A Class 442 Gatwick Express train departs for London Victoria. These older 'wessex electric' units are rumoured to be replacing all of the Class 460 EMUs that previously operated on the Gatwick Ex... (more)

On 4th February 2010 the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall travelled by Royal Train to Manchester. The train was hauled by new steam loco no. 60163 Tornado on this occasion. While their ... (more)

Deltic 55 008 speeds past Hitchin Station in December 1978.

Immingham's 47373 heads through West Ealing with the 09:43 Langley Oil Terminal to Lindsey Oil Refinery. 47373 was withdrawn in October 1991 and cut-up at MC Metals, Glasgow in November 1994 (info... (more)

New build A1 pacific no. 60163 Tornado passes Parkside while working the Royal Train on 4th February 2009. On board were the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

The Pendolino fleet are fitted with retracting coupling covers for aerodynamic reasons, but most likely due to damage of some sort, this one has been removed entirely. The train is seen on a south... (more)

Here comes the next picture from the Timken archives. The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. The... (more)

The 8 Class 460s operated by Gatwick Express are very distinctive. These units were purpose build for the service but face an uncertain future and are being replaced by older Class 442s. 460006 ap... (more)

I purchased a box of negatives at an antiques fair and found that , among the wedding and sightseeing pictures, there were a decent number of steam locomotive images. This is the first one I have ... (more)

Here comes another gem from the Timken archives. The first Peppercorn A1class Pacific locomotive, No. 60114, entered traffic in August 1948. A total of 49 were built in four batches between 1948 a... (more)

47085 'Conidae' waits at Warrington Bank Quay with the 10:11 Torksey to Stanlow oil tanks. 47085 was withdrawn in June 1998 at cut-up at Wigan CRDC in 2000.

86102 'Robert A Riddles', 86103 'Andre Chapelon' and 86430 'Scottish National Orchestra' wait at Euston for their next duties.

Bristol Bath Road based 47631 speeds past the original GWR pagoda shelters at Appleford station with the 07:44 Edinburgh to Poole service.

Immingham allocated 47406 stands at King's Cross after hauling in HST power car 43194 with barrier coach 1672. A rather unusual working. Fellow 'Generator' 47411 eventually took the power car and ... (more)