Hi folks,
Welcome to my website which contains a growing number of archive pictures and all the new stuff I'm taking. Right now, there's over 95,000 pictures to view or buy.
STOP PRESS: (22nd September 2025)
Apologies for not updating this message for ages! From here on I'm intending to update it regularly to keep you up to date with where new pictures have been added. Of course, you can easily find the most up to date pictures by clicking on the 'recent' bar at the top of this page. This will display all the galleries and subjects that have had pictures added.
Over the summer months I've added 1000s of new rail, travel and social issues shots from around the UK. I've just got back from a fortnight in Portugal so will be adding hundreds of Portuguese rail and travel shots as time permits. Later this week I'll be working in South Wales, so expect many new rail images from that neck of the woods, plus regular updates from the Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
If a gallery you'd like to browse is shown as archived follow the message on the gallery and it will be reactivated within 24 hours.
Like most freelances, I've been feeling the pinch financially as the world is continuing to go through economic and political turmoil. So, if you'd like to buy copies of any pictures (prices start from as little as £1.75) you can buy prints through this website. I'd be very grateful for your support. Of course, you can also show support by buying me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/paulbigland68312
As well as pictures I also have a blog running which documents my travels and experiences in more detail. You can find that here;
Paul Bigland | Blogging on transport, travel & whatever takes my fancy.
Cheers,
Paul
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ABOUT ME:
I'm a freelance professional photographer, journalist and blogger 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, Railnews and Rail Business Daily. 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, journalist and blogger 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, Railnews and Rail Business Daily. 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
Building High Speed 2
Visitors 1744
1729 photos
Created 13-May-25
Innotrans 2008-2022.
Visitors 135
1138 photos
Created 8-Sep-24
Lynn, ('beautiful') died 3rd January 2013
Visitors 3485
365 photos
Created 28-Mar-25
Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
Visitors 65
334 photos
Created 20-Oct-25
Recently Added
World travel: Portugal
Visitors 5
213 photos
Created 27-Oct-25
World Rail: Portugal
Visitors 6
437 photos
Created 27-Oct-25
Signalboxes and signalling
Visitors 4403
1689 photos
Created 25-Oct-25
Northern trains (Arriva and DOR operation)
Visitors 1842
4466 photos
Created 25-Oct-25
Manchester Metrolink
Visitors 590
1006 photos
Created 24-Oct-25
Railway stations
Visitors 3085
4458 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Track Machines, RRVs & OTP.
Visitors 2164
179 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Network Rail and former Railtrack vehicles
Visitors 866
243 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
All Photographs
World travel: Portugal
Visitors 5
213 photos
Created 27-Oct-25
World Rail: Portugal
Visitors 6
437 photos
Created 27-Oct-25
The Greatest gathering at Alstom. Derby.
Visitors 32
96 photos
Created 5-Aug-25
World travel: Norway
Visitors 2
13 photos
Created 28-Feb-25
World rail: Norway
Visitors 3
157 photos
Created 28-Feb-25
Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
Visitors 65
334 photos
Created 20-Oct-25
World Rail: Turkey
Visitors 0
59 photos
Created 9-Nov-23
World travel: Turkey
Visitors 10
66 photos
Created 17-May-23
The Class 315 Commemorative event
Visitors 184
57 photos
Created 13-Apr-24
World Travel: Holland
Visitors 6
45 photos
Created 12-Oct-24
Innotrans 2008-2022.
Visitors 135
1138 photos
Created 8-Sep-24
The Rail Live gallery
Visitors 268
170 photos
Created 26-Jun-24
The Railway Children 3 Peaks by Rail Gallery 2017-2024
Visitors 24
264 photos
Created 25-Oct-24
The Infrarail/Railtex fairs 2012 - 2021
Visitors 19
547 photos
Created 27-Sep-24
East-West rail
Visitors 295
199 photos
Created 21-Aug-24
Old Oak Common open day 2000
Visitors 46
36 photos
Created 3-Nov-24
World Travel: Belgium
Visitors 23
101 photos
Created 27-Sep-24
Mercia Charters "The Second Sight" railtour of Belgium & Holland. 4th November 2006.
Visitors 54
79 photos
Created 18-May-24
East Midlands Railway
Visitors 210
367 photos
Created 14-Oct-25
World travel: Ireland
Visitors 35
68 photos
Created 30-Oct-24
Old Oak Common open day. 19th March 1994.
Visitors 38
54 photos
Created 6-Jan-25
Crossrail/TfL rail
Visitors 80
236 photos
Created 13-May-24
World Travel: The USA
Visitors 49
322 photos
Created 27-Sep-24
Transport for Wales franchise (TfW)
Visitors 189
619 photos
Created 14-Oct-25
World travel. New Zealand 2019
Visitors 236
502 photos
Created 4-Mar-24
World travel: Germany
Visitors 17
91 photos
Created 13-May-24
World Travel: Spain
Visitors 8
62 photos
Created 3-Apr-25
World Travel: Flying solo. October 1991 - October 1992.
Visitors 92
1133 photos
Created 24-Mar-25
The LUMO open access operator
Visitors 45
18 photos
Created 23-Jun-25
West Midlands Trains
Visitors 285
646 photos
Created 22-Aug-25
Ride India 2018
Visitors 49
45 photos
Created 18-Aug-24
South Western Railway (SWR)
Visitors 353
992 photos
Created 1-Jul-25
World Travel: The Maldives
Visitors 29
62 photos
Created 3-Apr-25
Bescot depot open day. 6th May 1990.
Visitors 234
42 photos
Created 26-Jun-25
Meet the minions.
Visitors 456
37 photos
Created 18-Dec-23
The Alstom gallery
Visitors 224
27 photos
Created 10-Oct-24
Building High Speed 2
Visitors 1744
1729 photos
Created 13-May-25
Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia & India travel and transport. January 2017
Visitors 412
1005 photos
Created 18-Jul-20
Locomotive Services Ltd
Visitors 171
24 photos
Created 23-Jun-25
DC Rail
Visitors 102
1 photos
Created 21-Oct-23
World travel: A grand tour - 1997 to 1999
Visitors 100
2187 photos
Created 3-Apr-25
Building High Speed 1 (HS1)
Visitors 403
372 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Northern trains (Arriva and DOR operation)
Visitors 1842
4466 photos
Created 25-Oct-25
Crewe Basford Hall open day 1994.
Visitors 550
32 photos
Created 15-Nov-24
The Porterbrook gallery - including the 144e Pacer
Visitors 3538
53 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Old Oak Common depot open day. 18th August 1991.
Visitors 711
26 photos
Created 29-Oct-24
TOCs past: Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC)
Visitors 3262
189 photos
Created 31-Oct-21
Thailand & Malaysia 2015
Visitors 458
231 photos
Created 26-Apr-24
Hitachi unveil the AT200..
Visitors 634
39 photos
Created 5-Nov-24
RVEL unveil the future of the Class 73's
Visitors 7135
12 photos
Created 28-Apr-24
The Blue Pullman
Visitors 196
25 photos
Created 21-Oct-24
World Travel: Singapore.
Visitors 26
226 photos
Created 21-Mar-23
World rail: Thailand.
Visitors 167
1087 photos
Created 4-Mar-25
World Rail: Thailand Siemens press trip
Visitors 315
134 photos
Created 18-Jul-20
World Rail: USA
Visitors 97
249 photos
Created 1-Oct-24
World Rail: France, building LGV Est
Visitors 294
85 photos
Created 13-Apr-24
The Caledonian sleeper
Visitors 151
26 photos
Created 4-Dec-23
TOC's past: Wales and West
Visitors 324
5 photos
Created 23-Aug-25
The Great Orme tramway
Visitors 791
30 photos
Created 30-Nov-24
World travel: Thailand.
Visitors 68
443 photos
Created 3-Mar-25
World Rail: Germany - the Harz railway
Visitors 236
182 photos
Created 18-Jul-20
World travel: Brazil
Visitors 130
302 photos
Created 24-Mar-25
World Travel: Hong Kong
Visitors 95
46 photos
Created 11-Nov-24
World railways: Hong Kong
Visitors 73
61 photos
Created 25-Oct-24
A trip on the Royal Hungarian Express. Hungary, 2004.
Visitors 88
220 photos
Created 24-Jun-24
Belgium & Mercia Charters 'New Ground' Railtour. November 2004
Visitors 57
57 photos
Created 26-Oct-24
The Blackpool tramway
Visitors 44
85 photos
Created 18-Dec-23
Edinburgh Trams
Visitors 8
8 photos
Created 13-May-25
World railways: France
Visitors 208
185 photos
Created 1-Oct-24
World Travel: France
Visitors 40
25 photos
Created 1-Dec-24
World travel. Laos 2009.
Visitors 43
124 photos
Created 17-Jul-24
Railtours Ireland press trip to Dublin & the West Coast
Visitors 89
34 photos
Created 8-Jan-25
TOCS Past: Thames Trains
Visitors 128
29 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
The BR gallery.
Visitors 1271
2997 photos
Created 2-Oct-24
World rail: Ireland
Visitors 431
691 photos
Created 9-Nov-23
World rail: Cuba
Visitors 194
101 photos
Created 11-Oct-24
World travel: Cuba
Visitors 80
162 photos
Created 7-Apr-24
World Railways: Holland
Visitors 226
296 photos
Created 12-Oct-24
World Rail: Australia
Visitors 152
464 photos
Created 5-Nov-24
World Rail: Luxembourg
Visitors 55
43 photos
Created 21-Oct-24
World Rail: Hungary & the steam Grand Prix
Visitors 152
191 photos
Created 18-Jul-20
A trip on the Cathedrals Express
Visitors 212
33 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
Neville Hill Open day. 13th September 2009
Visitors 173
40 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
Eastleigh works open day 2009
Visitors 125
36 photos
Created 22-Sep-24
World Travel: Greece
Visitors 233
466 photos
Created 24-Mar-25
Crewe Electric Depot Open Day. 3rd May 1997
Visitors 180
30 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
The RVEL gallery
Visitors 105
22 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
Lynn, ('beautiful') died 3rd January 2013
Visitors 3485
365 photos
Created 28-Mar-25
World travel: Australia
Visitors 52
33 photos
Created 26-Sep-24
World railways: Singapore.
Visitors 141
311 photos
Created 19-Mar-23
Thailand & Malaysia. Nov-Dec 2012.
Visitors 563
176 photos
Created 17-Jul-24
TOCs past: The Connex franchises - South Central & South Eastern.
Visitors 242
130 photos
Created 9-Jul-25
Doncaster Works open day 2003
Visitors 224
28 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
NRM event March 2007
Visitors 168
24 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
TOCs past: Wales & Borders
Visitors 144
16 photos
Created 23-Aug-25
World rail: Belgium
Visitors 127
90 photos
Created 25-Feb-24
Departmental vehicles
Visitors 682
190 photos
Created 21-Jul-23
Bristol Bath Rd open Day. 29th June 1991
Visitors 393
22 photos
Created 6-Dec-24
Environmental and social issues photography
Visitors 970
825 photos
Created 16-Oct-25
The Berliner - the British Military train
Visitors 1453
80 photos
Created 18-Mar-24
World rail: Germany
Visitors 438
1524 photos
Created 14-Aug-24
World travel: Indonesia
Visitors 1308
909 photos
Created 24-Mar-25
World travel: Sri Lanka.
Visitors 47
860 photos
Created 3-Apr-25
World travel: Nepal
Visitors 562
64 photos
Created 9-Nov-23
World travel: India
Visitors 262
1199 photos
Created 9-Nov-23
The last slammer leaves London
Visitors 286
10 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
The Barrow Hill gallery
Visitors 665
113 photos
Created 23-May-24
The 'Sussex Slammer' railtour
Visitors 443
24 photos
Created 22-Sep-24
TOCs past: Arriva Trains Northern
Visitors 232
71 photos
Created 20-Jun-25
From the archive: Leaf fall training..
Visitors 240
11 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
Crewe works open day: September 2005
Visitors 807
68 photos
Created 27-Aug-24
TOCS past: Wessex Trains
Visitors 136
20 photos
Created 2-Jan-25
24 hours in the life of London: From euphoria to horror...
Visitors 188
23 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
World travel: Malaysia
Visitors 486
642 photos
Created 7-Mar-25
World railways: Greece
Visitors 269
134 photos
Created 9-Nov-23
World railways: Denmark.
Visitors 130
79 photos
Created 11-Oct-24
World railways: Malaysia
Visitors 279
1738 photos
Created 3-Mar-25
World railways: Indonesia
Visitors 529
340 photos
Created 4-Mar-25
The 'Irish Mail' rides again.
Visitors 339
26 photos
Created 30-Nov-24
The last Pendolino enters Washwood Heath
Visitors 510
37 photos
Created 8-Mar-24
TOCS past: Virgin Cross Country
Visitors 282
162 photos
Created 3-Jan-25
TOCs past. Gatwick Express
Visitors 774
51 photos
Created 3-Jan-25
Driver Tommy Farr's retirement event
Visitors 436
11 photos
Created 8-Oct-24
Rail Operations Group (ROG).
Visitors 145
4 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
Red Revolution launch 2004
Visitors 143
12 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
The last Virgin trains 87s in service
Visitors 519
23 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
World railways: Sri Lanka.
Visitors 1486
707 photos
Created 19-Nov-23
World railways: India.
Visitors 1167
808 photos
Created 25-Dec-23
World Railways: New Zealand
Visitors 94
39 photos
Created 4-Mar-24
Doncaster works open day 1994
Visitors 438
45 photos
Created 12-Dec-24
Crewe Works open day. August 1996.
Visitors 600
62 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
Railway enthusiasts
Visitors 841
109 photos
Created 29-Sep-25
Doncaster Works Open day May 1990
Visitors 376
55 photos
Created 1-Dec-24
Ipswich WRD Open day 1996
Visitors 235
15 photos
Created 13-Nov-24
From the archives: Wolverton Open Day 1993
Visitors 234
22 photos
Created 24-Dec-24
TOCs past: First Great Eastern.
Visitors 745
40 photos
Created 5-Aug-23
TOCS past: ONE
Visitors 749
217 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Leeds Neville Hill depot gallery.
Visitors 1152
109 photos
Created 22-Mar-24
Train of Hope charity steam railtour
Visitors 1045
117 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
The ACoRP/Community Rail Network & community rail gallery, events, awards & people.
Visitors 295
523 photos
Created 2-Sep-25
TOCs past: Thameslink
Visitors 848
36 photos
Created 12-Jan-25
TOCs past: Midland Mainline
Visitors 655
63 photos
Created 3-Jan-25
Ships and shipping from around the world
Visitors 982
397 photos
Created 23-Sep-25
TOCs past: West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN).
Visitors 1030
128 photos
Created 7-Mar-24
The Glasgow Subway
Visitors 498
24 photos
Created 4-Jan-25
West Coast Railway Co (WCRC)
Visitors 708
29 photos
Created 6-Jul-25
From the archives: Bombardier Derby, August 2008
Visitors 501
34 photos
Created 29-Dec-23
Track Machines, RRVs & OTP.
Visitors 2164
179 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Wagons & coaches page.
Visitors 434
145 photos
Created 14-May-24
Tyne and Wear Metro
Visitors 560
148 photos
Created 16-Mar-25
LNER
Visitors 995
452 photos
Created 10-Oct-25
Mercia Charters. 'The State of Flux' railtour. Luxembourg. 2006.
Visitors 636
51 photos
Created 26-Oct-24
TOCs past: First North Western
Visitors 222
191 photos
Created 10-Oct-25
World travel: Tanzania & Zanzibar
Visitors 129
229 photos
Created 24-Mar-25
World travel: Denmark
Visitors 715
151 photos
Created 18-Jan-22
Sowerby rush bearing festivals 2010-2024
Visitors 132
467 photos
Created 13-Jul-25
TOCs past: GNER
Visitors 500
182 photos
Created 7-Mar-24
The aircraft and airports gallery..
Visitors 246
178 photos
Created 2-Mar-25
TOCs past: Central Trains
Visitors 197
134 photos
Created 3-Jan-25
The Preserved world
Visitors 791
602 photos
Created 29-Sep-25
Industrial locomotives
Visitors 710
102 photos
Created 11-Oct-24
Eurostar
Visitors 2168
460 photos
Created 23-Sep-24
WSMR
Visitors 83
37 photos
Created 13-Oct-24
Charter operators, railtours and unusual workings
Visitors 419
317 photos
Created 30-Sep-24
Abandoned or disused railways
Visitors 2165
448 photos
Created 21-Apr-25
The Siemens gallery.
Visitors 470
742 photos
Created 8-Jan-25
Odds and sods
Visitors 3059
461 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
UK Travel photography
Visitors 1422
3833 photos
Created 14-Oct-25
Nameplates, plaques and signs
Visitors 501
624 photos
Created 14-Oct-25
Withdrawn or stored vehicles
Visitors 1112
391 photos
Created 10-Oct-25
Colas Rail
Visitors 523
79 photos
Created 20-Oct-25
TOCs Past: Anglia Railways
Visitors 260
67 photos
Created 3-Jan-25
TOCS past: Arriva Trains Merseyside
Visitors 690
28 photos
Created 7-Mar-24
The 'gone to the wall' gallery...
Visitors 230
188 photos
Created 4-Jan-25
TOCs past: Silverlink
Visitors 462
268 photos
Created 7-Mar-24
Midlands Metro
Visitors 226
188 photos
Created 22-Aug-25
Avanti West Coast.
Visitors 1886
306 photos
Created 22-Aug-25
Farewell to the Irish Mk3s.
Visitors 456
48 photos
Created 25-Oct-24
DLR (Docklands Light Railway)
Visitors 302
224 photos
Created 13-Jul-25
Infrastructure and engineering
Visitors 4085
2236 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Railway people
Visitors 7064
2785 photos
Created 29-Sep-25
Railway stations
Visitors 3085
4458 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Signalboxes and signalling
Visitors 4403
1689 photos
Created 25-Oct-25
Croydon Tramlink
Visitors 88
99 photos
Created 12-Jul-25
Sheffield Supertram
Visitors 224
219 photos
Created 4-Aug-25
NET
Visitors 169
263 photos
Created 14-Oct-25
Manchester Metrolink
Visitors 590
1006 photos
Created 24-Oct-25
Scotrail
Visitors 1155
1691 photos
Created 1-Jul-25
TOCs past: Heathrow Express
Visitors 355
127 photos
Created 1-Jul-25
Network Rail and former Railtrack vehicles
Visitors 866
243 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
DRS (Direct Rail Services)
Visitors 374
228 photos
Created 20-Oct-25
GBRf
Visitors 605
376 photos
Created 18-Aug-25
Merseyrail
Visitors 884
828 photos
Created 4-Jan-25
TOCs past: Virgin West Coast
Visitors 1567
1165 photos
Created 4-Jan-25
FGW and the rebranded GWR franchise
Visitors 1617
1782 photos
Created 14-Oct-25
Chiltern Railways
Visitors 923
634 photos
Created 12-Apr-25
The Greater Anglia franchise
Visitors 647
1298 photos
Created 1-Jul-25
c2c
Visitors 277
270 photos
Created 29-Nov-22
SET (Southeastern Trains)
Visitors 1577
1187 photos
Created 13-Jul-25
TOCs past: SWT (Southwest Trains)
Visitors 2476
1218 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
Southern
Visitors 663
1487 photos
Created 22-Oct-25
TOCs past: London Midland
Visitors 745
845 photos
Created 15-Oct-24
Hull Trains
Visitors 865
168 photos
Created 5-Nov-24
Grand Central
Visitors 830
394 photos
Created 2-Sep-25
TOCs past: East Coast
Visitors 541
245 photos
Created 3-Dec-23
TOCs Past: Northern Rail
Visitors 2695
2963 photos
Created 27-Sep-25
Freightliner
Visitors 1188
789 photos
Created 10-Oct-25
DB (DB Cargo, formerly EWS)
Visitors 1564
1918 photos
Created 20-Oct-25
TOCs Past: ATW (Arriva Trains Wales)
Visitors 1747
780 photos
Created 10-Aug-25
AXC (Arriva Cross-country)
Visitors 1048
850 photos
Created 14-Oct-25
LOROL (London Overground)
Visitors 1135
672 photos
Created 23-Jun-25
TOCs past: EMT (East Midlands Trains)
Visitors 1434
849 photos
Created 9-Oct-25
TPE (Transpennine Express)
Visitors 1626
2152 photos
Created 20-Oct-25
London Underground
Visitors 3124
1306 photos
Created 23-Jun-25
TOCs past: FCC (First Capital Connect)
Visitors 1147
583 photos
Created 4-Jan-25
Vietnam 2011
Visitors 757
133 photos
Created 18-Aug-24
