Although a Chinese locomotive, this steam engine was actually built in Britain in 1935 by the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows. This engine was built for the tight curevs and steep gradients on i... (more)

This is the earliest example of an EMU built in the UK by the LNWR for suburban services around London. It strikes me as odd that nearly 100 years on Britain is still ordering new diesel units

On 19th February the nameplate for Tornado was officially unveiled by HRH Prince of Wales at York. The loco had the privelege of hauling the Royal Train from York to Leeds, becoming only the secon... (more)

86248 has been reengineered for use by Floyd in Hungary by Europhoenix at Long Marston. It is seen being moved from Long Marston to Crewe for testing before moving to Hungary

170106 is one of the few remaining members to wear a hybrid livery from its days with both Central Trains and previously Midland Mainline. The yellow roofline stripe denoted the first class area w... (more)

170398 is one of only two 170/3 units with CrossCountry. It has now been refurbished to the full standard to be rolled out across the fleet and is seen at Nottingham

43081 is at the head of its HST set at Nottingham and the cleaners are on board preparing it for it's next service

With the sun dropping low, an HST working for CrossCountry from Plymouth accelerates after topping the Lickey incline and can take a breather on the gentler gradients into Birmingham

BRCW Sulzer Tpye 2 D5401 sits on the siding adjacent to the station at Loughborough awaiting the days last service.

In the fog of a bitter winters day D123, heavily delayed at this point, heads towards Leicester North with the first ever diesel train on the GCR at least to utilise an ex Ireland Mk1 steam heat g... (more)

As operations are wound down for another day, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' sits in the cold yard. This was not a photoshoot, it was illuminated only by the yard lights and improved through HDR techniqu... (more)

After closing as a maintenance facility, Crewe Diesel became a gathering point for several locos with uncertain futures. Many had parts taken at various times for locos still in use, and the resul... (more)

A pair of First North Western liveried Class 150s sit under the impressive arched roof of Lime Street station in Liverpool

One of two Class 37s working the Cardiff to Rhymney services to receive special paint jobs was 37425. The loco is seen powering a mixed rake of mk2 carriages from Rhymney to the capital in baking ... (more)

In a recently restored trainload livery, 31271 runs across the River Nene and into Wansford station with a weekend service train