was in the air as Renishaw hauled a demonstration coal train over Bobgins crossing and up the bank to Andrews House station.

Tanfield gala weekend and visiting locomotive Agecroft No 1 has its fire dropped at the end of the evening

Every Sunday in February Tanfield Railway run a series of demonstration freight trains. The last one this year had No 49 in charge and is seen here leaving East Tanfield and heading up East Causey... (more)

During the annual steam gala at Beamish museum there is plenty of action in the colliery yard. On the left there is the coffee pot waiting for its next trip. On the right Dave tends to narrow gaug... (more)

Santa Specials have begun at Tanfield Railway. This is the fourth day out of eleven such days when nine trains a day run to the "North Pole". Sir Cecil A Cochrane is in charge of the day... (more)

Autumn colours are quickly disappearing in Causey woods as Sir Cecil A Cochrane heads the second train of the day back to Andrews house. Being Remembrance Sunday the locomotive is adorned with a p... (more)

Every year Beamish museum opens its doors for three Fridays before Christmas for visitors to experience a 1913 Christmas. These are the ony times when it is possible to photograph the trams and tr... (more)

Sun is setting behind the hill behind me as a class 180 crosses Hawthorn Dene with the 15.30 Sunderland to Kings Cross train