I was lucky enough to be able to record the last of the steam traction at Fuxin in China in December 2015. In this scene, three SY locomotives prepare for night duties in the backdrop of Fuxin pow... (more)

Smoking stacks from the power station in the background, the ubiquitous power lines, and people crossing the line on their way to work. A typical early morning scene at Fuxin in China except sadly... (more)

A JS locomotive illuminates an otherwise pitch black scene as it departs the open pit at Sandaoling with another load of coal destined for the washery. Xinjiang Province, China.

This is one of the last trains to leave Tower Colliery (which has now closed) on the Welsh Valleys lines, marking the end of an era. In the pouring rain, 66116 on the 6C47, passes through Pontypri... (more)

SY locomotives prepare for morning duties on a cold, dull, dank and smoggy day. Fuxin, Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China.

SY Locomotive, 1397, prepares for the night shift at the steam depot in Fuxin, north western Liaoning province, People's Republic of China.

The Banovici line is a 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) narrow gauge industrial line near Tuzla in Bosnia that opened in 1947 for coal haulage and is still in commercial operation. Whilst most of th... (more)

The late afternoon sun illuminates the rich tones of the coal bearing strata in the now defunct eastern part of the open pit at Sandaoling, whilst a "fotter" captures the action in the r... (more)

I find it utterly fascinating that steam locomotion still exists in the 21st century. After my foray into China in 2015 to photograph steam, Bosnia was also a must to capture the last of the world... (more)

A track maintenance crew are hard at work as Ex-Yugoslavian Railways Class 83, 0-8-2, No.83158, passes by with a rake of empty coal wagons on the 760 mm narrow gauge industrial line at Banovici in... (more)

As the sun begins to dip below the horizon, an SY locomotive laden with underground mine waste slowly makes its way up the incline to dispose the waste on a mad made hill at Fuxin composed of mine... (more)

The driver of 2-8-2 steam locomotive, JS8167, climbs to the footplate of the locomotive to commence the morning shift. Dongbolizhan, SandaoLing, Xinjiang Province, China.

Taken just after sunset, orange-yellow skies appear over the Bristol Channel and a distant ship is just about seen on the horizon as it makes its way west along the channel, while the last of the ... (more)

For up to an hour after sunrise several locomotives can be seen at the stabling point near the workshop in Fuxin, being serviced and prepared for the new shift. In this shot two SY locomotives sta... (more)

Steam at Sandaoling open cast coal mine in China with three JS Class locos in action. The train in the far background by the loader is taking on coal, meanwhile the train in the foreground is push... (more)