LMS pacific no. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland heads The Welsh Dragon at Broughton, near Chester. At the rear of the train, nearest the camera, is ex-Royal Train loco no. 47 798 Prince William. Abou... (more)

Beautifully restored 4-6-0 no. 46115 Scots Guardsman at speed at Brock, north of Preston, with the return leg of the "Scot Over Shap" main line special. It came through here running like a sewing ... (more)

Another view at Blaenau Festiniog with the dramatic mountains as a backdrop. Black Fives nos. 45231 and 45407 wait at the side of their carriages of The "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special, whil... (more)

A full side-on view of Black Five no. 45407 at Blaenau Festiniog with the mountain as a backdrop. The loco was working The "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special.

Another view at Blaenau Festiniog with the dramatic mountains as a backdrop. Black Fives nos. 45231 and 45407 ease up to their carriages of The "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special to shunt them ... (more)

The crew of Black Five no. 45407 chat with someone trackside at Blaenau Festiniog in between working the outward and return legs of The "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special.

Black Fives nos. 45231 and 45407 run round the carriages at Blaneau Festiniog ready for the return of The "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special.

The driver of Black Five no. 45407 watches carefully as he manoevres his loco into the headshunt at Blaneau Festiniog while running around the carriages of the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line specia... (more)

Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie loco, David Lloyd George departs from Blaneau Festiniog with a service to Portmadog. On the left can be seen Black Five no. 45407 laying over while working the "W... (more)

Black Fives nos. 45407 and 45231 at the head of the train ready to depart from Blaenau Festiniog, running in reverse with the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special.

Black Five no. 45231 reverses past its classmate no. 45407 at Blaenau Festiniog while running round their carriages of the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special. Standing next to them is Ffestini... (more)

Black Fives no. 45407 and 45231 shunt up to their carrisges during the lay over at Blaenau Festiniog while working the "Welsh Mountaineer" main line special.

The crew of BR Standard no. 73096 discuss something on the valve gear as it waits for departure at Ropley on the Mid Hants Railway

At the Open Air Museum at Beamish, in the North of England, there is the Pockerley Waggonway, which recreates a railway at the transition from wagonway to steam railway in 1825. There is a short l... (more)

Another look back to July 2008 and The Great Reunion at the National Railway Museum at York. On that day, as a one-off, all four remaining UK-based A4 streamliners were assembled together. This wa... (more)