An everyday scene repeated all over the U.K. - an Arriva Cross Country service,in this case the 10.00 Bristol to Manchester working,passes through the countryside.In fact the only unusual thing he... (more)

Designed by O.V.S.Bulleid,and built in 1946,"Braunton" is a "West Country" light Pacific,and worked express passenger services in the south of England until withdrawn in late 1... (more)

A pair of class 27 locos (D5377 and D5390) at Tramway Junction,Gloucester,in May 1968.The pair had worked from Birmingham with a freight service,and were returning light to Saltley depot.Although ... (more)

The Network Rail NMT (New Measurement Train) passes Farm Bridge,Haresfield,making its way from London to Derby.The converted High Speed Train (nicknamed the "Flying Banana") travels the country,an... (more)

Introduced in 1961,the class 35 "Hymeks" were fitted with Maybach MD870 engines,rated at 1740 h.p.,making them ideal mixed traffic locos.101 examples were built,but the fact that they were hydraul... (more)

The Westgate area of Gloucester is very prone to flooding,and the railway runs along a viaduct to avoid the regular waterlogging.Here,the Robeston to Westerleigh service,hauled by 60092,crosses th... (more)

On the afternoon of January 13th 2014,Colas class66 loco 66847,working 4V30,a Ratcliffe Power Station to Portbury coal empties,became derailed entering the sidings at Gloucester New Yard.After 36 ... (more)

Arguably the finest aesthetically designed diesel locomotive. The BR Class 52 hydraulic ‘Westerns’ were styled by the famous industrial designer Misha Black, the result of an imitative by the ... (more)

The 06.32 Dundee to Plymouth service races through Churchdown,on the outskirts of Gloucester.One would think that a journey such as this,some 568 miles,would deserve a little more than just a 4 co... (more)

60011 is at the head of 6B13,the Robeston to Westerleigh Murco tank service as it passes Keenes Crossing,on the outskirts of Gloucester on a bright but cold January day.

A Brighton to Great Malvern service,formed by a 3 car class 158 unit,departs Gloucester on a rare sunny October day.The skyline is dominated by Gloucester Royal Hospital.

A First Great Western class 150 "Sprinter" unit passes St Marys Crossing with a service from Cheltenham to Swindon.The crossing gates here are still manually operated,and the two buildings are the... (more)

66041 takes the Swindon line at Standish Junction with a diverted Margam to Dollands Moor working.The two tracks in the foreground are the Bristol to Birmingham main lines.

The Robeston to Westerleigh Murco tank service passes through the Gloucestershire countryside as it enters the last 20 miles of its journey.

The "English Riviera Statesman",a Crewe to Kingswear excursion organised by Statesman Rail,drifts through the Gloucestershire countryside on a wonderful late Summers day.