Each wednesday in the summer months, "The Fellsmann", a special steam train, runs over the Settle and Carlisle line.

"Black Five" # 44932 from the Midland Railway Center is pulling train 1Z37 "The Royal Duchy" of the Railway Touring Company from Bristol Temple Meads to Par through Dawlish. The very popular "mixe... (more)

Ex LMS Black 5 44932 heads along the seawall with the 1Z37 Bristol - Par 'The Royal Duchy'. Just 5 miles down the line at Newton Abbot, diesel 47237 which was on the rear, was moved to the front a... (more)

Arriving at these wonderful 'S' curves well in advance of the due time, the weather was refusing to behave! True to recent form, I was greeted with dreary grey skies with any break in the cloud co... (more)

Black 5 4-6-0 44932 catches the last rays of daylight as it heads south with a Scarborough to Stevenage special on the evening of the 19th September 2012.

The train goes about its everyday business, quite undisturbed by a passing flock of sheep. I'm not sure exactly how many there are 57... 58 ..., it's getting late and I'm getting very sleepy. G'ni... (more)

LMS 44932 coasts down the gradient just North of Kirkby Stephen Station with the 1Z70 'Waverley' 0913 York - Carlisle

In the 60s there was a very famous (and now disgraced) record producer who was a great advocate of simpler technology. He wore a 'back to mono' badge in his lapel. Taking a leaf from his book here... (more)

There is little I can say about this image. It may look unreal but this vision is exactly as it appeared in my viewfinder. Ten seconds later the sun had gone. To say I returned home happy is somet... (more)

Regrettably, the Roman town of Castleford has precious little historical, architectural or pictorial merit and it is only on leaving the urban and industrial development that more pleasing rural l... (more)

Even at 1900 hours the temperature was still hovering around 28 degrees. Lady Fortune must have looked kindly upon me this evening as she blessed me not only with the 'rods down' but (much against... (more)

A welcome few autumnal colours are beginning to show along the track side on one of the few long, straight sections on the Settle & Carlisle route. 'Black 5' No. 44932 manfully strides along the s... (more)

It had been a glorious day in Yorkshire and as a finale, the setting sun imparts every shade of golden yellow to the 'Scarborough Spa Express' on its return to York. 44932 has just completed the '... (more)

In wonderful evening light, the soubriquet 'Black 5' has never looked more appropriate! 44932 is getting under way again after her brief stop at Normanton to set down passengers returning from the... (more)

Glorious evening light (for a change!) sees the 'Scarborough Spa Express' heading for its second and final 'loop' of the day around Leeds. It's just before 7pm and 44932 is passing the former mini... (more)