28-06-2019 Restored Edward Thomas narrow gauge steam locomotive, built in 1921, carrying tourists on the volunteer run, Heritage Talyllyn Railway, Dolgoch Falls Station, Tywyn, Snowdonia National Park, Wales. © Jess Hurd

28-06-2019 Restored Edward Thomas narrow gauge steam locomotive, built in 1921, carrying tourists on the volunteer run, Heritage Talyllyn Railway, Dolgoch Falls Station, Tywyn, Snowdonia National Park, Wales. © Jess Hurd

28-06-2019 Restored Edward Thomas narrow gauge steam locomotive, built in 1921, carrying tourists on the volunteer run, Heritage Talyllyn Railway, Dolgoch Falls Station, Tywyn, Snowdonia National Park, Wales. © Jess Hurd

28-06-2019 Restored Edward Thomas narrow gauge steam locomotive, built in 1921, carrying tourists on the volunteer run, Heritage Talyllyn Railway, Dolgoch Falls Station, Tywyn, Snowdonia National Park, Wales. © Jess Hurd

05-03-2019 Dearborn, Michigan, USA: CSX locomotive in a railyard, River Rouge industrial complex © Jim West

23-12-2018 Nebraska Sandhills, USA, BNSF coal train. Each day as many as 100 coal trains, each about a mile long, carry coal from Powder River Basin, Wyoming to power stations across the country © Jim West

23-12-2018 Nebraska Sandhills, USA, BNSF coal train. Each day as many as 100 coal trains, each about a mile long, carry coal from Powder River Basin, Wyoming to power stations across the country © Jim West

23-12-2018 Nebraska Sandhills, USA, BNSF coal train. Each day as many as 100 coal trains, each about a mile long, carry coal from Powder River Basin, Wyoming to power stations across the country © Jim West

23-12-2018 Nebraska Sandhills, USA, BNSF coal train. Each day as many as 100 coal trains, each about a mile long, carry coal from Powder River Basin, Wyoming to power stations across the country © Jim West

23-12-2018 Nebraska Sandhills, USA, BNSF coal train. Each day as many as 100 coal trains, each about a mile long, carry coal from Powder River Basin, Wyoming to power stations across the country © Jim West

15-12-2016 Rail passengers from the Association of British Commuters protest at Victoria Station against the crisis in transport provision at Southern Rail leading to terrible travelling conditions for customers... © Stefano Cagnoni

15-12-2016 Rail passengers from the Association of British Commuters protest at Victoria Station against the crisis in transport provision at Southern Rail leading to terrible travelling conditions for customers... © Stefano Cagnoni

15-12-2016 Rail passengers from the Association of British Commuters protest at Victoria Station against the crisis in transport provision at Southern Rail leading to terrible travelling conditions for customers... © Stefano Cagnoni

16-11-2016 Railway bridge repair, Warwickshire © John Harris

25-09-2016 Nebraska, USA train in North Bend, a small railroad town © David Bacon

25-09-2016 Schuyler, Nebraska, USA Grain silos, elevator and passing train © David Bacon

25-09-2016 Schuyler, Nebraska, USA Grain silos, elevator and passing train © David Bacon

25-09-2016 Schuyler, Nebraska, USA Grain silos, elevator and passing train © David Bacon

16-03-2016 Overground train and controversial Earls Court development site, London. © Philip Wolmuth

09-12-2015 A train driver, railway station, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Passenger looking out of a train window, northern station, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Train passing people going to work across the Long Bien railroad bridge, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

16-10-2015 Passengers waiting on KIlburn underground station platform, London © Philip Wolmuth

01-10-2015 London rush hour passengers and trains at Farringdon underground station © Philip Wolmuth

21-08-2015 Railway and power station Ratcliffe-on-Soar Midlands East Midlands Parkway railway station © John Harris

21-08-2015 Railway and power station Ratcliffe-on-Soar Midlands East Midlands Parkway railway station © John Harris

30-05-2015 Local Railway Station, Stratford Upon Avon. © John Harris

13-03-2015 Santa Justa railway station, Seville, Spain. © Philip Wolmuth

13-03-2015 Santa Justa railway station, Seville, Spain. © Philip Wolmuth

19-01-2015 A train in the early morning. St Werburghs, Bristol. European Green Capital. © Paul Box

19-01-2015 A train in the early morning. St Werburghs, Bristol. European Green Capital. © Paul Box

19-01-2015 A train in the early morning. St Werburghs, Bristol. European Green Capital. © Paul Box

18-12-2014 A train at the new park-and-ride railway station on the edge of town, Parkway, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

18-12-2014 A driver getting into the cab of a train at the new park-and-ride railway station on the edge of town, Parkway, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

18-12-2014 A train at the new park-and-ride railway station on the edge of town, Parkway, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

18-12-2014 A train at the new park-and-ride railway station on the edge of town, Parkway, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

18-12-2014 A train at the new park-and-ride railway station on the edge of town, Parkway, Bishopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

26-10-2014 The Talyllyn Railway. Steam engine, narrow gauge railway, Dolgoch Falls. Snowdonia National Park. Wales. © Jess Hurd

15-10-2014 Temple Meads railway station, Bristol. © Paul Box

15-10-2014 Temple Meads railway station, Bristol. © Paul Box

15-10-2014 Temple Meads railway station, Bristol. © Paul Box

15-10-2014 Temple Meads railway station, Bristol. © Paul Box

02-07-2014 First Great Western train, Evesham, Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire © John Harris

24-05-2014 A Bolivian car mechanic working in a lockup, Railway Arches Peckham. © Connor Matheson

24-05-2014 Three mechanics lift an engine in need of repair in a trade lockup Railway Arches Peckham. © Connor Matheson

24-05-2014 Tools in a trade lockup Railway Arches Peckham. © Connor Matheson

24-05-2014 A mechanic repairs a car in a lockup, Railway Arches Peckham. © Connor Matheson

21-05-2014 First Great Western train passes by Claverton Weir, near Bath. © Paul Box

29-10-2013 An East Coast Main line train, Grantham, Lincolnshire © Timm Sonnenschein

29-10-2013 An East Coast Main line train near Corby Glen, Lincolnshire © Timm Sonnenschein

28-10-2013 Train driver waiting outside the train at the East Coast Main line station, Peterborough © Timm Sonnenschein

26-10-2013 Rural train service, Warwickshire © John Harris

26-10-2013 Rural train service, Warwickshire © John Harris

26-10-2013 Rural train service, Warwickshire © John Harris

26-10-2013 Rural train service, Warwickshire © John Harris

26-10-2013 Rural train service, Warwickshire © John Harris

19-04-2013 Railway lines north of Euston station, on the route of the HS2 high speed rail line to Birmingham. © Philip Wolmuth

27-07-2012 Passenger waiting for a tain, Birmingham Snow Hill station © John Harris

27-07-2012 Guard and driver talking, Birmingham Snow Hill station © John Harris

20-05-2012 Plasser & Theurer ballast tamping machine, Colas Rail, Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Plasser & Theurer ballast tamping machine, Colas Rail, Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Plasser & Theurer ballast tamping machine, Colas Rail, Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

05-04-2012 Police and firefighters attend a pallet fire on an industrial estate in Stephanson Street, with 02 in the background. Newham, East London. An underground train passes by on the nearby railway line. © Jess Hurd

05-04-2012 Police and firefighters attend a pallet fire on an industrial estate in Stephanson Street, Newham, East London. An underground train passes by on the nearby railway line. © Jess Hurd

08-02-2012 Seattle, USA. Truck drivers from Port of Seattle striking due to low pay, working conditions and in defiance of labor laws that deny them the right to form a union. The truckers have organised themsel... © David Bacon

30-07-2011 London 2012 Olympic site © Duncan Phillips

30-07-2011 Docklands light railway DLR London 2012 Olympic site © Duncan Phillips

03-07-2011 Freight railhead, APL containers. Southampton docks. Southampton. © Paul Box

26-01-2011 Hot air balloon at the Chateaux dOex Balloon Festival, passes over a railway train in the snow. Switzerland © Paul Box

07-10-2010 South West train going over a bridge over a road. © Paul Carter

25-09-2010 The sand tower at Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard, the largest rail yard in the world. USA © Jim West

25-09-2010 An eastbound train hauling coal from western strip mines passing through the Union Pacific Railroad Bailey Yard, the largest rail yard in the world. USA © Jim West

21-09-2010 Construction workers at the site of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Stratford. © Philip Wolmuth

19-08-2010 Recovery workers use a huge crane to lift a damaged train carriage from the tracks. The wreckage of the train and a waste disposal tanker which collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard.... © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Rail crash investigators checking the wreckage of the train and a waste disposal tanker which collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Policeman speaking to a local boy at the wreckage of the train and a waste disposal tanker which collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

20-06-2010 The railroad yard in the Port of Oakland, where Amtrak passenger trains are marshalled. © David Bacon

16-03-2010 Elderly man tending his vegetable patch, hoeing weeds on an urban allotment as a train goes by. Stafford. © John Harris

13-01-2010 Northern line train in the snow, London © Duncan Phillips

09-01-2010 First Capital Connect train on the Thameslink line following a snowfall, Cricklewood, London. © Philip Wolmuth

09-01-2010 First Capital Connect train on the Thameslink line following a snowfall, Cricklewood, London. © Philip Wolmuth

09-01-2010 First Capital Connect train on the Thameslink line following a snowfall, Cricklewood, London. © Philip Wolmuth

09-01-2010 Intercity train following a snowfall, Cricklewood, London. © Philip Wolmuth

06-01-2010 First Capital Connect train on the Thameslink line following a snowfall, Cricklewood, London. © Philip Wolmuth

24-07-2009 Passengers disembark from a train at a small rural station in central Bulgaria. © Philip Wolmuth

08-07-2009 First Capital Connect trains at King's Cross station, London. © Philip Wolmuth

11-06-2009 A train on the West Coast main line. © Christopher Thomond

11-06-2009 A train on the West Coast main line. © Christopher Thomond

11-06-2009 A train on the West Coast main line. © Christopher Thomond

14-04-2009 Underground train at the Barcelona Sants Railway Station, Spain. © Philip Wolmuth

24-03-2009 Tallinn railway station, Estonian railways were renationalised in 2006 following a controversial nine years in the private sector. © Philip Wolmuth

24-03-2009 Tallinn railway station, Estonian railways were renationalised in 2006 following a controversial nine years in the private sector. © Philip Wolmuth

18-03-2009 Allotments in Stafford. © John Harris

02-02-2009 Train waiting on snow covered tracks outside Brighton Station, Brighton UK 2009 © Howard Davies

08-01-2009 A red light in an engine cab, York Railway Station © Christopher Thomond

08-01-2009 A red light in an engine cab, York Railway Station © Christopher Thomond

08-01-2009 York Railway Station © Christopher Thomond