A Scottish Railway Preservation Society members' special with 3-cylinder D49 class 'Morayshire'. An Edinburgh to Glasgow class 170 'Turbostar' passes on the adjacent main line.

The Inverness-London 'Highland Chieftain' is diverted over the West Coast route between Edinburgh and Newcastle due to trackwork on its normal East Coast route. This happened for 6 consecutive wee... (more)

An additional Christmas Mail service from Shieldmuir (Scotland) to Willesden (London) formed by 3 of the Post Office's 4-car class 325 units.

The diverted 0955 Edinburgh-Newcastle passes the photographer's transport. GNER trains do not normally run via this route.

A rare sunny day. The daily Dalston-Grangemouth empty tanks (the loads run overnight) approach Carstairs.

Lincoln is famous for its feast of semaphores, sadly all to be removed sometime in 2007, to make way for a modern system, which, though less appealing, is operationally necessary! Central Trains d... (more)

A Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express special from London arrives at Lincoln, conveying passengers bound for the famous Christmas Market.

The crew of 47826 look back for the 'right away' signal ('Highball' in US terminology) to depart with 1038 additional Lincoln-Nottingham. Lincoln's famous semaphores are on borrowed time - resigna... (more)

A radio handset is handed up to 47712's crew, while its 'Blue Pullman' train stands out of sight in Lincoln's station, disgorging passengers heading for the Christmas market.

The 'Blue Pullman' tour train arrives in Lincoln with a special working from the London area with visitors to the city's famous Christmas Market.

The 'Blue Pullman' tour train reverses through the crossover at Pelham Street, after arriving with a special working for Lincoln's Christmas Market. Sister engine 47712 is at the other end.

Lincoln's Christmas Market attracts huge crowds and numerous additional workings - One such working arrives from Nottingham. Loco-hauled trains supplement the usual Sprinter units on these market ... (more)

The twin Mallet tanks pass through one of 30 tunnels necessary to get this amazing railway through the mountains to Asmara.

Ghinda is the starting point for the long, day-long climb of nearly 7000' through the escarpment to Asmara

One of several donkeys tethered in the station area. In the background the Italian built Mallet tanks get a drink from a road tanker.