Spiralling

UK Railways

44767 at Cliff Farm Crossing

44767 at Cliff Farm Crossing

24 Nov 2010 175
More Black 5 action from the Caldon Low gala.
Leaving the loop

Leaving the loop

12 Aug 2011 154
70013 Oliver Cromwell with today's Scarborough Flyer gets the train started out of the loop at Chelford.
Bate Mill

Bate Mill

04 Sep 2009 166
6201 " Princess Elizabeth " on Bate Mill viaduct with the Scarborough Spa Express from Crewe. One of my rare panning attempts.
Descending Tenterden Bank

Descending Tenterden Bank

09 Sep 2007 228
Austerity HE3791 cautiously descends Tenterden Bank on the approaches to Rolvenden on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. The straw on the road was a relic of a recent foot and mouth disease scare and had presumably been soaked in disinfectant when first laid down.
Chelford

Chelford

12 Aug 2011 178
70013 Oliver Cromwell accelerates through Chelford station after leaving the loop with the Scarborough Flyer.
Middlewood Station

Middlewood Station

05 Nov 2011 274
Running through the remote and leafy station at Middlewood, the Buxton Spa Express bashes on up the hill towards Disley.
Obstruction danger

Obstruction danger

02 Sep 2011 160
Wildlife in the four foot as 6201 " Princess Elizabeth " approaches with the Scarborough Flyer.
Not available for much longer

Not available for much longer

19 Aug 2011 206
The tree tubes suggest that this view of 6201 taking the Scarborough Flyer over the Alderley Edge bypass will soon be hidden. I cannot understand the need to impose trees on every bit of spare land. So many good views have been lost due to this plague of green.
Nether Alderley

Nether Alderley

02 Sep 2011 235
6201 heads the Scarborough Flyer towards the Wilmslow stop as it passes under the bridge at Nether Alderley. It is interesting that there are two repeater signals here due to both the lines being set up for bi-directional traffic.
Entering the loop

Entering the loop

26 Aug 2011 165
6201 enters the loop at Chelford with the Scarborough Flyer. There was plenty of steam available and the safety valves lifted before the train had stopped.
Approaching the crossing

Approaching the crossing

27 Feb 2011 240
5199 heads for the compulsory stop at Threshing Barn crossing in front of the disused accommodation bridge on the climb towards Caldon Low.
Towards Apesford

Towards Apesford

24 Nov 2010 199
The light is fading as Eddystone hurries a train up the bank towards Apesford Crossing on the Caldon Low branch.
Cheddleton

Cheddleton

24 Nov 2010 181
Dusk falls on Cheddleton Station during the Caldon Low gala. The double signal is a fairly new innovation and is a start towards bringing the loop into use here.
Black 5 near Apesford

Black 5 near Apesford

24 Nov 2010 200
A reminder of last Autumn's steam gala on the Caldon Low line. For me this loco was the star performer.
Snodland Crossing

Snodland Crossing

01 May 2011 163
Networker 466 005 arriving at Snodland with train to Strood. I wonder how much longer the signalbox with its natty little extension will survive.
Black 5 on the bank

Black 5 on the bank

24 Nov 2010 202
First train of the last steam day at the Caldon Low gala was headed by the Black 5; seen here storming up Bradnop Bank in fine style.
In the outskirts of Dublin

In the outskirts of Dublin

26 Mar 2008 210
DART 29113 departs Broombridge Station for Dublin
Into the mist

Into the mist

19 Nov 2010 188
Low visibility as 8624 banks away from Threshing Barn crossing with a morning train at the Caldon Low gala.
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