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Welcome to my site of rail photographs I hope you enjoy them. I worked on the railway for 32 years before taking early retirement in 1993 on both the footplate then as a guard.The Majority of the Photographs were taken with a Fuji Finepix E500 Digital Camera, an Olympus Camedia Digital and some are scanned from old 35mm photographs. At the moment there are 1999photo's in this gallery. Feel free to rate or comment on the photo's in this site.

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    10th Jun 2009Sheffield Trams (49 images)
    Photo's of trams in Sheffield taken in may 2006
    6th Oct 2007Preston Station (4 images)
    one or two while waiting for my train north to Fort william (00.15am)
    6th Oct 2007Manchester airport (8 images)
    Just one or two while waiting at Manchester airport station
    6th Oct 2007Newcastle 1st October (11 images)
    A few taken while waiting for my train to Manchester airport.
    6th May 2007Middlesborough & Thornaby Stations. (18 images)
    Two sets of photo's taken at Middlesborough and Thornaby stations on the 3rd May 2007
    6th May 2007North Yorkshire Moors Railway, East Coast Main Line Festival (May 2007) (77 images)
    This collection was taken on the 4th May 2007 while I was on a visit down at Whitby. The festival was organised to celebrate the East Coast Mainline's famous rail journeys.
    The festival was held on the weekends of 29th April to 29th April & on the May Bank Holiday weekend between the 4th May and the 7th May 2007. I was only there from 9am until 1pm on the 4th May so I did not see all the traction that was there for the festival I/E I missed the two Deltics that where going to be there D9009 ALYCIDON & D9019 ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILER. But never the less I had a good four hours at Grosmont on the day of my visit even though it was a very overcast grey and cold day.
    15th Apr 2007Shildon Museum 2007 (65 images)
    As I had to abandon my trip owing to the bad coastal weather at Saltburn I decided to go back to the Shildon museum as it was exactly two years since my last visit.
    13th Apr 2007Gateshead Garden Fesival 1980 (4 images)
    Four scanned photo's I took at the Garden Festival of the 15inch guage railway constructed by the Ravensglass & Eskdale Railway.
    5th Apr 2007Saltburn's Railway & Cliff Top Railway. (7 images)
    Saltburn by the sea in Teeside has a listed buildings station and also has a fine Cliff Top railway there is also a Miniture Railway that is Sixty Years old this year 1947 to 2007 sadly I could not get any photo's of this owing to the severe sea mists shrowding the park on the sea front as you can see in the two photo's of the cliff top railway..
    These photo's were taken on the 14th April 2007.
    4th Apr 2007Last Train to Consett (23 images)
    These photo's were taken by me John Grant and Craig Oliphant of the last train to run from Newcastle to Consett on the 17th March 1984.
    I was the Guard of the train from Heaton Carriage sidings to Newcastle and then on up to Consett High Yard, Craig Oliphant was one of the passengers on the train that day and after all these years I have just come across his photo's which he has given me permission to show in this gallery.The train was organised by the Derwentside Rail Action Group.
    The train was double crewed by men from both Newcastle and Tyne Yard.
    If anyone else out there was on this trip or was just there for the day and have any photo's of this occasion I will be only to pleased to show them on this gallery all credited to the photographer, contact me via this site.
    I have written an article on the Railways of Britain website that you can read by linking to the link below.
    http://railways-of-britain.com/consett.html

    the link is in the link at the bottom of this page.

    3rd Apr 2007Newcastle 2007 (39 images)
    Photo's taken while waiting for trains at Newcastle Central
    3rd Jun 2006Alnmouth for Alnwick (42 images)
    Almouth Station is 35 miles North of Newcastle on the East Coast Mainline.
    13th May 2006Morpeth Station (31 images)
    Morpeth Staion is on the East Coast Mainline 17 miles North of Newcastle it is the first stopping point for some mainline trains going North to Scotland or South to Newcastle and beyond it is the last mainline stopping point. There about 5 mainline trains going north and 5 mainline trains going south. Morpeth is mainly served by the Northern local train service.
    7th May 2006Leeds Station 2006 (5 images)
    Leeds photos from 2006
    5th May 2006Sheffield Station 2006 (38 images)
    Photographs taken in and around Sheffield Station in 2006.
    4th May 2006Network Rail. (6 images)
    This gallery will be for photo's of Network Rail Staff I see going about their duties and for the vehicles & equipment they use in their work.
    3rd May 2006Blaydon Station (14 images)
    Blaydon Station is on the Tyne Valley line (Newcastle to Carlisle line) at one time Blaydon was quite a busy station back in the fifties it even had its own locomotive sheds. at the moment there are only about six trains serving Blaydon three either way but extra stopping trains are in the pipeline for the near future.
    28th Apr 2006Manchester Piccadilly Station (49 images)
    Manchester Piccadilly Photo's
    27th Apr 2006Train Company Logo's & Engine Nameplates. (33 images)
    Photographs of the Logos & Nameplates on the side of Engine's and sets.
    26th Apr 2006Hexham Station (42 images)
    Photographs taken up at Hexham Station.
    25th Apr 2006York Photo's 2006 (11 images)
    Photographs taken at York on visits or passing through.
    23rd Apr 2006Darlington Station Photo's (57 images)
    Photo's taken from 2006 onwards at Darlington Station.
    23rd Apr 2006Newcastle Central Station (2006) (37 images)
    Photographs taken at Newcastle Central Staion.
    21st Apr 2006Northallerton Station (2006) (23 images)
    Photo's from a quick trip down to Northallerton on 22nd April 2006.
    16th Apr 2006Berwick upon Tweed.(2006) (55 images)
    Berwick upon Tweed station is on the East Coast Mainline in between Newcastle and Edinburgh Station 67miles north of Newcastle and is approched from the South over the Royal Border Bridge. The Bridge was built by Robert Stephenson between 1847/1850 and was opened by Queen Victoria. it is 659 Metres Long it has 28 Arches and is 38 Metres obove the River Tweed. The Station stands in the middle of where the great hall of Berwick Castle once stood, it was the place where Robert the Bruce laid claim on 17th November 1292 to the Crown of Scotland (see plaque photo)
    8th Apr 2006Doncaster station (2005) (10 images)
    Photos taken while at Doncaster
    5th Apr 2006Durham Station (2006) (49 images)
    Durham Station on the East Coast Mainline.
    5th Apr 2006Tyne Yard Lamesley 2006 (5 images)
    Tyne Marshalling Yard Lamesley Gateshaed or whats left of it.
    When I worked there it was heaving with traffic a train in or out every 3 mins now half the yard is pulled up and traffic now is about one 1/8th of what it was. I worked at Tyne Yard from its opening up until 1970 when I transfered to Newcastle.
    27th Mar 2006Bits & Bobs (82 images)
    This collection is for photo's of anything other than train photo's// signals/signs/signal boxes/all odds & sods rail photography.
    25th Mar 2006North Woolwich Museum (8 images)
    These are photos taken from the museums website to show you the museum that is being closed owing to contractors putting an eviction notice on the museum in order that thay can store building materials for the Woolwich to Arsenal extension!
    21st Mar 2006Metro Centre Rail Station (2006) (26 images)
    The Metro Centre in Gateshead Tyne & Wear is a very large shopping mall, and it has its own station, it is on the Newcastle to Carlisle line in between Dunston & Blaydon Station's.
    9th Mar 2006Continental Railway Photo's (3 images)
    Photos of other countries railways
    1st Mar 2006Old Photo's (34 images)
    Photographs taken by me from the past when I worked on the railway from 1957 to 1992 before I took early retirement. I often wish I had a Digital camera in the past when I think of the photographs I could have taken.
    15th Jan 2006Darlington Museum & CLASS A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST (48 images)
    Shots of Darlington Railway Museum at North Road Station also Photo's of the Class A1 Peppercorn Locomotive TORNADO being built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust at the Darlington Locomotive Works on Hopetown Lane Darlington. Taken on 14/01/06.
    31st Aug 2005Heatherslaw Light Railway Company(2005) (63 images)
    The Heatherslaw Railway is a privatly owned 15"Guage railway on the Ford and Etal Estate in Northumberland, It was opened in 1989 and runs from Heatherslaw to Etal Village and has a return round trip of 6.4km. At the moment it has two Engines one Diesal named Clive and one Steam Engine The Lady Augusta.
    They are building another steam engine on site in there own workshops and it should be in service some time in late 2007-08
    24th Aug 2005Tanfield Lea Railway (2005) (99 images)
    Tanfield Lea Railway.
    is the oldest existing railway built in 1725 to ferry coal from the pits at Marley Hill and Stanley down to the waiting ships on the River Tyne below, originally horses pulled small wagons along wooden tracks that were replaced in the 19th centuary by metal tracks and locomotives.
    10th Jul 2005Station Views (117 images)
    These Photograph'sare general shots of stations taken when there are no trains or stock to Photograph.
    28th Jun 2005Tyne and Wear Metro (2005) (67 images)
    Tyne and Wear Metro system the first Metro system to be opened outside of London.
    It was opened in 1980.
    It runs inbetween Newcastle to The coast in a circular route to Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, via the Benton line and returns via the North Shields and Wallsend lines.
    It also runs to the other coastal Town of South Shields, the City Of Sunderland up to Hylton and also to the Newcastle Airport.
    25th Jun 2005National Rail Museum York (46 images)
    Photographs taken on a visit to the National Rail Museum at York.
    23/06/05
    25th Jun 2005North Yorkshire Moor's Railway(2005) (89 images)
    Photographs of the North Yorks Moors Railway.
    Grosmont to Pickering. (21st to 22nd June 05)
    I recomend the Station Tavern Inn at Grosmont for an overnight stay to see all of the North Yorkshire moors Railway
    check it out at the (LINK)
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    About Me
    I am a retired railwayman of 32years service I worked first as an Engine cleaner passed for fireing dutie's at Greensfield shed in Gateshead until I was made redundant in the Great Dr Beeching days, after a break of 2years I came back as a frieght guard, then moved onto a passenger guard then as a travelling ticket collector before retiring.
    I have been interested in Photography all my life, my main interest is is Railway photography my second is Marine photography.

    Location:Gateshead

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    D7628 SYBILLA in Shed at Grosmont.
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    North Yorkshire Moor's Railway(2005)
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