Railways have always held a fascination for enthusiasts, authors and artists alike, quite apart from their use by the travelling public and for freight. Although not something we usually feature on the Rocks by Rail website we thought these two artists impressions of quarrying and the associated railways might be of interest.

The sheer scale of quarry operations at Corby’s ironstone quarries obviously impressed the artist in this example

A Kitson built quarry loco working in an ironstone  quarry setting is the main feature of this work in acrylic oils