North Tyneside Steam Railway - Railway 200 Gala. 25/10/25

Harton Electric E4, which was being pushed down the line by Peckett "Ashington No.5".

"Ashington No.5" returns at the head of the coal train near the coast road bridge. "E4" can be seen at the rear.

"E4" passing under the coast road bridge.

An arty shot of Bagnall "401" near Middle engine lane.

401 passing the Tyne Tunnel Trading estate.

03078 with "Ashington No.5" near the Coast road bridge.

"Ashington No.5" and "401" double heading a train towards the Coast road bridge.

Consett Iron Company No.10 on the rear of the tanker train.

No.10 and 03078 near the coast road bridge. Due to an issue with the train the pair were awaiting No.5 to come and rescue them.

No.5 backs onto the tanker train with No.10 and 03078.

"E4" on display at Middle engine lane.

No.5, 10 and 401 in the headshunt at Middle engine lane.

East Lancashire Railway - Autumn Steam Gala. 17th-18th October 2025

7138 heads through Burrs country park with a goods train bound for Ramsbottom

LMS Stanier Mogul No. 13268 leaving Burrs country park railway station

A class No. 12322 (No.1234 for the gala) heads through Burrs County Park

‘Pug’ No. 11243 & Hudswell Clarke No. 32 ‘Gothenburg’ thunder through Burrs County park with the vintage train

Ivatt 2MT No. 46441 heads across Brooksbottom viaduct

13268 passes 11243 shortly after departing Ramsbottom. 11243 was preforming shunting demonstrations in the sidings at Ramsbottom on the Friday of the event.

11243 shunting in Ramsbottom sidings

Irwell Ivatt

Furness Railway No. 20 departs Bury with the vintage train

Andrew Barclay No.1969 ‘J. N. Derbyshire’ on the rear of the vintage train

‘Gothenburg’ departs Bury light engine in a cloud of steam

46441 & 80097 make a very atmospheric departure from Bury

Bury arrival with 7138 & 12322

7138 & 12322 at Ramsbottom

Furness Railway No. 20 heads across Brooksbottom viaduct with a vintage train to Ramsbottom

No. 11456 heads across Brooksbottom viaduct

No.20 & No.11456 outside Bury Transport museum

11243 shunting wagons outside Bury Transport museum

North Yorkshire Moors railway - Annual Steam Gala. 25/09/25

80078 & 80116 double heading a train past Green End

34072 "257 Squadron" at Beckhole

41313 at Darnholme

45428 at Beckhole

45428 & 44806 at Darnholme

45428 & 44806 leaving Goathland

41313 on the shuttle at Goathland

41313 & 34072 at Goathland

34072 at Goathland

Hopetown - Titans of Steam Gala 24/09/25

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No. 25 Derwent

Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn - Works No 6947 No 39 0-6-0T

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Sir Nigel Gresley & Tornado outside Darlington Locomotive Works

P2 'Prince of Wales'

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GEC 4 wheel Electric built in 1928

Fowler "185-David Payne"

"Northern Gas Board No 1"

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GER no. 229

Stockton & Darlington Railway 200th anniversary gala at Kirkby Stephens East - 23/08/25

"Sir Nigel Gresley" at Wylam - 16/09/25

Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway 20/08/25

South Tynedale Railway - Gala weekend 12/07/25

1215 between Gilderdale and Alston

"Newcastle" heads down the line light engine near Kirkhaugh

Hunslet 0-4-2 "Green Dragon" between Kirkhaugh and Lintley halt

1215 and "Green Dragon" top & tail the train towards Lintley halt

1215 shortly after leaving Slaggyford

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Threlkeld Quarry - Annual steam gala 26/07/25

Chinooks over Sunderland - 30/07/25

AgustaWestland AW101 over Grasmere

Aviation photography - Lakes, July 2025

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Honister Slate Mine

Tanfield Railway - Legends of Industry. 21/06/25

No.54 storms up East Tanfield bank with a mid morning train

"Stanley" and No.54 double head a freight train away from Causey Arch station

No.54 passes Marley Hill Signalbox with the freight train

"Twizell", No.2, "Sir Cecil A Cochrane" and No.54 on shed at Marley Hill

No.54 in the platform at Marley Hill with the freight train

No.54 light engine at Terrace Junction

No.54 and No.49 double head a train past Terrace junction a short while later

The Lakes Tour 2025

Beamish Museum - Festival of Transport. Part 2 - 31/05/25

Bagnall 0-4-0ST "Sybil" outside the engine shed on the colliery narrow gauge railway

Andrew Barclay 0-4-0WT "Glyder" shunting around the yard

A short while later "Glyder" returns from the Pockerley with the goods train

"Sybil" outside the colliery engine shed with "Samson" in the background

A Penrhyn & Dinorwic meeting

"Sybil" comes off shed and heads passed the water tower and coaling area

Quarry Hunslet "Velinheli", which is also ex-Dinorwic

Dinorwic quarry reunion with "Velinheli" & "Sybil"

"Velinheli" between duties

Replica Stephen Lewin "Samson" on display outside the engine shed

"Velinheli" approaches the Francis Street end of the NG line

"Sybil" approaches the Francis Street end of the NG line

Hawthorn Leslie No 2 at the end of the passenger carrying line

Coffee Pot No.1 in steam on the colliery standard gauge railway

Beamish Museum - Festival of Transport. 24/05/25

Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST "Sir Berkeley" shunts the coaching stock past Hawthorn Leslie "No.2"

"Sir Berkeley" takes a brief pause before shunting the empty coaching stock into the station

"Sir Berkeley" departs the rebuilt Rowley Station with the first passenger train since 2020

Stand by locomotive Hawthorn Leslie "No.2" beside the goods dock. The locomotive was visiting from the nearby Tanfield Railway

The rare occasion Rowley station has two steam locomotives in steam

Rowley station departure

"Sir B" passes the rebuilt Carr House East Signal Box

"Sir Berkeley" at the other end of the running line

Coffee Pot No.1, which has just returned from overhaul by John Fowler

Hawthorn Leslie 3715/1928 (Swanscombe No.1), which has recently arrived at the museum

Sunderland Corporation Guy Arab III/Roe CBR539

CBR539 and Blackpool Tram No.31

Sunderland Corporation Transport Atkinson Alpha/Marshall, number 48/ WBR248

Sunderland Corporation Crossley 13 (GR 9007)

AEC Regal-Beadle ex Maidstone & District. HKL 826

1954 Rotherham Corporation Daimler CVG6 . KET 220

Glasgow Corporation. 1929 Leyland Titan TD1. GE 2446

Doncaster liveried Leyland Titan PD2 . 388 KDT

1953 Bristol KSW5G. WNO 480

MacBrayne's 1961 AEC Reliance bus, fleet number 63. 198 CUS

Sunderland Tram No.16

Tanfield Railway - Great North Festival of Railways. 10/05/25

Cockerill No.8 "Lucie" shunting coaches at East Tanfield. The loco is visiting from the NYMR.

Andrew Barclay "Stanley" descends East Tanfield bank light engine

"Stanley" & "Lucie" double head a train up East Tanfield bank

Ruston "TIC No.35" descends East Tanfield bank. Due to an increased fire risk the trains were top and tailed with a diesel. No.20 was on the other end

Furness Railway No.20 on East Tanfield Bank

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The Fowler departing Causey Arch, Lucie was on the back

The Causey Cockerill

"Lucie" shortly after departing Causey Arch station with a train for Andrews house and Sunniside

No.20 near Causey Arch carpark

No.20 climbing Burdon bank

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 150th anniversary gala. 03/05/25

"Northern Rock" waits at Ravenglass. The engine was joined by "Bonnie Dundee" and the pair double headed the train to Dalegarth.

No.24, which is normally based at the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway was one of the visiting locos for the event.

"River Irt", which has been repainted into Heywood livery and visiting locomotive "Green Goddess" from the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

"Bonnie Dundee" draws forward onto the Turntable at Dalegarth after working a train from Ravenglass with "Northern Rock"

And is turned to face Ravenglass

"Bonnie Dundee" & "Northern Rock" double head a train for Ravenglass past Gill force Junction

"Green Goddess" at Gill force Junction with a Ravenglass bound train

Rivers "Mite" & "Irt" hurry up the valley past the forge at Beckfoot bound for Dalegarth

"Shelagh of Eskdale" between Gilbert's Cutting and the Forge

"River Irt" leads "River Mite" towards Gilbert's Cutting with a Ravenglass train

No.24 heads towards Gilbert's Cutting with the P-way train

"Whillan Beck" and "Northern Rock" double head a train up Hollin How Bank

"Shelagh of Eskdale" coasts down Hollin How bank towards The Green

A short while later No.24 descends Hollin How bank with the P-way train

"Green Goddess" storms up Hollin How bank.

"Green Goddess" at the head of a Ravenglass bound train near Gilbert's Cutting

"Synolda" at Dalegarth

"Greenbat" is turned on the turntable at Dalegarth

"Bonnie Dundee" & No.24 arrive with a train from Ravenglass

"Bonnie Dundee" on the turntable at Dalegarth with the lakeland fells as a backdrop

Tanfield Railway Freight Train Day - 27/04/25

No.2 heads up East Tanfield bank with a train for Sunniside

A short while later Robert Stephenson 0-6-0T "Twizell" descends East Tanfield Bank with the demonstration freight train

"Twizell" makes a fine sight as it attacks East Tanfield bank with the demonstration freight train

No.2 at Causey Arch station

Tasmanian Government Railways "M2"

No.2 at Terrace Junction

Inside Marley Hill shed with "Sir Cecil A Cochrane" "Horden" and "No.49"

Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST "Stanley" which has recently been repainted into Andrew Barclay works livery

"Twizell" at Terrace Junction with the freight train bound for Sunniside

Red Arrows over Bassenthwaite lake - June 2025

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