The winter of 2009/10 in England was harsher than for many years, but on the whole train services ran reasonably well on most lines, including the Settle to Carlisle line pictured here. 66237 passes through Ribblehead station on 9 January with a train of empty coal hoppers from Drax to Ayr, operated by DB Schenker.

158904 arriving at Scarborough with the 09.41 from Sheffield via Hull, on 18 June 2010. The train is passing Falsgrave signalbox, which closed in October 2010: the signal gantry was dismantled and taken to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont.

Southeastern commenced operation of high speed services between London and Kent in December 2009. 395023 calls at the misleadingly-named Stratford International station on 28 March 2010 with the 14.28 Faversham to St Pancras service.

Southeastern Trains 465189 arriving at Grove Park station in southeast London with the 10.36 from Sevenoaks to Charing Cross, on 18 September.

East London Line services recommenced operation in May 2010, operated by London Overground and running through to South London suburbs, using new Class 378 trains. Here, 378137 calls at Forest Hill with the 15.30 Dalston Junction to Crystal Palace, on 10 July.