"Merchant Navy" Pacific 35029 "Ellerman Lines" was withdrawn from main line service in 1966,and entered preservation. A few years ago someone had the idea to section the loco as an educational aid... (more)

Among the numerous exhibits at the N.R.M. in York is this lovingly restored class 76 electric. Originally known as class EM1,the 58 locos of this type,built in 1948, worked trains on the 1500 volt... (more)

A 1951 built class 4 tank locomotive,80002,has just arrived with a train at Oxenhope station.

A photograph from a different world - and in many ways the world was different in those times.An 0-4-0 tank engine belonging to the National Coal Board goes about its daily routine at an unknown c... (more)

A handful of locos recieve attention inside the maintenance facility at Toton depot,in Nottinghamshire.A visit here at this time would produce 150 locos plus,and probably more if one included the ... (more)

The "Iron Duke" locomotives were designed for the Great Western Railway by Daniel Gooch,and originally had a 2-2-2 wheel arrangement.This was later altered to 4-2-2.The locos were designed for fas... (more)

A class 117 Diesel Multiple Unit sets off from Toddington station with a service train.The "Fort William" headcode in the destination box is just a little bit optimistic !!.

7903 "Foremarke Hall" passes Bishops Cleeve with the 10.00 Winchcombe to Cheltenham Racecourse service.

Gresley A4 Pacific 60019 "Bittern",running as sister loco 4492 "Dominion Of New Zealand" heads past Keenes Crossing,shortly after passing Gloucester with "The Cathedrals Express",an excursion from... (more)

An evening service for London Kings Cross calls at Doncaster.The train is formed of an ex-First Great Western class 180 unit.

A class 185 unit bound for Manchester Airport heads away from Hatfield and Stainforth station.

"The Severnsider" railtour,organised by U.K. Railtours,ran from Stevenage,near London,and visited some freight only branch lines in Gloucestershire.The train was top and tailed by two D.B.S. class... (more)

A fine collection of preserved locos on display inside the rounhouse at Barrow Hill.The loco on the turntable is class 40 English Electric 40013 (the loco carries its original number of D213 at th... (more)

A Southern "Electrostar" comes off the curve into Barnham station with a Bognor Regis to London Victoria service.In the far distance,a Portsmouth bound stopping service can just be seen.

The class 22 Diesel-Hydraulic locomotives were amongst the most unloved and unreliable diesels ever built for the U.K. rail system.Highly prone to failure,the 58 locos (built in 1959) had all disa... (more)