One of the two prototype 4-6-0s designed by G.J. Churchward for the Great Western Railway, No 98 is seen with a group of admirers when new in 1903, waiting to leave Paddington station with a train... (more)

Crewe Basford Hall - Felixstowe 'liner.

A scene from back in June 1981 at the Open Day at Crewe Works. Some of the celebrity locos on display are seen here. On the right is green Class 40 no 40 106. On the left is the replica of Sans Pa... (more)

A memory of 1979. 47 452 leaves Chester Station and passes under the signal gantry with a London Euston to Holyhead service.

A Class 444 passes Clapham Junction on its way to London Waterloo.

The Network Rail measurement train on approach to Newcastle Station.

On 19th February the nameplate for Tornado was officially unveiled by HRH Prince of Wales at York. The loco had the privelege of hauling the Royal Train from York to Leeds, becoming only the secon... (more)

Lovers of livery and insignia will find much of interest in 'Tornado'. Named less than an hour earlier, the Royal Train passes Castleford bearing the Prince of Wales' feathers with the legend 'Ich... (more)

'Tornado', Britain's brand new 'A1' class Pacific was ceremoniously named at York by his Royal Highness, Prince Charles the Prince of Wales. The Royal Train then traveled the 30 miles to Leeds, ha... (more)

Monday lunch time at Newcastle Station.

An old shot from 1981. A trio of Class 40s keep company with a Class 47, a Class 25 and a Class 08 at Wigan Springs Branch Depot. The coal yards can be seen i nthe background as this was colliery... (more)

Track renewal work took place at Dawlish over the weekend of 14th & 15th February 2009. On the Sunday, 66169 & 66074 are seen top n tailing an engineers train on the sea wall

Scotrail liveried class 90 021, on hire to NXEA, propels the 11.00 Liverpool Street - Norwich over Cattawade Creek at low tide.

Class 66, number 66152 is seen on train 6L69 from Peterborough West Yard to Bow. This is the first loco from this class to be repainted in the DB Schenker colour scheme.

A memory of Manchester Victoria in 1977. 25 102 waits for its next banking duty up MilesPlatting Bank. There is no more banking on this incline and the station has been completely transformed. the... (more)