A service from Lydney Junction arrives at the Parkend terminus of the Dean Forest Railway,in Gloucestershire.The leading loco is ex Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank WD152 "Rennes&q... (more)
D8059 leads "Clayton" D8568 on a Parkend to Lydney Junction service on the Dean Forest Railway.
In the only decent light of the day,a pair of Class 14 locos run around their train at Parkend,the terminus of the Dean Forest Railway.This was day one of a three day Diesel Gala organised by the ... (more)
The Dean Forest Railways preserved Class 108 Diesel Multiple Unit passes Lydney Junction signal box as it enters the station.Formed of two vehicles (56492,built Derby 1960,and 50619,built Derby 19... (more)
The class 14 diesel hydraulic locos were among the least successful designs of the early 1960s.Introduced in 1964 for light branch line freight and passenger workings,the locos were plagued with v... (more)
The Royal Forest Of Dean once had an extensive railway system,serving the many coal mines and local communities.Sadly,all that is left is the Parkend to Lydney line,run by the Dean Forest Preserva... (more)
Getting photographs of trains on the Dean Forest Railway in the Forest Of Dean is notoriously difficult,mainly due to the density of the trees and undergrowth.One of the few places where it is pos... (more)
A unique event during the Dean Forest Railway Diesel Gala on the 15th September 2012 was the visit to the line of preserved "Hastings Unit" 1001.Affectionately known as "Thumpers",these diesel ele... (more)
Deep in the narrow valleys of the ancient and verdant Forest of Dean, hopelessly uneconomical scenes like this 'pick-up' branch freight continued into the mid-60's. The railways of the region were... (more)