End of the night shoot and the fires are disposed off before the locomotives are reversed back into the shed.

It is gala time again at Tanfield Railway and as always a night shoot is arranged before the weekend's festivities. Here is a line up of locomotives being used as they wait to enter the shed for t... (more)

The chair in front of the fire is for her man when he returns from driving an early steam locomotive as they had no protection for the crew. The 0-4-0 locomotive in the shed illustrates this perfe... (more)

First train of the morning leaves Wansford station and crosses over the river Nene with a train for Peterborough with a class 14 locomotive in charge. Affectionately known as "Teddy bears" , this ... (more)

Every summer Heritage railways in the UK try to find attractions for visitors. One of the most common is the "Wartime Weekend" when all staff dress in the 1940's style and French resistance worker... (more)

Beamish museum on a sunny Sunday and we haven't had many of those. Coffee pots in double harness though only the front locomotive was in steam. hauling a train of Chaldron wagons which were used i... (more)

Cochrane and Renishaw double head a mixed train on a wet Sunday in April.

A train for Newcastle crosses the High Level bridge with the Swing Bridge below, built on the site which was used by the Romans for their Tyne crossing two thousand years ago

A train for Middlesbrough crosses the High Level bridge as people make their way home for the evening

2-6-4 tank engine heads a train for Goathland from Grosmont

A waiting tram is highlighted by the lights of the oncoming steam lorry

South Tynedale railway opened its new extension on Sunday and so many people wanted to ride the first train they had to add an extra coach and have a banking engine.

A pacer unit crosses the 1849 High Level bridge which crosses the river Tyne. In the background are the swing bridge, built in 1872, the Tyne bridge 1926 and the Millenium Bridge 2000.

......And here is the train that the "Thunderbird" came to rescue, slowing down as it approaches East Glacier

In the UK rescue locomotives are stationed at various strategic spots around the network and are given the name of Thunderbirds after the TV puppet series. Never did I expect to see a BNSF Thunder... (more)