London Underground
(Contains 1 photo)
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1970s
(Contains 3 photos)
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Bombardier Central Rivers
(Contains 4 photos)
PLEG organised a number of shuttle tours around Bombardier's Central Rivers facility near Burton on Trent on 11th June 2011 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief. Here are a few pictures from the day.
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Deltics
(Contains 3 photos)
For many years the backbone of British Rail's East Coast service; still fulfilling a role on the East Coast route and elsewhere in 2010, long after BR considered them life expired.
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Deltic 50th Anniversary Railtours 4th-6th March 2011
(Contains 9 photos)
Spitfire Railtours in conjunction with Martin Walker and Beaver Sports (Yorkshire) Ltd laid on a railtour from London to Edinburgh and back on 5th March, with position moves on the preceeding and following days from Preston to Euston and back for the benefit of the followers.
Here are a selection of photos from the tour(s):
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First Capital Connect
(Contains 9 photos)
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Advenza Freight
(Contains 4 photos)
Cotswold's former freight operating venture, wound up in October 2009
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Barrow Hill
(Contains 20 photos)
A former railway depot that has been transformed in the last 10 years into one of the most active locations for renovation and repair of mainline and other traction, by a number of operators.
Photographically there is much more than just locomotives to capture!
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CD Rail
(Contains 5 photos)
An interesting diversion from UK railways is the scene over in the Czech Republic.
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D.B. ICE at St Pancras
(Contains 8 photos)
For one day only......
A DB Inter City Express train was dragged to St Pancras for display to the media and to launch DB's proposed services to Germany via the Channel Tunnel in 2013
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Doncaster
(Contains 2 photos)
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East Midlands Trains
(Contains 2 photos)
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Electric Traction Limited
(Contains 20 photos)
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EWS / DBS
(Contains 10 photos)
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Fastline Freight
(Contains 1 photo)
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Freightliner
(Contains 10 photos)
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Grand Central
(Contains 1 photo)
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GBRf Railfreight
(Contains 4 photos)
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GNER
(Contains 3 photos)
One of Britain's best loved train companies became a victim of over enthusiastic franchise bids and financial turmoil at the parent company Sea Containers.
Here are a few pictures taken on the final night of GNER train services on the East Coast Mainline.
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Hull Trains
(Contains 4 photos)
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King's Cross
(Contains 5 photos)
The Cubitt designed GNR terminal is the southern terminus for the East Coast Mainline from Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and Leeds.
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LNER A4 Pacifics
(Contains 12 photos)
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LNER Steam Gala - Barrow Hill 09
(Contains 18 photos)
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London Midland
(Contains 3 photos)
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London Overground
(Contains 6 photos)
London Overground the latest and logical addition to the world renown London Underground brand, now has new stock to match.
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National Express East Anglia
(Contains 1 photo)
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National Express East Coast
(Contains 29 photos)
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Network Rail / Infrastructure
(Contains 14 photos)
Network Rail is responsible for the track, structures and much more, all essential to keeping the railways running.
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National Railway Museum
(Contains 8 photos)
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Network Rail ECML Bridge 307 Replacement
(Contains 13 photos)
Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2010 saw Bridge 307 replaced over the Chesterfield Canal. The original bridge was removed on Christmas Day and work on the supports and parapets continued through the day ready to receive the new bridge in the evening.
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Northern Rail
(Contains 2 photos)
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Oliver Cromwell
(Contains 8 photos)
Heading 'The Great Northern' railtour from Cleethorpes to London Kings Cross on Saturday 28th February brought out the crowds, but not quite as many as Tornado a few weeks earlier.
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Pathfinder Railtours
(Contains 3 photos)
Pathfinder are an established railtour provider with tours to destinations all over the network.
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Retford
(Contains 9 photos)
Located south of Doncaster on the main Edinburgh London, East Coast Main Line. Retford is a small market town that once boasted a proud railway history including a flat crossing between the Great Northern and Great Central railways, two engine sheds and a large railway employed population.
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Scotrail
(Contains 1 photo)
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Stone Traffic
(Contains 1 photo)
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St. Pancras
(Contains 7 photos)
Restored to create one of the most instantly recognisable and historic stations in the World, St Pancras serves International, Midland, Thameslink and now South Eastern areas.
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South Eastern Snow
(Contains 3 photos)
Early December brought heavy snow to parts of Britain, crippling much rail travel.
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Southern
(Contains 2 photos)
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Tornado
(Contains 16 photos)
Britain's newest locomotive and a steam engine at that! Here are a few shots of it's early exploits on the mainline.
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Worksop
(Contains 1 photo)
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Minature Scalefour
(Contains 1 photo)
High end modelling at 1:76.2 scale
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Blast from the Past
(Contains 0 photos)
A few recent scans of shots from the 1970s
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Manchester Central Tunnels
(Contains 11 photos)
Hidden deep in the bowels of Manchester beneath the Great Northern Goods Warehouse (Yes, Great Northern!) and Manchester Central Station is the hidden gem of the former Manchester and Salford Junction Canal.
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