37409 sits at Preston awaiting departure time of the 10:04 service to Barrow In Furness. Due to a combination of poor long term planning by the Department of Transport and a shortage of passenger ... (more)

After over 50 years of service, these English Electric type 3s have found themselves back in daily service due to a shortage of passenger rolling stock. Here 37419 rests at Preston after arriving ... (more)

47818 waits to depart Preston with 2Z20 17:29 to Manchester Victoria

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 21 was a class of 57 very small 0-4-0ST steam locomotives built between 1891 and 1910 for shunting duties. Known as "Pugs", they weighed in at ... (more)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. No 1300 (later LMS 12322 and BR 52322) was built at Horwich Works in 1896. Desi... (more)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. No 1300 (later LMS 12322 and BR 52322) was built at Horwich Works in 1896. Desi... (more)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. No 1300 (later LMS 12322 and BR 52322) was built at Horwich Works in 1896. Desi... (more)

A scene at the The Steam Gala on the Ribble Steam Railway on Sunday 18th September. Guest loco No 2. Fulstow, a Peckett 0-4-0 built in 1928. Heads resident 1908-built John Howe with a train as it ... (more)

6233 Duchess of Sutherland heads south through Preston station at about 20 mph with the return leg of The Royal Scot railtour from London to Carlisle and return. The time was 18:30 and the light ... (more)

The light is disappearing as Royal Scot Class no. 46115 Scots Guardsman heads through the deep cutting at Hoghton Bottom with the returning Fellsman main line special from Lancaster to Carlisle.

This fascinating loco actually has a vertical water-tube boiler, which can be seen in the cab. The chimney (smokestack) can be seen directly up from the boiler and sticks out through the cab roof.... (more)

Two Northern Rail Class 158s pass with trains to and from Blackpool at Salwick. The people on the platform are not passengers, they are waiting to see a steam special to pass through.

My favourite loco, 6233 Duchess of Hamilton passes the British Nuclear Fuels site at Salwick with the Fylde Coast Express main line special from Sheffield to Blackpool on a murky May morning.

A Class 158 crosses the road whilst rushing through Bamber Bridge with a Yorkshire to Blackpool service. Some guys having an evening beer at the Lancs & Yorks pub look on as it passes through the ... (more)

45157 The Glasgow Highlander (45407 in disguise) waits in a platform at Preston station to take over its train for a main line special to Glasgow. The carriages are seen on the right.