I mentioned before that there are some images that I see in my mind's eye before the opportunity to take them arises. Only a few years ago, this view would have fallen into the 'almost impossible'... (more)

There are some images that I see in my mind's eye long before the opportunity to realise then comes along. Often they're either illegal, dangerous or impossible, sometimes all three! Last week the... (more)

It is quite a rare event to see any locomotive heading a freight train into the beautifully restored station at Keighley because Locomotives are normally facing the other way. It's even rarer not ... (more)

In this timeless recreation of a local 'pick-up' freight, 'Coal Tank' 58926 strides through a misty Worth Valley towards Haworth alongside the meandering Bridgehouse Beck with her early morning tr... (more)

Prior to WW1, the Midland Railway had an enviable reputation for quality and service. The Midland's finest flowering in motive power were Samuel Johnson's 'Spinner' 4-2-2s, arguably one of the mo... (more)

The Worth Valley's superb gala over the last three days, served up an almost unremitting weather diet of murk and gloom. In what appears to have been the only two minutes of sunshine in the valley... (more)

Heavy overnight snow brought mixed blessings today at the Worth Valley. A gas explosion adjacent to the railway at Oakworth had effectively closed the line towards Keighley beyond Haworth. An inte... (more)

The Worth Valley's Ivatt tank scurries past North Ives Barn on the approach to Oxenhope. The combination of fresh, crisp snow and steam is a winning combination though (surprisingly) few were out ... (more)

The 'grouping' of Britain's many independent railways in 1923 heralded the end of glorious sights like this. It is 1922 and a 1912-built Caledonian Railway '139' class 4-4-0 in the Caledonian's wo... (more)

Zipping along in unfamiliar territory, past the well-tended hedges of Leicestershire is ex-London & South Western Railway 'M7' class 0-4-4 Tank No.53 sporting Southern Railway livery. The 105-stro... (more)

On a crisp morning and in beautiful light comes forth a legend - quite literally! The fable of King Arthur provided the inspiration for the names bestowed on the twenty London and South Western Ra... (more)

Surely, few sights can enthral like this wonderful image, by my friend the late Raymond Rourke. An 'A4' pacific at its magnificent best, captured in garter blue livery with raised aluminium numera... (more)

Here is 5ft. 3" gauge 'renewed' S class 4-4-0 named 'Galteemore' (an Irish mountain) pictured by an unknown photographer at Belfast's Adelaide depot. She is in in the handsome GNR(I) blue livery, ... (more)

I am pleased to bring to RP a few fine images taken by my friend, the late Raymond Rourke. They were all taken in the 90s in and around the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. He would have be... (more)

As viewers may have surmised, I'm really a 'steam' man so I'm always on the lookout for new vantage points for a 'locomotive in the landscape'. It seems unlikely that this fine location will see t... (more)