08-07-2021 - Edward Thomas the steam engine Talyllyn narrow gauge railway, Dolgoch Falls, Wales. When Rev. W. Awdry volunteered on the railway It inspired him to write Four Little Engines, Railway Series and Thoma... © Jess Hurd

08-07-2021 - Edward Thomas the steam engine Talyllyn narrow gauge railway, Dolgoch Falls, Wales. When Rev. W. Awdry volunteered on the railway It inspired him to write Four Little Engines, The Railway Series and T... © Jess Hurd

08-07-2021 - Edward Thomas the steam engine Talyllyn narrow gauge railway, Dolgoch Falls, Wales. When Rev. W. Awdry volunteered on the railway It inspired him to write Four Little Engines, The Railway Series and T... © 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

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 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 - 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

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

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 - 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

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

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

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

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 - Intercity train 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 - First Capital Connect train on the Thameslink line 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