97302 approaches Tonfanau running 20 minutes late with the 18:05 6W55 Barmouth to Bescot return ballast train. Had it have passed on time, I would’ve had more light on the nose, but I can’t co... (more)

Running 127 minutes late at this point, 97303 top-and-tail with 97304 “John Tiley” pass Glandyfi on the 08:04 1Q05 Derby RTC to Machynlleth via Aberystwyth. It ran so late because of yet anoth... (more)

97304 “John Tiley” accelerates away from Fron crossing with the 07:25 5Z94 Carnforth to Aberystwyth ECS move for the following day's Statesman railtour to Scarborough. Dead-in-Tow were 47854 a... (more)

97304 “John Tiley” accelerates away from Fron crossing with the 07:25 5Z94 Carnforth to Aberystwyth ECS move for the following day's Statesman railtour to Scarborough. Dead-in-Tow were 47854 a... (more)

97304 “John Tiley” drags 37668 back to Machynlleth from Porthmadog over the River Artro at Pensarn following further ERTMS tests over the weekend. 37668 is currently stabled at Machynlleth for... (more)

WCRC’s 37668 began tests of its Hitachi ERTMS equipment at Machynlleth in the early hours of 10th September 2015, working from Machynlleth to Tywyn and return. This is the first piece of rolling... (more)

After having brought the 6C70 16.27 Bescot to Newtown with 97304 “John Tiley,” 97302 ran round the train after the departure of 1G75 20.41 Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street. Note the contin... (more)

97304 “John Tiley” and 37516 “Loch Laidon” pass Llanystumdwy – between Criccieth and Pwllheli – with day 1 of Steam Dreams‘ 1Z45 08:31 Paddington to Pwllheli “The Cambrian Coast Ex... (more)

97304 “John Tiley” and 37516 “Loch Laidon” pass the boatyard at Frongoch with day 1 of Steam Dreams‘ 1Z45 08:31 Paddington to Pwllheli “The Cambrian Coast Express.” A rogue cloud cam... (more)

97302 and 97303 sit at Newtown on the return leg of the retimed 3S71 railhead treatment train 17:20 Coleham to Machynlleth, the first of the evening. The second RHTT to Machynlleth this evening le... (more)

97304 “John Tiley” and 37516 “Loch Laidon” amble down the Dyfi valley with day 1 of Steam Dreams’ 1Z45 08:31 Paddington to Pwllheli “The Cambrian Coast Express.”

In patchy sun, DRS’ 37605 crosses Cynghordy viaduct on the Central Wales Line with Arriva Trains Wales/Pathfinder Tours’ “The Sugar Loaf Mountaineer” 1Z52 09:07 Birmingham New Stret to Byn... (more)

97302 sits at Machynlleth having arrived with the 21:20 3S71 railhead treatment train from Shrewsbury Coleham on its first night of operation during the 2016 season. The Machynlleth leg of the RHT... (more)

97302 (with 97303 at the other end) sits at Barmouth having arrived with the 20:09 Machynlleth Carriage Sidings structure gauging train which ran as far north as Harlech before returning south, an... (more)

97302 (with 97303 at the other end) sits at Harlech having arrived with the 20:09 Machynlleth Carriage Sidings structure gauging train. It then reversed direction and headed back south, and onward... (more)