Great set of images, this one is the best of the bunch for me.

John you made it then!. I was a bit late getting there so went straight onto the station. Nice capture was this taken from the footbridge further up the line?.

A very dramatic image David and well worth a soaking:D Nice to see 6201 again, I thought it was going to be the Duchess but Peter informed me it was Lizzy:wink: made a nice change and of course we have 6233 today with the North Wales Coast Express.

And an excellent shot it is John. Was it taken from the bridge at Old Lane?

Another excellent shot Peter and what a beautiful location. 6233 Has it all to again tomorrow:D

I like the title you have given this image Peter it suits the locomotive well and its always good to see more images of her. I was chatting to other enthusiasts/photographers at St Helens station on Saturday and apparently there has been many complaints about the all black livery because of the light reflections creating problems with photographs!.

This one hits the spot for me David, nice conversion with good tones and a better definition of the locomotive imo. Just one niggle! shame that the signal is missing from this shot but we cant have everything. Thanks for taking the time to post this David, much appreciated:)

I bet this would look good in B+W David:wink:

The black eights and black fives where the stalwarts in the Northwest towards the end of steam. The last remaining steam locomotive on Springs Branch (Wigan)was an 8F, 48752 if memory serves me correctly!. Great shot once again David and with lots of smoke just how we like em:D

Good capture Peter and what a lovely setting.