How very, very fortunate I am to live in Yorkshire. No less than seven steam-hauled specials will have passed through the county this week alone giving a wonderful opportunity to capture scenes su... (more)

Pepper Road is one of Leeds' very few locations offering a good, long view of trains leaving the city. The opportunity exists to choose a variety of lens focal lengths each giving a rather differe... (more)

Old Gold. New Gold. 'Scots Guardsman' makes a powerful exit from Leeds as the sun goes down. Meanwhile the slumbering new generation look on in awe!

This Summer's 'Scarborough Spa Express' gets off to a fine start with this morning's run around the Leeds loop. 'Scots Guardsman' makes a fine sight (as ever) coming round the long curve past the ... (more)

The '4F' 0-6-0s of Midland Railway heritage were built in vast numbers by the LMS and had a number of well documented shortcomings. Quite probably performing better than ever she did 'back in the ... (more)

There is something gloriously dramatic about an express steam locomotive racing ahead of a threatening weather front. So it was at Burton Salmon as 'Duchess of Sutherland' headed south returning f... (more)

LMS 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' departs Burton Upon Trent with the 'Scarborough Flyer' 0750 Tyseley - Scarborough

On a glorious hot sunny day and without a trace of exhaust LMS 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' thunders past Radcliffe Power Station on Day 8 (and final day) of the 'Cathedral Explorer' 1Z76 11.11 Helli... (more)

It's a decade or two since steam passed this way. The 'Cathedrals Express' heads west crossing the canal at Woodnook. This is in the one mile section of line between the junctions at Methley (to t... (more)

The power and the glory. No finer sight and sound.

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)

For the first time since 1964 a train is banked up the Lickey Incline by 2 steam locomotives. The train hauled by Princess Royal class 4-6-2 6201 Princess Elizabeth flattened the 1 in 37, assisted... (more)

LMS 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' (now running in BR Green Livery) thunders though Burton Upon Trent with the 1Z66 'The Night Owl' 1406 Hathersage - Crewe. Stock: Support Coach 99041 + 9391 + 49... (more)

LMS 17566 (now running as Caledonian Railway's No 828) and LMS 47406 doublehead the 1440 Kidderminster - Bridgnorth during the Severn Valley Railway's Spring Steam Gala Weekend. Caledonian Railw... (more)