Although the weather was lousy when I visited this railroad last year I had a great time thanks mainly to an amazing man that I met. He was called Harold Borovec who was kindness itself, a mine of... (more)
The locomotive Tornado, before it had its first main line outing made a series of tests runs. Here it arrives at Newcastle from York with an evening train . Still in its undercoat of grey paint it... (more)
Love the mighty cliffs towering over this big freight train heading west out of Washington.
55019 leaves the north end of Newcastle Central with a special train for Edinburgh. Note railfanning UK style!
The launch of Beamish museum's replica of the locomotive Puffing Billy. It was kept behind closed doors until the appropriate moment when the doors were flung aside and the loco came steaming out.
A Pacer unit heads for Sunderland over the 1849 built High Level bridge crossing the river Tyne. Also in shot are the 1872 swing bridge and the 1982 metro bridge.
Sir CecilA Cochrane heads a passenger train up the severe bank from east tanfield.
Tornado, the latest steam loco to have been built heads for Pickering with its third round trip of the day. during this trip it ran into trouble and had to be hauled back to Grosmont depot for rep... (more)
The latest built steam locomotive "Tornado" is currently on loan to the NYMR . It is seen here last Saturday running to Pickering with a midafternoon train. Please note the prewar Gresley teak coa... (more)
Furness Railway No 20 is on loan to this offshoot of the Museum at York. sunday was a day for the children and the engine was in steam giving rides in the brake van(caboose).
Sir Nogel Gresley heads for Levisham on the second day of the NYMR gala
Night falls as the light from the coach shed highlights the name of Sir Cecil Cochrane, one of the fleet of Tanfield railway
Sunday afternoon at the South Tynedale railway and an attempt to pan at 20 miles an hour. Loco Thomas Edmunson heads a train for Kirkhaugh.
It is very rare to catch three trains crossing the river at the same time. Here in the distance is a train for Middlesbrough, a metro commuter train is on the middle bridge and closest is a class ... (more)
