Locos in Profile

GNR A1 No. 1470 Great Northern 14th November 2016

The illustration of GNR No. 1470 Great Northern in GNR Green has been completed and the Limited Edition print will be available in Spring 2017 (exact date to be finalised). Click on the picture below for further details.

The Limited Edition print run will be of 250 copies with the first (1/250) being allocated, as usual, by a draw. You will be entered into the draw if you make an advance purchase in the three weeks before publication.

If you would like to be contacted when advance orders are being taken let me know via the LNER Gresley A1/A3 Form.

Further Multi-image Prints 31st October 2016

Two new ones covering the history of the LNER A4 class have been added.

The prints can be ordered signed.

LNER A4 Class – The Forties
No. 4903 Peregrine – 1942
No. 8 Dwight D. Eisenhower – 1946
No. 60024 Kingfisher – 1948

LNER A4 Class – The Fifties & Sixties
No. 60027 Merlin – 1950
No. 60014 Silver Link – 1956
No. 60009 Union of South Africa – 1964

No. 60027 Merlin had been produced with the expectation it would be produced as a Limited Edition print but unfortunately not enough interest was show. It seemed a shame for it not to be available in some way so it has been used to represent the BR Express Blue livery.

SR/BR Light Pacific No. 21C159/34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair

Also produced is a multi-image print covering various conditions of No. 21C159/34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair. This has been produced to help raise funds for the locomotive which is at present having a new firebox manufactured and fitted.

Sir Archibald Sinclair
Southern Railway Green
British Railways Green with Early Crest
Rebuilt with Rebodied 5,250 Gallon Tender

The locomotive is based on the Bluebell Railway, Sussex, UK and it is hoped to get it running again next year (2017).

Bluebell Railway's Giants of Steam Weekend 20th October 2016

I will be selling a selection of prints on Platform Two at Sheffield Park during the Bluebell Railway's Giants of Steam event, 28th – 30th October.

If you are coming along and would like to pick up a specific print please let me know so I can make ensure that I have it with me – you will of course be saving on postage!

LNER A3 No. 2750 Papyrus 29th September 2016

Advance orders are now being taken for the print of LNER Class A3 No. 2750 Papyrus which will be available from 20th October 2016. The illustration shows No. 2750 in the condition it made it's record run on 5th March 1935 – reaching 108 mph.

NEW Multi-image Prints 12th September 2016

Three further multi-image LMS Princess Coronation (Duchess) prints have been released, which follow on from the previously one which covered 'The Thirties'. The four together cover a lot of the variations and liveries carried by the class through its working life.

As before these prints can be ordered signed.

LMS Princess Coronation Class – The Forties
No. 6247 City of Liverpool – 1943
No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland – 1947
No. 646241 City of Edinburgh – 1948

LMS Princess Coronation Class – BR Standard Liveries
No. 46220 Coronation 1950
No. 46234 Duchess of Abercorn 1955
No. 46235 City of Birmingham 1961

LMS Princess Coronation Class – BR Crimson Lake
No. 46244 King George VI 1958
No. 46229 Duchess of Hamilton 1961
No. 46251 City of Nottingham 1963

A detailed description of each of the locomotives illustrated can be found on the print's page.

LNER A1 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman12th May 2016

The print of No. 4472 Flying Scotsman in the condition it made its historic non-stop run from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley on 1st May 1928, attached to one of the newly introduced corridor tenders, is now available.

Further details available here.

Web Site Outage 3rd May 2016(update)

Apologies to anyone trying to access the site (or sending an email) over the last few days as the site has been down – yet again! Another problem which occurred was that the server company reloaded everything from back-ups they recovered, but as this site had been updated in the meantime it was the old version – this has now been corrected.

The original problem, which happened on the 16th April, was due a major cock-up by the company owning the hosting server – this caused this site, and many others, to be deleted, plus the back-ups! See the BBC story for a fuller account.

The hosting contract is with another company, but unfortunately they use the servers that had been wiped. Facebook has enabled me to keep in contact with some people so at least they know I'm still here!

Hopefully it is now sorted!

LNER A3 No. 2750 Papyrus21st April 2016

The illustration of LNER Class A3 No. 2750 Papyrus in the condition it made its high speed run on 5th March 1935, when it achieved 108 mph has been completed and the print will be available in the Autumn. Click on the picture below for further details.

If you would like to be contacted when advance orders are being taken let me know via the LNER Gresley A1/A3 Form.

NEW Multi-Image Prints 9th March 2016

Three new prints have been added to the multi-image range which complete the story of the Southern Bulleid Light Pacifics and are:

Southern West Country Class
No. 21C110 Sidmouth – 1946
No. 34019 Bideford – 1956
No. 34007 Wadebridge – 1963

SR/BR Rebuilt West Country Class
No. 34039 Boscastle – 1959
No. 34009 Lyme Regis – 1963
No. 34001 Exeter – 1966

SR/BR Rebuilt Battle of Britain Class
No. 34056 Croydon – 1962
No. 34087 145 Squadron – 1965
No. 34052 Lord Dowding – 1966

A detailed description of each of the locomotives illustrated is included on the print's page. This information is now supplied on an insert with the print.

Previous prints in the range are:

• Southern Battle of Britain Class
• LNER A4 Class – The Thirties
• LMS Princess Coronation Class – The Thirties