Tag: diesel

Freightliners and Balm Road Branch

Freightliners and Balm Road Branch

Reading Time: 2 minutes l have been meaning to go and have a look at the Midland Road Depot for a while, but it has always seemed a bit out of the way for a special trip (Laziness, I know). But when my son had a Rugby day in 

Class 08s

Class 08s

Reading Time: 2 minutes Keighley and Worth Valley Railway have recently finished restoring a second Class 08 shunter for their fleet, and in celebration have held a special diesel day with their two Class 08s top and tailing, and double heading, journeys on the line. Over a 10 year 

Far From Home

Far From Home

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have a dreadful confession.  Actually it’s probably not a confession, as it may well have become clear to those who follow anything I do artistically, and also I blame my son. But… I am a train geek. I think the polite term for this 

Spamcan

Spamcan

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the wonderful things about having a child is that all the latent interests that you have hidden (potentially as uncool) for many years can be expressed, free of shame. To be fair, trains are pretty cool subjects for photography whether you are an 

Steam Trains!

Steam Trains!

Reading Time: 2 minutes This is somewhere I have been meaning to go for some time. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a heritage line running from Keighley to Oxenhope. Along the route is Haworth, which is also a lovely place to visit in its own right. The