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)

Pepper Road is one of Leeds' very few locations offering a good, long view of trains leaving the city. The opportunity exists to choose a variety of lens focal lengths each giving a rather differe... (more)

Old Gold. New Gold. 'Scots Guardsman' makes a powerful exit from Leeds as the sun goes down. Meanwhile the slumbering new generation look on in awe!

This Summer's 'Scarborough Spa Express' gets off to a fine start with this morning's run around the Leeds loop. 'Scots Guardsman' makes a fine sight (as ever) coming round the long curve past the ... (more)

As common as the LMS 'Black 5s' are in preservation (no less than 17 survive), they always make wonderful subjects for the photographer. They are a beautifully proportioned and purposeful locomoti... (more)

'Scots Guardsman' has just passed the site of what once was Goose Hill Junction (just beyond the distant bridge). Here the Midland Railway main line once diverged southward in a long, deep cutting... (more)

What a difference a day makes! Running slightly early and heading out of Leeds in the most glorious sunset, 'Scots Guardsman' is bathed in the golden evening light that I had been hoping for but n... (more)

Stourton's freight yard cranes loom like sentinels on a hot, humid and muggy August evening. Yet even in 'challenging' light, who could resist seeing the delightful sight and sound of 'Scots Guard... (more)

New technology makes it possible to capture interesting images that but a year or two ago were 'unfottable'. Here is a good example, taken in the last moments of daylight and just within the realm... (more)

The gentle countryside east of Leeds is principally agricultural with few footpaths, making access to the railway 'challenging'. Glorious late evening sunshine lends a warm glow to the newly harve... (more)

By the time the River Wharfe has reached Ulleskelf in the Vale of York, it is flowing at a slow and lazy crawl, barely disturbing the placid meadows. I was surprised that only my dog Jess and I we... (more)

Goose Hill Junction, just west of Normanton, was the location where (prior to 1923) northbound Midland Railway trains joined Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway tracks to gain access to Leeds. In this ... (more)

Something of a surprise this evening (following a problem with 'Leander') was the appearance of 'Scots Guardsman' on the Scarborough Spa Express. The last few determined golfers on the hilltop are... (more)

In but another minute, the lengthening shadows will have made this image impossible and the glorious livery carried by 'Leander' would not be enhanced by the last rays of the evening sun. The 'Sca... (more)