Scotland's famous Forth Bridge is floodlit at night. The floodlights cast shadows on low cloud creating an eerie starburst effect. Hand-held 1/15 using Canon 24-105 image-stabilized lens.

'Deltic 22' heads an Inverness-bound special, running off Scotland's famous Forth Bridge.

'Deltic 22' heads a return excursion to Edinburgh over the Inverness-Aberdeen line.

Deltics - the high speed diesels introduced in the early 60s to replace steam on the East Coast Main Line, have a cult following. This is an Inverness-bound trip in the Scottish Highlands.

Preserved English Electric Class 40 heads an Inverness-London excursion, soon after leaving Perth. Preserved class 55 'Deltic' 55002 has been added as 2nd loco.

Preserved English Electric Class 40 - a late 1950s beast - heads an Inverness-LOndon excursion on Scotland's Highland Line.

2 goats and an Alco

In desperately heavy rain, another train heading for Penn Station pulls into Maplewood.

Its about 6 am. 'Duchess of Sutherland' is about to leave with the Ryal Train, conveying the Queen and Prince Philip, as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee tour that year. The steam haulage was a ... (more)

A week of heavy rain finally ends with the River Clyde in flood, creating this photo opportunity.

A coal train weaves through Carstairs behind a 56 and 47 (barely visible) in tandem. The class 56, station buildings and canopies have gone. The coal trains and poor weather are still with us.

A very wet day. Another train for Leysin heads through the streets, forcing road traffic to take evasive action. The street is one-way, but the railway is not!

A weekend 'luxury land cruise' heads for Fort William on Scotland's unforgettable West Highland Line.

UK supermarket chain Tesco and Road Haulier Eddie Sotbart have teamed up to deliver groceries etc to Scotland by rail. Loco is in a Tesco scheme bearing Stobart's logos. Containers proclaim 'Less ... (more)

Ancient (almost!) and modern at Carlisle. 3-cylinder 'Duke of Gloucester' has just arrived at P3 with a 'Dalesman' excursion. The 'Voyager' unit in foreground is on an Edinburgh-Bournemouth servic... (more)