With its exhaust trailing back at least as far as Colton Junction in the cool, still morning air, 'Duchess of Sutherland' accelerates away from York with a train for Carlisle.
The National Railway Museum's 'V2' class 'Green Arrow' stands under York's famous curved roof with a 'Scarborough Spa Express' run, sadly rather lightly loaded.
Many double-ended diesel trains serve York's passenger depot each hour. Great Northern Eastern Railway is one of these services (along with Virgin).
Virgin runs several of these trains through York every hour.
A London-Aberdeen HST (125 mph diesel set) pauses at York under the famous arched roof.
Unique loco comes off a Newcastle to Woking charter train
The Peak is stabled at York!
A Virgin Cross country service flies through Church Fenton heading for Plymouth.
The rare sight of a loco hauled (or ANY) mail train on Britain's East Coast Mainline. Loco is painted in a special colour scheme to celebrate London's 2012 Olympic bid.
Plymouth to Edinburgh that was Deltic hauled north of York
91010 stands under the impressive cannopy of York railway station on a northbound passenger service
Great North Eastern Railway Ltd. "GNER", Class 91 with train from Edinburgh to London-King's Cross, leaving York station
In striking GNER blue livery, 91112 leaves the impressive York Station with a northbound express.