Under a stormy sky, the rather handsome pacific no.71000 Duke of Gloucester waits to leave Ramsbottom, on the East Lancashire Railway, heading north with a dining train to Rawtenstall. This is wha... (more)

Under a stormy sky, no.71000 Duke of Gloucester leaves Ramsbottom, on the East Lancashire Railway, heading north with a dining train to Rawtenstall.

Newly painted in black, LMS pacific no. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland screams through Abergele and Pensarn station at 75mph working the outbound Welsh Dragon main line special from Crewe to Holyhead.... (more)

Newly painted in black, LMS pacific no. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland passes Conwy Castle as it works the outbound Welsh dragon main line special from Crewe to Holyhead. The sheep seem unmimpressed, ... (more)

The driver of 47324 looks at me before he operates the switch for "Jinty" no. 47324 to change tracks as it runs round its train at Rawtenstall on the East lancashire Railway. The loco was about to... (more)

A broadside view of "Jinty" class no. 47324 as it approaches Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway with a morning midweek service to Bury.

61994 The Great Marquess on a freight charter on the East Lancashire Railway.

New-build AI no 60163 Tornado arrives at Preston in the evening with railtour from Carlisle.

"Jinty" class no. 47324 approaching Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway with a morning midweek service to Bury.

"Jinty" class no. 47324 makes smoke as it leaves Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway with a morning midweek service to Bury.

The driver of "Jinty" class no. 47324 smiles as it arrives at Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway with a morning midweek service..

The driver of "Jinty" class no. 47324 exchanges a few words with the signalman at Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway.

On a fine sunny morning, "Jinty" class no. 47324, running bunker first, crosses Brooksbottom Viaduct in Summerseat with a midweek train on the East Lancashire Railway.

An amazing ride climbing through the undergrowth on Penang Hill in a cable railway car on my 2009 trip to Malaysia. Construction of this railway took place between 1906 to 1923 and it was opened t... (more)

VIA Rail no. 6408 stands at the head of the Eastbound "Canadian" at Jasper. It wears a livery promoting the film, Spiderman 2. Apparently this has been on since the film's release in 2004. I heard... (more)