Hi folks,
Welcome to my website which contains a growing number of archive pictures and all the new stuff taken since the demise of Fotopic. Right now there's over 30,000 pictures to view or buy.
STOP PRESS (25th June 2013)
I've finally completed replacing all the old low-res files with high-res ones.This has allowed me to sort out a few errors in the database & numbering system to remove duplicates and find one or two pictures that had got 'lost' in the files. There may still be one or two that have slipped through the net, so if you come across any, please let me know.
Now I'll be able to concentrate adding the huge digital foreign rail & travel archives and scan more sides.
Needless to say it's taking a huge amount of time as I try to balance this with my normal commercial work - and a home life!
I'm also whittling down the numbers of galleries to make stuff easier to find. This means there's a single monthly gallery that replaces all the old 'odds and sod's' galleries. Another change is that I'm no longer loading the archive stuff into yearly galleries. Instead pictures will be loaded straight into the relevant galleries such as the TOC or ‘signalling’, stations’ etc. This will save me a lot of work in the future and make the pictures easier to find as they’ll be grouped by subject. Eventually, all pictures will be tagged with keywords to make it possible to search for more groups and subjects. As I’m a one man band and this is time consuming – it will be a long way off yet!
The result of all this hard work is that the site will be bigger, better and the pictures will be loaded full size.
In the meantime I hope you continue to enjoy the site.
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ABOUT ME:
I'm a freelance professional photographer and journalist who works (mostly) in and around the rail industry.
As well as my journalistic endeavors I’ve worked for most of the major players in the industry, this includes: The DfT, Network Rail, Hitachi, Siemens, Abellio, Alstom, ATOC, Arriva, The Go-Ahead group, Virgin, First Great Western, DB Schenker, National Express group, Northern Rail, Grand Central, London Underground and First Capital Connect.
My pictures and articles appear in a host of magazines including RAIL, Modern Railways, The International Railway Journal, The Railway Magazine, Railways Illustrated, Tramways and Urban Transit and Railnews. I also supply pictures to the national newspapers and media which includes The Times, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Independent The Telegraph and the BBC. Pictures have also been used in many books over the years – including the Lonely Planet series of travel guides.
Besides the railway images I’ve a large library of worldwide travel pictures featuring dozens of countries from all corners of the planet.
I'm a freelance professional photographer and journalist who works (mostly) in and around the rail industry.
As well as my journalistic endeavors I’ve worked for most of the major players in the industry, this includes: The DfT, Network Rail, Hitachi, Siemens, Abellio, Alstom, ATOC, Arriva, The Go-Ahead group, Virgin, First Great Western, DB Schenker, National Express group, Northern Rail, Grand Central, London Underground and First Capital Connect.
My pictures and articles appear in a host of magazines including RAIL, Modern Railways, The International Railway Journal, The Railway Magazine, Railways Illustrated, Tramways and Urban Transit and Railnews. I also supply pictures to the national newspapers and media which includes The Times, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Independent The Telegraph and the BBC. Pictures have also been used in many books over the years – including the Lonely Planet series of travel guides.
Besides the railway images I’ve a large library of worldwide travel pictures featuring dozens of countries from all corners of the planet.
© Paul Bigland Photography
Featured Galleries & Collections
Lynn, ('beautiful') died 3rd January 2013
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Created 22-Jul-13
August gallery.
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Created 5-Sep-13
September gallery
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222 photos
Created 1-Oct-13
October gallery
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313 photos
Created 28-Oct-13
November gallery
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115 photos
Created 1-Dec-13
Recently Added
Railway people
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939 photos
Created 6-Dec-13
Virgin West Coast
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548 photos
Created 6-Dec-13
World Rail: Ireland. Dublin trams (LUAS)
Visitors 13
34 photos
Created 5-Dec-13
Farewell to the Irish Mk3s.
Visitors 306
48 photos
Created 5-Dec-13
AXC (Arriva Cross-country)
Visitors 570
295 photos
Created 4-Dec-13
NXEA and the newer Greater Anglia franchise
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218 photos
Created 4-Dec-13
World rail: Ireland. A visit to Laois traincare depot
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33 photos
Created 3-Dec-13
November gallery
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115 photos
Created 1-Dec-13
All Photographs
India 2010 - 2011
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370 photos
Created 25-Oct-11
Thailand travel and transport 2011
Visitors 1131
290 photos
Created 2-Apr-11
Vietnam 2011
Visitors 617
125 photos
Created 2-Apr-11
FCC (First Capital Connect)
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451 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
London Underground
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614 photos
Created 1-Aug-13
TPE (Transpennine Express)
Visitors 575
598 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
EMT (East Midlands Trains)
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333 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
LOROL (London Overground)
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250 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
AXC (Arriva Cross-country)
Visitors 570
295 photos
Created 4-Dec-13
ATW (Arriva Trains Wales)
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372 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
DBS (DB Schenker)
Visitors 562
670 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Freightliner
Visitors 621
338 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Northern Rail
Visitors 1034
2011 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
East Coast
Visitors 312
173 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Grand Central
Visitors 352
143 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Hull Trains
Visitors 268
70 photos
Created 6-Sep-13
London Midland
Visitors 380
396 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Southern
Visitors 254
313 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
SWT (Southwest Trains)
Visitors 530
515 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
SET (Southeastern Trains)
Visitors 503
377 photos
Created 21-Jul-13
c2c
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114 photos
Created 21-Jul-13
NXEA and the newer Greater Anglia franchise
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218 photos
Created 4-Dec-13
Chiltern Trains
Visitors 256
170 photos
Created 5-Sep-13
FGW (First Great Western)
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683 photos
Created 1-Aug-13
Virgin West Coast
Visitors 499
548 photos
Created 6-Dec-13
Merseyrail
Visitors 250
201 photos
Created 23-Jun-13
GBRf
Visitors 317
118 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
DRS (Direct Rail Services)
Visitors 152
88 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Network Rail
Visitors 389
97 photos
Created 6-Sep-13
Heathrow Express
Visitors 164
89 photos
Created 25-Jun-13
First Scotrail
Visitors 286
495 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Manchester Metrolink
Visitors 228
320 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
NET
Visitors 99
38 photos
Created 16-Apr-13
Sheffield Supertram
Visitors 83
43 photos
Created 7-Jul-13
Croydon Tramlink
Visitors 45
16 photos
Created 12-Apr-13
Signalboxes and signalling
Visitors 1005
576 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Railway stations
Visitors 764
1086 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Railway people
Visitors 3081
939 photos
Created 6-Dec-13
Infrastructure and engineering
Visitors 748
560 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
DLR (Docklands Light Railway)
Visitors 164
103 photos
Created 21-Jul-13
Innotrans 2010
Visitors 780
156 photos
Created 12-Apr-11
Farewell to the Irish Mk3s.
Visitors 306
48 photos
Created 5-Dec-13
Siemens unveil the new Velaro D
Visitors 814
33 photos
Created 13-Apr-11
World Railways: Germany 2010
Visitors 65
19 photos
Created 13-Apr-11
Portugal travel and transport May 2010
Visitors 97
90 photos
Created 13-Apr-11
Infrarail 2010
Visitors 33
22 photos
Created 10-Apr-13
Midlands Metro
Visitors 76
34 photos
Created 6-Sep-13
Muppet's 50th birthday party
Visitors 167
5 photos
Created 13-Apr-11
Notting Hill Carnival 2010
Visitors 150
27 photos
Created 13-Apr-11
A visit to Neville Hill depot
Visitors 366
29 photos
Created 26-Apr-13
NEx Class 379 launch at Bombardier, Derby
Visitors 250
28 photos
Created 22-May-13
Neville Hill's '350 challenge'
Visitors 153
15 photos
Created 28-May-13
Grand Central's 'Ghost Train'
Visitors 364
21 photos
Created 22-May-13
Withdrawn or stored vehicles
Visitors 434
92 photos
Created 30-Jun-13
Nameplates, plaques and signs
Visitors 138
254 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
UK Travel photography
Visitors 322
232 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Odds and sods
Visitors 1014
203 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
Eurostar orders Siemens Velaros
Visitors 261
13 photos
Created 14-Apr-11
Abandoned railways
Visitors 358
127 photos
Created 25-Jun-13
Charter operators, railtours and unusual workings
Visitors 178
170 photos
Created 10-Apr-13
WSMR
Visitors 38
37 photos
Created 6-Mar-13
Eurostar
Visitors 317
127 photos
Created 21-Jul-13
Industrial locomotives
Visitors 366
78 photos
Created 29-May-13
The Preserved world
Visitors 288
216 photos
Created 17-Jun-13
ACoRP awards 2010
Visitors 38
7 photos
Created 14-Apr-11
Berlin's Tempelhof Airport
Visitors 35
7 photos
Created 17-Apr-13
Brian Morrison's surprise 80th birthday bash
Visitors 135
5 photos
Created 14-Apr-11
Grand Central starts its West Riding service from Bradford
Visitors 173
11 photos
Created 14-Apr-11
Sowerby rush bearing festival 2010
Visitors 46
31 photos
Created 14-Apr-11
Ray throws in the Towell...
Visitors 558
6 photos
Created 23-Apr-11
Grand Central name train 'Peter Fox'
Visitors 1065
15 photos
Created 10-Jun-13
May beer bash.
Visitors 78
13 photos
Created 29-May-11
The International birds of prey centre, Newent
Visitors 72
9 photos
Created 29-May-11
Transport Minister names EMT 222006 'The Carbon Cutter'
Visitors 597
7 photos
Created 31-May-11
Another visit to Neville Hill
Visitors 681
30 photos
Created 11-Jun-11
Tyneside Metro
Visitors 252
29 photos
Created 21-Jun-13
Railtex 2011, London
Visitors 3596
27 photos
Created 21-Jun-13
Wagons & coaches page.
Visitors 124
71 photos
Created 6-Sep-13
London runs the last 67 stock on the underground
Visitors 739
7 photos
Created 25-Jun-13
Track Machines and OTP.
Visitors 1506
52 photos
Created 9-Oct-13
From the archives: Bombardier Derby, August 2008
Visitors 318
34 photos
Created 8-Mar-13
West Coast Railway Co (WCRC)
Visitors 631
7 photos
Created 23-May-13
The Glasgow Subway
Visitors 286
7 photos
Created 9-Feb-13
92009 named 'Marco Polo' at Dollands Moor today
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5 photos
Created 17-Aug-11
Ships and shipping from around the world
Visitors 768
59 photos
Created 1-Dec-13
Glossop celebrations
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17 photos
Created 3-Sep-11
60007 named "The Spirit of Tom Kendell"
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4 photos
Created 8-Sep-11
The ACoRP awards 2011
Visitors 202
9 photos
Created 25-Sep-11
Train of Hope charity steam railtour
Visitors 1000
117 photos
Created 25-Oct-11
A visit to East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership
Visitors 232
33 photos
Created 8-Oct-11
Leeds Neville Hill depot
Visitors 586
30 photos
Created 8-Jul-13
180105 named 'Ashley Jackson'
Visitors 469
9 photos
Created 21-Oct-11
Grand Central's ghost train rides again...
Visitors 570
32 photos
Created 30-Oct-11
From the archives: Wolverton Open Day 1993
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12 photos
Created 7-Nov-11
Archives: Travel.
Visitors 224
115 photos
Created 13-Mar-13
The pre-digital years
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1806 photos
Created 13-Mar-13
Ipswich WRD Open day 1996
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12 photos
Created 14-Nov-11
World railways - Thailand 2011
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115 photos
Created 19-Dec-11
Doncaster Works Open day May 1990
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19 photos
Created 21-Nov-11
Railway enthusiasts
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93 photos
Created 26-May-13
Crewe Works open day. August 1996.
Visitors 322
32 photos
Created 14-Dec-11
Malaysian railways December 2011 and January 2012.
Visitors 2530
756 photos
Created 27-Mar-12
Asia travel pix 2011/2012.
Visitors 493
122 photos
Created 16-Mar-12
Doncaster works open day 1994
Visitors 235
24 photos
Created 27-Dec-11
World Railways: New Zealand
Visitors 53
13 photos
Created 28-Dec-11
World railways: India.
Visitors 135
122 photos
Created 25-Jun-13
World railways: Sri Lanka.
Visitors 392
91 photos
Created 17-Dec-12
The last Virgin trains 87s in service
Visitors 226
23 photos
Created 30-Dec-11
Red Revolution launch 2004
Visitors 82
12 photos
Created 2-Jan-12
Crewe Basford Hall open day 1994
Visitors 93
14 photos
Created 3-Jan-12
Driver Tommy Farr's retirement event
Visitors 201
11 photos
Created 4-Jan-12
The digital years: 2004
Visitors 635
399 photos
Created 26-Nov-12
National Express 'ONE' launch April 2004
Visitors 114
22 photos
Created 6-Jan-12
The last Pendolino enters Washwood Heath
Visitors 225
37 photos
Created 9-Jan-12
The 'Irish Mail' rides again.
Visitors 197
26 photos
Created 10-Jan-12
World railways: Indonesia
Visitors 330
24 photos
Created 7-Nov-12
World railways: Malaysia
Visitors 81
16 photos
Created 17-Jan-12
World railways: Denmark.
Visitors 64
46 photos
Created 21-Apr-12
World railways: Greece
Visitors 101
65 photos
Created 27-Jun-13
The digital years: 2005
Visitors 1218
1211 photos
Created 15-Apr-12
World travel: Malaysia
Visitors 127
14 photos
Created 8-Feb-12
World Rail. Malaysia and Singapore. 2009
Visitors 152
216 photos
Created 14-Apr-12
World Railways: Thailand 2012.
Visitors 290
160 photos
Created 9-Mar-12
24 hours in the life of London. Day 1.
Visitors 62
11 photos
Created 5-Mar-12
24 hours in the life of London. Day 2
Visitors 67
12 photos
Created 5-Mar-12
Ireland: The last 121s railtour
Visitors 176
142 photos
Created 10-Mar-12
Crewe works open day: September 2005
Visitors 215
68 photos
Created 17-Mar-12
ACoRP awards and commmunity railfest: Norwich 2005
Visitors 92
38 photos
Created 19-Mar-12
From the archive: Leaf fall training..
Visitors 125
11 photos
Created 24-Mar-12
Wildlife gallery
Visitors 82
3 photos
Created 20-May-12
The 'Sussex Slammer' railtour
Visitors 199
24 photos
Created 11-Apr-12
The digital years: 2006
Visitors 492
186 photos
Created 19-May-12
The Barrow Hill gallery
Visitors 611
90 photos
Created 8-Jul-13
The last slammer leaves London
Visitors 138
10 photos
Created 13-Apr-12
Travel pictures: India
Visitors 86
106 photos
Created 22-Jul-13
World travel: Nepal
Visitors 186
58 photos
Created 22-Jul-13
National Rail Conference 2006
Visitors 35
23 photos
Created 29-Apr-12
Infrarail 2012
Visitors 407
25 photos
Created 3-May-12
World travel: Sri Lanka.
Visitors 14
3 photos
Created 7-May-12
World travel: Indonesia
Visitors 228
86 photos
Created 28-Jan-13
World rail: Germany
Visitors 156
416 photos
Created 18-Nov-13
The Berliner - the British Military train
Visitors 820
80 photos
Created 17-May-12
Social issues photography
Visitors 163
5 photos
Created 24-May-12
TOCs past
Visitors 624
434 photos
Created 11-Mar-13
Opening of the New Kings Heath depot, Northampton
Visitors 116
26 photos
Created 26-May-12
Departmental vehicles
Visitors 212
88 photos
Created 6-Jun-13
Siemens Innotrans preview. Vienna.
Visitors 787
51 photos
Created 30-Jun-12
World railways: Austria
Visitors 118
21 photos
Created 30-Jun-12
World rail: Belgium
Visitors 73
49 photos
Created 26-Sep-13
London's Olympic transport.
Visitors 273
57 photos
Created 2-Aug-12
Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing festival 2012.
Visitors 92
52 photos
Created 5-Sep-12
Railtex 2007
Visitors 70
25 photos
Created 14-Sep-12
NRM event March 2007
Visitors 73
24 photos
Created 19-Sep-12
Berlin, Germany September 2012
Visitors 88
31 photos
Created 21-Sep-12
Innotrans 2012
Visitors 2140
116 photos
Created 22-Sep-12
EMT line up their fleet
Visitors 846
3 photos
Created 23-Sep-12
The ACoRP awards 2012.
Visitors 162
14 photos
Created 30-Sep-12
The friends of Sowerby Bridge station go for Gold
Visitors 52
2 photos
Created 31-Oct-12
ACoRPs new home in Huddersfield
Visitors 38
19 photos
Created 15-Nov-12
Thailand & Malaysia. Nov-Dec 2012.
Visitors 403
187 photos
Created 31-Dec-12
World railways: Singapore.
Visitors 60
17 photos
Created 18-Dec-12
World travel: Australia
Visitors 26
33 photos
Created 15-Jun-13
Lynn, ('beautiful') died 3rd January 2013
Visitors 1413
66 photos
Created 22-Jul-13
World Travel: Tanzania
Visitors 24
12 photos
Created 28-Jan-13
The 8th Derby and Derbyshire rail forum.
Visitors 73
17 photos
Created 8-Feb-13
World Travel: Greece
Visitors 61
51 photos
Created 22-Jul-13
Eastleigh works open day 2009
Visitors 42
36 photos
Created 18-Feb-13
Neville Hill Open day. 13th September 2009
Visitors 43
40 photos
Created 26-Feb-13
A trip on the Cathedrals Express
Visitors 119
33 photos
Created 14-Mar-13
World Rail: Hungary & the steam Grand Prix
Visitors 82
191 photos
Created 19-Mar-13
World Rail: Luxembourg
Visitors 31
43 photos
Created 21-Mar-13
World Rail: Australia
Visitors 80
443 photos
Created 11-Apr-13
World Rail: Holland
Visitors 64
114 photos
Created 12-Apr-13
World travel: Cuba
Visitors 47
162 photos
Created 31-Mar-13
World rail: Cuba
Visitors 65
101 photos
Created 28-Mar-13
World rail: Ireland
Visitors 92
301 photos
Created 10-Oct-13
10 years after...
Visitors 55
36 photos
Created 4-Apr-13
Ireland: 100th anniversary of Rosslare - Fishguard
Visitors 47
78 photos
Created 12-Apr-13
Innotrans 2008
Visitors 43
163 photos
Created 17-Apr-13
Derby & Derbys Rail Forum reception at the House of Commons. 15th April 2013
Visitors 58
23 photos
Created 17-Apr-13
World rail: Spain
Visitors 8
39 photos
Created 19-Apr-13
Railtours Ireland press trip to Dublin & the West Coast
Visitors 39
34 photos
Created 19-Apr-13
World rail. Meiningen loco works, Germany
Visitors 95
61 photos
Created 28-May-13
Railtex 2013
Visitors 939
34 photos
Created 2-May-13
World travel. Laos 2009.
Visitors 10
124 photos
Created 22-Jun-13
World Travel: France
Visitors 14
25 photos
Created 10-May-13
World railways: France
Visitors 77
55 photos
Created 12-Nov-13
Belgium & Mercia Charters 'New Ground' Railtour. November 2004
Visitors 12
57 photos
Created 4-Aug-13
A trip on the Royal Hungarian Express
Visitors 37
171 photos
Created 22-Nov-13
World railways: Hong Kong
Visitors 29
61 photos
Created 5-Jul-13
July gallery
Visitors 1038
412 photos
Created 31-Jul-13
World Rail: Czech Republic
Visitors 23
45 photos
Created 4-Aug-13
World Travel: Hong Kong
Visitors 24
46 photos
Created 31-Jul-13
World travel: Brazil
Visitors 28
44 photos
Created 23-Jul-13
World Rail: Germany - the Harz railway
Visitors 112
107 photos
Created 12-Oct-13
August gallery.
Visitors 670
510 photos
Created 5-Sep-13
Thailand travel 2008-09
Visitors 34
136 photos
Created 9-Sep-13
September gallery
Visitors 697
222 photos
Created 1-Oct-13
Sowerby Bridge rushbearing 2013
Visitors 63
59 photos
Created 9-Sep-13
The Norland scarecrow festival 2013.
Visitors 29
8 photos
Created 8-Sep-13
October gallery
Visitors 2867
313 photos
Created 28-Oct-13
Siemens show off the Inspiro tube train for London
Visitors 1574
15 photos
Created 11-Oct-13
November gallery
Visitors 1329
115 photos
Created 1-Dec-13
World Rail: France, building LGV Est
Visitors 180
85 photos
Created 7-Nov-13
World Rail: Germany, plandampf 2010
Visitors 49
85 photos
Created 11-Nov-13
World Rail: USA
Visitors 50
90 photos
Created 21-Nov-13
World Rail: Thailand Siemens press trip
Visitors 93
134 photos
Created 1-Dec-13
World rail: Ireland. A visit to Laois traincare depot
Visitors 45
33 photos
Created 3-Dec-13
World Rail: Ireland. Dublin trams (LUAS)
Visitors 13
34 photos
Created 5-Dec-13