GWR 6000 Class 4-6-0 no. 6024 “King Edward I” passes Hay bridge with the Royal Train. This was the first visit of the Royal Train to the Severn Valley Railway, and the first time it had been s... (more)

GWR 7800 “Manor” Class no. 7802 “Bradley Manor” crosses Victoria Bridge with the 13.40 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster.

GWR 7800 “Manor” Class 4-6-0 no. 7812 “Erlestoke Manor” runs off Victoria Bridge with the 14.03 Kidderminster to Bridgnorth.

67005 “Queen’s Messenger” and 67006 “Royal Sovereign” descend Eardington bank with the Royal Train’s return from Bridgnorth to London. This was the first visit of the Royal Train to th... (more)

With HRH the Prince of Wales on the footplate, and probably with his hand on the regulator, GWR 6000 Class 4-6-0 no. 6024 “King Edward I” crosses what’s known to him as great-great-great-gra... (more)

Detail of the inside motion of LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 no. 4422 at Llangollen station on a cold December day in 1995.

On a crisp December day, LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 no. 4422 simmers at Llangollen station having arrived with a service from Glyndyfrdwy.

Blaenau Ffestiniog sits without but completely surrounded by the Snowdonia National Park, due to the scars from its industrial past of slate quarrying, and the various waste heaps. Not quite the s... (more)

Blaenau Ffestiniog sits without but completely surrounded by the Snowdonia National Park, due to the scars from its industrial past of slate quarrying, and the various waste heaps. Not quite the s... (more)

A rarity on many fronts. Firstly, sun in Blaenau Ffestiniog, a place notorious for rain and dull weather. Secondly, a railtour to that location. Thirdly, a railtour to Blaenau Ffestiniog in the su... (more)

With the summit of Moel Siabod sadly in shadow, 37417 “Richard Trevithick” and 37401 approach Blaenau Tunnel with Kingfisher Railtours’ “The Welsh Mountaineer” 1Z37 05.50 Peterborough to... (more)

37417 “Richard Trevithick” passes Llangelynnin with Pathfinder Tours’ 1Z60 04.30 Swindon to Pwllheli “The Cambrian Coaster”.

Derby Lightweight no. M79900 “Iris” storms out of Berwyn Halt with the 16.50 Llangollen to Carrog, at the Llangollen Railway's 2008 Railcar Gala.

Derby Lightweight no. M79900 “Iris” leaves Deeside Halt with the 10.05 Carrog to Llangollen, at the Llangollen Railway's 2008 Railcar Gala.

Wickham Class 109 no.s E50416+E56171 depart Llangollen with the 15.25 to Carrog, at the Llangollen Railway's 2008 Railcar Gala. Derby Lightweight no. M79900 “Iris” was uncoupled here.