A Hull Trains Pioneer emerges from the tunnel at Kings Cross 31/03/08

The prototype Gresley LNER Class P2 2-8-2 No 2001 'Cock o'the North' waits at Kings Cross while on show to the press. A Gresley Class N2 0-6-2T is beside the apple green 2-8-2. A photo by the late... (more)

Gresley LNER Class A1 4-6-2 No 4477 'Gay Crusader' departs from Kings Cross with the 5.45pm express to Newcastle. An Ivatt Class N1 0-6-2T is in the background. Photo by the late George Grigs.

English Electric Class 50s initially were used on the East Coast before it was electrified, they were then displaced to the Western Region and were to be found working from Paddington – Oxford, ... (more)

On 11th May 2006 Class 37 37425 worked 6Z11 0955 Cardiff Tidal to Exeter Riverside with 10 China Clay “Silver Bullets” The train is seen approaching Exeter at a location called Staffords Bridg... (more)

EWS have been fighting a battle to retain freight traffic in the South West as the Clay Traffic contracts as cheaper china clay comes in from Brazil. In 2007 Class 60, 60054 found its way to Cornw... (more)

Way back in 1980. A Class 506 Manchester to Glossop/Hadfield EMU is undergoing repairs in Horwich Works. These trains, dating from 1954 were scrapped in 1984, when the line was converted from 1500... (more)

A scene from 1982. 33 009 prepares to leave Bristol with a train for Cardiff. These services are now DMUs, like almost every other passenger service in GB.

47491 makes a stop at Bolton with a Glasgow to Manchester Victoria service back in 1984. Many changes today: This service is operated by 185 DMUs (not suited to services of this distance); The se... (more)

86901 and 86902 Network Rail Ice Breaker locos stabled at York Station

47211 chugs past Abbotswood Junction on a special from Didcot to the MOD depot at Ashchurch.

GWR 3440 City Of Truro' at the Didcot Railway Centre. An electronic jigsaw puzzle of this image is available as a free download here : http://www.train-puzzles.com/rp226539.html

The only 4-6-4 tender locomotive to run in Great Britain is seen in its days as a high-pressure 4-cyl compound loco with a 450lb/sq in Yarrow water tube boiler. Built in 1929 it is seen waiting at... (more)

The only 4-6-4 tender locomotive to run in Great Britain, Gresley LNER three-cylinder 4-6-4 No 10000 reverses out of Kings Cross after arriving from Doncaster in 1938. It was rebuilt from a high-p... (more)

An old shot from 1985. Freshly overhauled 47 632 is on a test bay at Crewe Works before returning to traffic.