After crossing the Border bridge at Berwick, the train had to wait for a couple of service trains to pass before it could continue to Edinburgh. North of berwick it runs close to the north sea as ... (more)

Scots Guardsman crosses the river Tweed on the Royal Border bridge with an excursion from York to Edinburgh

Launch day for Beamish museum's latest replica locomotive Puffing Billy seen on the rleft of the picture. The remainder of Beamish's replica fleet was also in steam and on show: Locomotion in the ... (more)

46115 crosses the border into Scotland with an excursion train from York to Edinburgh

A glorious Californian sunset highlights a couple of locomotives perfoming switching duties in Barstow yard

Scots Guardsman crosses the bridge over the river Tweed with a shopping train from York to Edinburgh. Scaffolding is in place for bridge restoration.

A Beamish museum Christmas. Sunderland tram is at the 1913 Town tram stop waiting to carry visitors back to the musem entrance. A 1909 omnibus has just delivered more people to see how people in 1... (more)

Sunday was the last day of normal operation before the railway closes for three weeks to prepare for Santa specials . Here the first train of the day heads from East Tanfield station through Cause... (more)

Inside the tunnel. Class 4 75078 runs past on a photocharter

First day of Threlkeld Mining museum's gala and visiting narrow gauge locomotives OGWEN and MARCHLYN cross the museum road under the protection of a man with a red flag. The museum's own locomotiv... (more)

Southbound freight

There was a steam locomotive scheduled to pass over this bridge next month which I hoped to photograph but it has been put back to 2023 so here is a York to Harrogate service crossing last July

Calfornia Zephyr leaves Glenwood springs and heads eastwards for Denver

46115 is nearing the end of the long drag as it approaches Ais Gill summit in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales

Ais Gill summit is the end of the long climb for trains from Carlisle. It is called the Long Drag. 46115 arrives at the summit with its train after a delayed start of 95 minutes