John's first trip to Europe included this day.

The noses of two A4s in the pouring rain. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley backs into the NRM yard after a record-breaking run from Kings Cross. It pauses alongside fellow classmate 60009 Union of South Af... (more)

On display at the National Railway Museum, York. No. 2500 was the first of the 37 three-cylinder 2-6-4 express passenger tank locomotives designed especially for the London Tilbury and Southend li... (more)

4936 'Kinlet Hall' passes Eastrea Crossing near Whittlesea on the 07:50 Tyseley to Ely steam railtour.

Caught by a final, glorious shaft of late evening sun, Britain's only surviving inside-cylindered 4-6-0 No.8572 passes by at Kinchley Lane. Barely a moment after she had passed resplendent in her ... (more)

On the last day steam was used to haul passenger trains on the London Transport Metropolitan Line, Ivatt 2-6-2T No 41284 waits to leave Chesham with the branch train to Chorley Wood.

This scene could hardly be more typically Welsh, with sheep grazing on unconcernedly as a three coach 'local' train skirts along the lush valley of the River Dee. The Great Western railway and its... (more)

William Stroudley's 0-4-2, No.214, Gladstone was built at Brighton in 1882. It was the first of a class which later consisted of 36 engines which managed the London, Brighton and South Coast Railw... (more)

The rain stopped for half an hour later at "The Great Reunion" at the National Railway Museum at York. Unfortunately, by this time, Union of South Africa had left. It still left a heck of a sight ... (more)

Billed as "The Great Reunion" at the National Railway Museum at York. The weather made it more like, "The Great Downpour". Heavy rain prevailed while we witnessed a sight that hasn't been seen fo... (more)

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway No.957 was built in 1887 by Beyer Peacock & Co. of Gorton, Manchester. The L&Y had hundreds of similar 0-6-0 tender engines that served faithfully during the Victori... (more)

At Thornton Junction shed, it was what locals would describe as a "grotty" day. Steam and smoke drift about the depot from the locomotives and the adjacent steam crane. Former North British Railwa... (more)

An old shot from 1979 at Chester station. Hall Class no. 4930 Hagley Hall and Black Five no. 5000 reverse with their support coaches onto the carriages to return a main line special to Hereford. ... (more)

GWR tank engine no. 5553 approaches Doniford Beach Halt, on the West Somerset Railway.

This panned shot is actually of US steam in England. S160 no. 5197 heading a Thursday northbound train at Burrs. The loco was built by Lima in 1945 for the United States Army Transportation Corps ... (more)