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Direct Rail Services Class 37s No. 37605 and No. 37259 at Kyle of Lochalsh with Pathfinder Tours’ ‘The Easter Chieftain’ 4 day luxury railcruise. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

Direct Rail Services Class 37s No. 37605 and No. 37259 round the curve at Erbusaig with the 17:20 Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness, part of Pathfinder Tours’ ‘The Easter Chieftain’ 4 day luxury railcruise. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

It’s 1:11am as 1962 vintage English Electric Type 3 Class 37 D6757 (37057) of Colas Rail in BR green rolls through St Germans with the 3Q53 22:43 Penzance to Exeter Riverside N.Y. test train. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

50042 ‘Triumph’ heads uphill towards Colesloggett with the 13:37 Bodmin Parkway to Bodmin General. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

Former Cornish China Clay locomotive 37142 (D6842 new in 1963) approaches Colesloggett Halt with the 15:25 Bodmin Parkway to Bodmin General. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

50042 ‘Triumph’ coasts downhill towards Bodmin Parkway station with the 14:55 service from Bodmin General. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

50042 ‘Triumph’ takes the check rail curve on to the former Wadebridge branch with the 15:55 Bodmin General to Boscarne Junction. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

English Electric type 5 (D442 new in 1968) 50042 ‘Triumph’ looks splendid in large logo at Bodmin General station in between duties. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

Inside the cab of class 50 50042 ‘Triumph’ showing the English Electric oven and cooking ring. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

37142 arrives at Bodmin Parkway station with the 16:45 service from Bodmin General. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

‘Crompton’ 33110 (D6527) stabled with the Derby DMU on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

British Railways green 37057 (D6757) passes a rather soggy St Germans on the rear of the ‘1S14’ 18:50 Laira T.& R.S.M.D. to Exeter Riverside N.Y. via Burngullow Junction along with 977986, 977985, 9708. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

BR blue English Electric Class 37 no. 37142 (D6842) leaves Bodmin General with the 13:10 service to Boscarne Junction during the Bodmin & Wenford Railway’s Mixed Traffic Weekend. Photo credit – Mark Simpson

Colas Rail 37175 leads the 1Q51 1115 Derby R.T.C to Eastleigh Arlington via Weymouth and Dorchester Network Rail test train past Totton Yard, 37421 is on the rear of the train. Both of the 50 plus year old locomotives were purchased from preservation and returned to mainline use for Colas Rail. Photo credit – Mark Simpson