Another one from the archives from 1981. This loco, no. 86 235 was named Novelty and given a special livery with a decorative panel to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool and Manch... (more)

1954 or 2008? Visiting the Llangollen Railway's 2008 Railcar Gala from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, former test-car Derby Lightweight no. M79900 “Iris” pauses in the sun at Llangollen stat... (more)

Vic Berry's scrapyard in Leicester was the place to visit in the 80s where pyramids of locos were created which were going for scrap.

A typical summer saturday in the West of England in the late 80s. A sunny day on the sea wall and lots of loco hauled trains passing by. Not the same scene today.

One of the last double framed Locomotives in the UK waiting the call from the scrap man.

One of the few colour photographs I took in BR days (and the only one worth seeing!) is of 'A2' Pacific No.60532 'Blue Peter' on her home shed. She is in company with 'Black 5' No.45127 and I thin... (more)

I visited the Carlisle area occasionally to see the last regular haunt of the fine 'Britannia' Pacifics. Though they were long past their best cosmetically, some excellent performances were still ... (more)

Jubilee class 45579 ‘Punjab’ stands on the site of the former North Staffordshire Railway shed in Derby, with the still very active ex-Midland Railway double roundhouse behind. The front row o... (more)

66 566 passing Cosford with 6Z82 coal from Portbury to Rugeley Power Station

Class 40 no. 40 176, Class 25 no. 25 152 and a Class 76 stand in the snow at Reddish TMD back in December 1981. The locos and the depot are all long since gone.

This Wakefield (NOT Glasgow as I mistakenly posted earlier) allocated 'B1' must have had a recent overhaul because I saw it at Mirfield in March 1966 and it was dirty beyond belief. Its relatively... (more)

Dominated by the power station, this was the sight that greeted visitors to Wakefield MPD. The shed was easily accessed off Doncaster Road and was approached by a short, steep 'cinder path' as lov... (more)

My grandparents lived close to Bare Lane Station in the west coast seaside town of Morecambe. A highlight of my visits were the oil trains from Heysham terminal to Leeds. '9F' 2-10-0's were the us... (more)

The location is Heaton Lodge Junction just west of Mirfield Motive Power Depot which was on the left just beyond the distant bridge. Yet another filthy '8F' hauls one of the seemingly endless proc... (more)

A Virgin Super Voyager working an evening London to Holyhead service passes Conwy Castle in North Wales.