Circle Line train I would ride arrives at Paddington. This station, opened on January 10, 1863 to service the Great Western Main Line trains with an underground connection, is an open air stop, as... (more)

A eurostar train-set heads south towards the Channel Tunnel with a service from London to the continent. Despite being funded largely by tax-payers, the tunnel and associated infrastructure is mai... (more)

60011 is seen running round 6D28 Barnby Dun - Peterborough. This today was worked by a class 60, there are only 9 in service and the first time this working as had one on since last year!

Class 90 no. 90010 heads a Norwich to London Liverpool Street service across the River Stour as it slows for the Manningtree stop.

A freightliner service from Felixstowe crosses the River Stour and heads for London.

Stanier Black 5 45089 pulls away from Banbury with a Inter Regional service bound for the Southern, 23rd July 1966. ©Rail Photoprints Collection

50030 Buckhorn Weston with a Honiton - Waterloo service (due to engineering work) 29/4/90. ©www.railphotoprints.co.uk - John Chalcraft

DB (Ex-EWS) 37670 ''St Blazey T&RS Depot'' heads a 6K67 6K66 Achnasheen(North of Inverness) - Carlisle Yard Ballest train southbound past Pettinain(South of Carstairs)

47580 "County of Essex" waits at Nuneaton 20/06/09

V2 2-6-2 60881 at the New England coal stage circa 1959. ©www.railphotoprints.co.uk - collection New England was a locomotive shed at Peterborough on the LNER (London - Edinburgh) route in the... (more)

During the very dry summer of 1976, work worn D1041, Western Prince, slows a Newquay to Sheffield service for the Liskeard stop. This locomotive had a reputation in its final year for not always r... (more)

Swinging out onto the sea wall at a classic location, D1051 Western Ambassador restarts a Paddington-bound service from Teignmouth station in May 1976, during the last full year of diesel-hydrauli... (more)

Another shot from the archives from 1978. Class 40 no. 40 181 heads a westbound oil train through Park Station, Manchester. These locos were withdrawn from service over twenty years ago and only a... (more)

An old shot from 1979. The Class 87s have now retired and most are being shipped to Bulgaria for use on freight trains. These locos were the premier motive power on the West Coast Main Line for n... (more)

60011 hauls the 6K50 15:02 Toton Yard – Basford Hall through Rugeley Trent Valley on Thursday 11th June 2009