A view of four Crewe-built pacifics. 46203 Princess Margaret Rose, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 46229 Duchess of Hamilton and 71000 Duke of Gloucester on display at the Great Gathering at Crewe Wor... (more)

An old shot from 1983. 5407 at Hellifield after having brought in a main line special from Carnforth

Absolutely filthy weather today. Raining with a strong westerley wind and very, very dull. 1000ASA F2.8 setting to try to get enough light to capture 6201 Princess Elizabeth at Brock at about 75 m... (more)

An old shot from 1983. The safety valve blows off as 5407 stands in Hellifield station after bringing in a main line special from Carnforth. Another loco took the train on to Carlisle.

6233 Duchess of Sutherland pulls into Blackpool North with a main line special from Derby.

44996 (45407 in disguise) stands at the buffer stop at Blackpool after arriving with a main line special from Rochdale.

The last visit of a Duchess 4-6-2 to London. No 46245 'City of London', in maroon livery, has just arrived at Paddington with a special train from Crewe.

6201 Princess Elizabeth comes steaming round thecurve at about 70 mph. This was the run from Preston to Glasgow to commemorate its record breaking run 70 years previously to the day.

45407 passes the site of the former Patricroft shed whilst working a main line special from Liverpool to Yorkshire

Jubilee class no. 45596 Bahamas on static display in the museum at Oxenhope on the KWVR.

A view taken c1930 inside the famous St.Pancras train shed designed by William Barlow opened in 1868. From next Wednesday, 14th November 2007, it becomes the London terminus for Eurostar trains fr... (more)

The original Black Five, no. 5000 looks like it is in a station, but it is in fact on static display at the National Railway Museum at York coupled to some old Royal carriages,

6201 Princess Elizabeth waiting departure from a very cold damp Ramsbottom Station with a train from Haywood to Rawtenstall.

An old shot from 1978. Black Five no. 44932 wearing incorrect BR green livery. In the days when Carnforth Steamtown was open to the public. There was a short line for giving rides to the public. T... (more)

5690 Leander drifts down the gradient from Heywood on the East Lancs Railway on enthusiasts' day in March 2007. Black Five no. 45407 is attached to the rear.