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

Chantel McGregor live & acoustic at Studio 5 Live/Jam on Top, Keighley. Local-ish guitarist/singer songwriter starting up her postponed UK tour with a acoustic show. The venue with 60 fans, across social distanced tables with app-table service, a very different return to the gig world for everyone. Chantel McGregor Website

I was lucky enough to grab a ticket for the first Igers Leeds meetup of the year, pre-opening access to Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds. “Igers” is a worldwide community of Instagram fans, run by people who share followers images, by tagging or hash-tagging. The Igers Leeds is a … Read More

At the start of 2020, I decided to attempt shooting something different and arranged a few portrait shoots. COVID happened and the ensuring lockdown came into play, which disrupted everything and everyone. In the couple of months between lockdown 1 & 2, the heather sprung up on the moors above … Read More

Taking a change to my recent trips and time spent around Bronte Country, I took an early morning jaunt to the home of Sir Titus Salt. The wonderful village of Saltaire, a world heritage site in the district of Bradford. It is named after Sir Titus Salt who built a textile mill, … 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

Spring has attempted to kick start with some sunshine and blossoming around the area. I’ve been attempting to take the camera out as much as possible while working, and it’s paid off in April!

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