October 4th, 2009: Newly-built A1 Pacific 60163 Tornado heads north through Bingley with The Waverley (Doncaster to Carlisle)

October 4th, 2009: Tornado at Bingley

October 4th, 2009: 60163 Tornado

October 4th, 2009: A1 Pacific 60163 Tornado runs alongside the A650 Bradford to Keighley road at Bingley with The Waverley

The Scarborough Spa Express arrives at Harrogate from York on Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Immaculate Jubilee 4-6-0 5690 Leander at Harrogate Station on Thursday, August 6th, 2009, with The Scarborough Spa Express

Close up of Leander at Harrogate, August 6th, 2009

Leander departs Harrogate for Leeds on August 6th, 2009

Royal Scot 4-6-0 46115 Scots Guardsman passes Cononley with The Waverley from York to Carlisle on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman speeds through Cononley. I saw this engine at Crewe in 1962 and stored on the KWVR during 1973

Scots Guardsman heads towards Skipton with The Waverley. The train comprised 12 well filled carriages - quite a load for the climb ahead on the Settle Carlisle

Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman - at Crewe in August 1962 (with D377) and, 47 years later, at Cononley near Skipton in August 2009

Immaculate Stanier Pacific 6233 Duchess of Sutherland is seen passing Mirfield East Junction on Friday, July 31st, 2009, with the Scarborough Flyer from Crewe

Close up of Duchess of Sutherland. The last time I saw this engine was on July 13th, 1963, near Shap summit, heading an express to the south. It was then numbered 46233 and was Edge Hill based - and in green livery

Pacific 46201 Princess Elizabeth at Heaton Lodge Junction, with the Coast to Coast Liverpool - Scarborough special, Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Heaton Lodge Junction, July 4th, 2009: Stanier Pacific Princess Elizabeth speeds past with the Coast to Coast Scarborough Flyer

Later in the day Princess Elizabeth returned from Scarborough to Liverpool and is seen here at Ravensthorpe running approx 30min late

Princess Elizabeth speeds back to Liverpool

Stanier Pacific Princess Elizabeth at Ravensthorpe on July 4th, 2009, with the returning Coast to Coast special

Class 5 45407 The Lancashire Regiment has just passed under the M62 and is heading towards Brighouse with The Cotton Mill Express - Saturday, April 18, 2009

45407 The Lancashire Fusilier

Class 5 45407 approaching Brighouse heading west

45407 The Lancashire Fusilier

Black 5 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier leaves Brighouse with The Cotton Mill Express on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Of course, the sun came out soon after this!