43106 The Flying Pig works a service from Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway during the spring steam gala

A "Deans Goods" loco on static display at Swindon Railway Museum - complete with waxworks traincrew.

Standing inside the Railway Museum at Swindon is 92220 "Evening Star",the last loco built for British Railways.The loco was completed in 1960,and I can remember seeing it under construction !

Here comes the next picture from the Timken archives. The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. The... (more)

I purchased a box of negatives at an antiques fair and found that , among the wedding and sightseeing pictures, there were a decent number of steam locomotive images. This is the first one I have ... (more)

33209 drags SR Maunsell Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 850 'Lord Nelson', LSWR Drummond M7 Class 0-4-4T 245, an SR Maunsell coach and BR brake van through Clapham Junction en-route to Woking for display ... (more)

Several former South Eastern & Chatham Railway locos including D1 and F1 4-4-0s stand on the bridge over the River Thames outside Cannon Street station (right) in c1928. In the foreground the Eagl... (more)

The Tay Bridge is the longest railway bridge in the UK at just over two miles. The structure seen here is the second attempt at bridging the estuary, the first famously collapsed during a violent ... (more)

Battle of Britain class Pacific No 34067 'Tangmere', named after a WWII fighter aerodrome, heads a special circular tour train from London Victoria to Hastings and back to London on a day when man... (more)

It had been a cloudy grey day and I hadn't intended to visit the Bowes Railway Coal train day. Late in the afternoon I decided to go and was rewarded with the sight of the last train of the day in... (more)

3850 rounds the curve at Watchet on the West Somerset Railway with an evening Murder Mystery 01/07/06

An old shot at Warrington Arpley Yard back in 1981. I never did find out how this van got into this position. Intriguing really.

Having just passed Stonehouse station,Tornado begins the ascent of Sapperton Bank with a special from Gloucester to London Victoria.

LNER 60163 'Tornado' at the head of the 1Z28 'Thames Tornado' 1142 Gloucester - London Victoria

LNER 60163 'Tornado', heads the 1Z28 'Thames Tornado' 1142 Gloucester - London Victoria. Coaching Stock: 14007, 6310, 3098, 3112, 1671, 3107, 3122, 1863, 5009, 4927, 5350