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BR Standard class 7 “Britannia” 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ and Southern Railway N15 “King Arthur” class 4-6-0 30777 ‘Sir Lamiel’ pass a snowy Sutton Park while working from the East Lancashire Railway to Southall via Tyseley where 30777 was dropped off.

Photo credit – Andrew Haill

East Coast HST 43299 is seen at York with the 12:00 Kings Cross to Inverness ‘The Highland Chieftain’
Photo credit – Mark Simpson

Brand new General Electric Freightliner class 70 ‘PowerHaul’ locomotive 70001 passes Sutton Park.
Photo credit – Andrew Haill

The 6G16 11:38 Stud Farm to Crewe ballast working passes Water Orton with Freightliner class 66601 in charge of 23 loaded bogie wagons.
DB Schenker class 66 66104 is seen on the main line at Water Orton with the 6E77 11:45 Bedworth to Port Clarence empty red bogie tanks.
Photo credits – Andrew Haill

47848 ‘Titan Star’ and 47839 ‘Pegasus’ pass a packed gallery at Elford with the 13:45 6Z48 Burton West Yard to Dollands Moor empty steel carriers. In Virgin Cross Country days 47848 was named ‘Newton Abbot Festival of Transport’ and then leased to Freightliner Heavy Haul in 2003/04, it was previously numbered 47632, 47068 and D1652. 47839 was formerly named ‘Pride of Saltley’ with Virgin Cross Country with previous numbers 47621 ‘Royal County of Berkshire’, 47136 and D1728.
Photo credit – Andrew Haill

Arriva Trains Wales 57314 passes Ludlow Racecourse with the 16:17 1W91 Cardiff Central to Holyhead. 57314 was rebuilt from class 47 47372.
Photo Credit – Andrew Haill

West Coast Railway Company class 47 47786 ‘Roy Castle OBE’ is seen under the catenary at Rugeley with a single Mk. 1 carriage on the 5Z83 Southall to Carnforth working. 47786 started life as D1730 and has also carried 47138, 47607 and 47821 over the years.
Photo credit – Andrew Haill

A few days in Cornwall chasing DB Schenker class 66s on China Clays and Enterprises and getting up early to see the ‘Night Riviera’ sleepers with First Great Western class 57s.

Photo credits – Andrew Haill

Photo credits – Andrew Haill

Photo credits – Andrew Haill