GWR King Class No 6024 King Edward I departs the terminus at Kingswear with the return Torbay Express to Bristol

LMS Black 5's 45407 and 44871 storm up the gradiant over Pinmore Viaduct between Stranraer and Ayr with the Great Britain Railtour on a route that has seen only one or two steam hauled specials in... (more)

The evocative early morning atmosphere of a steam motive power depot. A LNER J15 Class truddles past the brickworks with a pick-up fright in the distance the engines at Barrow Hill shed make ready... (more)

LMS Black 5 No 45407 crosses the Tay Bridge in evening light with the Great Britain Railtour

LMS Princess Pacific No 6201Princess Elizabeth being prepared for the day's duties on the East Lancs Railway.

Oiling No 822 The Earl at Welshpool. These Locos were introduced in 1902: A Beyer Peacock design for 2'6" guage Welshpool & Llanfair section, Cambrian Railways. Opened in 1903 to link the market t... (more)

The Red Dragon has a special place in my heart as I remember seeing this train as a wide eyed child when originally steam hauled in the late 1950s early 1960s. Here recapturing distance but vivid ... (more)

This shot is in contrast to my other upload today. Still August and still the Settle and Carlisle line this time LNER A4 pacific No 60009 Union of South Africa is on the northbound climb approachi... (more)

The inaugural run of LMS Royal Scot No 46115 Scots Guardsman. Looking resplendent in BR green livery she climbs the last few 100 yards of the steep climb southbound up to Ais Gill summit crossing ... (more)

Brand new and straight out of the box A1 pacific 60163 in work's grey and unnamed undertakes its first public runs on the Great Central railway.

A line up of LNER pacifics at Barrow Hill Loco Depot, from left A1 No 60163 Tornado, A2 No 60532 Blue Peter, A4s 60009 Union of South Africa and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley.

3 LNER A4 pacifics line up at Grosmont Shed on the NYMR 60019 Bitten 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley 60009 Union of South Africa

BR Britannia Pacific No 70013 Oliver Cromwell with a return Cathedrals Express to Lonodon Waterloo passing through a series of bridges and tunnels alongside Sidney Gardens, Bath

A C2 loco with a morning freight train to Hongguang on the Huanan Forestry Railway, China

Special train from Piaseczno to Grojec on the occasion regional fete called Swieto Kwitnacej Jabloni (The Feast of the Blooming Apple Tree).