To make new pictures easier to find, they will be uploaded to this file for approximately a month before being transferred to the main 2009 file (below).

Views of the everyday and the unusual in the UK modern rail scene taken during 2009. As ever, photographs will be catalogued in locomotive/unit number order.

Views of the everyday and the unusual in the UK modern rail scene taken during 2008. Generally, photographs are catalogued in locomotive/unit number order.

Views of the UK modern rail scene taken during 2007. As ever, photographs are catalogued in locomotive/unit number order.

Views of the ever-changing and colourful modern scene on Britain's post-privatisation railway from the 1990s to the end of 2006. Generally, photographs are catalogued in locomotive or unit number order.

A collection of views showing preserved steam locomotives in action on the main line throughout the UK over the past 30 years. Photos are listed by their BR locomotive numbers, but with any recent shots on the first page.

The number of former main line diesel and electric locomotives which have been preserved continues to grow steadily. Here is a selection of them, on preserved lines and operating on main line specials.

A selection of over 850 images scanned from 35mm transparencies and black & white negatives of the 1970s/80s BR blue and, later, sectorisation liveries. Photographs are generally arranged in locomotive/unit number order. (Some early b/w and 'Instamatic' shots are included for interest value, rather than photographic quality!)

A selection of views from Britain's preserved railways and steam centres, illustrating the authentic 'age of steam' scenes now being portrayed. The fruits of many hours of fundraising and unpaid labour...

Items of UK railway rolling stock selected for their history, location or unusual features.

Stations, signalboxes and other railway buildings, mainly including structures on closed lines. All you have to do is imagine the trains...

It's difficult to know where the British railway preservation movement would be without Dai Woodham's scrapyard at Barry. Over 200 locomotives were rescued from the yard and now form the mainstay of services on heritage railways throughout the country.

The unsung heroes of Britain's railways; small industrial locomotives, some of which have found a new life hauling passenger trains on the UK's heritage lines. Included is a small selection from the last days of steam at National Coal Board collieries in Wales, illustrating the run-down nature of the locomotives in their final years.

A collection of scenes from diesel worked industrial railway systems. Preserved examples of industrial diesel and electric locomotives also are included.

The narrow gauge railways of Wales are legendary, so much so that many non-enthusiasts make a point of visiting as many of them as possible during their holiday in Wales. You won't find a better way of making your holiday pass at a leisurely pace.

Photographs taken around the standard gauge network of Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français. See separate file (below) for minor railways.

A selection of photographs of French minor railways, including those operated by SNCF and the Paris RATP system.

A selection of scenes from French railway preservation projects, heritage railways, tourist lines and museums. Sad news is the sudden closure, during April 2008, of the 33km metre gauge Chemin de Fer du Vivarais in Ardèche, due to "technical and financial problems". Some reports suggest that the closure may be permanent.

Photographs taken on the 5' 3" gauge network of Iarnród Éireann. Narrow gauge railways and items preserved in the UK also are included.

Photographs taken in June 1983 around the 5' 6" and metre gauge network of Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.

Photographs taken around the network of Deutsche Bahn AG.

Photographs taken around the network of Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen / Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges.

Views taken of Ferrovie Italiane dello Stato.

Photographs taken on the network of Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Photographs taken on the network of Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois.

Photographs taken on the network of Schweizerische Bundesbahnen/Chemins de fer fédéraux/Ferrovie federali svizzere. Minor railways are also included.

Photographs taken of Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles.

Narrow gauge, miniature and leisure railways not covered by other categories.

A varied collection of photographs which has been acquired from various sources.