Isn't it great when a plan comes together? The train, the locomotives, the location, the exhaust and crisp early morning sunshine. Sometimes there's that little bit extra, in this case overnight s... (more)

On former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway metals, and with the landslip at Brighouse repaired, the 'Cotton Mill Express' returns to the Calder Valley in some style! 45407 & 76079 surge out of Sower... (more)

The 'Cotton Mill Express' crosses Lydgate viaduct on the climb to Copy Pit.

45407 runs downhill in reverse at Burrs. This scene has now changed as a caravan site now blocks this view.

Lots going on at Ramsbottom station as 45407 and 45337 pass with trains for opposite directions.

45407 climbs the 1 in 39 bank out of Manchester Victoria with a main line special.

On the climb to Standedge Tunnel, a steam excursion from Manchester crosses Saddleworth Viaduct over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

On an extremely rainy day, Black Five no. 45407, with its support coach, sets off on to the main line going to Carnforth as part of its long journey to Scotland to work on the West Highland line.

45407 hurries through Patricroft Station with its support coach on a wet day heading for Carnforth and then Scotland to take up duties on the West Highland line for the remainder of summer

45407 heading a rake of empty coaching stock from Plymouth to Laira to be turned in preperation for a second trip to Bere Alston that afternoon.

Crossing Gauxholme viaduct for the second time in the day, 45407 heads back to Liverpool from Hebden Bridge. Its earlier run with the empty stock had been the first passage of steam over the route... (more)

Wild flowers carpet the Pennine hills as Black 5 45407 climbs to Standedge tunnel with a Liverpool to Hebden Bridge excursion.

Black Five No. 45407 speeds through Wavertree Technology Park on the historic Liverpool and Manchester Railway with the 10:04 "Bowring Centenarian" steam special from Liverpool Lime Street to Earl... (more)

LMS Class 5MT (“Black Five”) no.s 45407 “The Lancashire Fusilier” and 45231 attack Sugar Loaf on the Railway Touring Company’s return 1Z59 12.15 Newport to Manchester Victoria. In the ba... (more)

45407 pulls out of the station at Plymouth with coaches for Past Time Rail's "Cornish and Devon Branch week" trips.