This highly scenic railway has been rebuilt by Eritreans after the war with Ethiopia. It's a superb line with original locos but sadly only ever sees charter and tourist trains. It's said to have... (more)
This Railway Touring Company charter performs a 'false arrival'. Sadly, no other trains to get in the way.
The Eritrean's sole serviceable Breda 0-4-0T waters inside the shed. This engine has very small water capacity which severely limits its usefulness.
2 Class 50s - thoroughbred English Electric machines - lean to the curve at Low Gill on the West Coast Main Line with a Carlisle-bound fantrip. Class 50s ruled the rails here prior to electrificat... (more)
Southbound stacks climb through Woodford towards the Tehachapi Spiral. New signalling equipment lays at trackside awaiting installation.
The loco crew await orders on Cuba's superb Rafael Freyre system.
Eastbound pigs shimmer in the desert sun.
A Paris-bound 'Fleche D'Or' (Golden Arrow) recreation slows for the Abbeville water stop.
'Princess Elizabeth' - built specifically for the West Coast Main Line in the 30s - is on familiar ground, climbing to Shap Summit with a southbound excursion.
A conversation is taking place, its participants oblivious of the approaching westbound manifest.
Eastbound coal arrives in Williamson Yard.
This loco paused outside the Holiday Inn for about 20 minutes before moving off. The Amtrak station canopy provided shelter for photographer and his camera!
An eastbound enters a sodden downtown Cumberland.
Loco 734 is prepared for the following days work on a wet and gloomy evening.
The 0945 Grosmont-Pickering leaves behind this elderly freight engine, known as the 'Super D', on the first day of the 3-day Autumn Steam Gala.
