The refurbished driving wheel sets for FLYING SCOTSMAN arrived at the York workshop during my visit. The leading set has already been installed and it is interesting to see the cranked middle axle... (more)

The last steam locomotive built for British Railways is 92220, EVENING STAR, constructed at Swindon in 1960. It has been exhibited at the National Railway Museum for some time but was sandwiched b... (more)

If you half close your eyes it could also be Gasworks Tunnel outside Kings Cross in the late 1950's with an A4 departing northward with the Flying Scotsman while another A4 waits to back down onto... (more)

Another look back to July 2008 and The Great Reunion at the National Railway Museum at York. On that day, as a one-off, all four remaining UK-based A4 streamliners were assembled together. This wa... (more)

The Great Reunion. This was the unique occasion in steam preservation when 4 A4 Pacifics 60022 Mallard, 60019 Bittern, 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley and 60009 Union of South Africa lined up at the Natio... (more)

For those who wondered what was behind the sleek streamlined front of a A4 pacific the world's fastest steam loco, this is the view with the front opened up to clean out the ash from the smokebox.

A quiet moment on shed at Grosmont

LMS 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton', now fully restored to it's original external condition, on static display at the NRM. Moves to restore the locomotive to full mainline running condition are underwa... (more)

LMS 46115 'Scots Gaurdsman' departs York and passes Colton Junction with the 1Z27 'Scarborough Spa Express' 1023 York - Scarborough

LMS 46115 'Scots Guardsman' under the magnificent roof at York Station with the 1Z27 'Scarborough Spa Express' 1023 York - Scarborough