Last Updated..........11 November with 47245 on 5Z47 Southall - Carnforth ECS NEXT UPDATE..........On my next rest day, location undecided
My Railway Photo's from around the UK
2010
 
20901 and 20905 leads 37412, 37672 and 37029 through Elford near Tamworth with 6Z37 Barrow Hill - Long Marston working. The 37's are for long term storage. 20/03/09
Fri 1st Jan 2010
Hits of 2009
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2009
 
37521 <i>English China Clays</i> departs Kingsbury with 6G42 Birch Coppice - Bescot enterprise trip on 5 August 2004. Although stored in January 2005, she is earmarked to make a return to service shortly. The Bescot - Birch Coppice and return trip has also finished since this photo was taken, last train ran in December 2007
Sun 1st Nov 2009
The Archive Selection
60024 passes through Water Orton in charge of 6D44 Bescot - Toton departmental. 02/11/09
Sun 1st Nov 2009 to Mon 30th Nov 2009
November 2009
The birthday boys - or girls - 4936 <i>Kinlet Hall</i>, 4965 <i>Rood Ashton Hall</i> and 4953 <i>Pitchford Hall</i> soak up the Autumn sun
Sun 25th Oct 2009
Tyseley Steam Open Day
 
47839 <i>Pegasus</i> passes through Elford near Tamworth with 6Z48 Burton - Dollands Moor steel empties. 01/10/09
Thu 1st Oct 2009 to Sat 31st Oct 2009
October 2009

Sat 19th Sep 2009
**PRIVATE COLLECTION** (P)

Sat 19th Sep 2009
Crewe Basford Hall Visit
 
31130 <i>Calder Hall Power Station</i> accelerates through Market Bosworth with the 14:15 Shackerstone - Shenton service. 18/09/09
Fri 18th Sep 2009 to Sun 20th Sep 2009
Battlefield Line Autumn Diesel Gala
33207 <i>Jim Martin</i> leads 1Z37 06:45 Worksop - London Marylebone/Claydon L.N.E railtour through Elford near Tamworth. 05/09/09
Tue 1st Sep 2009 to Wed 30th Sep 2009
September 2009
60098 <i>Charles Francis Brush</i> was the first 60 to be stored in May 2004 at Cardiff Canton, then moved to Immingham and now Toton. She is literally a shell, with all salvageable parts being used to cannibalise the other classmates. Worthy of note it was withdrawn JUST 11 Years after entering service, she was also the 1000th locomotive to be built at the Brush Foundry in Loughborough
Sat 8th Aug 2009
Toton Trip
 

Sat 8th Aug 2009
Barrow Hill "Type 5" Diesel Gala

Sat 1st Aug 2009 to Mon 31st Aug 2009
August 2009
47593 also proudly displays her <i>Galloway Princess</i> nameplates. 47593 is in fact 47790 and was renumbered to her original 47593 number for the Open Day. The loco was originally called named <i>Galloway Princess</i> at Stranraer Harbour in 1984 (or 83???).
Sat 11th Jul 2009
Carlisle Kingmoor Open Day
 
66568 passes through Water Orton with 4E44 Southampton - Leeds freightliner. 01/07/09
Wed 1st Jul 2009 to Thu 30th Jul 2009
July 2009
Talk about a makeover!!, 86247 will be remembered for being called <i>Abraham Darby</i> in her days with Virgin Trains, now in the Eurphoenix livery she is likely to be exported abroad
Sat 6th Jun 2009
Long Marston Open Day - 2009
Probably one of the better shots as 25322 poses with the breakdown train
Tue 2nd Jun 2009
EMRPS - Churnet Valley Railway photoshoot
 
66590 leads 4M94 Felixstowe - Lawley Street freightliner through Water Orton. 12/06/09
Mon 1st Jun 2009 to Tue 30th Jun 2009
June 2009
Some small boats in Fishguard Bay
Thu 14th May 2009 to Mon 18th May 2009
Trip to Ireland
66592 <i>Johnson Stevens Agencies</i> passes Portway with 4E44 Southampton - Leeds freightliner. 01/05/09
Fri 1st May 2009 to Sun 31st May 2009
May 2009
 
31101 + 31130 <i>Calder Hall Power Station</i> is seen on the approach to Market Bosworth with the 12:00 Shackerstone - Shenton service. 26/04/09
Sat 25th Apr 2009 to Sun 26th Apr 2009
Battlefield Line Diesel Gala
37215 powers away from Winchcombe with the 10:30 Winchcombe - Toddington service
Sun 5th Apr 2009
Gloucestershire/Warwickshire Railway diesel gala
60011 drags 60068 <i>Charles Darwin</i> north through Elford on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey empty bogie tanks. 06/04/09
Wed 1st Apr 2009 to Thu 30th Apr 2009
April 2009
 
57005, the former <i>Freightliner Excellence</i>, or further back when it was 47350, powers through Tamworth with 6Z64 Shipley - Cardiff Tidal loaded scrap boxes. 04/03/09
Sun 1st Mar 2009 to Tue 31st Mar 2009
March 2009
60044, the former <i>Ailsa Craig</i> passes through Elford with 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded tanks. 07/02/09
Thu 29th Jan 2009 to Sat 28th Feb 2009
Late January/February 2009
56311 leads 56301 on 4O90 Doncaster - Thamesport intermodal through Kingsbury. 03/06/08
Thu 1st Jan 2009
Hits of 2008
 
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2008
 
67023 stands at Birmingham International on the return leg of 1Z21 10:29 Coventry - Coventry via Crewe and Chester <i>Northern Belle</i> lunch special. 05/12/08
Mon 1st Dec 2008 to Wed 31st Dec 2008
December 2008
37314 <i>Dalzell</i> stands alongside the platform of Loughborough Central on the first pose of the night
Fri 21st Nov 2008
EMRPS - Night Shoot with 37314 at the G.C.R
66583 leads 6R10 Immingham - Eggborough Power Station loaded coal hoppers past Scunthorpe
Sat 1st Nov 2008 to Sun 30th Nov 2008
November 2008
 
Class A1 <i>Tornado</i> rounds Kinchley Lane for the second time, and in proper light with 2A18 12:15 Loughborough Central - Leicester North service
Sun 12th Oct 2008
Great Central Autumn Steam Gala
A close-up shot of the Thornaby Depot Kingfisher on the side of 37518 (as if the number doesn't give it away lol...)
Sat 4th Oct 2008
Nene Valley Winter Diesel Gala
57009 leads 57008, 57011 and 57010 through Water Orton on 1 October 2008 with 0Z70 09:53 Crewe Gresty Bridge - Stowmarket convoy in preparation for the RHTT season
Wed 1st Oct 2008 to Fri 31st Oct 2008
October 2008
 
2A38 Loughborough Central - Leicester North | Woodthorpe | 13/09/08
Sat 13th Sep 2008
An afternoon at the Great Central Railway
60059 <i>Swinden Dalesman</i> thunders through Cossington on the Midland Mainline with 6M34 11:07 Crawley - Peak Forest empty Cemex/RMC hoppers on 13 September 2008
Mon 1st Sep 2008 to Tue 30th Sep 2008
September 2008

Sat 23rd Aug 2008 to Mon 25th Aug 2008
RAIL POWER 2008
 
<i>Charles Babbage</i> still in Railfreight Petroleum livery sits at Bedworth fuel terminal
Tue 19th Aug 2008
60054 on 6M61 at Bedworth
A more head on shot to show the sidings where the tanks are unloaded
Tue 12th Aug 2008
60040 at Bedworth

Sat 9th Aug 2008
A trip to Crewe Basford Hall
 
1S96 Willesden Railnet - Shieldmuir | Hartshill | 22/08/08
Fri 1st Aug 2008 to Sun 31st Aug 2008
August 2008

Sat 26th Jul 2008
Valenta Venturer and 850 "Lord Nelson" on the GCR
6E77 Bedworth - Port Clarence | Water Orton f/c | 28/07/08
Tue 1st Jul 2008 to Thu 31st Jul 2008
July 2008
 
Newly named <i>County of Essex</i> and  <i>Les Ross</i> catch a rare bit of sun at Tyseley
Sat 28th Jun 2008
Tyseley 100 Open Day
<i>Royal Sovereign</i> reunited with her former nameplates sparkle in the sun - along with her brand new BR Blue livery.
Sat 7th Jun 2008
Long Marston Open Day
0Z51 Plymouth - Crewe/KWVR | Washwood Heath | 03/06/08
Sun 1st Jun 2008 to Mon 30th Jun 2008
June 2008
 
A more cropped in version of <i>The Duchess</i>
Thu 1st May 2008 to Sat 31st May 2008
May 2008
6G21 Stud Farm - Bescot | Water Orton | 01/04/08
Tue 1st Apr 2008 to Wed 30th Apr 2008
April 2008
The BR Blue spoon passes a now bright Sutton Cross with the 15:56 from Peterborough, the sunshine really does do the 47 justice in my opinion by making the livery stand out
Sat 1st Mar 2008
Nene Valley Spring Diesel Gala
 
6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey | Elford | 04/03/08
Sat 1st Mar 2008 to Mon 31st Mar 2008
March 2008
6G21 Stud Farm - Bescot | Abbey Green | 01/02/08
Fri 1st Feb 2008 to Fri 29th Feb 2008
February 2008
2A18 Loughborough Central - Leicester North | Woodthorpe | 26/01/08
Sat 26th Jan 2008
Great Central Winter Steam Gala
 

Fri 25th Jan 2008
Great Central Night Shoot
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2007
 

Fri 7th Dec 2007 to Sat 8th Dec 2007
Lincoln Christmas Market Weekend
Leads the 10:48 Wansford - Peterborough NVR past Longueville Junction
Sat 6th Oct 2007
Nene Valley Diesel Gala
2A40 Loughborough Central - Leicester North | Woodthorpe Bridge
Sat 15th Sep 2007
Great Central Diesel Gala
 
Having done the demo freight on the Springwell Branch, the 20 returns - This machine was withdrawn by BR in April 1995
Thu 12th Jul 2007
EMRPS - Barrow Hill Photo Shoot
Arrives as 5B22 from Oxley, ready to form 1B22 to London - bowled by a pigeon as well
Sun 8th Jul 2007
Sunday trip out behind 57313 and 90031

Sat 7th Jul 2007
DRS Open Day plus charters and loco namings
 
D1705 stops just short of the bridge that carries the A46 over the Great Central Railway, at this point the single section is more like a quiet country branch rather than what use to be a mainline between the North and London
Wed 27th Jun 2007
Great Central Photo Shoot with D1705
As the trip was by road, this gave me ample opportunity to photograph the ship as she arrives into Fishguard Harbour
Sun 6th May 2007 to Wed 9th May 2007
Ireland Bits

Fri 27th Apr 2007
6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" in Nuneaton
 

Fri 9th Mar 2007
Great Central Night Shoot
Basks in the sun at Wansford
Sat 3rd Mar 2007
Grantham and Nene Valley Diesel Gala

Mon 1st Jan 2007 to Mon 31st Dec 2007
Railway Rogues 2007 (P)
 
About to cross the level crossing at March Station working route 380 between Wisbech and March
Mon 1st Jan 2007 to Mon 31st Dec 2007
Buses 2007
Arrives at Nuneaton with the 1226 to London Euston, dragged via Nuneaton owing to engineering work via Coventry
Mon 1st Jan 2007 to Mon 31st Dec 2007
2007 Gallery
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2006
 
0Z33 Crewe - Old Oak Common
Tue 3rd Jan 2006
2006 Gallery
0Z20 Crewe - Stowmarket
Sun 1st Jan 2006 to Sun 31st Dec 2006
2006 Rareity's
A super-detailed model of the FM Rail owned Class 31, manufactured by Hornby in 2006
Sun 1st Jan 2006
My Models
 

Sun 1st Jan 2006 to Sun 31st Dec 2006
The Rogues Gallery - UK's most wanted (P)
Travel Coventry bus on rail replacemement
Sun 1st Jan 2006
Buses 2006
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2005
 
170398 with the 1914 to Cambridge
Sat 1st Oct 2005 to Sat 31st Dec 2005
Digital Pics from 2005

Tue 30th Aug 2005 to Thu 8th Sep 2005
A dedicated engineman remembered - Steve Dunn

Sat 1st Jan 2005 to Sat 31st Dec 2005
Station Nameboards
 

Sat 1st Jan 2005
Locomotive and Unit Nameplates
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2003
 

Tue 7th Oct 2003
Barrow Hill Roundhouse - First Born
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2000
 
Curves past Barnetby signal box with 4C76 Scunthorpe - Immingham loaded coal hoppers
Sat 1st Jan 2000
Class 66's
NVR
Sat 1st Jan 2000
Phone Pictures
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1986
 
At Wandsworth Road on 16 April 1995
Tue 1st Jul 1986
Network SouthEast Remembered
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