Having travelled from Kings Cross yesterday I thought I would turn the clock back 52 years to a photo I took of Gresley A4 Pacific No 60027 'Merlin' reversing out of the station after arrving with... (more)

The final 'Scarborough Flyer' of this season rushes through Elland making good headway against a strong cross-wind. As the Autumn sets in, let's hope for some cold, crisp and sunny weather and lot... (more)

Gresley A4 pacific 60009 "Union of South Africa" passes Burton Salmon with the Scarborough Flyer

From any angle, the A4's are striking locomotives. It's almost impossible to believe that this remarkable machine is now 75 years old. Doesn't she look great? Another regrettable incursion of 'tin... (more)

I've never seen a photograph taken at the delightfully named 'Cromwell Bottom' in the Calder valley near Elland. Probably because the best photographic location here was previously occupied by a b... (more)

Who cares if 'back in the day' Sir Nigel Gresley's wonderful A4s were not native to the Settle & Carlisle route? Certainly his equally graceful A3 Pacifics briefly graced the line with their prese... (more)

LNER 61994 'The Great Marquess' emerges from Blea Moor Tunnel with the 1Z52 'Fellsman' 0809 Lancaster - Carlisle

Mrs. Smith may well regret hanging out this morning's washing as 'The Great Marquess' gets into her stride on the steady climb out of Settle!

Situated in remote, desolate though starkly beautiful landscape, Dent Station is the highest mainline station in England at 1150 feet above sea level and winters here can be treacherous. The snow ... (more)

With good reason, the Settle and Carlisle route is world famous for its stunning scenery. One of many bridges and viaducts on the line, Dent Head Viaduct was built between 1869 and 1875 for the Mi... (more)

A4 No.4464 'Bittern', matched with Gresley teak coaches, makes a fine sight as it heads up the challenging 1 in 49 gradient of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Green End during the 2012 Spring... (more)

A4 no. 4464 'Bittern' makes a wonderful sight with the Gresley teak coaches, forging up the 1 in 49 gradient of the NYMR at Beck Hole during the May Gala.

World Record Holder, A4 class no 4468 Mallard on display at Locomotion Museum in County Durham. It stands next to the prototype Deltic diesel locomotive. This site is owned by the National Railway... (more)

Just before we close the file (for the time being!) on the Great Northern Railway's elegant Atlantics, here's a fine study by an unknown photographer of 4419 in early LNER days. She's standing wit... (more)

Here is a third large boilered GNR 4-4-2, No 4444 seen storming past Belle Isle on the way out of Kings Cross with a special for the horse racing at Newmarket. The train is formed of former South ... (more)