Businessman Simon George, 53, has recreated his favourite childhood spot - a railway junction near Mirfield in West Yorkshire - into a £250,000 model soon to go on display.
The Christmas White Rose was travelling through West Yorkshire as it returned from York to Telford. As it burst under the road bridge, the bright glow from the steam locomotive s fire illuminated the steam swirling around the cab to create a dramatic flash of orange light. The special excursion was hauled by West Country class 34046 Braunton, designed by Oliver Bulleid and built in Brighton in 1946. Bringing up the rear of the train was diesel locomotive 47805, which is itself something of a veteran having been built in the 1960s. A healthy number of enthusiasts turned out at stations along the route, including Brighouse, to watch the train at around 6.30pm.