The Black Hat

Welcome to the Website of Black Hat Railway Photographs. Here you can find photographs I have taken of trains in and around the North East with some other locations I have been to. Photographs of signifcant events can be seen in galleries marked by the year they happened. A lot of the pictures show different traction, everything from early steam replicas, to larger mainline locomotives and of trains running on the network today.

Feel free to look at all the galleries, Im sure there is something for everyone. Feedback is more than welcome on the site, which can be done on the homepage or on a photograph you like. The photographs on the site are available for sale and can be ordered by following the links on the page the photograph is shown on.

Enjoy...

David
aka The Black Hat

19179 photos

Visitors 19729

Member since 3-Apr-11

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Featured Galleries & Collections

Signs of the Black Hat

Visitors 441

42 photos

Created 3-Sep-24

Modified 3-Sep-24

Friends of the Black Hat

Visitors 476

40 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

Black Hat Favourite: 66044

Visitors 140

28 photos

Created 12-Oct-24

Modified 12-Oct-24

Black Hat Favourite: K1 - 62005

Visitors 223

212 photos

Created 12-Oct-24

Modified 12-Oct-24

Black Hat Favourite: 142020

Visitors 50

43 photos

Created 12-Oct-24

Modified 12-Oct-24

Tornado on Pennine Explorer

Visitors 9

9 photos

Created 24-May-21

Modified 24-May-21

Recently Added

Friends of the Black Hat

Visitors 476

40 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

2025 - First Line Up

Visitors 1

26 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

HST Tour 31/5/2025

Visitors 0

60 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

2018 - 66779 at Shildon

Visitors 2

29 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

66957 "the Stephenson Locomotive Society"

Visitors 47

47 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

66957 "the Stephenson Locomotive Society"

Locomotion: Deltic Gala - Saturday Night Shoot

Visitors 269

80 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

Locomotion: Deltic Gala - Saturday Night Shoot

Locomotion Deltic Gala - The Deltics Depart

Visitors 333

27 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

Locomotion Deltic Gala - The Deltics Depart

Locomotion Deltic Gala - Friday set up

Visitors 204

43 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

All Photographs

2025

Galleries 2

Modified 5-May-25

17 photos

2024

Galleries 2

Modified 10-Nov-24

26 photos

2023

Galleries 2

Modified 22-Nov-23

60 photos

2022

Galleries 2

Modified 13-Jun-23

80 photos

2021

Galleries 1

Modified 24-May-21

9 photos

2020

Galleries 1

Modified 28-Sep-20

19 photos

2019

Galleries 11

Modified 9-Jun-19

432 photos

2018

Galleries 4

Modified 17-Feb-19

178 photos

2017

Galleries 6

Modified 1-Jan-19

217 photos

2016

Galleries 5

Modified 1-Feb-17

150 photos

2015

Galleries 9

Modified 7-Feb-16

226 photos

2014

Galleries 3

Modified 8-Aug-14

79 photos

2013

Galleries 6

Modified 30-Aug-13

146 photos

2012

Galleries 6

Modified 21-Oct-12

241 photos

2011

Galleries 6

Modified 28-Jan-12

453 photos

2010

Galleries 5

Modified 22-Jul-11

231 photos

2009

Galleries 4

Modified 6-Jun-13

210 photos

2008

Galleries 7

Modified 23-Jun-13

453 photos

2007

Galleries 6

Modified 27-Jun-13

260 photos

2006

Galleries 2

Modified 27-Jun-13

111 photos

The Black Hat and the Jacobite

Galleries 3

Modified 29-Aug-18

168 photos

The Black Hat in Black and White

Galleries 3

Modified 13-Jul-13

93 photos

The Black Hat vs "The Great Britain X"

Galleries 5

Modified 4-May-17

112 photos

National Rover UK Tour 2008

Galleries 7

Modified 2-Jun-13

392 photos

Aycliffe

Galleries 1

Modified 22-Nov-23

6 photos

Bishop Auckland

Galleries 14

Modified 8-May-22

140 photos

Bishop Auckland Branch Line

Galleries 17

Modified 22-Nov-23

317 photos

Browney and Croxdale

Galleries 9

Modified 30-Mar-25

177 photos

Carlisle

Galleries 7

Modified 6-Apr-25

340 photos

Colton Junction

Galleries 5

Modified 1-Jan-19

146 photos

Darlington

Galleries 36

Modified 30-Mar-25

1147 photos

Doncaster

Galleries 10

Modified 12-Nov-24

450 photos

Derby

Galleries 3

Modified 12-Nov-24

96 photos

Durham

Galleries 8

Modified 27-Jun-13

153 photos

Durham Coast Line

Galleries 2

Modified 1-Jan-19

48 photos

The East Lancashire Railway

Galleries 3

Modified 7-Nov-24

124 photos

Eaglescliffe

Galleries 18

Modified 30-Mar-25

436 photos

Esk Valley Line

Galleries 18

Modified 5-May-25

509 photos

Favourites of the Black Hat

Galleries 3

Modified 4-Mar-12

283 photos

Friends of the Black Hat

Visitors 476

40 photos

Created 1-Jun-25

Modified 1-Jun-25

The Great Central Railway

Galleries 23

Modified 26-Jan-25

1121 photos

Highlights

Visitors 158

117 photos

Created 10-Jun-12

Modified 10-Jun-12

Kieghley and Worth Valley Railway

Galleries 6

Modified 6-May-19

279 photos

Kirkby Stephen

Galleries 2

Modified 25-Jun-13

63 photos

Leeds

Galleries 3

Modified 26-Jul-14

113 photos

Leicester

Galleries 3

Modified 1-Feb-17

53 photos

LONDON

Galleries 11

Modified 1-Jan-19

263 photos

Middlesbrough

Galleries 9

Modified 30-Mar-25

151 photos

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum - Shildon

Galleries 36

Modified 1-Jun-25

1550 photos

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum - Shildon

The National Railway Museum, York

Galleries 5

Modified 14-Jul-13

285 photos

Newcastle

Galleries 6

Modified 1-Jan-19

196 photos

Northallerton

Galleries 6

Modified 30-Mar-25

294 photos

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Galleries 58

Modified 30-Apr-25

1998 photos

Paignton and Dartmouth

Galleries 3

Modified 7-Aug-20

141 photos

Ricknall Grange

Galleries 1

Modified 5-Jun-13

6 photos

The Settle to Carlisle Railway

Galleries 10

Modified 9-Aug-20

117 photos

Severn Valley Railway

Galleries 5

Modified 25-Sep-19

189 photos

Signs of the Black Hat

Visitors 441

42 photos

Created 3-Sep-24

Modified 3-Sep-24

Sheffield

Galleries 3

Modified 27-Jun-13

69 photos

Stockton

Galleries 3

Modified 29-Jun-13

48 photos

Swanage Railway

Galleries 1

Modified 3-Sep-19

50 photos

The Tanfield Railway

Galleries 2

Modified 3-Jun-13

106 photos

Teesside

Galleries 5

Modified 29-Jun-13

127 photos

Thornaby

Galleries 19

Modified 30-Mar-25

585 photos

Tyne Yard

Galleries 5

Modified 27-Jun-13

106 photos

Weardale Railway

Galleries 39

Modified 6-Apr-25

1153 photos

Wensleydale Railway

Galleries 25

Modified 1-Jun-25

811 photos

West Somerset Railway

Galleries 1

Modified 10-Nov-24

98 photos

York

Galleries 7

Modified 11-Nov-24

273 photos

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Guestbook for The Black Hat

Josh Welsh(non-registered)

Brilliant photos! Love the site.

David Langley(non-registered)

Enjoyed the 1 hour chat with you while waiting for the Flying Scotsman on Wednesday. I am back in Bishop, better internet. Had a quick look at some of your great images, will return for a longer look in next few days, all the best. David.

Duncan Watry(non-registered)

Good meeting you in Barnetby. Thanks for helping me find the bridle path through the maize field!

Jon Hughes(non-registered)

mice to meet you at Shildon (20/10/2012) Its good to see North o England pictures
A Northern exile in the South

Brian Kale(non-registered)

Excellent photo's. The New arrivals at Shildon are a very welcome sight. Looking forward to seeing all 6.

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