LNER B1 class 61264 runs down the hill from Heywood to Bury on the East Lancashire Railway.

A Gresley teak-bodied full brake under restoration at Kirkby Stephen East.

LNER B1 no. 61264 on display at the Great Gathering at Crewe Works in 2005.

An old shot from 1979. 4498 reverses at Carnforth Steamtown, in the days when it was open to the public.

Way back in 1980, before this station was rebuilt and had all its character removed. 4472 Flying Scotsman attracts a lot of attention as it prepares to depart with a main line special to York on a... (more)

Way back in 1980, before this line was electrified, A4 Streamliner no. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley moves away from the station at Skipton ready to move onto its carriages for a main line special to Car... (more)

532 Blue Peter on static display at the now defunct Dinting Railway centre back in 1979, before its return to the main line.

An old shot from 1982. The low January sun lights up the side of A4 streamliner no. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley, as it waits to depart from Hellifield with the Cumbrian Mountain Pullman, a main line sp... (more)

Gresley class B17 three-cylinder 4-6-0 No 61663 "Everton", one of the class named after football clubs - note the brass football beneath the nameplate - seen from the taxi ramp as it waited to lea... (more)

An old zoom shot from 1982. The low January sun lights up the side of A4 streamliner no. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley, as it waits to depart from Hellfield with the Cumbrian Mountain Pullman, a main lin... (more)

A shot from 1978 A4 Streamliner no. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley passes Grange over Sands with the evening return of the then newly-introduced Cumbrian Coast Express.

Two beauties. 4472 Flying Scotsman and 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley at rest at Steamtown, Carnforth in the days when they were both based there in 1978

Gresley's master piece V2 Prarie Green Arrow in original paint and with original 1930s consist for the first time in preservation. It will also be her last as he single three cylinder casting need... (more)

Escaping steam tries to hide ex-LNER no. 61572 in Bury Bolton Street Station on the East Lancashire Railway

The sun lights up the steam as this old loco arrives in the station on enthusiasts day in 2004