A scene on the Tanfield Railway, which claims to be the worldfs oldest railway from 1725. There is very little of the modern world in this view with two locos dating from 1891. The traction ... (more)

End of the night shoot and the fires are disposed off before the locomotives are reversed back into the shed.

It is gala time again at Tanfield Railway and as always a night shoot is arranged before the weekend's festivities. Here is a line up of locomotives being used as they wait to enter the shed for t... (more)

Perfect Storm. This was shot in the middle of a thunder and lighning storm, the rain was absolutely torrential with no protection, this was literally lift camera shoot and hope, I am delighted wit... (more)

Making rare appearances outside the National Railway Museum, LNER V2 4771 "Green Arrow" and World speed record holder 4468 "Mallard" are dragged to the Fab Four event at Barrow Hill Roundhouse by ... (more)

The crew of ex-Great Western Railway '1400' class 0-6-2 tank are having a little local difficulty with the crossing barriers, preventing them re-starting their train from Lydney Junction Station. ... (more)

Just before we close the file (for the time being!) on the Great Northern Railway's elegant Atlantics, here's a fine study by an unknown photographer of 4419 in early LNER days. She's standing wit... (more)

Here is a third large boilered GNR 4-4-2, No 4444 seen storming past Belle Isle on the way out of Kings Cross with a special for the horse racing at Newmarket. The train is formed of former South ... (more)

Following on from the shot of the pioneer large boilered GNR 4-4-2, one of the later engines No 3300 is seen about to take water from Langley troughs (track pan) with the 4.30pm express to Kings C... (more)

Whilst we're on an 'Atlantic' theme and following Brian Stephenson's recent posting, here's another wonderful century-old image by a skilled but unknown photographer. Passing a London bound train,... (more)

The pioneer Great Northern Railway class C1 Atlantic No 251 was already 25 years old when this photo was taken of it piloting an Ivatt GNR class D2 4-4-0 No 4321 seen taking water from Langley tro... (more)

Following my previous posts showing railway horses shunting wagons this is my third and final photo depicting horse shunting. Taken in slightly more recent times, 1951 as against 1926 and 1938, th... (more)

Former Great Eastern Railway 'Claud Hamilton' class 4-4-0 No 8787 passes through Welwyn North station with an up Cambridge Buffet Express heading for Kings Cross, London at line speed as a humble ... (more)

Prior to WW1, the Midland Railway had an enviable reputation for quality and service. The Midland's finest flowering in motive power were Samuel Johnson's 'Spinner' 4-2-2s, arguably one of the mo... (more)

GWR Manor No. 4828 passing Castle Hill during the West Somerset Railway Autumn steam Gala.