What appears to be an annual trip to the Severn Valley Railway for their Spring Gala, featuring 72 ‘Fenchurch’, Lambton Tank 29 and Pannier Tank 1369. A day & half of chasing steam trains through Worcestershire and Shropshire countryside, with a strong dash of sunshine! DAY 1 DAY 2
A steam-packed weekend at work, The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway with the yearly Steam Gala. This year, both the guest locomotives were from the Great Western Region and joined seven locomotives from the home fleet. DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 Some of the faces that keep … Read More
Lots of rain, some cold and a little sunshine, chasing the 135-year-old locomotive through the Lancashire countryside on a private charter at East Lancashire Railway.
A trip south, down the M6 with the 150-mile journey taking nearly 4 hours, landing in Bewdley at 4.00 pm, just as a Standard 4 barked away above the town from the station. Straight into 3 days of photography along the Severn River… LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley … Read More
Two Heritage Railways & Two Mainline Rail tours. That was the plan, to capture “Tornado” & “Flying Scotsman” pulling rail tours on the East Coast Main-line, with visits to Tanfield Railway & North York Moors Railway. 3/4 of the plan was executed, unfortunately Flying Scotsman failed and didn’t complete the … Read More
No. 60163 “Tornado” on her first rail tour of 2021 with The Pennie Explorer, running from Leicester to Carlisle. On the outward journey, headed north on the East Coast Main Line passing York, Durham and Darlington. Then following the route of Hadrian’s Wall as it criss-crosses the railway between Newcastle to … Read More
A daytime spent capturing No.78022 running on the Keighley Worth Valley, the line still running a single steam service while lockdown restrictions begin to ease. The main difference in today’s event, was the driving rain and wind. The spring weather is really out of sorts, with heavy rain all day.
“Cumbria” running through the countryside, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway is 4 miles in length, running through unspoilt countryside. A very picturesque journey through the hills, with great views. A great line to shoot steams engines on, as they run Industrial style … Read More
Returning to Keighley & Worth Valley Railway for another weekend of photography with big moving steamy things, “Big Jim” & “Standard 2” providing the traction this weekend. “Big Jim” is a popular engine among photographers for its different and striking appearance, this is embellished by the Worth Valley surroundings. No. … Read More