Steam 0-6-0 and not 2-6-2 sorry !!!

I had the craziest of dreams. I dreamed it was about 1910 and I saw not one, but TWO nineteenth century Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway locomotives. They were hauling a rake of contemporary carriag... (more)

Taff Vale 0-6-2 No. 85 approaching Oxenhope.

With snow on the ground WD Austerity No. 90733 pulls her train past Top Field and towards Oxenhope.

A cosy coal fire and gas lighting welcome visitors to the small booking hall at Oxenhope, on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The booking clerk can be seen through the window, doing his admi... (more)

KWVR Class 108 unit seen departing from Keighley.

War Department 2-8-0 No. 90733 makes a start up gradient away from Keighley.

Wheels, axles, gearboxes and buffers lie in the yard at Haworth on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

In the late afternoon, the keeper opens the level crossing gates at Oakworth station after the departure of the train.

It was a beautiful late summer afternoon as preserved Ivatt 2MT 41241 ran round its train at the terminus at Oxenhope.

Amidst the thistle down and rosebay willowherb at Haworth, this is my first worthwhile image of the KWVR's wonderful re-creation of a 'lost' locomotive. This is one of the rugged War Department 'A... (more)

Breezin' along. As it has for centuries, Bridgehouse Beck sparkles beneath the 16th century pack horse bridge in the valley below Oxenhope. The horse route, now a footpath, rises diagonally on the... (more)

The triumphant recent return to steam of classmate 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' reminded me that the inaugural member of the class, 'Britannia' has now been out of service for over 11 years. Restoratio... (more)

When not munching on sweet Yorkshire grass, this is the view enjoyed by contented cows looking down the lower Worth valley towards Ingrow and Keighley. 'Black 5' No.45212 is striding purposefully ... (more)