I'm not normally a denizen of stations, preferring to be 'out on the line'. I just thought that the lovely afternoon lighting at the platform end at Pickering made for a fine view. The elegant lin... (more)
Once in a while I try a view or image that I think might be 'too different' for Railpictures.Net. Is this one of them? Let the screeners and the viewers decide! For my part, I think it's probably ... (more)
Today, all was well with my world as 'Galatea' pounded up the grade heading for Ribblehead and beyond to Carlisle. She looked and sounded wonderful as she thundered past with today's 'Waverley' sp... (more)
A less-than-convinced farmer's wife was not willing to let me take this view from her family's land. She finally relented after an overdose of Armitage charm and soft soap. This was much to my rel... (more)
At last - cool enough for steam to show, damp enough to leave the diesels in the garage, sunny enough to light up the Dales. I think I've gone to heaven. Great photographic conditions returned tod... (more)
It was a delightfully cool and breezy afternoon and an absolute delight to be alone amongst the sheep and tussock grass in Yorkshire's glorious dales. Although 'Union of South Africa' was working ... (more)
The famous 'IT57' steam-hauled special on 11th August 1968 drew to a close 143 years of steam locomotive hauled passenger traffic on the British railway network. Known colloquially from the charge... (more)
