Steam Train Photography

Hi all, So apologies for the delays in sending out picture of the week but have just spent an enjoyable 8 days, if you can believe that? in Heartlands Hospital Birmingham, overcoming yet another water infection, enjoyable it was not. B Here is one of my mad moments but what a shot (the day after my 21st birthday which I had spent in Paris). Just stepped out in time as it stormed passed it was really motoring! We had traveled

Hi all, sorry for the omission of this weeks POTW Here it is. > On 4 Mar 2026, at 13:42, Alan Ledger wrote: > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 4 Mar 2026, at 09:54, Alan Ledger wrote: >> >>  >> Hi All, >> The first of the East German 01 class rebuilds 01-0501 from 35 of the original class of 133. Here she is storming up from Bebra after the heavy snow fall of February

Hi all, Two pictures I took in 2012 whilst on holiday in north Wales, as you can see the first one is of the 11.00 train from Pothmadog at Caernarfon just arrived, and has been worked by ex South African Railways Beyer Garret NG 143. 18th June 2012. The second one also of an ex SAR Beyer Garret NG 87 working the 11.15 Caernarfon to Porthmadog at Betws Garmon where we had rented a cottage for the week. On the

Hi all Took my socks and shoes off for this one, thought I’d join the kids in the water and cool off on this hot summers day and get a shot of this 2-8-2 Tank engine, a Class 65, all allocated to Ashaffenburg. 065-018 is crossing the river Main at Erlenbach working the 15.49 Miltenburg to Ashaffenburg. Friday 9th July 1971. Regards Ledg.

Hi all, We were really way out on the wilds here, this was the Lootburg Pass South Africa. The climb from Roemead to the summit at Lootsburg was just one long slog for mile after mile.This train of freight, the 0700 to Graff Reinet is being banked from Rooue Hoogte and had run round off the front of the train to the rears as there was no where to do it at the pass just a triangle to turn the

Hi all You may not have received the picture of 5017 so here it is. Begin forwarded message: From: Alan Ledger <alan.r.ledger@blueyonder.co.uk> Subject: 5043 Polar Express Date: 8 January 2026 at 17:09:13 GMT To: Alan Abbotts <alanabbotts@btinternet.com>, Alan Mayer <annmariemaher157@gmail.com>, Alan Tregenna <trigger1947@hotmail.co.uk>, Andy Rhodes <wallet76@btinternet.com>, Kieth Brown <kgbrown@hotmail.com>, Clive Read <biker_zx_12@hotmail.com>, Dale Corbet <drcbigcamera@gmail.com>, Dave Cullinan <davecullinan16@gmail.com>, Deryk Edwards <derykredwards@gmail.com>, Terry Dugard <terry60.joan66@gmail.com>, Frank Dyer <frank.dyer@bigpond.com>, Garrath/Sandra Evans <sandraandgareth@yahoo.co.uk>, Garry Beeley <garybeeley@hotmail.com>, Ian Clarke /Dian <ianedwardclarke@gmail.com>, IAN GREGORY <ian.gregory1@blueyonder.co.uk>,

HI all, Two weeks before Christmas I had the all clear to resume normal activities by my visiting district nurse. So taking things easy up to the weekend before festive activities took place I was then out and about chasing the Polar Express hauled by Great Western Castle class 5043 “Earl of Mount Edgcombe” who some centuries ago came by his title in 1789 and his estate is just over the border into Cornwall beyond Saltash and Plymouth, and served

Hi all, Two QJs take freight away from Beijing’s Fengtai marshaling yard side by side along two separate lines to different destinations. 2-10-2 QJ 2324 and 2188 are the engines at the head of long trains, the one nearest hauls sheeted wagons to protect the contents. Where they were going I don’t know but it was to the north as in the distance are the hills where the Great Wall of China can be found. 23/O3/1983 Regards Ledg.