Just the occasional glimmer of sunshine was sufficient for me to make the 100 mile round trip to the East Lancashire Railway. The only 'glimmer' in the entire day fortuitously coincided with the p... (more)
The LMS 'Black 5' 4-6-0s are widely (and rightly) acknowledged to be a classic British mixed traffic design. They are regarded by photographers as a mixed blessing probably because no less than ei... (more)
A 'mini-gala' at the ELR this last weekend offered the relatively unusual prospect of three locos facing east, including the K4 Mogul 'The Great Marquess'. Here she gets away from Rawtenstall in f... (more)
Man and Steed.
One of the most widely traveled locomotives in preservation is seen here crossing the River Irwell on her home ground. In fact the Irwell is crossed and re-crossed no less than eight times between... (more)
You'd never know it to look at this image, but Sir William Stanier's first pacific design was over seventy years old when 'Princess Elizabeth' was captured galloping towards Rawtenstall in lovely ... (more)
