This is a selection of pictures taken along Britains longest heritage railway that runs through the Somerset countryside from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead. The line is flanked by the Quantock hils and travels through some beautiful scenery.

Here is a selection of my pictures from the "Cambrian Mountaineer" and its satelite tour from Aberystwyth to Devils Bridge on the Vale of Rheidol "The Aber Dabble Doo"

These are images of the sun or lanscapes in the hour or so towards the begin or end of each day. They are taken at various locations the common theme being the colour and light the=at is painted across the sky.

Pictures of a trip carried out in March 2006 to the Turkish City of Konya to observe the Total Eclipse form a park on Alladin Hill, in the centre of the city.

Images included from vists to Istanbull, cruising the Bospherous and walking around the mosques.

Xia-xai beach on the Mozambique coast was the site of this total eclipse.

After a long drive from the capital of Maputo and train initially from Cape Town, we arrived on the beach to be greeted by heavy clouds.

Images from June 2001 when I visted Zimbabwe and South Africa to observe the solar eclipse on the 21st of June 2001.

For this trip I visited Rustinga on the northern bourder of the country.

Here you will find a selection of signal box images taken on both national networks and heritgae railways.

The images are are of the exterior and in some examples the interior as well.

Also is occasionally included a view from the box windows.

These are images taken witha water theme. These include harbours, boats, lakes and rivers.

Just dumped pics of stuff

These are a selection of pictures taken while visiting narrow guage railways throughout the UK.

They also include rack and pinion railways as well as funicular systems.

Pictures from the Monarch of the Glen railtour around Scotland with 50031 Hood and 50049 Defiance during 4 days of March 2005.

Various views and landscapes this no paticular theme other than I liked them at the time.

Images of aircraft on the ground and in the air.

Also general views of the skies and its occupants

Pictures of Concordes final few months taken around Heathrow and at Filton on the Final Day.

Pictures taken from the trips I have made to South Africa,

These are images of various UK standard gauge steam trains. They vary from operators, on the mainline system, to private owners on heritage lines. West Somerset Railway is covered in a seperate galley.

These are images of various UK standard gauge electric trains. They vary from National Operators, on the mainline system, to private owners resident on heritage lines.

These are images of various UK standard gauge diesel trains. They vary from National Operators, on the mainline system, to private owners on heritage lines.