23-01-2020 Michigan, USA, tyre tracks in the snow of an empty parking lot, closed KMart store, one of many that have closed under competition from online retailers and as a result of declining incomes © Jim West

05-03-2019 Detroit, Michigan, USA: The Marathon Petroleum Refinery © Jim West

17-01-2018 Passengers being evacuated from a broken down District Line train, Earls Court Station, London after being trapped on the train for over an hour during the rush hour © Duncan Phillips

17-01-2018 Passengers being evacuated from a broken down District Line train, Earls Court Station, London after being trapped on the train for over an hour during the rush hour © Duncan Phillips

17-01-2018 Passengers being evacuated from a broken down District Line train, Earls Court Station, London after being trapped on the train for over an hour during the rush hour © Duncan Phillips

11-04-2017 Datil, New Mexico, USA Very Large Array radio telescope astronomical radio observatory. The 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin are part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, se... © Jim West

11-04-2017 Datil, New Mexico, USA Very Large Array radio telescope astronomical radio observatory. The 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin are part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, se... © Jim West

15-01-2017 Track leading to a farm, Shropshire. Drizzle at dusk © John Harris

15-01-2017 Track leading to a farm, Shropshire. Drizzle at dusk © John Harris

15-01-2017 Green lane disappearing between hedges, Shropshire. Drizzle at dusk © John Harris

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam. Cook preparing food for her small restaurant © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam, woman cleaning © David Bacon

09-12-2015 Homes next to the railway tracks, Hanoi, Vietnam © David Bacon

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

03-08-2015 Migrants trying to get to UK break through fences and walk along tracks Calais Eurostar Terminal France © Jess Hurd

29-04-2015 Rain clouds above farmlamd with tractor tracks. Warwickshire © John Harris

29-04-2015 Rain clouds above farmlamd, oilseed rape with tractor tracks. Warwickshire © John Harris

10-04-2013 Gillfoot, one of three 21-storey skyscrapers that make up Camden Councils Ampthill Square estate in Camden Town, is threatened with demolition by proposed construction work on the HS2 London-Birmingha... © Philip Wolmuth

21-02-2013 Blocks on Camden Council's Regent's Park Estate bordering the existing line out of Euston that will be demolished to make way for the HS2 London-Birmingham high speed railway development. © Philip Wolmuth

20-05-2012 Mega 10 Railer crane, Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Mega 10 Railer crane, Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 A gang of agency workers shovelling track ballast. Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 A gang of agency workers shovelling track ballast. Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 A gang of agency workers shovelling track ballast. Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Workers checking the track with a Geismar track gauge. 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 A gang of agency workers shovelling track ballast. Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Mega 10 Railer crane, Portishead to Bristol freight line being upgraded. © Paul Box

20-05-2012 Mega 10 Railer crane, 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

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

14-03-2012 Gillette, Wyoming, Coal train loading facility at a surface coal mine in the Powder River Basin. The train on the loop at right is just finishing loading, while the train at left approaches the loadin... © Jim West

09-03-2012 Lakewood, Colorado, USA Workers building a new light rail urban transit system linking Denver with its western suburbs © Jim West

27-09-2011 Railway construction workers installing overhead cables and working on the Thameslink Upgrade programme at West Hampstead Thameslink station, London. © Philip Wolmuth

27-09-2011 Railway construction workers installing overhead cables and working on the Thameslink Upgrade programme at West Hampstead Thameslink station, London. © Philip Wolmuth

27-09-2011 Railway construction workers installing overhead cables and working on the Thameslink Upgrade programme at West Hampstead Thameslink station, London. © Philip Wolmuth

15-05-2011 A BMX rider at the Tumps, Odd Down, Bath. © Paul Box

15-05-2011 A BMX rider at the Tumps, Odd Down, Bath. © Paul Box

15-05-2011 A BMX rider at the Tumps, Odd Down, Bath. © Paul Box

15-05-2011 A BMX rider at the Tumps, Odd Down, Bath. © Paul Box

05-12-2010 The Algodones Sand Dunes or dune sea are the largest mass of sand dunes in California. This dune system or Erg extends for more than 40 miles (60 km) along the eastern edge of the Imperial Valley, jus... © David Bacon

05-12-2010 The Algodones Sand Dunes or dune sea are the largest mass of sand dunes in California. This dune system or Erg extends for more than 40 miles (60 km) along the eastern edge of the Imperial Valley, jus... © David Bacon

22-10-2010 Workers and students blockade the the TGV La Rochelle - Paris train by occupying the tracks at the La Rochelle railway station. Demonstration against pension reform © Franck MOREAU

22-10-2010 Workers and students blockade the the TGV La Rochelle - Paris train by occupying the tracks at the La Rochelle railway station. Demonstration against pension reform © Franck MOREAU

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

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

20-08-2010 Tracks left by earthmoving equipment on the beach. BP oil spill dispersed on Grand Isle beach, Louisiana. USA. © Jess Hurd

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 Recovery workers preparing the wreckage of a train to lift it from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Recovery workers moving a huge winch in preparation to lift the wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffo... © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Recovery workers preparing the wreckage of a train to lift it from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Recovery workers preparing the wreckage of a train to lift it from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Recovery workers moving ballast weights in preparation to lift wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffol... © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Recovery workers getting their winch ready in preparation to lift the wreckage of a train from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard.... © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Recovery workers at a management meeting before lifting a trian from the tracks. The train and a waste disposal tanker collided at an unmanned level crossing. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

18-08-2010 Unmanned level crossing telephone and stop look listen, stop and do not trespass signs. Little Cornard. Suffolk. © Justin Tallis

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

22-10-2009 A banksman at work on a bridge over the rail tracks is under construction next to the Olympic site. Building work continues on the site of the 2012 Olympic Stadium. Stratford, East London. © Justin Tallis

16-10-2009 Young refugees in Calais made homeless after the clearing of the Jungle walk down railway tracks to get food provided by a charity. France. © Jess Hurd

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

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

18-07-2009 LRTA Midland Metro Tramway, Wednesbury town centre. © John Harris

18-07-2009 LRTA Midland Metro Tramway Wednesbury town centre. © John Harris

07-07-2009 police move in on G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protests, Rome. Italy. © Jess Hurd

07-07-2009 G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protests, Rome. Italy. © Jess Hurd

07-07-2009 G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protests, Rome. Italy. © Jess Hurd

07-07-2009 Protester is arrested by undercover police after G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protests, Rome. Italy. © Jess Hurd

07-07-2009 G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protests, Rome. Italy. © Jess Hurd

07-07-2009 police move in on G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protestors occupy the tracks at Termini Station. Anti G8 protests, Rome. Italy. © Jess Hurd

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

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

19-03-2009 A disabled man living in a homeless camp beside the railroad tracks. Hundreds of people live in tents, under makeshift shelters, or simply sleep on the ground in this community, which has grown in the... © David Bacon

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

08-01-2009 Passengers at York Railway Station © Christopher Thomond

08-01-2009 York Railway Station © Christopher Thomond

08-01-2009 A red stop light at York Railway Station in the week that Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker discovered that the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2004 has been used to stop a staggering 62,584 people at rail... © Christopher Thomond