Shirley Goodsell | Originals Gallery | Early Morning At Grosmont, the home of North York Moors Steam Railway

The No.75029 steam engine taking on board coal at the coal tower.

This was my first morning at Grosmont and with sketch book, pencil and drawing board I sat and watched the procedure.

The experience was terrifying, especially after this, the steam rose up and the mighty engine roared towards me!

A deafening sound and just a few glimpses of its grinding metal wheels.

The engineers take great pride in these magnificent machines.

I wanted to capture the relationship between man and machine.

Unframed