97302 (with 97303 at the other end) sits at Barmouth having arrived with the 20:09 Machynlleth Carriage Sidings structure gauging train which ran as far north as Harlech before returning south, an... (more)

97302 (with 97303 at the other end) sits at Harlech having arrived with the 20:09 Machynlleth Carriage Sidings structure gauging train. It then reversed direction and headed back south, and onward... (more)

97302 (with 97303 at the other end) sits at Harlech having arrived with the 20:09 Machynlleth Carriage Sidings structure gauging train. It then reversed direction and headed back south, and onward... (more)

97304 “John Tiley” and 97303 roll off Barmouth Bridge with Pathfinder Tours’ “The Cambrian Coast Express” 1Z37 05:02 Bristol Temple Meads to Pwllheli, on the 150th anniversary of the bri... (more)

Running partly in green undercoat in preparation for its repaint later by RVEL at Derby, 50033 “Glorious” arrives at Hampton Loade on its second loaded test run of the day, the 13:35 Bridgnor... (more)

50044 “Exeter” arrives at Hampton Loade on the second loaded test run of the day for 50033 “Glorious” (on the rear), the 12:45 Kidderminster–Bridgnorth.

Running partly in green undercoat in preparation for its repaint, 50033 “Glorious” approaches Foley Park tunnel on the return of the first loaded test run of the day, the 11:36 Highley–Kidde... (more)

50044 “Exeter” leaves Foley Park tunnel on the first loaded test run of the day for 50033 “Glorious” (on the rear), the 10:35 Kidderminster–Highley.

On the night of the 8th/9th December 2009, 97304 “John Tiley” continued to undertake ERTMS brake tests with 10 WCRC coaches as a dead weight from Shrewsbury to Newtown and return, in order to ... (more)

On the night of 4th December 2009, 97304 “John Tiley” undertook ERTMS brake tests with 33025 “Glen Falloch” as a dead weight from Shrewsbury to Newtown and return, in order to measure the ... (more)

So much for going out on what was termed by the forecasters as the "best" day of the week for sunshine, to try to get a photograph of Tornado running on the Severn Valley Railway for the first tim... (more)

LMS Class 2MT 2-6-2T no. 41241 and LMS Class 4MT 2-6-0 no. 43106 sit at Hampton Loade having arrived with the 22.30 Kidderminster to Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala 2... (more)

GWR 7800 “Manor” Class 4-6-0 no. 7812 “Erlestoke Manor” ambles down the Severn Valley on the 07.20 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala 2009.

GWR 0-6-0ST no. 813 ambles up the Severn Valley beside the River Severn on the 07.30 Bewdley to Bridgnorth Goods on the Severn Valley Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala 2009.

A 26 on the 26th. September the 26th was the day chosen by the Llangollen Diesel Group to first run its new acquisition on a passenger train, and it worked a variety of turns on the line during th... (more)