As viewers may have surmised, I'm really a 'steam' man so I'm always on the lookout for new vantage points for a 'locomotive in the landscape'. It seems unlikely that this fine location will see t... (more)

I seldom take photographs of 'modern' traction, but this westbound Class 66 with a train of scrap metal was too good to ignore. Captured in lovely evening light, she is probably heading for the sm... (more)

Freightliner Class 66 No.66602 powers a tanker train under the old footbridge at the approach to the west end of Grindleford Station. Another half a mile and the train will plunge into Totley Tunn... (more)

I've only visited Peak Forest once before and that was back in February 2011 for the 'Buxton Spa Express' steam special. I was impressed both by the scenery and the railway activity at the huge li... (more)

This evening somebody must have still been looking down kindly upon me! There's always time for one last photograph, even though I'm not a diesel enthusiast, who could resist an image like this? S... (more)

This is the confluence of the Calder & Hebble Canal and the River Calder at Eastmoor, Wakefield. Canal boats can join the Calder at this point for about two miles and then re-join the canal system... (more)

Marshalled & awaiting service at Didcot parkway...