LMS pacific no. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland heads The Welsh Dragon at Broughton, near Chester. At the rear of the train, nearest the camera, is ex-Royal Train loco no. 47 798 Prince William. Abou... (more)
There are now regrettably few lineside locations where you can legitimately stand to get that 'up close and personal' image of passing trains. Steel palisade fencing and the encroachment of linesi... (more)
The driver of 6100 Royal Scot talks to volunteers on the platform at Llangollen, while another crew member fills the tender with water. All part of the preparations for the Stel, Steam and Stars I... (more)
The regular 'Cotton Mill Express' thunders along the Calder Valley towards Todmorden. Probably uniquely in Britain, the railway, road, river (Calder) and the Rochdale canal are all sandwiched into... (more)