First Santa Special of the day heads past mile post one and back to Alston where the young passengers will make their way to Santa's grotto. Next weekend it will be my turn to don the red suit and... (more)

58 basks in the evening sun having just completed hauling 2 completely sold out Santa Claus Specials.

W&W #58 is seen charging out of Wooddale Rock Cut hauling a Santa Claus Special full of happy children

Having rolled out of the shop only 2 week prior, W&W #58 is seen pulling in to Ashland during her second day of hauling Santa Claus Specials

Having rolled out of the shop only 2 week prior, W&W #58 is seen pulling in to Ashland during her second day of hauling Santa Claus Specials

Santa train at Tanfield railway

The CNJ 113 is all dressed up to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first recorded use of anthracite coal in 1768; note the red "250" diamond-shaped number plate. It's charging pa... (more)

The CNJ 113 is dressed up to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first recorded use of anthracite coal in 1768; note the red "250" diamond-shaped number plate and sign above the pil... (more)

Union Pacific's Lima 0-6-0 at rest.

A view from the 14.55 Barca d'Alva (Portugal) to Fuente de San Esteban Correo as it crosses the Arroyo del Lugar viaduct haule by RENFE 0-6-0 No 030-2564. In the 17 kms from Barca d'Alva to Fregen... (more)

RENFE 0-6-0 No 030-2564 has a good load of briquettes on its tender as it backs down on to the 14.55 Correo to Fuente de San Esteban as the CP shunter walks forward ready to couple up before depar... (more)

RENFE 0-6-0 No 030-2564 arrives at Barca d'Alva with the morning 'Correo', 10.20 from Fuente de San Esteban, one of only two trains a day on this spectacular line. The 0-6-0 was built in 1928 by C... (more)

Jinty 47406 pilots Stanier 8f 48624 through Woodthorpe with the 09:00 departure from Loughborough during the GCR last hurrah gala

Bruce Mowbray is hard at work inside the Steamtown roundhouse preparing 0-6-0 No. 26 for the day.

Steamtown's Baldwin No. 26 leads a shuttle past Mattes Tower as it makes an approach tot he former DL&W depot just ahead.