Only in dreams do 114 year-old locomotives emerge from ethereal mists passing untrodden snow in the still of a Sunday morning. I'm still unsure if this a question or a statement. I am sure that I ... (more)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 21 was a class of 57 very small 0-4-0ST steam locomotives built between 1891 and 1910 for shunting duties. Known as "Pugs", they weighed in at ... (more)

Three counties under one rather lovely sky - Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire!

Ready for the road.

Another wonderful moment on the idyllic and very welcoming Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. Charters are a bit like 'hook a duck' at the fairground - everyone gets a prize. Prizes like this I don't mi... (more)

I was going to say this was a NEAR perfect recreation of an everyday branch line scene from the early 50s. On reflection - it's TOO perfect! A wonderful moment on the idyllic and very welcoming Ec... (more)

One hundred and seventeen years ago 52322 emerged from the Horwich works of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. In this idyllic setting simmering in the late summer greenery of deepest Derbyshire,... (more)

The sight of the two surviving Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 0-6-0 tender locomotives in traffic and hauling a train together in tandem is unlikely to be seen again for many a long year. The Cl... (more)

A former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 2-4-2T No 50818 performs station pilot duty at Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire as an LMS class 4 2-6-4T reverses out of the station. This was one of the ma... (more)

Ex GWR Castle class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe takes Diggle in fine GWR style.The Red Rose tour which saw the Castle go over Copy Pit the very first of its class to do so.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's annual weekend 'vintage trains' event has begun for a short Summer season. The opportunity to photograph vintage Victorian locomotives and rolling stock is irresi... (more)

It is hard to believe that such a believable recreation of the late 19th Century could be achieved in 2010, yet here it is in all its delightful detail. I was the only witness to this wonderfully ... (more)

Almost 500 years-worth of motive power and rolling stock are pictured leaving Oakworth station on one of the KWVR's wonderful 'Vintage Trains'. Fortunately, it was a glorious day for the event. I ... (more)

Lancashire and Yorkshire “A” Class 0-6-0 no. 1300 crosses Brooksbottom Viaduct in Summerseat with a train to Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway in the pouring rain. The crew have a tau... (more)

An old shot from 1984. Lancashire and Yorkshire 'A' Class no 1300 after seen shortly after its first restoration at Carnforth, in the days when it was open to the public. The loco has recently be... (more)