The 'Cotton Mill Express' crosses Lydgate viaduct on the climb to Copy Pit.

Returned to steam last year, Q6 63395 heads north through the stunning scenery of Newtondale with the first train of the first weekend of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's outstanding LNER (Lond... (more)

England's answer to the Kaaimans River bridge? A former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway "Pug" takes a load of steel girders over the branch line from Workington steelworks to Workington harbour dur... (more)

Four sets of motion fly simultaneously in this panned shot of double-headed Mallets.

Parallel departure from Eisfelder Talmühle, with 99 5906 on a photo charter and 99 7234 on a Nordhausen to Wernigerode passenger working.

Clagging nicely, Mallet 99 5906 climbs through a rock cutting between Drahtzug and Alexisbad.

In a scene little changed from the communist era, a Mallet tank skirts the river Selke as it runs into the village of Strassberg. The only difference is that this is a photo charter and we won't g... (more)

Another angle on the Alexisbad parallel departures. See also Alan Crotty's 224513 and Michael Allen's more)

Chunky tank 99 6001 waits for departure time at Alexisbad with the 18.42 to Harzgerode.

The 14.47 Gernrode to Hasselfelde service train, caught near sunset at Stiege.

A study in light and shade as a diminutive tank loco. awaits departure with a mixed train photo charter.

Mallet 99 5901 heads a photo charter between the houses on Kirchstrasse. With a dozen or more scheduled steam trains passing through here every day, I wonder how often the window cleaner has to ca... (more)

Class pioneer 99 222 heads a Steam Loco Safari Tours photo charter through the forest between Drei Annen Hohne and Elend.

Frost still lies in the shadows as another Llangollen Railway Santa Special rounds the curve to Glyndyfrdwy.

An impressive plume on the steepest section of the railway.