STEAM enthusiasts were treated to a double dose of rail nostalgia this week when two historic engines travelled through the region in tandem.

And photographers stepped up to capture the moment the two reminders of the glory days of the railways chuffed across one of the most picturesque spots on the rail network.

The locomotives Leander and Bahamas were travelling from Grange Over Sands in Cumbria to Cardiff, when they passed over Chirk viaduct.

And photographers Alan Roberts and Jody Wilson eagerly awaited a clear shot of the spectacular engines.

The steam trains took the watchers back in time to the Golden Age of steam, while showing them the beauty of a steam locomotive designed for main line passenger work.

Alan Roberts captured the mesmerising engine in close-up, while Jody Wilson's image showed the locomotives' grand side – and the gigantic dimensions of the train.

Border Counties Advertizer: Two Jubilee Class Steam engines Bahamas & Leander going through Chirk - Alan Roberts Two Jubilee Class Steam engines Bahamas & Leander going through Chirk - Alan Roberts

The viaduct, which sits next to the Thomas Telford-designed Chirk Aqueduct, is 849 feet long and 100 feet high, with ten 45-foot semicircular arches. It was designed by the Scottish engineer Henry Robertson and it was opened in 1848.

Leander and Bahamas didn't hang about for long, and continued their journey through Gobowen, Shrewsbury, Craven Arms, Leominster and Hereford, before reaching Cardiff.

The Jubilee standard-class Bahamas was built in 1934, and Leander two years later. Both have undergone extensive preservation work.