Despite the freezing temperatures I couldn't turn down an opportunity to take some shots with sun on snow, although I only managed an hour or so before I began to lose all feeling in my feet. AN F... (more)

The harshest winter weather since 1981/2 has finally reached southern England. Even here some rural spots have been down as low as zero degress farenheit (around -18C) overnight. An unidentified F... (more)

Seen from White Horse Hill, Class A4 Pacific 60019 Bittern hauls the Cathedrals Express from Paddington to Cardiff through the Vale of White Horse near Uffington

Seen from White Horse Hill in weak winter sunlight, an FGW HST set passes the village of Uffington in the Vale of White Horse

A military helicopter had been flying in the area for some time, but chose to follow the railway line just as this eastbound FGW HST passed me at Baulking - and in sunshine too. Of course the clou... (more)

The last time I tried this location the sun refused to co-operate. Unfortunately, since then the corn has been harvested, but some of the flowering weeds at the edge of the field have survived to ... (more)

I've been after a shot of a Class 60 (nickname Tugs) on the Theale - Robeston empty oil tanks for some time. It only runs 3 days a week and hasn't been a reliable source of 60's in recent times - ... (more)

4936 Kinlet Hall whistles in response to the horn from an FGW HST set which is overhauling her on the up fast line. 4936 was returning from the West Somerset Railway to her base at Tyseley depot, ... (more)

Britannia Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell runs light past Circourt hauling only its support coach while returning to Southall. Just as the loco came into the viewfinder, the safety valve lifted whic... (more)

Britannia Class 7 Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell passes Baulking as it accelerates away from its water stop at Challow. The site of the junction for the long defunct Faringdon branch is just west o... (more)

The driver of Britannia Class 7 Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell keeps a watchful eye on the approaching signals as it passes Circourt and nears its water stop at Challow. The train was a St Davids D... (more)

First time I've tried panning since getting hold of a DSLR. This one is at 1/30th sec of a train travelling at 100mph+ An FGW HST headed by power car 43027 speeds westward at Circourt

First time I've tried panning since getting hold of a DSLR. This one is at 1/20th sec of a train travelling at 50mph+ 66 063 takes a freight towards Swindon down the slow line at Circourt

Britains railways may lack motive power variety these days, but no one can accuse them of lacking colour. A vintage pair of DRS Class 47's top and tail an amazingly varied rake of coaching stock w... (more)

The driver on 66 535 checks his gauges as he proceeds west down the Great Western Mainline towards Swindon with an intermodal service.