Despite most of the class being placed into storage,the class 60 locomotives still turn uo on the occasional freight working.Such was the case here,as 60049 passes Keenes Crossing,on the outskirts... (more)

A faint ripple of interest stirs the railfans at Didcot station as a freight service arrives at the yard in the last moments of the days sunshine.

The 09.25 Stourbridge Junction to Dorridge service has just left the station and is seen here passing the still used signal box.The trains journey will take it across Birmingham,serving most of th... (more)

A pair of D.R.S. class 47 locos,47841 and 47802 power an Edinburgh to Southampton Docks special through Eastleigh.The train was full of tourists being taken to their cruise ship in Southampton Wes... (more)

A Network Rail test train,powered by a pair of D.R.S. class 37 locos,37611 and 37601,pass a busy Didcot station.Class 66 no. 66044 is seen on the left shunting in the yard,whilst an Oxford bound H... (more)

A Margam to Redcar service passes Westgate Park,on the approach to Gloucester,behind class 66 loco no. 66104.

A short train of empties,hauled by class 66 no. 66070 passes Tonbridge West Yard.Stabled in the sidings between duties is an Electrostar unit,377441.

A Class 466 "Networker" unit calls at Waterloo East station whilst working a suburban service in London.

Class 37 no. 37324 "Clydebridge" heads away from Winchcombe station with a short freight train during a diesel gala at the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway.

It's 08.30 on a Sunday morning,and the 07.00 service from Norwich is just arriving at Ipswich station.Normally this train would then carry on to London Liverpool Street,but on this occasion was du... (more)

Stratford,in East London is currently undergoing a dramatic change in its stature,being the sight of the 2012 Olympics.As a consequence,the whole area resembles a building sight.Whilst everything ... (more)

A class 150 unit has just terminated at Clitheroe station,in Lancashire,with a service from Manchester Victoria.The train will now run empty to Horrocksford Junction,a half mile away,to cross over... (more)

Mainstay of the suburban diesel network in the U.K. is the "Sprinter" unit.Here is 150268 at Salford Central with a service for Manchester Victoria,just a mile or two away.

A popular attraction at the National Railway Museum in York is this ex - Chinese Railways class KF7 locomotive.Built in the U.K. at the Vulcan Foundry,in Lancashire,the loco was donated to the mus... (more)

Sir William Stanier designed these locomotives for heavy freight work,although it was not unusual to see them on passenger duties.Here is preserved loco 48151 heading "The Fellsman" railtour from ... (more)