Whilst we're on an 'Atlantic' theme and following Brian Stephenson's recent posting, here's another wonderful century-old image by a skilled but unknown photographer. Passing a London bound train,... (more)

The 'stars' of this weekend's extravaganza at Barrow Hill were undoubtedly the A4, A2 and A1 Pacifics of the LNER. For me the REAL star of the show was their forerunner (good adjective!) in the wo... (more)

I made it! There was just enough time to get from Elland to Sands Lane at Mirfield and get the camera out before 'Scots Guardsman' came purposefully striding around the curve at Hopton. The train ... (more)

Oh joy! At last - my efforts to seek the combination of sun and a steam locomotive on the main line finally came good this morning. It's always a delight to see the elegant 'Royal Scot' on my home... (more)

The silhouetted driver keeps his eye on the road ahead as driving sleet peppers the smokebox of his snorting steed. I took just two images home with me from this morning's charter, both with the i... (more)

Recreating the 'look and feel' of the 1960s in 2012 isn't easy. Preserved locomotives and stock are much too clean. The weather always 'performs' - 'cos we don't get our fancy cameras out unless i... (more)

Batley Viaduct was built in 1848 by the London & North Western Railway, with shared use by the Great Northern Railway whose lines (now closed) met with the L&NWR at Batley. The viaduct is on the m... (more)

It was turning into a great day for photography at the Severn Valley Railway. Not every image needs to have 'power and glory' and sometimes it's nice to capture a gentle portrait of a humble 'Jint... (more)

Sometimes, just sometimes the world and time stands still. Unbelievably, this wonderful vista was mine and my dog's alone for over an hour. Longer trains and larger locomotives passed us by, but t... (more)

An image that I hope sums up all that is glorious about England. Wonderful scenery, living history and natural history all in one fabulous location. Whatever else we might have inherited from our ... (more)

The early morning Severn Valley mist is lifting and the temperature along with it, though not yet quite enough to evaporate the exhaust of this rather incongruous pairing as they pull heartily up ... (more)

Her Majesty's Prison in Erlestoke, Devizes, Wiltshire is a Category C establishment holding adult male sentenced prisoners and was built on the former grounds of Erlestoke Manor House. Over the pa... (more)

Of course we all know it can't be the 'real thing', but the Severn Valley's recreation of the 'Flying Scotsman' express is surely as closeasthat. OK, we could pick up on a few anomalies, but hey c... (more)

The stark branches of the hillside trees still await Spring's buds and there's still a chill in the air in the Worth Valley, but last year's heather adds a dash of colour to the scene. The railway... (more)

Have you ever wondered what all those pipes, handles, levers and general copper-work and ironmongery are in the cab of a Victorian steam locomotive? All I can tell you is that it's great for keepi... (more)