One of those lucky mornings. I went out early to get some sunrise shots, then once the sun had cleared the horizon I moved down to a lower angle to capture some glints. 2 minutes after I moved, th... (more)

The driver of 43037 gives the photographers waiting for D1015 a wave as it passes Didcot East Junction with an eastbound working. This location has changed comparatively little in the last 40 year... (more)

Having worked the Western Slater railtour from Didcot to Blaenau Ffestiniog and back the previous day, D1015 is seen here just after leaving Didcot returning to Eastleigh with the empty stock

Ex LMS and LNWR Super-D 49395 drifts downgrade with the MHR pseudo Pullman set of stock during the Mid Hants Railways Autumn Steam Gala

Wreathed in steam, ex GWR 2-8-0T 5224 appers to have the sanders on as she slogs up the 1 in 60 gradient from Ropley to Medstead on the Mid Hants Railway during the first day of their Autumn Steam... (more)

The last time I tried this location the sun refused to co-operate. Unfortunately, since then the corn has been harvested, but some of the flowering weeds at the edge of the field have survived to ... (more)

Requiem for a photographic location. I have been coming to this bridge for around 30 years. Not the most picturesque scene, but its on a bridleway so its quiet, with only you and the trains for co... (more)

30 mins after my previous shot, the light was even more golden, but the storm clouds had receded. Due to engineering work on the normal route from London Euston to Birmingham, Virgin were running ... (more)

Chiltern Railways 168 003 passes Kings Sutton with a London Marylebone bound service. The evening lighting doesn't get much better here at this location and Chiltern Railways white based livery ma... (more)

47 727 does not have to work very hard with only 4 empty steel wagons to work from Burton on Trent to Dollands Moor beside the Channel Tunnel. This working often produces double headed 47s. While ... (more)

Running 25 minutes late, during which time the sun went in, 34067 Tangmere catches the evening light at Kings Sutton while returning to London Victoria with a Cathedrals Express railtour from Stra... (more)

60163 Tornado is to spend a few weeks with the GWS at Didcot. Rather than a light engine movement, a full length empty coaching stock move was organised from Grove Park to Eastleigh via Didcot whe... (more)

Only the lead locomotive is working but still sounding fabulous, two absolutely immaculate DRS class 37's accelerate away from a signal check at Purley while working a special empty stock move fro... (more)

The evening light is just beginning to glow as 66 177 approaches Basildon with 6M58 the Southampton - Bescot car transporters. This 66 has received cab modifications in order to improve driver com... (more)

Still in faded Loadhaul orange and black, 60 059 just catches the sun as it passes Purley with the Theale - Robeston empty tanks