The line from Inverness to Wick in the Far North is one of Scotland's most isolated routes. Two 'Black Fives' with the marathon 'Great Britain 4' tour break the monotony of class 158 diesel units,... (more)

Great Western 'Castle' class 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgecombe' looks strangely comfortable a long way from home rails, heading the Birmingham-Blackburn 'Red Rose' tour through the heart of former Lan... (more)

Great Western 'Castle' class 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgecombe' well off its home turf, raising the echoes on the Trans-Pennine main line from Manchester to Leeds, turning heads as it passes Greenfiel... (more)

Chocolate cake and ice cream (I think) provided by the restaurant car staff refresh two of 44871's support crew, having recently arrived in Inverness after an all-day run from Wick in the far nort... (more)

A4 Pacific 'Sir Nigel Gresley' (named after its designer) a mile or two north of the English border, skirting the North Sea coastline, bound for Edinburgh with the first day of the marathon 'Great... (more)

37685 leads a returning railtour from Holyhead, seen passing through Valley.

Statesman Rail are a company specialising in high quality railtours.On May 14th 2011 they organised and ran "The Settle & Carlisle Statesman" excursion from Swindon to Carlisle via the scenic Sett... (more)

46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN storms through Dalgety Bay with 1Z28, the second day of THE GREAT BRITAIN IV railtour, which it would work from Edinburgh to Inverness, via Aberdeen

Statesman Rail are a company that organise railtours along scenic routes of the country,and on 16th April 2011 they ran "The Settle and Carlisle Statesman" tour,from Gloucester to Carlisle via the... (more)

Class 37, number 37676 Loch Rannoch brings up the rear of a London Kings Cross to Skegness steam charter, which was hauled by 70013 Oliver Cromwell. 37676 hauled the steam loco and train on th... (more)

Preserved Class 55 'Deltic' locomotive, number 55022 is seen heading train 1Z26, 08:18 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh charter train. This train was run to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the... (more)

47851 powers away from the speed restriction over the river at Kirkby in Furness, with a charter special from Ravenglass - Linlithgow

The West Highland photo special is seen performing a spectacular runby on Rannch Moor, a mile or so south of Corrour. The weather was not kind that day but somehow added to the bleak but strangely... (more)

On the Saturday afternoon the weather was even more amazing than the morning. Most of the time one can hardly see across Loch Eil, one of many tidal inlets in North West Scotland, for rain or mist... (more)

On a perfect autumn morning (rare in Scotland's Western Highlands), 44871 performs a runpast for participating photographers across the desolate but hauntingly beautiful Rannoch Moor with the annu... (more)