London and North Eastern Railways (LNER) A4 Class 4-6-2 locomotive 60007 “Sir Nigel Gresley” (built in 1937) on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. This image was taken in 2012 near Goathland, home of the TV series heartbeat. The locomotive looking resplendent in the blue livery colour popped against this black and white image

A black and white image of Great Western Railway Engine 2857 at Sunset. The engine driver is offering the single track working token to the Signalman who is just out of shot. Without the relevant token the train can't proceed along the single track sections. Engine 2857 was built in Swindon in 1918 and was in service until 1963. This class of engine (2800) was responsible for hauling most of the long distance heavy freight trains on the GWR / BR western region for almost 60 years!

A black and White image of 46100 Royal Scot photographed on the Severn Valley Railway at Highley Station in October 2015. The engine driver is offering the single track working token to the Signalman who is just out of shot. Without the relevant token the train can't proceed along the single track sections. Royal Scot was built in 1927 by London Midland & Scottish Railway for the express service from London to Birmingham, Manchester through to Glasgow. She was chosen to appear on behalf of Britain at the 1933 'Century of Progress' exhibition in the USA and toured the USA and Canada covering 11 194 miles.

A black and white image of Great Western Railway engine 2857 pulling the early morning goods train through Arley station on the Severn Valley Railway early on a foggy morning. This nostalgic, almost eerie image of a goods train on a foggy morning with the station master walking up the platform has a period feel to it! 2857 was built in Swindon in 1918 and was in service until 1963. This class of engine (2800) was responsible for hauling most of the long distance heavy freight trains on the GWR / BR western region for almost 60 years!

A black and white image of LNER B1 Class 4-6-0 no 61306 Mayflower, built for the London & North Eastern Railway and is one of only two surviving B1 Class locomotives. In 2015 Mayflower started operating on the British main line for the first time in over twenty years. She carries the early British Railways apple green livery as originally delivered in 1948. Photographed here on the main Line near Lydney in Gloucestershire pulling the Cathedrals Express special from London Paddington to Cardiff on St David's Day 2015.

A black and white image of Southern Railways locomotive 34027 "Taw Valley" depicted pulling the boat train from London Waterloo to Southampton Ocean Terminal. The headboard indicates that the liner at Southampton Docks will be one of Holland American's fleet of liners. The photograph was taken at Arley Station on the Severn Valley Railway.

A black and white image of Tornado on loan to the Severn Valley Railway leaving Highley station on an Autumn afternoon in October 2015. Tornado is a Peppercorn class A1 Pacific 4-6-2 completed in 2008 to the original specification. It's the only example of an LNER Peppercorn Class A1 in existence, as all the original A1 locomotives were scrapped without preservation.

A black and white photograph of GWR (Great Western Railway) King Class locomotive, King Edward the Second number 6023 double heading with Hall class locomotive, Foremarke Hall as they round Chicken Curve near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. Both engines are working hard on the wet track, on this atmospheric rainy day.

A black and white photograph of a London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) designed locomotive, the K1 class, built in 1949 for British Railways with a rake of goods wagons on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR).

A black and white image of BR Standard Class 7 number 70013 Oliver Cromwell running as the "Red Dragon". The Red Dragon was an express passenger train between London Paddington and Swansea in Wales. The 720 indicates this is the "Up" train, IE the return to London. The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the Britannia Class, is a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive designed for mixed traffic duties.

A black and white image of 6023 King Edward the Second, photographed on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway near Goathland station on a damp day. King Edward II had been a guest locomotive for the Autumn Gala. The King is an ex Great Western Railway (GWR) King Class locomotive.

A black and white image of British Railways Standard Class 7 steam locomotive Britannia number 70000 arriving at Highley Station on the Severn Valley Railway. The Engineer is about to exchange the token with the Signalman that allows the train to run on the next section of single line track. The standard class 7 is also known as the Britannia Class as Britannia was the first engine of 55 in this class.

A black and white image of British Railways Standard Class 7 steam locomotive Britannia number 70000 departing Highley on the Severn Valley Railway in the Rain. The rain and the release of steam as the engine pulls away adding drama to this image. The standard class 7 is also known as the Britannia Class as Britannia was the first engine of 55 in this class.

A black and white image of London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class B1 number 1264 photographed in the autumn on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway near Goathland, the home of TV series Heartbeat.

A black and white image of BR Standard Class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell photographed here approaching Winchcombe Station on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway. The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the Britannia Class, is a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive designed for mixed traffic duties.

A black and white image of King Edward II, an ex Great Western Railway (GWR) King Class locomotive number 6023 photographed on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway near Goathland station. King Edward II had been a guest locomotive for the Autumn Gala and looks resplendent here catching the evening sunlight.

A black and white image of 5428 LMS Class 5 or "Black Five" as the class is lovingly called. 5428 is a steam locomotive built in 1937 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). In 1967 it was withdrawn from British Rail service, preserved and named Eric Treacy after the former Bishop of Wakefield, an eminent railway photographer. The Black Fives were a mixed traffic locomotive, a "do-anything go-anywhere" type, designed by William Stanier and several members of the class survived to the last day of steam on British Railways in 1968, with eighteen of the type making it into preservation. 5428 is photographed here on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway near Goathland.

A black and white image of Great Western Railway locomotive Bradley Manor photographed on the Severn Valley Railway in 2006 set against a glorious evening sky. The Great Western Manor Locomotives were lighter utility engines used on both passenger and freight. Bradley Manor was built in 1939 and withdrawn from service in 1965.

A black and white image of Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland steam locomotive built in 1938 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). It was built for express passenger services, including the Royal Scot service between London and Glasgow. It was retired from British Railways in 1964 and was saved from being scrapped by Billy Butlin who displayed it at the Heads-of-Ayr holiday camp in Scotland. It's now fully restored in LMS "Crimson Lake" and photographed here on the Severn Valley Railway at Highley Station in Shropshire, England.

A black and white image of Flying Scotsman on the Cathedrals Express rail tour from Bristol on 23rd May 2017. Flying Scotsman is the most famous locomotive in the world and this tour had crowds on every bridge waiting for a glimpse of this Icon. This photograph was taken at Severn Tunnel Junction.

A black and white image of Flying Scotsman on the Cathedrals Express rail tour along the Severn Estuary departing Chepstow in 2017. Flying Scotsman is the most famous locomotive in the world and this tour had crowds on every bridge waiting for a glimpse of this Icon. Photograph taken near Chepstow crossing the boarder from Wales to England.

A black and white image of Flying Scotsman on the Cathedrals Express rail tour along the Severn Estuary on 19th May 2017. Flying Scotsman is the most famous locomotive in the world and this tour had crowds on every bridge waiting for a glimpse of this Icon. Photograph taken near Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire as the sun was setting.

British Railways diesel-hydraulic Warship Class 42 locomotives entered service in 1958. Pictured here is "Onslaught" number D832 on a guest appearance at the Dean Forest Railway in Gloucestershire.

HMS Belfast moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London. This Town-class light cruiser was built for the Royal Navy by Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast and launched in 1938 on St Patrick's day. She served in the Second World War and the Korean War before entering reserve in 1963.

This was the last flying Vulcan bomber and was named "The Spirit of Great Britain". XH558 is photographed here in profile and set against a white background with the words Avro Vulcan XH558 the spirit of Great Britain on the image.

It's a damp misty autumn day on the North Yorkshire Moors as LMS Black 5 "Eric Treacy" leaves Goathland with a full head of steam! The Black Fives were a mixed traffic locomotive, a "do-anything go-anywhere" type, designed by William Stanier and several members of the class survived to the last day of steam on British Railways in 1968, with eighteen of the type making it into preservation.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Avro Lancaster, set against a glorious sunset. The Lancaster is painted to represent an aircraft which served with No 617 Squadron "Thumper Mk III".

British Railways Standard Class 7 steam locomotive Britannia number 70000 arrives at Highley Station on the Severn Valley Railway. The Engineer is about to exchange the token with the Signalman that allows the train to run on the next section of single line track. The standard class 7 is also known as the Britannia Class as Britannia was the first engine of 55 in this class.

It could be 1965! A class 25 Sulzer Bo Bo in British Railways two tone green livery, pulls a rake of BR red coaches through lush green moorland in Yorkshire. BR Class 25 D7628 built by Beyer Peacock in Manchester in 1965 and named Sybilla in preservation is the locomotive in the photograph seen here on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

British Railways Standard Class 7 steam locomotive Britannia number 70000 departs Highley on the Severn Valley Railway in the Rain. The rain and the release of steam as the engine pulls away adding drama to this image. The standard class 7 is also known as the Britannia Class as Britannia was the first engine of 55 in this class.

Two Hunslet Austerity tank engines with a rake of dogfish ballast wagons photographed in the Royal Forest of Dean. The lead engine is Jessie built in 1937, she spent all her working life at the East Moors steelworks in Cardiff as no 18 in the fleet. The second engine is Rennes a War Department engine built in 1944, number WD 152 and operated on the Longmoor Military Railway (LMR). This engine worked for the National Coal Board from 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 at the Mountain Ash colliery in 1979.

Italian Air Force AW139M helicopter depicted against an awesome evening sky. The Agusta Westland AW139M is a military variant of the AW139, a 15-seat medium-sized twin-engined helicopter.

Airbus A400M Atlas putting on a superb display at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2017.

43106 is the only surviving example of an LMS Ivatt Class 4 Mogul (2-6-0 wheel arrangement). The locomotive was designed by H.G. Ivatt for medium freight work but was also used on passenger services. BR classified them as 4MT (MT for Mixed Traffic). This locomotive entered service in April 1951 and officially withdrawn from service in June 1968. 43106 can be seen on the Severn Valley Railway and is photographed here approaching Arley Station.

Two Great Western Railway Class 4575 small prairies working together in the Royal Forest of Dean. Engine 5541 is a resident engine on the Dean Forest Railway with Engine 5521 as a visiting locomotive. 5521 is painted in London Transport colours and carries the number L150 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan line.

The Hawker Hurricane is a British Second World War fighter aircraft that was built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed by the Spitfire's role during the Battle of Britain, however the Hurricane inflicted 60 percent of the losses sustained by the Luftwaffe.