The Caterham Corps at Tattenham Corner and Tadworth

mid hants steam gala 13th September 2009

Tornado through Woking 13th September 2009

A few shots from Boston, Washington & Chicago

60163 Tornado through Woking on 21st June 2009

Clan Line on the VSOE 20th June 2009 at Woking

Mid Hants Diesel Gala 29th May 2009

Eastleigh depot was open for three days across the late May bank holiday.

A big thanks to all involved in organising this event.

Tangmere at Ascot on stage 1 of the Great Britain II

Clan Line on the VSOE through Staines

Hastings Diesels Ltd's. Wiltshire Warrior Railtour from Hastings to Salisbury

The last final train from Folkestone Harbour or was it the final last train from Folkestone Harbour with 70013 Oliver Cromwell and Class 47 47425

Clan Line on the VSOE

ex-SR BoB Class 4-6-2 no 34067 Tangmere on the South Western Express

Steam Dreams Valentine Trips with 60163 Tornado at Woking

Woking in the snow February 2 2009

Clan Line on VSOE through Woking 17th January 2009

Clan Line on VSOE Luncheon Excursion through the Surrey Hills

Clan Line on the VSOE through a very wet Woking

A trip to Scunthorpe Steelworks via Doncaster to see the Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society

From their website: The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway is the preserved southern half of the former Bowater's Railway built to move the raw materials for paper making and also the finished products around the mill at Sittingbourne.

A few pictures from the a visit in 1980 intermingled amongst a photo charter held in November 2008.

The railway is threatened by closure by its landlords.

Clan Line on the VSOE through Woking

Bluebell Autumn Gala

ex- SR N15 Class 4-6-0 no 30777 Sir Lamiel on the cathedrals express at Taplow

The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway diesel gala

Barnham station and signal box are at the junction of the short branch to Bognor Regis. The signal box is due to close soon (October 2008) and a replacement box is supposedly being built nearby.

A few pictures of Tilehurst station on the GWML Tilehurst is the next station west from Reading

A few photos of the "Berks and Hants" Railway from Reading as far as Newbury

Littlehampton station on the south coast still has an operational signal box and semaphore signals in October 2008

Photographs of the Ascot - Guildford line

Bognor Regis station complete with semaphore signals

Pictures taken on a very wet summers day of the

these units which were in use with First Great Western are slowly being withdrawn and there are many rumours about where they may end up. Here are a few shots of them on the Paddington - Hereford service.

The Three Choirs Express at Hereford with GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 no 4936 Kinlet Hall and GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 no 5029 Nunney Castle

A collection of photographs of signal boxes from home and abroad - which will hopefully be added to over time.

Goring & Streatley railway station

Pangbourne station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway, which opened in 1841.

Cholsey station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway, which opened in 1841. Cholsey railway station was previously known as Cholsey and Moulsford railway station

A few pictures of Market Rasen Station. It lies between Barnetby and Lincoln and has a two hourly train service.

a few pictures taken in the very wet summer of 2007 of the semaphore signals at Lincoln which were taken away in 2008

Rawcliffe Station Yorkshire. Rawcliffe is served by a limited service, Monday to Saturdays, one train a day goes to Goole and two per day go to Leeds. No service on Sundays. Amazingly approx 800 people are recorded as having used the station in 2007

A visits to the Didcot Railway Centre for a night shoot with the pannier tank 3650 in industrial livery.

Vintage Trains' Brush Type 4 47773 AKA D1775 at Guildford on the
Mid Hants Explorer

Oliver Cromwell Through Woking on Cathedrals Express to Exeter 70013 14-Sept

The Midhants railway big 4 gala September 12th 2008

The Spitfire tour to Weymouth at Woking Junction

Longcross station lies between Virginia Water station and Sunningdale station and primarily serves the near by ex-MOD establishment. There is no direct road access and the train service is sporadic to say the least.

A trip out to see Chiltern Railways and Wrexham and Shropshire Railways

Liss station was an interchange with the now disused Longmoor Military Railway

The disused station at Bramley & Wonersh Station on the Guildford - Horsham line.
Opened: 2.10.1865; closed :14.6.1965

A pictorial survey of the line for Hereford to Worcester (work in progress) now with Hereford station added.

A few pictures taken on the family summer holiday to Spain.

A few photos at Iver, Langley, Burnham Taplow Maidenhead and Twyford,before the wires come with cross rail. Well ok Twyford is safe for now.

ex-SR BoB Class 4-6-2 no 34067 Tangmere
on the "sunny South Special" which was anything but....

Moor Street Station Birmingham

The long closed and disused Curzon Street Station Birmingham

Network Train with 2 * class 31 through Woking

100 Years of Tyseley Shed (84E/2A)

Photos taken at the Cranmore 150th Celebration held at the East Somerset railway and at the nearby Mearhead Quarry

Every year there are specials for the Ascot Races. These are photos of the June 2008 specials

60019 Bittern arrives at Woking in the dark

6233 Duchess of Sutherland through Woking junction

60019 Bittern runs round at Woking

Woking 29th May 2008 with the DRs 37s in town plus class 59 59101 on the Woking stones

Clan line at Brookwood

The short branch line linking the station at Stourbridge with Stourbridge Junction just 0.8 miles (1.3 km)

The Lymington Pier branch

Bittern at Bentley station

A few pictures around Ascot of Clan Line on the VSOE 26th April 2008

A photo survey of the partially disused and abandoned Staines West Branch.

Opened 9.8.1884 West Drayton - Colnbrook; 2.11.1885 Colnbrook - Staines West.
Closed to passengers - 29.3.1965
Closed to goods - 27.1.1981 Colnbrook - Staines West New Spur Jn.

Tangmere at Weybridge with a private charter

A pictorial record of the now abandoned and disused branch to the harbour. 1849-2008

Today marked the end of the Folkestone harbour line -with all that is left to come is the track lifiting trains....

Features class 67 calls 73 s and BoB Tangmere

A few shots taken at Woking in the snow on the 6th April - including a couple of GBRF class 73s

A few hours at Water Orton

A trip to the mainly steam hauled narrow gauge railways in the Harz mountains, eastern Germany.

A great place to visit and only half a day from London by plane and interconnecting rail services.

Including a trip around the works which is held every Friday at 1.30pm - but be warned it is narrated solely in German.

Photos submitted to Phoenix Railway Photographic Circle for my members application - which I'm pleased to say was successful

Pictures taken in Italy at Florence, Pisa, Lucca and Venice in February 2008

2 x WCR Class 47s on Doncaster - Portsmouth tour 1Z14 - 47826 front and 47804

Clan Line at Woking 13th February 2008

A few pictures of Hull Botanic Gardens Train Care Depot

The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway.

The world and his wife have been to St Pancras with their cameras......So why should I be any different. Except my shots include 2 class 37s

Clan Line and Tangmere in London 20th December 2007

The East London Line of the London Underground closes on 22nd December 2007 to be converted into part of the overground system

Photos from around London 20th December 2007

Today was the official launch of Grand Central's revenue earning trips from the North Est to Kings Cross

60019 Bittern returns to the MHR

Windsor is blessed with two railway stations - the ex-SR line from Waterloo via Staines and the short ex-GWR branch from Slough.

These pictures are from the ex-GWR line to Slough

LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 no 60009 Union of South Africa deputising for a failed Clan Line on a VSOE Luncheon Excursion through Surrey

A few shots of Union of South Africa at Ascot on the Cathedrals Express.

A couple of shots of Green Arrow at York in the 1970's(?)

20 mins at Sheffield with units in various colours belonging to old franchises

A photographic review of the Henley on Thames line

the end of the Silverlink franchise brought the buffer pufffer to the lines which made up the franchise.

Class 50 50049 and class 37 37410 TnT the train

The Hull-Withernsea line closed to passengers on 19.10.1964 (the same day as the neighbouring Hull-Hornsea branch) with goods services lasting until 30.4.1965. Goods services to Hedon continued until 1968.

This is a set of photos of parts of the now disused railway line and disused stations taken in November 2007.

A visit to the Avon Valley Railway for the gala, lead to a rather disappointing set of photos :-(

A few days after the actual day, but the extended Whittingham family spent a day in the Shropshire Observation coach on the Severn Valley Railway.

Many thanks to the SVR for putting on a great day

A couple of photos taken at the Llanberis Lake Railway in 1981 of No. 1 ELIDIR

Pictures of withdrawn French steam locomotives at Verdun Motive Power Depot summer 1972

Shots of the Dean Forest Railway late 1970s

A couple of shots of Weymouth in the 1960s. Including a freight train on the Weymouth Quay - more of historic interest than any photographic merit.

some of my father's pictures of steam at Bulmers in Hereford on 26th September 1971 featuring King Class King George V and ex-GWR pannier tank no 5786 now at the South Devon Railway

Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

The Capital Crusader 5th November 2005

The Vale of Rheidol Railway July 1981

The Ffestiniog Railway July 1981

Photos taken from a train passing Swindon works scrap yard classes 52, 25 and 40

Photos taken at the Nene Valley 2007 Autumn Diesel Gala

Pictures taken at the Bluebell railway in the 1970s and 1980s

A couple of shots of 35028 Clan line through Woking 29th September 2007

Photographs taken at the Midhants Railway in the early 1980s.

Not the best quality but show a couple of engines no longer on site.

Pictures taken at the Great Western Railway Society at Didcot over the years - dating back to the mid 1970s

Tangmere at Woking 15th September 2007

Tangmere at Brookwood 5th September 2007

Photos taken at the Japanese Steam Locomotive Museum Kyoto August 2007.

Umekoji Roundhouse in Kyoto used to be a major engine depot on the heavily operated Tokaido main line, but now serves as a steam engine museum. With a large steam collection covering almost all classes built just after Japan's modern steam era had begun, the museum offers a good oppotunity to learn about Japanese steam engine heritage.
Reasonably priced at 400Yen (<�2.00) for adults an 200yen for children. Plus a supplement for the thrice daily 1Km run.

The museum holds 16 locomotives of which 7 are advertised as steam-able at present.

Thanks to the members of the Japanese railway society from where I sourced the information about the locomotives

Photographs taken in Japan August 2007

Pictures taken at the Severn Valley Railway starting in the early 1970's

Lord Nelson at Folkestone on 28th June 2007

Class 50 50049 through Woking with the return to Minehead on 21st July.

8th July 2007 saw two more steam specials to mark the end of Southern steam hauled this time by Lord Nelson and Clan Line

Photographs taken at Woking as Tangmere heads back to Waterloo.

Some shots of Tangmere at Woking 7th July on thE Southern Phoenix

The weekend of 7th and 8th of July saw the marking of 40 years since the end of steam on the Southern Region of BR. A number of specials were run and galas held to mark this anniversary

Steam, Electric, diesel and a few off the wall shots in early July 2007.

850 at Staines on Lord Nelson on the Cathedral's Express

Each Ascot week a number of specials are run. A selection of shots from June 2007 of Ascot specials and other passing workings

Lord Nelson at Folkestone Harbour and later at Wye

2 DRS class 37s of the measurement train at Woking

Clan Line at Ascot on the VSOE 9th June 2007

Southern Railway Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 no 35028 Clan Line and BR Class 8P 4-6-2 71000 Duke of Gloucester on specials plus a class 59 and a class 37

Southern Railway Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 no 850 Lord Nelson on the Dorset Coast Express 19th May 2007

SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 no 35028 Clan Line on the VSOE Hampshire Luncheon Special 12th May 2007

SR Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 no 850 Lord Nelson through Chertsey on the Cathedrals Express

The Chiltern Steam Express - with ex-GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 no 4965 Rood Ashton Hall on Birmingham to Marylebone and return; The East Anglian Dereham - Liverpool Street ex-SR BoB Class 4-6-2 no 34067 Tangmere; and a few other shots around London - including semaphore signals at Greenford.

An hour or so at New Barnetby and the bridge at Knabbs Crossing

Eske Dale line Middlesborough - Whitby

A pictorial record of the Hull to Scarborough Line. Work in progress at the moment as it will take several visits to visit all locations along the line.

ex-LMS Class 8P 4-6-2 no 46233 Duchess of Sutherland on the Cuneo Centennial at Woking 26th April 2007

Class 60 60044 on Woking Stone 4th April 2007

Clan Line on VSOE 4th April 2007

Tynemouth Station is a grade 2 listed structure - though looking at the state of it one has to question how much longer parts of it can remain standing

Photos taken at Didcot on 29th March 2007 during the Freightmaster interactive Spring Meeting

A few pictures of Ledbury Station - need to return when there are trains around next time!

Pictures taken in 1972 and 2007 35 years apart almost to the day

Photographs of Pilning Station taken in 1972 and 2007 - 35 years apart almost to the day.

With one train in each direction it must be one of the least used stations on the network.

quick visit to Gloucester to see one of the Rugex and also the latest additions to the Cotswold Rail stock

Wedding Special, Friday 16th March through Egham with Queen of Scots stock with two class 73 73208 and 73206

ex-SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 no 35028 Clan Line on VSOE 14th March 2007 at Chertsey. Steam hauled: Victoria-Westbury, Westbury-Victoria.

Plus some modern stock

The Mid Hants Spring Steam Gala

D1015 Western Champion at Woking 24th Feb 2007

Eurostar class 37 37603 at Clapham Junction

Merchant Navy No 35028 Clan Line on VSOE Luncheon Excursion photographed at Virginia Water

A photographic survey of the Staines to Windsor branch. Including WCR locomotives on specials in 2006 & 2007.

Pictures taken through the not very clean windows of the Premier lodge hotel in Manchester in summer 2004 of the site of Manchester Exchange Staton.

Cleethorpes Railway Station opened in 1867.

Now served by trains to Barton on Humber; Lincoln and the Transpeninne Express.

Like most stations serving seaside destinations, it has seen better days.

Hard to believe there used to be a through service to London with Deltic hauled trains and latterly HSTs.

The station used to have 6 platforms - only 3 of which appear usable now.

A few shots in the gathering gloom of late January from Melton Ross, Brokelsby Junction and Ulceby

The branch line to Barton on Humber from Ulceby used to be a line to New Holland where the Humber ferry connected the South and North banks of the Humber, with a spur to Barton on Humber. The Humber ferry was withdrawn on 24th June 1981- the day that the Humber bridge was opened. The station on the pier was closed and a new halt opened closer to the town and all trains now run to Barton on Humber

The service on the branch is a 2 hourly one run from Cleethorpes and passenger numbers seem very light. How long this branch will carry on must be open to doubt.

Went to see the Buffer Puffer rail tour 2 * class 37 (and Tangmere but Tangmere failed to make an apperance) in London - also took in a number of other locations whilst waiting for it to arrive

A few shots from various locations - FM locos stranded at Clapham junction, units at Waterloo, B&W photos at Doncaster

Photos taken on a trip to London in the early 1970's with photos from 2007 and 2008 added for contrast

SR BoB Class 4-6-2 no 34067 Tangmere on the VSOE photographed on the approach to Chertsey 12th January 2007

A few photos as a record of Brookwood station.

This used to be a junction for the nearby army camp and also the cemetary behind the station had its own railway and station.

The Class 442 units are due to go out of service with SWT in less than a week and off lease by the end of the month - so I've pulled together a few shots taken over the past twelve months

My work takes me to Hull on a regular basis - so I thought I would put together a collection of photographs taken at (Kingston-upon-) Hull station

Two steam specials through Surrey, less than half an hour apart:

First off BR Class 8 Pacific locomotive No 71000 Duke of Gloucester between Staines and Egham

followed by

35028 "Clan Line" SR Rebuilt Merchant Navy 4-6-2 Class through Chertsey station

Having join Freightmaster this year for the first time, I went along to the Freightmaster interactive Willesden Christmas Party Tuesday 19/12/06. This is a collection of photographs taken at Willesden Junction in the early morning gloom.

A gallery of photographs of ex-LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive number 4472 "Flying Scotsman" (originally no. 1472).

4472 "Flying Scotsman" was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley.

In the early 1980's it was a regular performer in and around the Lake District.

Class 87 87011 at Birmingham New Street 1973/4(?)

Photographs taken at Tyseley Locomotive Works in the 1970's

Black 5 45231 "The Sherwood Forester" at Brookwood on "The Cathedrals Express Carol Service Express" 12th December 2006

Tangmere on the VSOE photographed between Staines and Egham 8th December 2006

Includes 1 black five "The Sherwood Forester", and class 31, 57, 66, 86 & 87.

plus photos of a trip from Stratford to North Woolwich prior to its closure this week-end.

3 steam specials at London on 18th November : Tangmere out of Victoria on the VSOE Kent Luncheon Special ; 4471 Green Arrow into Kings Cross on The London Lights Express; and 6024 King Edward I on the Capital Express. plus the Chiltern Sandite units at Marylebone and sundry other photos.

A few shots taken at Paddington on 21st October 2006, including use of light and shade. Of the trains, most are non-reengined HSTs.

A few shots taken at Broklesby and Barnetby - to show that its posible to get decent shots even when the rain is bucketing down

Sherwood Forester on a trip to the WSR at Minehead

Pictures taken at the Nene Valley Railway Diesel Gala 9th October 2006.

28 years since I last went here - see earlier gallery had changed quite a bit

Tangmere in Surrey October 2006 - including an early Halloween in the ghostly fireman...

Pictures taken at the Mid Hant Diesel Galas in 2004 & May 2005

Photos from this Sunday at the Mid Hants Steam Gala

SR BoB Class 4-6-2 no 34067 Tangmere, hauls the Sussex Belle at Brookwood in conditions of a very low sun.

Have meant to go to the Leighton Buzzard Railway for many years having seen it on TV.

Finally made it to their gala this year and was well worth the visit.

The "Purple Deltic" through Woking - keeping a distance from the steam special it was supporting 2003

I lived,at one time, very near Bingham Road station which was on the Woodside & South Croydon Railway. The Woodside & South Croydon Railway opened on 19th August 1885 linking Woodside and Selsdon in South London with an intermediate station at Coombe Lane and closed on Friday 13th May 1983.
These photographs were taken on the last day of operations.

My son's pictures of today's Cathedrals Express at Woking

photos from a splendid 2 weeks in Switzerland.

Need to go through and label them now!!

Kent and East Sussex Railway (KESR)
These pictures were taken on a couple of visits to the KESR in 1979 and in the last couple of years - most recently in 2005.

Photographs of the Maidenhead to Marlow branch.

This used to be part ofa through line from Maidenhead to Aylesbury via High Wycombe with the Marlow line being a branch from Bourne End.

From 5th May 1969 the Maidenhead - Aylesbury service was withdrawn and the Bourne End to High Wycombe service was considerably reduced. The passing loop at Cookham was removed. The Bourne End to High Wycombe line was closed on 2nd May 1970.
The line now runs from Maidenhead to Marlow via a reversal at Bourne end.

In the rush hour there is a shuttle between Bourne End and Marlow and a service between Maidenhead and Bourne End.

it is therefore possible to see two units at Bourne End. As most people travel to or from Marlow and Midenhead, there is a mad scramble to change trains at Bourne End!!

An hour or so at Cheddington spent photographing at Cheddington station on the WCML

A trip to Barnetby including a walk up to Wrawby Junction Box

These photos are the first in a series I am putting together of Branch lines with a representative selection of photos at the stations en-route.

For me the Aylesbury to Princess Risborough Branch has the added advantage of being home to class 121 bubble cars as previously used on the Severn Beach line - see my Bristol in the 1970's collection for a number of shots.
The line also has the advantage of being used by the bin liner trains to Calvert.

In the mid 1970's I was a member of the then Bristol Suburban Railway (BSR) , now the Avon Valley Railway.

The BSR used to run excursions to many different preserved lines.

This gallery contains photos from a very wet trip that combined the Great Central and The Battlefield line in, I would say, 1975 based on the fact that the Duke was in the shed and according to the records left Barry in 1975.

It must have been a fair old journey from Bristol to Loughborough back then.

Picture taken at Steamtown Carnforth in the summer of 1978.

Steamtown was based at the old Carnforth MPD (Motive Power Depot), but closed to the public in 1997.

Having missed the recent runs ofthe Serco train through Surrey recently, manged to catch DRS 37609 and 37311 on it today.

71000 Duke Of Gloucester through Brookwood with class 31 31602 "Chimaera" on rear

A few photos from the Lakeside and Hatherthwaite taken in, I believe, 1978

A few hours spent at Barnetby in the sun.

The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre or Quainton Road in 1979

Class 67s and class 31s on Ascot race Specials

Photos that don't fit elsewhere.....from South West Trains territory.


includes class 59, (class 66 EWS & FL) class 66 convoy, FM class 47 and 31; class 73 and class 450

I'm not a great fan of Southern units but as the 458s were in the last few weeks of their active lives and they ran close to where I work, I have taken a few shots including their last day of regular operation.

Leicester Station 22nd April 1978 with HST unit 254 001 believed to be on Derby Works Test train ( 1T48 ) running to prove new locomotive constructions. Thanks to the members of WNXX Forum for identifying the location.

some shots of freightliner workings thru woking, taking advantage of the late summer light to catch the Ripple Lane-Millbrook Freightliner service at around 9.05pm as it passes Woking.

Contains Photos from a visit in June 2006 and will be adding photos from earlier visits in the 1970s

A visit to the The Brecon Mountain Railway

A trip to the Glos to see the Cotswold Rail stock there and a few other things besides....

A trip to the Avon Valley Railway (AKA Bristol Suburban Railway - see my other gallery of the Avon Valley in the 1970's when I used to work there)

A visit to the Great Central Railway May 2006 plus detour via Leicester station and Rugby on the way home.

Including pictures of the "birdcage" the remains of the GCR viaduct across the WCML at Rugby. Due to be demolished at the end of May 2006

Class 87 at Tring 18th May 2006. I was walking back up the platform having put my camera away as it was already 20 mins late when something made me turn around.

Serco train with class 47 plus class 59

An hour at Barnetby to capture the passing freight trains....and a few units.

A few pictures of class 66s and 60009 - that's Union of South Africa not a class 60 or tug in the Woking area.

Thanks to the internet we saw two ballast trains at Woking and Union of South Africa on the VSOE at Worplesdon and Shalford where it stopped for water.

These pictures were loaded in answer to a question about North British locos on the wnxx forum. Taken from a NB booklet published in 1950's

Painswick Road Signal Box was put out of use by the changes in Glos railway layout in the mid 70's.

The Bristol Suburban railway Society (now Avon Valley Railway) recovered Painswick Road Signal Box to Bitton. I think it then rotted away as a lot of the people involved in its recovery drifted away. Great shame. there is a photo on my Avon Valley/Bristol Suburban gallery of those involved in the recovery. This photo was left inside the box when we took it over.

A couple of shots of red stock on the Bakerloo line

Pictures taken of the Nene Valley Railway on 22nd April 1978

At that time, the railway was all steam and most of the locos were from the continent.

A visit to Hereford via Morton in March & the Glos and Warwickshire

A few shots taken at Liverpool Street Station 9th April 2006

The Strong Countryman hauled by two class 31s 31 454 & 31 452 through Woking

A few shots of the SWT Bubble car at Woking on route learner duties 960012ex-55028.

This class used to run on the severn beach line which was my first introduction into the world of railways in the late 1960's

April fools Railway Magazine 1981 electrification of the Waterloo - Exter line :-) loaded in answer to a query on wnxx about April fools articles in magazines.

....plus a trip to Paddington

A few shots from York Railfest held in 2004.

A picture taken inside of swindon works showing 4588 ex-barry and two unidentified Western being given thorough overhauls

A few pictures over the years of locos parked at Kings Cross waiting to rescue failures.

well some one has to go to Hull!!

A few pictures from there including the class 185

Title says it all really.

A number of locos and not one red shed - including 2 * 60s; 1 * class 67 silver skip on freight train and the 67 thunderbird in action through the station off to rescue a failed northbound train; 1 * green shed; oh and 2 class 47s now in the wabtec yard having stood in West Yard for ages.

Moutain Ash and, I think, MaerdyColliery August 1976

Old london underground stock; an 05 shunter and some preserved steam

From the Southern Electric website :
The Isle of Wight Railways were electrified at the end of steam workings in 1967. Ex-London Transport tube stock was purchased and refurbished into 3 & 4 car units. The 4 car units of class 485 (4 Vec) were numbered 041-046 and were composed of a Motor Open Brake Second, 2 Trailer Open Seconds and another Motor Open Brake Second. The 3 car units of class 486 (3 Tis) were numbered 031-035 and were composed of a Motor Open Brake Second, a Trailer Open Second and a Driving Trailer Open Second. When a unit of each class was coupled together they formed a 7 Vectis, which was the Roman name of the Isle of Wight.

A few pictures by my son and his friend Rich and me taken at a very cold Midhants steam Gala 4th March 2006

This gallery contains photos related to Bristol Suburban Railway (now called the Avon Valley Railway).
It includes photos from a walk along the line in 1972 (I think) and photos from my time in the society.

I was involved with BSR from its formation until 1976 when I left Bristol.

A couple of pictures taken in the early 70's not certain where but indications are it is Worcester Street in Gloucester, looking northwards

A few pictures taken at Doncaster on 2nd and 3rd March 2006.

On the 3rd the snow started falling

A cold day at the Bluebell, but good fun. Despite the signal failure.....

A few pictures of deltics mostly taken during a Saturday morning visit to Kings Cross station in December 1978, but one was taken in 1979 - tulyar with different front end and one was taken in early/mid 1970's (fueling point)

Feature various Class 55 Deltics; 1 class 40 Whistler and Class 47: 47553

Shots taken at the Danish Railway Museum Odense in August 2003.


They have a big open day each year with many of the engines in steam. well worth a trip.


More details at:http://www.jernbanemuseum.dk/GB/index_gb.html

My family spent several summer holidays in West Germany in the early 1970's. This collection contains some of my pictures and some of my dad's from that time.

Photos taken at the West Somerset in its opening season summer 1976

Class 60's Plus 1 66 at Peak Forest.

A visit to Manchester in Feb 2006 allowed me to pay a quick visit to Peak Forest on a frosty morning and also a quick trip to Buxton station.

A few shots of one of the last Western Class (1071 Western Renown) workings from Birmingham New Street in december 1976.

I used to catch the train from Sutton Coldfield to BNS in my first two terms at uni.

This was a common sight in those days, fortunately took these pictures before it became history.

A trip to Barrow Hill 7th Jan 2006.

Well worth a vist, hope to go back again soon.

A few shots taken around Woking on weekends in January & February 2006 during Engineering work.

EWS 66s and a 60 & GBRF 66s and a 73.....

Rather more recent photos than the bristol 1970's collection.

A trip to Bristol to travel to Portbury and Avonmouth with Nunney Castle.

Trip to Avonmouth was advertised to go via Sea Mills hence why I booked it but went via Filton instead......

Preserved railway in France that has closed due in part to the state of the track. Great shame used to be good fun. Track was so overgrown you were followed by a rail mounted fire engine!

Some pictures of trip to Westbury and the surrounding area with a visit to a number of signal boxes in the area and Frome station.

Chap with his back to the camera in the Frome photograph is Michael Wyatt who used to have a large collection of railwayana and ran regular auctions for the Avon Valley Railway (Bristol Suburban as was)

these photos were taken in the early 1970s at a) Bordeaux and b) Verdun.

thanks to the members of FORUM DE TRAINS FRANCAIS for identifying some of the pictures for me. Merci beaucoup.

A picture of Fishponds station, bought at a jumble sale in 1970's.

Looks like either the Victorian or Edwardian period.

Have no more details but looks like a busy day given the number of engines around.

I have been advised by Mr P.Baulch of the Avon Valley Railway that his family claim the copyright to this picture - unfortunately he did not provide any more details of the event portrayed.

French steam railway in the Vendee August 2005. What's the french for Health and Safety - oh I remember it is not translatable!

3 railways here Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
TVT - Trains à Vapeur de Touraine
Gare de Richelieu
37120 RICHELIEU sadly closed

and Velo-rail at COMMEQUIERS (not strictly a preserved railway - but great fun!)

Photos from visits from the early 70's to the early 80s.

I made about 4 or 5 visits to Barry starting in 1970 or 1971 up until the start of the 1980s. The deterioration in the locos overthat period was amazing.

Pictures of Class 60's & 66's at Doncaster, Hull and Barnetby on route to/from Immingham.

Plus a few pictures of "ShunterWorld" at Doncaster and the NR yellow perils

Pictures of the 3 class 37s operating over the Rhymney - Cardiff line on Saturday 22nd October 2005.

The 37s have all but gone now.

Photos taken on the last day of operation of the Yatton signal box in 1972. The weekend of the 29th/30th January 1972 or so I am told.

Photos of Birmingham Snow Hill as a car park in mid 1970s and also of demolition in progress in late 1970s.

plus now updated from a visit in March 2008.

I have tried to interweave the modern with the old showing the then and now

This collection seems incredibly popular at the moment - not sure why. Drop me an email if you would like copies of any of the pictures, I have slightly better ones taken from the negatives.

This collection contains photgraphs from the Bristol area taken in the 1970's.


A number of photos were taken with a kodak brownie camera I was given for christmas in 1966. The rest were taken with a 35 mm camera I was given for christmas in 1971.

The relatively small number of loco based photos reflects the fact that we all thought they would go on for ever!

If you were sent here from the link on the Avon Valley, that collection has been moved to a gallery of its own and is now to be found at:
http://simon71.fotopic.net/c881883.html
Thanks for visiting