A slhouette under a threatening sky of Black Five no. 44871, running in reverse, at Burrs, on the East Lancashire Railway, with the Wednesday 10:00 service from Bury to Rawtenstall.

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

Black Five no. 44871, running in reverse is working a morning midweek service on the East Lancashire Railway. Since it was the first train of the day, the crossing keeper for Rawtenstall rode on t... (more)

In 2009, Blackpool Tramway sold off a number of its old trams. Most went to museums. These two are amongst them. 623 is a 1937 single deck car built by Brush and 702 is a Double Deck "Balloon" car... (more)

A shot inside the cab of a magnificent 214-ton Beyer-Garratt GL class locomotive at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. This huge loco was built in 1930 by The Beyer Peacock Company in ... (more)

46115 Scots Guardsman heads the northbound Lakelander railtour through Grange Over Sands on 19th June 2010.

A close up of the motion/valve gear/cog drive mechanism on Z12, built in 1995, at St.Wolfgang in Austria. See the earlier photo for the technical details of this modern advanced steam locomotive.

The driver of Z14 is on his cell phone, while the guard waits to hear whatever news he has. Perhaps he was finding out if the mountain top station was open on such a dull, rainy and cloudy day. Th... (more)

On loan to the railway, 8F no. 8624 passes an old loading gauge as it leaves Ramsbottom with the first service of the day from Bury to Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway.

8F no. 8624 leaves Ramsbottom on a sunny morning with the first service of the day from Bury to Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway. The loco is on loan to the railway for two weeks only.

A panned shot of 8F no. 8624 at Burrs, East Lancashire Railway, as it works the 10:00am service from Bury to Rawtenstall. The loco is on loan to the railway for two weeks only. The livery is authe... (more)

Ex-LMS 8F no 8624 makes its way from the sheds at Bury to the station to work its first train on the East Lancs Railway. It is on a two-week visit to the railway.

Ex-LMS 8F no 8624 is visiting the East Lancs Railway for teo weeks. Here we see it under test in Baron St. yard. Industrial no. 32 Gothenburg passes the 8F on its way to Bury Bolton St. Station to... (more)

Freightliner Class 66 no. 66512 runs alongside the M602 motorway in Salford as it heads towards Eccles with a load of coal. The tall building in the background is the Beetham Tower, which is a 47... (more)

BR pacific no. 71000 Duke of Gloucester climbs away from Bury with the 10:00 thursday service to Rawtenstall at Burrs on 13th May 2010. Superpower for just four coaches, but the railway was short ... (more)