© Geoff’s Rail Diaries 2011
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Hundreds of good trips out, travelling by rail and/or observing railways,
illustrated by photos (and in some cases video) recording over 40 years of change
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Yorkshire NCB steam, July 1969
4472's Grand Tour of the North, 1 June 1969
Last day of the Waverley Route, 5 January 1969
Last train - Ripon to Melmerby, 31 December 1968
Old square pictures - a year around the end of steam, Sept. 1967 - Oct. 1968
Yorkshire mud-'oles, 8 December 1979
Bersham and Bold, 24 August 1979
Cumbrian Coast, 31 July - 2 Aug 1979
Rove-a-way, 15-21 July 1979
Leander, 24 February 1979
Pits and Peats, 21-22 August 1978
Blackpool Trams, 19 August 1978
5305 on the York Circle, 13 August 1978
North of York, July 1978
Aberystwyth and the VoR, 28 May 1978
Four 24s and a 44, January 1978
North Wales Narrow Gauge, April 1977
52044, July 1976
A Weekend with Hardwicke, 8/9 May 1976
790 and 1000 (& a peek at Embsay), 24 April 1976
Littleton, 10 April 1976
East Midlands oddities, 28 February 1976
In search of Scottish steam, December 1975
Grey day at Mountain Ash, 7 December 1974
Radstock S&D, 14 and 29 September 1974
Welshpool's King, 11 May 1974
Saddle tanks in the South East Midlands, 23 March 1974
Farewell to Steam at Corby, 23 June 1973
West Cannock 5, 5 June 1973
A glance at Long Marston, 7 October 1972
Portuguese steam, June/July 1972
Miranda de Ebro, 25/26 June 1972
South Wales Steam, May 1972
Zillertalbahn, 19 Feb 1970
Lancs and Yorks - a rainy day, 25 October 1989
Scottish Wanderings, July / August 1989
S & C diversions, 25 March 1989
Mallard - following the streak, 16/17 July 1988
Peak Stone, 31 March 1988
A grey day near Clay Cross, 23 December 1987
The Tame and Thame, 17 October 1987
Farewell to old Moor Street, 26 September 1987
North-western wanderings, August 1987
A look at the Lickey, 16 April 1987
Peaks in the Pennines, 27 December 1986
West Mid Wandering, 23 December 1986
Severn Santa Steam, December 1986
In the valleys, 19 August 1986
Carlisle and Leeds, 6 August 1986
Norwich, 19 July 1986
Shrewsbury, 3 July 1986
Two days with the Duchess, 19/26 October 1985
Coast and Peak, 2-8 August 1985
Around Easter - around York, 2/3/6 April 1985
Following the Coal Tank, 15 August 1984
Northern Counties, 11-19 July 1984
Shirebrook revisited, October 1983 & 1992
Seaham and Harton, 15 August 1983
Yorkshire mud-'oles, 11 August 1983
5051, two 25s, two 33s and a 47, 3 & 13 July 1983
Southampton and the ghost train, 30 April 1983
5000 and the Duchess, 23 October 1982
Industrials - Bucks to Bristol, 23/25 August 1982
Springtime at Twyford and Sonning, 10/11 April 1982
North-West Industrial, 2 September 1981
Obsolete Electrics, 22 April 1981
In and around the Aire Valley, 27 September 1980
Cadley Hill to Corby, 21 August 1980
Maude's day, 17 May 1980
Grey day at Abergele, 23 December 1999
The Tyne-Tees Venturer (V), 30 October 1999
Northern Freight, 23 August 1999
Isle of Man (V), 17-21 August 1998
Merehead 75th Anniversary (V), 27 June 1998
A Corking Trip, 15 April 1998
Via Leamington to Lymington, 31 January 1998
Southern England - Northern France, 28/29 May 1997
Freight in the Peak (V), 22 August 1996
A Trip to France (V), 28/29 May 1996
Inchicore (V), 10 April 1996
An Irish trip (V), 30 May 1995
Crich (V), 14 May 1995
Ffestiniog and the coast (V), 21 April 1995
Trams of two cities (V), 2 September 1994
The Bell Viewer, 23 October 1993
Kyle bygones, 11 August 1993
Dover Distributor, 26 June 1993
Sentinels, 14 April 1993
Shirebrook Revisited, October 1992
Limerick - the Sligo Avoider..., 24 October 1992
A French journey, 6/7 August 1992
Afternoon at Waverley, 8 August 1991
Ironbridge Ramblers, 6 May 1990
Nantmawr (V), 15 November
Tornado in the Valley (V), 25/28 October
Severn Valley Visitors (V), 27 September
Justine and Lydia (V), 26 September
North Gloucestershire - narrow gauge, 20 September
Max power at Apedale (V), 12 September
Rhiw Valley revisited (V), 6 September
Ancient and modern at Blists Hill, 25 August
Threlkeld, 9 August
...but no luck at Lynton, 29 May
A look at Launceston, 28 May
Ten in steam at Statfold, 28 March
Two A1s in Edinburgh, 7 March
Down the line with Badger, 19 January
Both sides of the Clyde, 18 October
A day out with the Earl, 28 September
Apedale, 13 September
Rhiw Valley Rainway, 31 August
Exbury and Hythe, 21 August
South Tynedale, 24 July
Catch me who can, 20 July
Steam in the Park (V), 13 July
(Wrexham &) Shropshire and Covent Garden, 21 June
Birkenhead's trams, 8 June
The Engine House, 31 May
Middleton revisited, 4 May
Sir Gomer of Shackerstone, 13 April
Emmet at Amerton, 14 October 2007
Sutton beside the Humber, 7 October 2007
Statfold Steam, 22 September 2007
Paddy and the Garratt (V), 1 September 2007
Peterborough Pannier, 23 August 2007
Golden Valley - the Triple Event (V), 7 July 2007
Peak Rail - standard and small (V), 15 April 2007
Great Orme - and a peep at Penrhyn (V), 12 April 2007
North Ings Narrow Gauge, 1 April 2007
Lowry and trams, 15 February 2007
Titley Junction (V), 24 September 2006
SVR - a glance at the gala (V), 23 September 2006
Bure Valley Railway, 25 August 2006
Bressingham - at last!, 24 August 2006
The Heatherslaw Light Railway, 30 July 2006
Locomotion, 30 July 2006
Stapleford Revisited (V), 17 June 2006
Statfold - the O&K day (V), 3 June 2006
30587 (V), 28 May 2006
A King in Shropshire (V), 13 May 2006
Leonard at Leicester (V), 6 May 2006
Weston's Garratt (V), 23 April 2006
Statfold Barn Railway, 18 March 2006
Moor Street to Marylebone, 16 February 2006
Sunny Severnside Santas (V), 11 December 2005
Chasewater's Gala (V), 15 October 2005
On the banks of the Peak (V), 25 September 2005
Asbestos - in action again! (V), 18 September 2005
New Tattoo on the Corris, 11 September 2005
Eaton Park - Katie (V), 28 August 2005
Golden Valley Gala (V), 21 August 2005
Horsehay's 21st (V), 30 May 2005
Slim gauges in the SW Midlands (V), 29 May 2005
Weston Park (V), 24 April 2005
Farewell to Cadeby (V), 9 April 2005
Foxfield, 10 October 2004
Cambrian ramblings, 19 September 2004
Peter Pan, Pixie and Perrygrove (V), 4 September 2004
Manifold Steam at Rudyard Lake (V), 27 June 2004
Irish Mail at Amerton (V), 13 June 2004
Nottingham's Phoenix, 16 May 2004
Old friends at Crewe, 11 April 2004
Severn Santa Specials, 7 December 2003
Rain, steam and... West Lancs, 5 October 2003
Rishra and Ursula, 13 September 2003
Froghall and the S160, 7 September 2003
Teifi and Gwili, 18/19 August 2003
Fairbourne and Ffestiniog, 6 August 2003
Steam on the Corris, 22 June 2003
Stapleford Steam, 14 June 2003
Evesham Vale, 1 June 2003
Abbey Light Railway, 11 May 2003
All change at Chasewater, 4 May 2003
Excalibur's Return!, 30 March 2003
Derby to Donny - and Wakefield too, 22 March 2003
Taff Vale? Dyffryn Hafren! 15 March 2003
Worth - a glance, 2 March 2003
Shap in winter, 20 December 2002
Riding the purple Deltic, 28 September 2002
Bromyard to Leominster, 14 September 2002
Keef's Open Day, 14 September 2002
Return to Blaenavon, 1 September 2002
15" and 56s, 14 August 2002
Perrygrove, 8 August 2002
Wrens at Amerton, 23 June 2002
Steaming in the Dales, 19 May 2002
Bala Lake, 5 May 2002
Brecon Mountaineering, 4 April 2002
Lazing on a sunny afternoon, 27 March 2002
Gunnislake, 9 March 2002
Low Gill interlude, 14 December 2001
A quick look at Kirklees, 2 December 2001
Dull Plains - Golden Valley, 23 August 2001
Centenary Steam at Leadhills, 22 July 2001
Derwent Valley, 1 July 2001
A peep at Pitsford, 24 June 2001
LBNGR - Leighton Buzzard, 24 June 2001
Willington and Mill Meece, 22 May 2001
Steeple Grange and Rudyard Lake, 13 May 2001
Rhyl's 90th Anniversary - & green in the valley, 5 May 2001
A gloomy half term, 22 February 2001
Snow and Steam in the Severn Valley, 30 December 2000
A day out in the snow, 28 December 2000
Almond Valley and Leadhills, 9/10 September 2000
Peak and West Coast (V), 24 August 2000
A Scottish trip (V), 3/4/5 August 2000
A day in north Wales, 22 July 2000
The Amerton Railway, 14 May 2000
The Bressingham Avoider, 6 May 2000
Half-term, 25 February 2000
More Marches Steam (V), 12 May
Southbound from Shrewsbury, 7 May
The Train in the Rain, 27 April
A brief look at Butterley, 14 April
Statfold - a Baker's Dozen, 31 March
Blue and Green - Spring Steam (V), 23/24 March
Chasewater 2012, 17 March
Steam on a windy day (V), 26 November
Sunshine and Steam at Foxfield (V), 15 October
Caley Charm (V), 23 September
Riding the Wickham - Nantmawr, 11 September
Apedale and the Joffre, 10 September
Echills Wood, 19 June
On a Western theme (V), 11 June
A Statfold Dozen, 4 June
Rhyl 100, 28 May
Heavy freight on the North and West (V), 21 May
Black 5s at Knucklas (V), 12 May
Nunney Castle, 22 April
Statfold - the March Gala, 26 March (V)
Stableford, 24 March
Chasewater Spring Gala (V), 19 March
The Duke in Shropshire (V), 5 March
Cauldon Lowe reopens, 13 November
Foxfield Autumn Gala, 24 October
Leander, 2 October
Coffee pots at Keef's, 25 September
Apedale - open for traffic, 18 September
Summerlee, 18 August
Evesham's Gala, 4 July
The Amerton Gala, 20 June
Ten again at Statfold, 12 June
Beamish, 4 June
Heaton Park Tramway, 2 May
Edward Sholto, 24 April
Old friends on the Lickey, 8 April