Obsessed with steam

Flying Scotsman receives attention in the shed ...

Keeping a main line steam locomotive running on the national network is no small feat, particularly in the heavily regulated world of 2025. So, how does the team managing one of the scene’s undisputed celebrities – ‘A4’ Sir Nigel Gresley – manage?

Following Flying Scotsman and Pendennis Castle ’s historic reunion at Didcot Railway Centre for the first time since 1989, THOMAS BRIGHT continues the definitive story of the last time these legendary locomotives came together, 36 years ago, in Western Australia.

Following Flying Scotsman and Pendennis Castle ’s recent reunion for the first time in 36 years at Didcot, THOMAS BRIGHT concludes the story of how they last came together in Western Australia, and why it has taken nearly four decades to repeat the feat.

Railway photography for me is about two things: a record for capturing a point in time to preserve a memory and an art form to create a great-looking image. Sometimes for me that is to recreate an ess

Reunited for the first time since October 1989, ...