The recent long spell of hot weather in the UK has caused alterations to the busy summer season of steam railtours. In order to reduce the risk of lineside fires occurring, diesel locomotives have... (more)
After heavy rain, in February 2013 the spoil heap (seen on the right) at Hatfield Colliery became dangerously unstable. Over the years, it had encroached far too close to the adjacent railway trac... (more)
The remaining rail routes that pass through the East Riding of Yorkshire to the coastal resorts are characterised by pleasant though rather featureless countryside. There are long stretches of str... (more)
Bringing up the rear of a rake of autoballaster wagons during a week-long engineering possession on the normally passenger only Northern Line of Merseyrail.
