Pouring rain for 6201 Princess Elizabeth as she approaches Moses Gate station, running 30 minutes late while working the return leg of the Cumbrian Mountain Express railtour on 31st July 2010.

6201 Princess Elizabeth negotiates the bridges between Farnworth and Moses Gate stations while working the outward leg of the Cumbrian Mountain Express railtour on 31st July 2010.

On a dull and rainy evening, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland rounds the curve at Marsden station with the return leg of the Scarborough Flyer railtour on 30th July 2010.

A Class 185 disgorges its passengers as it calls at Horwich Parkway with a service from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North

5690 Leander storms away from the tunnel north of Garsdale with the northbound Fellsman railtour on 28th July 2010

On a very dull evening, 8F no. 48151 crosses the magnificent Batty Moss viaduct at Ribblehead with the returning Waverley railtour from Carlisle to York.

6201 Princess Elizabeth storms up the bank towards Diggle while working the outbound Scarborough Flyer from Crewe to Scarborough.

6201 Princess Elizabeth storms up the bank towards Diggle while working the outbound Scarborough Flyer.

A Class 158 calls at Sowerby Bridge with a service from Leeds to Manchester Victoria. Note the cant of the track, witnessed by the lean on the train. There are regular station announcements war... (more)

A tracking shot taken from the guards van immediately behind the loco. 61994 The Great Marquess, running in reverse between Rawtenstall and Ramsbottom on a freight charter on the East Lancashire R... (more)

A shot taken from the guards van immediately behind the loco. 61994 The Great Marquess, running in reverse inside the tunnel approaching Bolton St. Station, Bury on a freight charter on the East ... (more)

Black Five no 44932 approaches Grange Over Sands with the outbound Lakelander railtour. This is the first railtour for this loco since it underwent a heavy overhaul by its new owners. It has not b... (more)

Royal Scot Class 46115 Scots Guardsman runs alongside the M602 Motorway as it screams away from Eccles with the Cotton Mill Express on a very wet July morning. I imagine the drivers of the vehicle... (more)

Royal Scot Class 46115 Scots Guardsman enters the Eccles loop at Patricroft to take water while working the Cotton Mill Express. The weather was terrible for a July morning, heavy rain showers, wh... (more)

Black Five no. 44871 departs from Rawtenstall, on the East Lancashire Railway, with the Thursday 11:00 service to Bury.