It's been a tough day for the gang refurbishing this country level (grade) crossing, torrential rain and 45MPH winds. But the job must be finished in time for Monday morning's trains.
The late autumn (fall) colours are in evidence as a pair of class 73 Electro-Diesels round the S curves on the approach to Bo Peep Junction with an engineers (MOW) train. These locomotives are abl... (more)
Last Saturday the East Midland Railway Photographic Society held a night shoot at Crich, here we see two Leeds City cars near the Town End terminus. Thanks to Jason cross and his team for the ligh... (more)
Evening come early in the UK this time of year, by 15:00 on a miserable November day it's dark enough for headlamps to show up clearly. Waterloo is the largest station in the UK and sees many arri... (more)
Late evening at Waterloo, whilst waiting for a Eurostar service to depart I turned the camera round to the station approaches, to find three trains waiting to enter the terminus and one departing,... (more)
The first Eurostar to run from St. Pancras to Paris (11:01 ex St.P.), the VIP special running through Southfleet Junction formed of units 3001 and 3002, 3002 leading. The now redundant lines to th... (more)
Barrow Hill Shed was the last operational round house in the UK, now home to Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society the site sees various active steam and diesel locomotives visiting. Here we see three m... (more)
Barrow Hill Shed was the last operational round house in the UK, now home to Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society, the site sees various active steam and diesel locomotives visiting. Here we see three ... (more)
Once the sun has finally set it's time to get the lamps out. Note the frost precautions at the water column.
After the sun has gone there's still time for a silhouette
As the sun sets slowly in the est Appledore brings a train up the grade to Horstead Keynes.
Its photo charter season again! nice to start with a quick pan shot, 1/15th sec f22, train speed about 15mph.
Driver Noodles looks back to check for a hand signal from the shunter to move forward from the Dungeness loading facility. The orange stripe is a warning to crews not to go above that level due to... (more)
The locomotive makes a nice reflection as it crosses the dyke at Snargate.
An electro diesel leads two Hastings power cars on a test trip from St Leonards Depot (Sussex) on a circular route via Tonbridge.
