Bickershaw Colliery used steam traction until 1979, 11 years after steam finished on Britain's main lines. The 'Austerity' 0-6-0 saddletank was a wartime design produced by several builders, with construction continuing after the war to feed a demand for powerful industrial engines.
Landscape photography is difficult due to the challenge of combining good light and good scenery. Good railroad photography enters another level of complexity since it requires the first two while there is a train in view.