As a stormy sky moves in 60024, still in vintage EW&S livery, takes its multi-coloured empty oil tanks from Westerleigh to Lindsey over the River Avon at Eckington. Another five minutes after and ... (more)

In the fog of a bitter winters day D123, heavily delayed at this point, heads towards Leicester North with the first ever diesel train on the GCR at least to utilise an ex Ireland Mk1 steam heat g... (more)

One of the more unusual workings this year saw CrossCountry substitute a Voyager unit for a pair of Class 170 Turbostars, and here we see the pair working the 15:01 New Street to Manchester Piccad... (more)

221126 receives attention before returning to service as the first Voyager to have its shop removed. Sister unit 220004 is on the left. This shot featured on the cover of Rail magazine issue no 60... (more)

A pan of Pendolino 390031 heading from London Euston to Birmingham, seen just North of Rugby

This shot is a revisit to an location I went to just over a month ago. I got a pan in overcast weather, but I wanted to redo it in sunshine - this is the result. Shooting data ISO200, 1/50th sec, ... (more)

BRCW Sulzer Tpye 2 D5401 sits on the siding adjacent to the station at Loughborough awaiting the days last service.

Also visiting from the Brimingham Railway Museum was their mainline diesel 47580 in BR Blue with Large Logo, seen on teak LNER stock as it attacks the climb through Eardington

66723 named after the imperious Chinook helicopter, is seen near hatton whilst testing some refurbished barrier vehicles coupled with a stored EMU

One of the most famous steam locomotives currently crosses the most famous feature of the Severn Valley Railway, probably one of the most famous UK heritage railways

D821 is seen returning from Bewdley with maroon coaching stock in tow

Riviera Trains operated special services along the Central Wales line in connection with the Carling Cup final at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. Former Great Western loco 47811 is seen heading ... (more)

City of Truro is seen descending Eardington bank shortly after leaving Bridgnorth

One of the very last workings to be guaranteed a Class 60 is 6E41 Westerleigh to Lyndsey empty oil tanks. On a Saturday this runs about two hours early and enabled this shot to be taken, a shot wh... (more)

A close view of a Class 221 on jacks for an engine swap. Visible is considerable damage to the fiberglass structure below the coupling as well as some of the brake discs. A 5-car set such as this ... (more)