This is a portrait of Harry Brearley, the inventor of stainless steel. It adorns the side of The Howard Hotel on Howard Street near Sheffield railway station.

I like the intensity of the head-on shot, with steam issuing from the cylinders. Gives it a sense of power and motion. I don't know about luck - more good planning. I photographed her at York on 10/05, passed her in a loop at Ferryhill (making a scheduled stop for service trains to pass) and then got to Newcastle in time to walk out to Redheugh bridge to see her crossing the Tyne into Newca ...

Good choice of viewpoint David - an iconic loco and those iconic bridges. Slightly surprised to see you went in as close as 90mm focal length but perhaps your panning & timing is better than mine. Notable how the trees have come on in a week as well.

I showed this to a work colleague and asked what film it put them in mind of: The answer which came was unexpected - "The Full Monty"!

Well spotted and executed and topped off with the perfect title.

Very nicely composed Andrew, capturing the conversation between the railwaymen.

You've caught the black livery looking smart and the escaping steam conjures up an atmosphere. Nice one, David.

It seems like a sympathetic treatment you have given here. A nice tidy composition and effective mono conversion which suits the dystopian nature of the subject. Would you have still used mono on the opposite face of the building with all the coloured panels added during the Urban Splash refurbishment? I note the top of the tree is clipped off. Was that so that you could maintain the camera a ...

Excellent choice of view-point and well executed overall.

Good to see this one David, as she charges the incline. Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand-up to see this and imagine I was there. I see the driver was playing to the gallery too by sending out some dirty black smoke for the assembled throng with you at Greenholme - it contrasts well with the misty sky.