GWR 5972 'Olton Hall' (masquerading as 'Hogwarts Castle') at Toddington during the GWRS Festival Of Steam Gala

People power - GWR 3440 'City of Truro' gets turned at Didcot RC

GWR 3200 “Dukedog” Class 4-4-0 no. 9017 “Earl of Berkeley” (visiting from the Bluebell Railway) sits at Hampton Loade with the 22.10 Kidderminster to Bridgnorth goods train, at the Severn ... (more)

A scene that would never be permitted under today's 'health & safety' regime, yet I don't recall a single one of the hundreds of people who turned out to witness steam's final, glorious finale com... (more)

The legendary Fifteen Guinea Special taken precisely 40 years ago today, saw the final enthusiasts specials on British Railways, previously unseen images, I hope you will enjoy.

This ballast train is entering an apparently deserted Manchester Victoria from the east, having descended the notorious Miles Platting bank. The severity of the descent can clearly be seen in this... (more)

At Thornton Junction shed, it was what locals would describe as a "grotty" day. Steam and smoke drift about the depot from the locomotives and the adjacent steam crane. Former North British Railwa... (more)

Standing in this spot today you'd see . . . very little! The MPD has long been razed to the ground replaced by silver birch saplings that obscure any view of the flat hinterland beyond. Once a sig... (more)

Built in 1910.

I visited the Carlisle area occasionally to see the last regular haunt of the fine 'Britannia' Pacifics. Though they were long past their best cosmetically, some excellent performances were still ... (more)

Wakefield MPD was a favourite haunt of mine. Easy to get to (12 miles from home), easy to get round (no awkward officials) and usually packed full of steam even at this late date. It was not unusu... (more)