Inspirational Railway Photography
Driven by Innovation and Friendship
1Z10 is a UK railway photography collective built on shared enthusiasm, creativity and friendship. We believe great images grow from challenge, encouragement and shared experiences. Through camaraderie, learning and a love of the railway, we create inspiring and innovative railway photographs while building lasting friendships and a strong, evolving community. We don’t simply photograph trains. We create photographs in which the railway plays the leading role.
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October 2026
Derby Day Blog Now Live
The blog describing our adventures and pitfalls is now live on the 'blog' page - click the button for a jolly good read.
10/10/26
West Midlands Day Ranger
Friday 16 October 2026: We will be spending the day roving the rails of the West Midlands using the very reasonably priced Day Ranger ticket. Anyone interested in joining in should contact Rob Walton or Nigel Capelle for more details.
09/10/26
Tyne Valley Diversions
Our Tyne Valley weekend proved to be a highly successful and enjoyable 1Z10 outing with a constant stream of LNER Azumas diverted from the East Coast Main Line providing plenty of photographic opportunities. The weather was kind to us for most of the weekend, although the final couple of hours saw frequent heavy showers sweeping through on a stiff breeze. It was particularly pleasing to see so many members turn out, reinforcing the friendship and camaraderie that are such an important part of 1Z10 with Saturday evening providing an opportunity to relax over a meal and enjoy some good company. The lack of freight traffic was perhaps the only disappointment, but it certainly did little to dampen spirits on what was a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. A1 Pacific 'Tornado' even turned out for us on Saturday afternoon working a railtour from Carlisle to Birmingham, a very welcome sight.
28/09/26
Kent & Sussex RHTT
The dates for this outing have now been confirmed as Thursday 5 November to Saturday 7 November. Currently in the planning phase and more details will be announced soon.
25/09/26
General Meeting
The next general meeting for 1Z10 members will be via Zoom on Monday 26 November 2026 at 20:00 - put the date and time in your calendar.
25/09/26
Christmas Outing - Change
Following recent discussions it has been decided to centre our Christmas outing on Newbury rather than Reading on 9 - 10 December 2026. We'll move into the detailed planning stage soon.
20/09/26
Best of Summer 2026
The results are in!
Thank you to all members who submitted images to our June to August competition. The voting has now been completed and we are delighted to announce that the winning images can now be viewed in the 'Competition' area of the website.
Congratulations to all of our winners and a big thank you to everyone who took part. The standard of entries was excellent, making for a highly competitive and inspiring showcase of photography.
We encourage all members to visit the Competition section to enjoy the winning images and celebrate the creativity and talent within our group.
15/09/26
West Midlands Blog
Our recent adventure to Birmingham and the West Midlands has now been documented and you can find out what went on by reading the blog which also contains some excellent photos from the trip.
04/08/26
Memory Lane
A section has been added to the Members page called 'Memory Lane' featuring group photos taken over the years going back as far as 2013. Take a look and see if you're in any of them.
29/06/26
'Best of' Galleries
The 'Competitions' area of the web site has been reorganised and the 'Best of' quarterly galleries can now be found in that area. See the most popular innovative and inspirational railway photos from the country's best photographers - click below.
12/06/26
High Scoring Images from 'Best of Spring 2026'
Inspirational and innovative railway photography from a creative collective
Contact Us
If you would like to join in then please get in touch:
- info@1Z10.co.uk
