Fifty years ago, when I was a young trainspotter, this would have been the equivalent of Hell freezing over! An ex-Great Western Castle Class would never have appeared along this line, which I use... (more)

Another shot from the archives from 1978. Class 40 no. 40 181 heads a westbound oil train through Park Station, Manchester. These locos were withdrawn from service over twenty years ago and only a... (more)