Only a matter of a few weeks now before the High Speed Trains disappear from the Great Western network.Most have now gone,replaced by the new Hitachi Class 800 units,but it is possible to catch th... (more)

60 years ago to-day I took what I consider to be my first reasonably successful railway photograph. The first of the renowned GWR Castle class 4-6-0s, No 4073 Caerphilly Castle had just arrived a... (more)

A remarkable collection of interesting vehicles in the Didcot Railway Centre. In the foreground the traverser for moving vehicles into the carriage shed, moved by a small purple/cream vehicle with... (more)

2-2-2 or ""1A1" broad gauge (7 ft 1/4 inch or 2140 mm) steamlocomotive "North Star", built in 1838 by Robert Stephenson for the Great Western Railway of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. 12 of this type wi... (more)

1950' nightly steam era scene in the Great Western Railway (British Rail) Didcot depot. Staff of the 4-6-0 # 6998 "Burton Agnes Hall" have a chat beside the locomotive after work. On the... (more)

Four cylinder 4-6-0 passenger train steamlocomotive # 4073 "Caerphilly Castle" of the Great Western Railway, exhibited at the STEAM Museum of the GWR at Swindon. This was the first built... (more)

A brand new Hitachi Class 800 unit takes the Stroud Valley line at Standish Junction with a Cheltenham to London Paddington service.

Hitachi IEPs 800006 + 800034 pass Marine Parade Dawlish working the 1C77 09:57 Paddington to Truro. Normally this train would run to Penzance, but due to engineering work, all trains were terminat... (more)

A General Electric 44-Tonner built in 1942 for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad sits in South Fork, Colorado wearing the paint of its most recent owner, the Great Western Sugar Company tha... (more)

Believe it or not,this is actually a main line.A Cheltenham to Swindon service passes Chalford,where it's obvious that no lineside clearance has taken place for quite a while.The line speed here i... (more)

This 44 ton switcher was built by General Electric in 1942 for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. It was sold in 1954 to the Great Western Sugar Company and operated until the plant was cl... (more)

I made 2 trip to Saskatchewan back in 2010-11. There are some cool railroad operations and scenery in this providence. One of the must do shortlines was the Great Western railroad. The railroad w... (more)

I made 2 trip to Saskatchewan back in 2010-11. There are some cool railroad operations and scenery in this providence. The old wooden elevators of the Canadian Prairies is a must while out here. S... (more)

GWR 4079 'Pendennis Castle' on Shed. Photo taken during a TimeLine Events Nightshoot'

Soon to be a very rare sight - the Class 43 High Speed Trains are in the last month or so of working the West of England services,and are due to be replaced by the Hitachi Class 800s.Here we see a... (more)