Mark Sidebottom

Hicky through Gorse Lea Isle of Man TT 2016.

Easy Rider (1969) opens with Peter Fonda tossing his watch on the ground before he and Dennis Hopper ride off. It was a quiet symbol of leaving schedules and the normal world behind in search of freedom. Did you ever notice that moment?

2x Class 76s head west near Torside in 1979 with a ballast train. This section of line used to be 4 tracks, but with the withdrawal of the passenger service in 1970 the slow lines were taken up. This section is now part of @TPT_National © Mike Walker.

@end3of6days9 @Ballistix99 All back to front footage 🤪🤣

This is the world’s fastest AND most dangerous motorcycle race on the planet 🏍️💨 The Isle of Man TT is run on public roads with ZERO barriers — just stone walls, trees, houses, and sheer cliffs. Riders blast through at over 200 mph top speed and average 135+ mph for the entire 37.7-mile lap. One mistake and it’s over. Pure insanity.

D6966 passes through Hadfield station on the 1st September 1969, working 1M72 the Harwich Parkeston Quay to Manchester Piccadilly service. These services worked over the Woodhead route until 4th of January 1970, when they were diverted via Hope Valley. © Steve Jones.

Paul Shoesmith Isle of Man TT Practice 2016. Picture taken literally a minute or two before the high-speed crash that cost him his life. RIP big fella.

Dean Harrison Isle of Man TT Supersport race 2024

Ian and Carl Bell Scarborough 2015

First nights practice TT 2025 Michael Dunlop getting a feel for his new Supersport machine through K-Tree.

Michael Rutter Superbike Race TT 2024 #Superbikesunday @michaelrutter_

Dom Herbertson TT 2024 #superbikesunday

The beloved Stan and Ollie being interviewed in 1947 in Hull, England...and unable to resist one last gag.... Are you a fan of the boys?

We rarely give enough credit to the ending of Dunkirk, easily one of the finest conclusions in Nolan’s body of work.

On this day. 76037 & 76039 at Dunford Bridge, with a westbound loaded MGR for Fiddlers Ferry, 15th January 1981. © David Rogers.

On this day As the sun creeps over the surrounding hills, an eastbound empty freight train pulls away from a frosty Hadfield station on the climb to the summit at Woodhead. An unrecorded Class 76 electric glides past the frozen photographer. 27th December 1969 © Robin Lush

Exposure not great but still one of my favourite TT pics. Hutchy riding probably the best he’s ever done since his 5 in a week. Isle of Man TT 2016.

Still One of the Best Christmas Scenes in TV History. 😂🤣❤️🙏👍

@sdbikephoto One day Stephen 🤞

@sideyuk That is very kind Mark. Thankyou. Make the trip to the race and stay on for a holiday. It’s just a (longish) plane ride away….. You’ll find plenty of your own picture spots.

Working away every day at the minute on a Macau motorcycle GP book. An incredible city, an awesome spectacle.

1500 dc Class 76 (EM1) prototype 26000 ' Tommy ' on a westbound coal working, approaches Torside in November 1963. Today this location is part of the @TPT_National © Dave Ford