Over the years, my father and I have taken many railway photographs in the UK, mostly focusing on the Southern and Western regions of British Rail.

Most of this large collection were taken before the advent of digital camera technology, so are slowly being scanned in from the original prints. Scanning from the original negatives would have been preferable, but most have been lost, damaged or are in a poor state.

Below we have tried to group photo's by Class or subject, so you may find the same photo may appear in more than one gallery if it contains multiple types of locomotive or unit. As you can imagine, the scanning process is a long task, so please check back every so often to see for updates.

A westbound Intercity Swallow liveried HST, led by power car 43028, departs from Reading.

A westbound Intercity Swallow liveried HST, led by power car 43028, departs from Reading.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery

Power car 43130 brings up the rear of a Penzance bound express, about to cross the Tamar river by the Isambard Kingdom Brunel bridge. Typical of this period in the late 90's, the coaches are in the new (at the time) Great Western livery, however the power car has yet to visit the paint shops, remaining in Intercity Swallow livery.

Power car 43130 brings up the rear of a Penzance bound express, about to cross the Tamar river by the Isambard Kingdom Brunel bridge. Typical of this period in the late 90's, the coaches are in the new (at the time) Great Western "Merlin" livery, however the power car has yet to visit the paint shops, remaining in Intercity Swallow livery.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery

Class 37426 Y Lein Fach / Vale of Rheidol heads an ex-GWR observation saloon through Cardiff station in the late 80s.

Class 37426 Y Lein Fach / Vale of Rheidol heads an ex-GWR observation saloon through Cardiff station in the late 80s.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery

Class 121 55029 / L129 arrives at Ealing Broadway with a service to Greenford from London Paddington.

Class 121 55029 / L129 arrives at Ealing Broadway with a service to Greenford from London Paddington.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery

47322 in BR blue livery heads westbound Freightliner train through Reading.

47322 in BR blue livery heads westbound Freightliner train through Reading.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery

Class 158872 heads for Plymouth Friary station having just crossed the Tamar River.

Class 158872 heads for Plymouth Friary station having just crossed the Tamar River.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery

37207 in Dutch Yellow and Grey livery rests between duties at Didcot stabling point.

37207 in "Dutch" Yellow and Grey livery rests between duties at Didcot stabling point. Up until recently you could see various locomotives stopping over at Didcot, sadly something that doesn't occur as often today.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery

An unidentified 442 and 159 pass each other at Worting Junction.

An unidentified 442 and 159 pass each other at Worting Junction, both still sporting Network SouthEast livery, but with small South West Trains logos.
Date: , Photographer: Malcolm Chinery