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395010 arriving at St Pancras on 14th August 2009 395008 leaving St Pancras for Ebbsfleet on 14th August 2009 395010 at St Pancras on 14th August 2009 The Japanese single strip head on the Class 395 pantograph at SP on 14th August 2009

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]]> Wed Oct 7 2009 Class 158 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1402550.html Class 158 units around the country Monday 5 November 2007: Class 158 units around the country

158785 pictured south of Duffield on a Matlock - Derby service on 27th June 2005 158583 at Gloucester on 20th May 2006 158757 at Doncaster with a service to Manchester Airport on 1st June 2006 Metro-liveried 158902 at Doncaster on 1st June 2006 158742 leaving Sheffield on 13th July 2006 158802 arriving at Huddersfield on 13th July 2006 158837 departs Chester for Carmarthen on 20th July 2006 158860 arrives at Chester with a service from Crewe on 20th July 2006 158860 at Crewe on 20th July 2006 158784 heads a special working near Duffield on 29th July 2006 158832 leaving Shrewsbury on 17th August 2006 158764 ex-Transpennine unit at Westbury on 19th October 2006 158964 passes Hawkeridge Jcn on its way into Westbury on 19th October 2006 158847 heads south from Milford Tunnel near Duffield with a Matlock Derby service on 30th January 2008 158847 pauses at Whatstandwell with the 13.50 service to Matlock 158817 heads north at Wingfield with a diverted service during the Erewash Line blockade on 13th June 2007 158816 at Bristol TM on 16th June 2007 159767 in Transpennine livery at Derby on 27th June 2007 158833 at Derby on 3rd July 2007 158971 in unbranded green livery at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 158794 at York on 24th July 2007 158845 leaving York on 24th July 2007 158757 stops at Horton-in-Ribblesdale en route to Leeds on 4th August 2007 158903 leads a four car set departing Horton-in-Ribblesdale for Carlisle on 4th August 2007 158783 passes Greatford LC on 12th September 2007 158847 passing Lolham Bridges LC on 12th July 2007 158749 at Taunton with a service from Cardiff on 8th October 2007 158869 and 159022 at Plymouth on 8th October 2007 158846 heads south at Doe Hill on 19th October 2007 158910 arriving at Hull on 27th July 2006 158809 arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 3rd August 2006 158716 at Edinburgh Waverley's new platform 10 on 19th June 2007 158743 at Edinburgh Waverley's new platform 10 on 19th June 2007 158750 arriving at Westbury on 19th September 2007 158846 leaving Derby for Matlock on 10th November 2007 158774 at Derby showing its former two liveries on 30th November 2007 158854 approaches North Staffs Junction with a Derby to Crewe service on 11th December 2007 SWT's 158890 leaving Derby with the 12.26 service to Matlock on 1st January 2008. Now returned to SWT 158865 slows for North Staffs Junction with a Crewe service on 4th February 2008 158910 on the Leeds line near Colton Jcn on 21st April 2008 EMT's run down 158780 leaves Duffield with a service to Derby on 1st May 2008 An unidentified Class 158 at Sheffield on 2nd May 2008 158774 wearing three liveries on its way to Derby with a Matlock service on 22nd May 2008 SWT class 158's on the Erewash line on 13th June 2008 158884 on loan from SWT sits on platform 1 at Derby with a Crewe train on 24th June 2008 158806 in Northern livery at Doncaster on 24th June 2008 158817 approaches Leeds on 23rd July 2008 SWT 158881 arrives at Peterborough with a late-running Liverpool-Norwich service on 30th July 2008 158783 passing Thurgaton on14th March 2009 158790 leaves Doncaster with a Sheffield service on 13th April 2009

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]]> Mon Nov 5 2007 Southern EMU's http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1339999.html Pictures of 3rd rail EMU's ancient and modern (and DEMU's) which operate in the south of the country Friday 3 August 2007: Pictures of 3rd rail EMU's ancient and modern (and DEMU's) which operate in the south of the country

Class 375 and 423 at Ramsgate in January 2004 Motor Luggage Van on Gatex at Victoria in mid-1984 A 4EPB set departs Cannon St on 14th May 1984 Class 201 'Hastings' set 1010 arriving at Cannon Street on 14th May 1984 Class 201 'Hastings' set 1004 at Cannon Street on 14th May 1984 'Hastings' set leaving Cannon Street on 14th May 1984 Class 423 VEP unit 7883 at Cannon Street with Class 201 No:1004 in the background on 14th May 1984 Hastings station in July 1984 4-SUB unit No:4313 at Bournemouth 4-EPB at London Bridge on 24th August 1986 Restored 2-BIL set at London Bridge on 23rd August 1986 Restored 4-SUB 4732 at London Bridge on 23rd August 1986 Restored 4-SUB at London Bridge on 23rd August 1986 Class 455 arrives at Cannon St on 24th August 1986 Class 423 4-VEP unit 3128 heading north for London passes through Southampton Airport station on 30th August 1987 CIG & 4-TC at Waterloo station on 26th September 1987 4-VEP at Waterloo on 26th Sptember 1987 Class 423/1 4-VEP unit 3808 pictured on a Down service near Ramsgate on 19th July 2004 Class 455 approaching waterloo September 1987 Class 455 on a Dorking service in 1998 Class 456 No:456004 on a Sutton service in summer of 1998 Class 375 No:375902 at Ramsgate depot January 2004 466010 entering Bexley spring 2004 375803 at Faversham on 19th July 2004 444045 at Waterloo on the evening of 6th December 2005 508211 leaving East Croydon on 14th June 2007 Gatwick Express set 460005 passes east Croydon on 14th June 2007 455856 in Lego livery on 27th June 2007 376002 arriving at London Bridge on 14th June 2007 377404 entering East Croydon on 14th June 2007 456009 at London Bridge on 14th June 2007 465016 approaching London Bridge on 14th June 2007 Gatwick Express set 08 passes east Croydon on 14th June 2007 444044 at Clapham Junction on 22nd June 2007 450107 at Clapham Junction on 22nd June 2007 458024 at Clapham Junction on 22nd June 2007 455737 arriving at Vauxhall with a Guildford service on 27th June 2007 455831 at Clapham Junction on 27th June 2007 458019 at Clapham Junction on 27th June 2007 Gatwick Airport Express set No7 passing Clapham Junction on 27th June 2007 Unidentified 442 on test pictured at Bournemouth in mid 1986 Unidentified 442 on test pictured at Bournemouth in mid 1986 442419 at Weymouth on 8th June 2006 442419 waits to depart Weymouth with a service for Waterloo on 8th June 2006 442411 leaving Southampton on 8th June 2006 465045 at Hayes on 15th August 2007 465250 leaves Swanley on 15th August 2007 465923 at Herne Hill on 15th August 2007 377209 at Kensington Olympia with a Brighton service on 20th December 2007 450543 HC arriving at Waterloo on 28th May 2008

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]]> Fri Aug 3 2007 Latest Photos http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1279859.html My latest photos will appear here for a few weeks - featuring over the past month or so Thin on the ground in September - a trip to Lymington on 23rd. October began with a trip to Taunton, Weston, Bristol TM and Severn Beach. Very quiet until 23rd when I spent an hour at North Staffs Junction and a visit to Keighley and Leeds on 24th Wednesday 30 December 2009: My latest photos will appear here for a few weeks - featuring over the past month or so Thin on the ground in September - a trip to Lymington on 23rd. October began with a trip to Taunton, Weston, Bristol TM and Severn Beach. Very quiet until 23rd when I spent an hour at North Staffs Junction and a visit to Keighley and Leeds on 24th

158881 approaching Basingstoke on 23rd September 2009 158889 at Southampton on 23rd September 2009 159102 at Basingstoke on 23rd September 2009 220016 at Basingstoke on 23rd September 2009 220023 at Brockenhurst on 23rd September 2009 444009 arriving at Brockenhurst on 23rd September 2009 444021 arriving at Brockenhurst on 23rd September 2009 450077 leaving Basingstoke on 23rd September 2009 66084 passing Basingstoke on 23rd September 2009 66587 approaching Basingstoke on 23rd September August 2009 3CIG 1497 at Brockenhurst on 23rd September 2009 3CIG 1497 at Lymington Pier on 23rd September 2009 3CIG 1497 at Lymington Town station on 23rd September 2009 3CIG 1497 crosses the harbour at Lymington on 23rd September 2009 67017 departs BTM for Cardiff on 5th October 2009 67016 brings up the rear of the cardiff service leaving BTM on 5th October 2009 143617 at Severn Beach on 5th October 2009 60051 with a small engineer's train approaches North Staffs Junction from Birmingham on 23rd October 2009 66030 heads north with cement empties for Hope at North Staffs Junction on 23rd October 2009 66104 with NR's new tilting wagons on an engineer's train passes North Staffs Junction on 23rd October 2009 A closer look at the wagons shows them to be empty on 23rd October 2009 66248 northbound at North Staffs Junction on 23rd October 2009 Fastline's 66305 with a coal train heads north past North Staffs Junction on 23rd October 2009 144019 with a Manchester service at Leeds on 24th October 2009 158851 at Keighley with a Carlisle service on 24th October 2009 333001 arrives at Keighley on 24th October 2009 333011 rests at Leeds on 24th October 2009 333016 departs Keighley for Bradford on 24th October 2009

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]]> Wed Dec 30 2009 Class 185 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1255509.html Siemens class 185's at various locations Saturday 14 April 2007: Siemens class 185's at various locations

185112 at Leeds on 25th May 2006 185109 in the bay at Sheffield on 13th July 2006 185111 at Hull on 27th July 2006 185105 passing Grindleford on 13th April 2007 185107 in First livery at York on 25th May 2006 185114 at Cleethorpes on 6th July 2006 185115 on test at Doncaster on 6th July 2006 185116 arrives at Darlington with a Manchester Airport service on 4th October 2006 185117 heads west near Hope on 27th April 2007 185121 at York on 4th October 2006 185128 leaving York on 4th October 2006 185129 departing Newcastle on 2nd May 2007 185130 approaching Haburgh on 8th September 2006 185139 arrives at Middlesbrough on 14th August 2007 185143 leaving Leeds on 2nd May 2007 185145 at Middlesbrough on 20th September 2007 185148 approaches Grindleford on 13th April 2007 185108 heads east from Cowburn Tunnel on 1st May 2007 185131 rushes through Hope station en route to Manchester Airport on 1st May 2007 185127 departing Barnetby on 1st June 2007 185134 waits to leave a foggy Cleethorpes with the 14.28 service to Manchester Airport on 1st June 2007 185147 heads past Colton Jcn on a service to Liverpool on 18th July 2007 185140 arrives at Leeds with a Newcastle service on 16th February 2008 185103 near Colton Jcn on 21st April 2008 185113 leaving Darlington on 22nd April 2008 185144 awaits departure from Cleethorpes on 24th June 2008 185146 powers through Deansgate on its way to Manchester Airport on 8th August 2009

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]]> Sat Apr 14 2007 Class 170 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1255504.html Pictures of Bombardier's Turbostar (class 170 and 171) in their various liveries around the country Saturday 14 April 2007: Pictures of Bombardier's Turbostar (class 170 and 171) in their various liveries around the country

170111 passes Johnson's Sidings en route to Matlock on 25th January 2007 170306 Hull Trains passes Tempsford on 20th May 2005 Special liveried 170399 arrives at Derby on 10th March 2006 170461 at Edinburgh Waverley on 18th May 2006 170455 at Edinburgh Waverley on 18th May 2006 170421 approaches Edinburgh Waverley on 18th May 2006 170202 at Lowestoft on 29th June 2006 170397 approaching Grantham on 29th June 2006 170113 leaving Crewe with a Derby service on 3rd August 2006 170117 at Newport on 4th April 2007 170102 at Codnor Park on 18th August 2006 170107 enters Birmingham NS on 30th January 2006 170110 heads east near Hope on 27th April 2007 170412 and 170415 at Glasgow Queen Street on 19th June 2007 170413 at Edinburgh on 18th May 2006 170414 at Glasgow Queen Street on 19th June 2007 170415 at Glasgow Queen Street on 19th June 2007 170451 in the new platform 20 at Edinburgh Waverley on 19th June 2007 170456 entering Glasgow Queen Street on 19th June 2007 170505 passing Grindleford on 13th April 2007 170507 arrives at Derby on 1st June 2006 170510 heads north at Doe Hill on 21st October 2007 170513 pictured south of Duffield on 12th September 2006 SW Trains class 170 No:170392 in the sun at Southampton on 8th June 2006 171804 arriving at East Croydon on 14th June 2007 Unidentified class 170 heads east through the Hope Valley on 1st May 2007 170515 departs Sheffield for Liverpool on 2nd May 2007 170519 pictured southbound at Doe Hill, to the north of Alfreton, on 10th May 2007 with a Liverpool-Norwich service 170632 passes Doe Hill on 10th May 2007 with a Norwich-Liverpool service The driver of 170106 gives a friendly wave arriving at Tamworth on 27th February 2008 171804 at London Bridge on an Uckfield service on 14th June 2007 170273 arrives at Wymondham on 23rd June 2007 170103 entering Derby on 3rd July 2007 170303 in Transpennine livery at Crofton Depot on 19th July 2007 170203 at Witham on 25th July 2007 170205 at Marks Tey on 25th July 2007 170207 at Norwich on 25th July 2007 170520 heads up the bank at Little Bytham on 12th September 2007 170635 stops at the new platforms at Nuneaton on 6th September 2007 Class 170 approaching Nuneaton on 6th September 2007 Class 170 at New Street on 21st November 2007 - three liveries on one train! MML green, Central Trains logo and XC label 170104 at Willington on 11th December 2007 170116 heads for Birmingham having just passed Stenson Junction on 11th December 2007 170101 calls at Tamworth with a Birmingham service on 19th December 2007 170105 at Derby on 19th December 2007 170514 leaving New Street on 19th December 2007 New liveried XC 170116 heads south near Stenson Jcn on 22nd February 2008 XC liveried 170102 approaches Derby from the south on 7th March 2008 170108 northbound near Stenson Jcn on 2nd April 2008 170636 approaching Stenson Jcn passes under the A50 roadbridge on 10th April 2008

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]]> Sat Apr 14 2007 London Underground http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1227468.html Some early shots, including Jubilee 1972 stock, Cravens 1960 stock, the 1923 'Standard' stock on the IOW and a few A60 stock trains on the Met lines. Up to date with Train Control System testing at Highgate in 2006 and a few later shots at Acton Town. Some shots of the new VLU stock on test in Derby and District Line stock in service at Wimbledon. Lately a battery loco on test in Derbyshire and finally the current A60, A62, C69 and C77 Sub-Surface Line stock pictured at Baker Street and Paddington. Finally a glimpse of the new SSL stock on test at Old Dalby in June 2009 Friday 9 March 2007: Some early shots, including Jubilee 1972 stock, Cravens 1960 stock, the 1923 'Standard' stock on the IOW and a few A60 stock trains on the Met lines. Up to date with Train Control System testing at Highgate in 2006 and a few later shots at Acton Town. Some shots of the new VLU stock on test in Derby and District Line stock in service at Wimbledon. Lately a battery loco on test in Derbyshire and finally the current A60, A62, C69 and C77 Sub-Surface Line stock pictured at Baker Street and Paddington. Finally a glimpse of the new SSL stock on test at Old Dalby in June 2009

Battery locos at Highgate Test Facility on 12th January 2006 Schoma CFL500VR diesel No:11 at Highgate No:11 at night in Highgate Test Facility Battery loco No:46 at Highgate on 12th January 2006 TRV at Highgate on 14th February 2006 Track Recording Vehicle at Highgate Northern Line 95 stock on test at Highgate in January 2006 Jubilee line 1972 stock on the Met near Neasden on 24th April 1984 District Line D Stock approaching Richmond in December 1985 District Line D stock at Richmond in December 1985 1923 'Standard' stock passing at Sandown on 28th August 1986 1923 'Standard' stock at Ryde 28th August 1986 Ryde station with 1923 'Standard' stock No: 485045 on 28th August 1986 Cravens 1960 stock leaving Willesden Green station in spring 1991 Metropolitan A60 stock trains near Northwood Hills in spring 1991 Metropolitan A60 stock trains at Harrow North Junction in spring 1991 Metropolitan A60 stock passing West Hampstead station in spring 1991 Piccadilly Line 1973 stock at Acton Town on 16th September 2006 Piccadilly Line 1973 stock at Acton Town on 16th September 2006 Piccadilly Line 1973 stock at Acton Town on 16th September 2006 District Line D stock at Acton Town on 16th September 2006 VLU train on test at Bombardier's Litchurch Lane Works test track on 27th February 2007 VLU train 1 as a 4-car on the test track in Derby on 9th March 2007 District Line C69 Stock at Wimbledon on 27th June 2007 District Line C69 Stock at Wimbledon on 27th June 2007 District Line C77 Stock at Wimbledon on 27th June 2007 District Line D Stock at Wimbledon on 27th June 2007 District Line D Stock at Wimbledon on 27th June 2007 Battery loco No:53 on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire on 19th August 2007 Another view of No:53 in the platforms at Wirksworth where the TBTC system is being tested Metropolitan A60 unit emerges into Baker Street on 13th December 2007 A60 set departs Baker Street for Amersham on 13th December 2007 A62 stock leaves Baker Street for Uxbridge on 13th December 2007 C69 stock approaching Paddington on 13th December 2007 C77 stock pauses at Paddington en route to Hammersmith on 13th December 2007 S Stock train on the Old Dalby test track heads south on 22nd June 2009

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]]> Fri Mar 9 2007 Class 92 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1081290.html A few pictures of class 92 locos Tuesday 12 September 2006: A few pictures of class 92 locos

92012 'Thomas Hardy' at Dollands Moor on 19th March 2005 Unidentified Class 92 heads north from Preston on 25th May 2006 92012 'Thomas Hardy' drags 92016 with train of ferry vans through Crewe on 11th September 2006 92012 with a van train at Crewe on 11th September 2006 92016 'Brahms' trails 92012 at the head of a van train through Crewe on 11th September 2006 92005 'Mozart' heads north through Rugby with a short van train on 12th July 2007 92037 'Sullivan' northbound through Stafford with a car train on 27th February 2008 92030 near Rugeley on 24th July 2009 92014 passes 66424 at Rugeley on 24th July 2009 92016 at Crewe on 21st July 2008

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]]> Tue Sep 12 2006 Class 156 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c1016975.html The Metro-Cammell-built class 156 Super Sprinters have been amongst the most successful 2nd generation DMU's and are currently operated by several train operating companies in all their hideous liveries. Here is a selection of pictures of these fine units including unit 156502, which in 1989 went all the way to Holland and back under its own power. Sunday 9 July 2006: The Metro-Cammell-built class 156 Super Sprinters have been amongst the most successful 2nd generation DMU's and are currently operated by several train operating companies in all their hideous liveries. Here is a selection of pictures of these fine units including unit 156502, which in 1989 went all the way to Holland and back under its own power.

156425 arriving at Preston on 3rd August 2006 156411 heads south from Belper on 5th July 2006 156428 at Hull on 27th July 2006 156487 at Scarborough on 27th July 2006 156491 leaving Selby with a York service on 27th July 2006 156493 leaving Carlisle on a Newcastle service on 1st June 2006 156438 ready to depart Carlisle for Leeds on 1st June 2006 156404 heads down the Matlock line for Ambergate on 5th June 2006 156514 leaves Glasgow Central on 18th May 2006 156456 leaves Glasgow Central on 18th May 2006 156464 at York on 25th May 2006 156424 leaving Preston for Blackpool on 25th May 2006 156413 approaching Peterborough in the late 1980's 156502 in Dover after returning from Utrecht in June 1989 156502 in Essen on the Dutch-Belgian border en route to Utrecht for the NS150 exhibition 156510 at Newcastle on 1st June 2006 156505 leaving Carlisle for Glasgow on 11th September 2006 156482 heads east near Hope on 27th April 2007 156441 departs Sheffield with a Leeds service on 2nd May 2007 156461 in Ratty livery at Carlisle on 2nd May 2007 156484 in S&C livery waits to leave Leeds with the 10.49 service to Carlisle on 2nd May 2007 156507 arriving at Carlisle with a service from Stranraer on 2nd May 2007 156407 departs Norwich with a 153 in tow on 27th July 2007 156418 at Sudbury on 25th July 2007 156446 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 156475 apporaching Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 156486 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 156506 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 Class 156 heading for Wroxham on 28th July 2007 156417 pictured leaving Church Fenton on 1st August 2007 Class 156 on the viaduct at Knaresborough on 14th August 2007 The 1989 Utrecht exhibition unit 156502 in Glasgow Central station on 19th June 2007 - note the NL sticker on the secondmans side visor 156403 calls at Lowdham en route from Nottingham to Lincoln on 17th November 2007 156404 approaching Lowdham with a Leicester service on 17th November 2007 156414 approaching Loughborough on 1st January 2008 156410 departs Grantham for Sleaford on 8th March 2008 156461 heads south near Colton Jcn on 21st April 2008 EMT class 156 waits at Derby with the 22.15 service to Matlock on 24th April 2009 156483 at Liverpool Lime Street on 2nd May 2008 156406 passes the North Midland Railway goods shed at Belper on 21st August 2009 156421 arrives at Deansgate on 8th August 2009 156411 in EMT livery leaves Loughborough on 12th July 2008 156406 at Nottingham on 30th July 2008 156407 heads out of Norwich bound for Great Yarmouth on 10th August 2008 156419 in NXEA livery arrives at Sheringham on 10th August 2008 Three 156's at Norwich on 10th August 2008 156404 departs Belper with a service for Derby on 14th February 2009 156414 arriving Thurgaton on 14th March 2009 156404 approaching Thurgaton on 14th March 2009 156409 at Ipswich on 29th June 2006

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]]> Sun Jul 9 2006 Railbuses & Bubble cars http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c970809.html From early Bubble cars to the Class 153 modern equivalent via all those nasty railbuses Friday 26 May 2006: From early Bubble cars to the Class 153 modern equivalent via all those nasty railbuses

142005 at Lancaster with the 12.03 to Morecambe on 13th July 2006 142043 at Blackpool South station on 3rd August 2006 153307 just arrived at Ormskirk on 3rd August 2006 153360 waits at Wakefield Kirkgate with a service for Knottingley on 27th July 2006 153376 and 153379 at Lincoln on 6th July 2006 153381 in platform 5 at Lincoln on 6th July 2006 153379 in the bay at Lincoln on 6th July 2006 153384 leaving Peterborough on a Sleaford service on 6th July 2006 153305 leads 153329 on departure from Bristol on 8th June 2006 153329 and 153305 departing Bristol on 8th June 2006 143612 at Bristol TM on 8th June 2006 143611 at Bristol TM on 8th June 2006 Class 141 at Wakefield Kirkgate 142001 in Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) livery pictured in Derby Etches Park depot sidings in mid-1985 142001 in Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) livery pictured between Ambergate & Whatstandwell on a Derby - Matlock test run in 1985 Class 141 in West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE) Metrotrain green and white livery at York on 29th February 1985 Class 141 in BR blue & grey at Derby in May 1985 Class 141 near Leeds 2nd January 1986 143020 in Tyne and Wear PTE Livery at Carlisle in early 2003 Unidentified Class 153 near Derby in March 2005 153356 leaves Peterborough for Lincoln 2nd July 2005 153313 with a Shrewsbury service at Crewe on 18th May 2006 144020 at York on 25th May 2006 144002 at York on 25th May 2006 142021 at York on 25th May 2006 144010 at Leeds on 25th May 2006 153319 leaves Preston on 25th May 2006 142068 at Liverpool on 25th May 2006 142045 at Liverpool on 25th May 2006 153320 at Crewe on 25th May 2006 140001 at Shrewsbury on 4th December 1981 Class 128 Parcels car M55993 at Shrewsbury on 4th December 1981 Class 128 Parcels car M55993 at Shrewsbury on 4th December 1981 Class 121 W55023 bubble car at Reading in December 1983 Class 122 SC55000 at Lichfield City on 18th september 1984 Class 122 at RTC used for spares storage for class 150 prototypes Class 121 bubble car near Radlett on 16th January 1985 142007 heads away from a stop at Grindleford on 13th April 2007 143618 at Cardiff on 4th April 2007 142033 arrives at Hope on 1st May 2007 142078 in Newcastle Central on 2nd May 2007 144001 leaving Leeds on 2nd May 2007 142022 arriving at Darlington on 16th July 2007 142090 arriving at Middlesbrough on 14th August 2007 Chiltern Railways' bubble car 55020 at Aylesbury on 27th August 2007 Chiltern Railways' bubble car 55020 at Quainton Road on 27th August 2007 NR Sandite car 975042 at Aylesbury on 27th August 2007 NR Sandite car 975988 at Aylesbury on 27th August 2007 NR Sandite car 977723 at Aylesbury on 27th August 2007 NR Sandite car 977856 at Aylesbury on 27th August 2007

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]]> Fri May 26 2006 Network Rail Test Trains http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c956200.html Pictures of Network Rail's yellow infrastructure monitoring trains Saturday 13 May 2006: Pictures of Network Rail's yellow infrastructure monitoring trains

NMT heads north past Broadholme on 11th May 2006 NMT pictured just south of Wingfield Tunnel on 11th May 2006 NMT pictured just north of Wingfield Tunnel on 11th May 2006 NMT pictured just north of Wingfield Tunnel on 11th May 2006 NMT pictured just north of Toadmoor Tunnel on 11th May 2006 MENTOR in the RTC yard on 8th March 2005 DRS 37611 with UTU test train leaving Derby on 6th March 2006 Iris 2 radio survey unit at RTC on 15th June 2004 - now retired to the WSR Iris 2 radio survey unit at RTC on 8th March 2005 - now retired to the WSR TRU passing Whatstandwell station on its way to Matlock on 9th September 2005 TRU passing Whatstandwell station on its way to Matlock on 9th September 2005 31233 rests at Derby between duties on 26th August 2006 86901 at York on 17th February 2007 86902 at York on 17th February 2007 Class 121 'Pandora' at Derby on 27th June 2007 NMT power car 43014 ex-DVT at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 NMT coach number 975984 ex-Test Car 4 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 NMT coach number 975994 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 NMT coach number 975984 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 NMT coach number 975814 ex-Test Car 10 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 NMT coach number 975995 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 NMT power car 43062 at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 37259 with Serco test train at Chalkwell on 2nd August 2007 37218 brings up the rear of a Serco test train at Chalkwell on 2nd August 2007 37259 with Serco train at Swanley on 15th August 2007 37259 on the stops at KX with an OLE test train on 20th December 2007 37605 with Mentor on test at KX on 20th December 2007 37605 about to depart KX on 20th December 2007 TRU at Derby on 26th August 2006 DRS 37611 heads the TRC towards Wingfield Tunnel on 23rd January 2007 DRS 37609 propels the TRC towards Wingfield Tunnel on 23rd January 2007 37609 brings up the rear of the train at Upper Broughton on the Old Dalby test track 24th January 2007 DRS 37602 crosses the A46 with Mentor in tow on the Old Dalby test track 24th January 2007 37602 near Plumtree with Mentor in tow on the Old Dalby test track 24th January 2007 37609 heads south past Widmerpool on the Old Dalby test track 24th January 2007 TRU approaching Duffield on 3rd May 2007 The NMT waits for the road at Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 The NMT leaving Carlisle on 3rd July 2007 NMT about to leave platform 1 at Derby on 9th November 2007 NMT with the Hitachi hybrid power car 'Hyabusa' passing over Five Arches bridge when leaving Derby on 10th November 2007 UFM160 at Kensington Olympia on 20th December 2007 UFM160 heads north through Kensington Olympia on 20th December 2007 Unidentified UFM160 pictured south of Milford Tunnel on 30th January 2008 NR's 31233 near Duffield on a driver route learning trip run on 3rd April 2008 NMT heads north under the A50 near Stenson Jcn on 2nd April 2008 37611 leads the TRC test train on its calibration running just north of Toadmoor Tunnel on 4th April 2008 NR's TRC test train headed by 37608 passes Bullbridge on its way back to Derby on 4th April 2008 37611 passing Duffield church with Serco's TIC test train on 1st May 2008 DBSO 9708 now part of the SGT at Derby station on 19th September 2008 DB975081 in the SGT at Derby station on 19th September 2008

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]]> Sat May 13 2006 The Great Gathering http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c761731.html Pictures from Crewe Works open day on 10th September 2005 Sunday 13 November 2005: Pictures from Crewe Works open day on 10th September 2005

Stanier 4-6-2 Pacific 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' Ex-GWR 4-6-0 'Foxcote Manor' Class 03 D2073 45112 ex D61 31602 Chimaera in Fragonset livery FM Rail 47832 AC electric loco 86401 Bulleid 'Battle of Britain' Light Pacific 4-6-2 No:34067 'Tangmere' ex-LMS 2-6-0 46441 Ex-LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class 5690 'Leander' Stanier Mogul 42968 from the SVR Ex-LNER 4-6-2 A4 Pacific 'Union of South Africa' AC electric loco 87001 Class 89 AC co-co electric loco 89001 AC electric loco 84001 AC electric loco 85101 AC electric loco E3136 AC electric loco 82008 ED 73238 AC electric loco 87002 Ffestiniog Railway's George England 0-4-0 'Palmerston ' WHR ex-Tasmania Garratt loco Ex-GWR Prairie 5199 Gresley Class A3 Pacific 'Flying Scotsman' AC electric loco 86604 in Freightliner livery Class 24 bo-bo D5045 40145 47854 in West Coast Railway livery 1-co-co-1 45041 47150 in Freightliner livery Class 20 bo-bo D8154 Class 42 bo-bo D823 'Onslaught' Class 52 D1023 Western Fusilier 47826 Springburn in Intercity livery Class 47 D1748 Class 23 co-bo D5705 BR Standard 4-6-2 class 8 Pacific Duke of Gloucester Stanier Pacific 46203 'Princess Margaret Rose' from Butterley Two Duchesses together Ex-LNER Class B1 61264 AC electric loco Lancashire Witch

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]]> Sun Nov 13 2005 Heritage Traction http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c605028.html A few pictures of traction that's no longer in mainline service Tuesday 5 July 2005: A few pictures of traction that's no longer in mainline service

45041 at Butterley June 2005 D182 at Butterley June 2005 HS4000 'Kestrel' outside Derby Locomotive Works on 31st August 1968 D431 (later 50031 and named 'Hood') at Carnforth MPD in July 1968 - now preserved D5705 Co Bo in RTC yard 1972 - now preserved D5901 'Baby Deltic' at Leicester in May 1972 D832 'Onslaught' at RTC in May 1972 - now preserved D1027 'Western Lancer' near Verney Junction between Oxford and Bletchley, on 25th July 1975 D1015 'Western Champion' at Norton Bavant, near Warminster in 1975 - now preserved D1013 & D1062 at Bridgnorth (SVR) in 1984 Class 87 northbound from Crewe D200 on Cardiff Canton for GW150 celebrations in July 1985 - now preserved 27059 at Basingstoke Railfair 1987 85012 at Glasgow Central in 1986 86401 at Basingstoke Railfair 1987 - this loco has been preserved D7018 at Basingstoke Railfair 1987 - now preserved D9000 at Basingstoke Railfair 1987 - now preserved EM2 'Electra' in NS livery at Butterley in August 1986 - now preserved D4 'Great Gable' at MRC Butterley 1988 89001 passing Alexandra Palace on 15th July 1988 - now preserved Former WR Gas Turbine 18000 at Vienna ORE Testing Station in summer 1989 - now back in the UK and cosmetically restored Former WR Gas Turbine 18000 at Vienna ORE Testing Station in summer 1989 D7076 waits to leave Bury (ELR) June 2005 Class 35 D7076 at Bishops Lydeard (WSR) on 16th June 2007 Class 35 D7076 leaving Crowcombe Heathfield (WSR) on 16th June 2007 89001 in InterCity livery at Barrow Hill on 17th May 2008 86401 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 89001 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 89001 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 84001 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 85101 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 E3136 Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 82008 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 73128 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 D832 'Onslaught' at Crewe 10-9-05 D1023 'Western Fusilier' at Crewe 10th September 2005 D5705 Co-Bo at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 D7523 entering Williton station (WSR) on 17th June 2007 D1015 'Western Champion' leaving Bristol Temple Meads on 16th June 2007 Ex-GWR gas turbine 18000 cosmetically restored at Barrow Hill on 16th May 2009 Ex-GWR gas turbine 18000 cosmetically restored at Barrow Hill on 16th May 2009 - note the height difference between the loco and the Mk1 coach! Mainly due to the fact that the loco is just a shell

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]]> Tue Jul 5 2005 Pendolino http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c583199.html Pendolino's on test and in service Friday 17 June 2005: Pendolino's on test and in service

390002 waiting to enter Preston for naming August 2002 Unidentified northbound Pendolino arrives at Crewe on 13th July 2006 Northbound Pendolino near Weedon on 9th February 2004 Close up of the Pendolino verion of the BR/BW pantograph 221101 and a Pendolino set at Tebay for overnight tests on 20th July 2002 Tebay 20th July 2002 Leaving Carnforth on a test run in October 2002 At Oxley CS March 2003 At Oxley CS March 2003 Line up of traction at Oxley March 2003 - Class 90, 87, Pendolino and class 86 Heading north at Dodford Road bridge north of Weedon on 17th June 2005 Northbound Friday evening service north of Weedon 17th June 2005 Southbound at Dodford Road bridge North of Weedon on 17th June 2005 Two Pendolinos pause at Crewe on 19th June 2007 390041 entering Crewe on 3rd July 2007 390029 in special livery at Rugby on 12th July 2007 390015 on the stops at Euston on 2nd August 2007 390014 arrives at Nuneaton with a Liverpool service on 6th September 2007 Passing Nuneaton with a London service on 6th September 2007 Approaching Nuneaton with a service for the north on 6th September 2007 390009 in Euston on 7th October 2005 390013 at New Street 20th February 2006 Pendolino leaving Crewe with a London service on 18th May 2006 Just arrived at Glasgow on 18th May 2006 390037 departs Preston for London Euston on 25th May 2006 390036 entering Preston station with a Lancaster service on 25th May 2006 390037 arriving at Carlisle from the north on 11th September 2006 Unidentified southbound Pendolino arrives at Crewe on 11th September 2006 390032 leaving Carlisle for London on 2nd May 2007 390045 ECS arriving in Carlisle to form the 14.34 departure to London on 2nd May 2007 390017 waits to leave Carlisle with a Glasgow service on 2nd May 2007 390053 heads south through Tamworth on 27th February 2008 Class 390 heads north past Rugby on 12th July 2007 Class 390 heads south past Rugby on 12th July 2007 Euston on 2nd August 2007 390051 in platform 2 at Euston with the 17.50 to Birmingham on 27th November 2007 An unidentified Pendolino passing Tamworth en route for Euston on 19th December 2007 390026 at Stafford with a London service on 27th February 2008 390002 northbound near Rugeley on 24th July 2009 Northbound Pendolino passing Rugeley on 28th August 2009 Northbound Pendolino passing Rugeley on 28th August 2009 Pendolino heads south through Rugeley in the rain on 28th August 2009 Southbound at Rugeley on 28th August 2009 Part of the Pretendolino FO 11048 at Euston on 14th August 2009 Part of the Pretendolino12011 SO on 14th August 2009 Part of the Pretendolino12138 Buffet car on 14th August 2009 At the other end of the Pretendolino is EWS class 90 No:90029

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]]> Fri Jun 17 2005 Signal Boxes http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c559853.html Signal box photos from around the country including various preserved railways Monday 30 May 2005: Signal box photos from around the country including various preserved railways

Grosmont (NYMR) 2005 Goathland (NYMR) 2005 Goathland (NYMR) 2005 Levisham (NYMR) 2005 Ropley (MHR) June 2006 Rothley (GCR) 2005 Quorn (GCR) 2005 Bewdley South Jcn (SVR) on 23rd September 2006 Crowcombe Heathfield (WSR) 2001 Swanwick Jcn (MRC) 2005 Aynho Junction December 1985 Blue Anchor (WSR) 2004 Broad Street No:2 1986 Bronwydd Arms (Gwili Railway) July 1988 Buckfastleigh station south (SDR) 2005 Carnforth East Junction 1974 Clapham Junction B box still exists but is decommissioned - June 2007 Dereham (MNR) 23rd June 2007 East Croydon box still exists but is decommissioned - June 2007 Embsay signalbox (E&BASR) August 2002 Exeter St Davids 13th September 1984 Garsdale 1986 Grosmont 1974 Hellifield South Junction 1982 Inverness Milburn Junction January 1986 Inverness Rose Street January 1986 Inverness Loco shed 1986 Inverness Welsh's Bridge 1986 Ramsbottom station (ELR) 2005 Ramsgate in July 2004 Rye summer 1984 Thetford 23rd June 2007 Wimbledon A still exists but is decommissioned - June 2007 Wylam in 1977 Wymondham 23rd June 2007 Butterley (MRC) August 2005 Hammersmith (MRC) August 2005 Horsted Keynes (Bluebell) 2005 Sheffield Park (Bluebell) 2005 Kingscote (Bluebell) 2005 Sheringham East (NNR Museum) 2005 Sheringham West (NNR) 2005 Holt under construction (NNR) 2005 Weybourne (NNR) 2005 Radstock (GWS-Didcot) Frome (GWS Didcot) Cheddleton (CVR) August 2005 Rudyard (RLSR) August 2005 Bewdley Station North (SVR) September 2005 Bridgnorth (SVR) September 2005

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]]> Mon May 30 2005 Class 60 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c555016.html Some pictures of class 60's at various locations and in a few different colours Thursday 26 May 2005: Some pictures of class 60's at various locations and in a few different colours

60014 'Alexander Fleming' is braking heavily as it passes Bullbridge north of Ambergate on 10th April 2006 60023 'The Cheviot' and 60001 'The Railway Observer' at Peterborough on 2nd July 2005 60001 'The Railway Observer' and 60023 'The Cheviot' at Peterborough on 2nd July 2005 60063 'James Murray' heads through Barnetby with iron ore tipplers on 6th July 2006 60052 'Tower Colliery' passing through Lincoln on 6th July 2006 60007 (Formerly 'Robert Adam') drops into Broadholme Down Loop on 12th June 2006 60039 (Later 'Glastonbury Tor') pictured at Acton Yard in June 2000 60096 (formerly 'Ben Macdui') heads west near Edale on 20th August 2007 60082 'Mam Tor' passing Barnetby with tanker train on 8th September 2006 60076 'Suilven' passes through Barnetby with empty tankers on 8th September 2006 60013 'Robert Boyle' heads south on the Erewash line near Doe Hill on 10th May 2007 60073 'Cairn Gorm' and 60035 (Formerly 'Florence Nightingale') at Peak Forest on 5th July 2007 60040 (Formerly 'Brecon Beacons') at Great Rocks Jcn on 11th July 2007 60047 (Formerly 'Robert Owen') arriving at Peak Forest on 5th July 2007 60073 'Cairn Gorm ' at Peak Forest on 5th July 2007 60091 rumbles through Tamworth HL on 27th February 2008 60048 'Eastern' at Souldrop on the Midland line on 23rd May 2007 60500 'Rail Magazine' near Duffield on 13th June 2007 60024 (Formerly 'Elizabeth Fry') between duties at Peterborough on 30th June 2007 60028 'John Flamsteed' departing Milford Jcn with a gypsum train on 19th July 2007 60034 'Carnedd Llewelyn' heads south near Biggin on the ECML Thursday 19th July 2007 60075 (formerly 'Liathach') at Doncaster on 8th September 2007 60041 (formerly 'High Willhays') passes Bullbridge on 31st October 2007 60065 between duties at Peak Forest on 29th November 2007 60030 near Stenson jcn on 14th March 2008 60074 'Teenage Spirit' approaching Stenson Jcn with an oil train on 4th March 2008 60029 leaves Stenson Jcn and heads for Trent Sheet Stores on 2nd April 2008 60090 on the main line near Stenson jcn on 2nd April 2008 60026 southbound near Colton Jcn on 21st April 2008 60009 with EWS tanker train near Colton Jcn on 24th April 2008 60040 'The Territorial Army Centenary' in its new livery on the way to its naming ceremony at the NRM pictured at Doe Hill on 13th June 2008 60068 passing Barnetby on 24th June 2008 60074 'Teenage Spirit' heads north at Cossington on 16th August 2009 60059 'Swindern Dalesman' heads north near Stenson Junction on 4th July 2008 60011 with a tanker train at Elford on 8th May 2009

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]]> Thu May 26 2005 Class 57 - 58 and 59 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c529551.html A few pictures of the class 57, 58 and 59 locos Friday 6 May 2005: A few pictures of the class 57, 58 and 59 locos

57312 'The Hood' at Crewe on 13th July 2006 57302 'Virgil Tracy' at Crewe on 13th July 2006 57315 'The Mole' at Crewe on 13th July 2006 57307 'Lady Penelope' at Crewe on 3rd August 2006 57316 'FAB 1' at Preston on 3rd August 2006 57303 'Alan Tracy' at Carlisle on 1st June 2006 57002 'Freightliner Phoenix' at Derby on 6th July 2007 acting as 'Thunderbird' during the Erewash blockade 57006 'Freightliner Reliance' at Derby on 9th June 2007 57301 'Scott Tracy' at New Street on 6th December 2007 57304 'Gordon Tracy' at Carlisle on 2nd May 2007 57601 pictured south of Duffield with an inspection saloon on 13th June 2007 58005 'Ironbridge Power Station' at Crewe 14th July 1999 58011 (later named 'Worksop Depot') at the RTC 1984 58027 near Ratcliffe power station Unidentified Class 58 at Amersfoort in Holland on 20th October 2005 59001 'Yeoman Endeavour' at Reading on 4th April 2007 59004 'Paul A Hammond' sneaks round the back at Clapham Junction on 22nd June 2007 57311 'Parker' waits at New Street on 27th February 2006 57313 'Tracy Island' potters through Crewe station on 25th May 2006 57309 'Brains' at Carlisle on 11th September 2006 59104 'Village of Great Elm' approaching Westbury on 19th October 2006 59104 'Village of Great Elm' at Westbury on 19th October 2006 59001 'Yeoman Endeavour' at Reading on 4th April 2007 Unidentified 58 waiting to come off the Donnington branch on 21st January 1985 57316 'FAB 1' earning money with a timber train passing Carlisle on 2nd May 2007 57306 'Jeff Tracy' potters round the back at Crewe on 12th July 2007 57314 'Firefly' stabled at Carlisle on 6th July 2007 58001 at Barrow Hill on 19th May 2007 57301 'Scott Tracy' passing Carlisle with a timber train on 3rd July 2007 57601 at Derby with a special for Buxton on 10th November 2007 Virgin West Coast 57309 off its usual routes pictured south of Wingfield Tunnel on the Midland on 5th March 2008 57310 'Kyrano' light engine passes Bangor en route to Holyhead on 8th May 2008 57005 now in 'Advenza Freight' livery heads north near Duffield on 22nd May 2008 Now owned by Advenza, 57006 at Derby on 24th May 2008 - has it passed the red? 57310 'Kyrano' departs Crewe with the 10.49 Pendolino service to Holyhead on 21st July 2008 57315 'The Mole' at Crewe on 21st July 2008 Thunderbird 57309 'Brains' on the stops at Euston on 19th June 2009 57005 'Freightliner Excellence' at Ipswich on 29th June 2006 57003 'Freightliner Evolution' at Ipswich on 29th June 2006 57004 'Freightliner Quality' arrives at Ipswich with a container train on 29th June 2006

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]]> Fri May 6 2005 Midland signal boxes http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c522334.html Pictures of the signal boxes in the Leicester gap around 1985 Sunday 1 May 2005: Pictures of the signal boxes in the Leicester gap around 1985

Swanwick Jcn box (MRC) ex-Kettering Station Aylestone Junction box was between Leicester and Wigston and is pictured in May 1972 Aylestone Junction box in May 1972 Bell Lane box was north of Leicester on the Up side - April 1985 Aylestone Junction box was south of Knighton Junction on the Up side Derby Engine Sidings No:2 box was opposite platform 6 next to Hulland Street bridge Derby Engine Sidings No:2 box East Langton box was north of Market Harboro on the Down side Finedon Road box was north of Wellingboro on the Up side Glendon North Junction box was on the Up side north of Kettering Harringworth box was just south of the viaduct on the Up side of the line between Glendon Jcn and Manton Irchester South box was just at the bottom of Sharnbrook between the Fast and Slow lines Irchester South box where the Slow and Fast lines separated Kettering Junction box was south of Kettering next to the 0 MP and used to control the line to Cambridge Kettering Station box was south of the station between the Fast and Slow lines and is now at MRC Butterley Kettering Station box was south of the station Kibworth box was between Kilby Bridge and East Langton on the Up side. The roof was replaced after a fire. Kilby Bridge box was just south of Wigston on the Down side Knighton South Junction box just south of Leicester on the Up side Leicester London Road Jcn box was south of the station between the Fast and Slow lines Leicester London Road Jcn box Leicester North box was just next to the Depot, north of the station Little Bowden Junction box was just south of Market Harboro on the Down side Loughborough box was just north of the station on the Down side Manton Junction box was between the line to Corby and the line to Stamford Market Harborough box was left high and dry when the line to Northampton was closed and lifted Nielsons Sidings box was north of Wellingborough on the Up side Spondon Station box was just north of the station on the Down side Syston North Junction box was on the Down side Syston South Junction box was on the Up side Wellingborough South box was a wartime utility design - seen from the platforms Wellingborough station box was north of the island platform between the Fast and Slow lines Wigston North box was on the Up side Wigston South Junction box was on the Up side Wistow box was between Kibworth and Wigston on the Up side

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]]> Sun May 1 2005 Derby station area http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c520931.html Some views of the original Derby station buildings before the re-building plus a few views of trains. Later views of the station in December 2007 prior to its long overdue roof replacement. Pity they couldn't afford to do it when they replaced the station frontage. Saturday 30 April 2005: Some views of the original Derby station buildings before the re-building plus a few views of trains. Later views of the station in December 2007 prior to its long overdue roof replacement. Pity they couldn't afford to do it when they replaced the station frontage.

View of the Locomotive Works and MPD from Brunel House at the RTC in 1975. Note 7 Shop in centre (with raised roof). Test House on right and weigh house in front centre. There is no trace of these buildings today. Class 25's on a 12 coach 'Skeggy Special' August 1975 - note St Andrews Goods shed on left - now demolished Class 8F & Class 4MT passing London Road Junction en route to Shildon in August 1975 Class 8F passing London Road Junction en route to Shildon in August 1975 View of the Locomotive Works and MPD from Brunel House at the RTC in 1975. Note Loco test House in the middle centre, 7 shop, 9 Shop and 8 Shop on left and Finishing Shop and Paint shop on right behind fuel tanks Derby Holding sidings mid 70's with Cravens DMU, class 31 and 25. Note in the background the LMR's Nelson Street offices on the right, the Mineral building in the centre and St Andrews goods shed on the left. Main entrance from Midland Road in June 1981 - only thing left is the clock - now relegated to the north end of the car park Main entrance from Station Terrace with Midland Hotel and Nelson Street offices in the background in June 1981 Derby station viewed from the south end of platform 1 on a wet December evening in 1982 The Porte Cochere from outside April 1984 Inside the Porte Cochere entrance in April 1984 South end of platform 5/6 April 1984 North end of platforms in April 1984 showing two spans having been removed for testing on platforms 2/3. The columns were also removed. South end of platforms from No:6 in April 1984 South side of station entrance April 1984 Car park north side of station showing stairs to Loco Works footbridge April 1984 South side of station entrance April 1984 South side of station April 1984 Midland Hotel in April 1984 Nelson Street offices in April 1984 - still in existence South end of Derby station showing the now demolished Hulland Street bridge in September 1984 - the bridge gave pedestrian access to the Locomotive Works Class 141 railbus at Derby in September 1986 Derby station - A final look at the station before its second re-building - looking north from platform 2 with the remains of the original footbridge to the Loco Works Derby station - Looking south from platform 2 Derby station - Platform 5 on the left Derby station - Looking north from south end of platform 6 Derby station - Looking across to platform 1 from south end of platform 6 Derby station - Looking across from platform 6 to platform 1 Derby station - Looking south from platform 6 - the temporary repair following removal of two spans of the roof on platfoms 2-3 can be made out Derby station 3rd May 2008 - By early May the new roof supports were in place Derby station 3rd May 2008 - All the platform buildings have now been levelled. Was this part of the plan? It seems so as they are being replaced with tinpot modern ones Derby station 3rd May 2008 - The steps from the footbridge had been removed Platform 2/3 looking north - note the paving at the north end and Tarmac on the rest Platform 1 north end - painted Tarmac underfoot on 5th July Looking from Platform 6 - the shelter's purpose is unclear Plat 2/3 on 5th July 2008. Something is going on behind the screens Demolition begins on the north end of platforms 4/6 and they haven't finished what they started yet! Strange design at the rear of platform 1 - open to the elements - surely not? The rather messy access to the north end of the station resulted in a large hole in the rear wall - now re-built Unfinished platform 1 Yet to be finished platform 2 with incomplete roof - yet open to the public on 5th July North end of platforms 4 & 6 on 29th January 2009 South end of platforms 2 & 3 on 29th January 2009 South end of platforms 2 & 3 on 29th January 2009 The south side of platforms 4 & 6 on 14th February 2009 Looking across to platforms 4,5 & 6 on 14th February 2009 Looking north from Pride Park on 14th February 2009 Craning in the new roof supports on 14th February 2009 Middle of platform 4 seen on 20th March 2009 Bottom end of platform 4 and 5 on 20th March 2009 - it's a lot higher than the original canopy

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]]> Sat Apr 30 2005 Wirksworth Line http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c519898.html The Wirksworth line in 1985 and after its renaissance in 2004. Later pictures in 2007 include London Underground's battery loco whilst testing the train borne train control system (TBTC) Friday 29 April 2005: The Wirksworth line in 1985 and after its renaissance in 2004. Later pictures in 2007 include London Underground's battery loco whilst testing the train borne train control system (TBTC)

Prototype Sprinter 150 001 in yard October 1984 Cowers Lane station in October 1984 Duffield Tunnel in October 1984 Gorsey Bank Crossing October 1984 Idridgehay Station in October 1984 Idridgehay Station in October 1984 Prototype Sprinter 150 001 in yard October 1984 Prototype Sprinter Class 151 approaching Gorsey Bank LC 1985 Wirksworth yard 2004 Wirksworth yard 2004 Wirksworth looking south from overbridge 2004 Wirksworth looking south from overbridge 2004 Class 03084 at the station on 19th August 2007 DMU trailer car in the platform on 19th August 2007 LUL battery loco No:53 brought to Wirksworth in connection with TBTC testing on 19th August 2007 Wirksworth yard on 19th August 2007 Looking south from station on 19th August 2007 - Portakabin houses TBTC track equipment. Looking towards the incline on 19th August 2007 Wirksworth station on 19th August 2007 Base of the old loading shed on 19th August 2007

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]]> Fri Apr 29 2005 Second generation EMU's http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c512140.html Pictures of various AC overhead second generation EMU's over the last 20 years including classes 304, 314, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 325, 332, 333, 334, 350, 360 and 365. Saturday 23 April 2005: Pictures of various AC overhead second generation EMU's over the last 20 years including classes 304, 314, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 325, 332, 333, 334, 350, 360 and 365.

321904 at Leeds on 13th July 2006 333002 arrives at Ilkley on 13th July 2006 323224 at Manchester Piccadilly on 1st July 2006 323239 in Manchester Piccadilly on 3rd August 2006 321325 at Liverpool Street on 22nd September 2006 315837 at Liverpool Street on 22nd September 2006 365505 at Kings Lynn on 22nd September 2006 317316 near Radlett 1985 317326 passes Cricklewood Depot in 1985 318250 Glasgow Central 1986 318250 Glasgow Central 1986 Pioneer class 319 No:319001 on Platform 7 at St Pancras in 1988 Unidentified Class 360 leaves Shenfield in February 2005 317313 in WAGN livery at Peterborough on 2nd July 2005 365538 at Kings Cross on 28th March 2006 350105 passes Rugby on 12th July 2007 360102 arriving at Marks Tey on 25th July 2007 360108 passes Marks Tey on 25th July 2007 360112 with a service to Braintree on 25th July 2007 360115 with an Up service calls at Witham on 25th July 2007 321436 at Bletchley on 12th July 2007 325011 leaving York on 24th July 2007 325002 'Royal Mail North West' at York on 24th July 2007 317708 at Liverpool Street on 25th July 2007 317891 at Liverpool Street on 25th July 2007 321301 at Braintree on 25th July 2007 321301 at Liverpool Street on 25th July 2007 321315 arriving at Marks Tey on 25th July 2007 321327 at Walton-on-Naze on 25th July 2007 357027 leaving Shoeburyness on 2nd August 2007 357201 arriving at Chalkwell on 2nd August 2007 357209 at Fenchurch Street on 2nd August 2007 357224 at Fenchurch Street on 2nd August 2007 350105 calls at Coventry on 6th September 2007 365508 calls at Sandy with a KX service on 2nd July 2005 321435 at Birmingham New Street on the morning of 13th February 2006 Heathrow Express unit 332010 at Paddington on 23rd February 2006 304203 approaching Glasgow Central on 18th May 2006 334002 leaves Glasgow Central on 18th May 2006 322484 stabled in Edinburgh Waverley on 18th May 2006 350119 arrives at Liverpool Lime Street at 16.05 on 25th May 2006 350130 arrives at Crewe at 17.20 on 25th May 2006 321423 leaving Doncaster on 1st June 2006 317710 in Stanstead Express livery at Liverpool Street on 22nd September 2006 350113 leaving Tamworth Low Level on 27th February 2008 365504 heads south at Connington LC on 23rd May 2007 319008 in Southern livery pictured at Bedford on 14th June 2007 314207 waits to leave Glasgow Central with a service to Neilston on 19th June 2007 322482 at Edinburgh Waverley on 19th June 2007 334003 at Glasgow Central Low Level on 19th June 2007

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]]> Sat Apr 23 2005 Second generation DMU's http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c512112.html A selection of second generation DMU's from the Sprinter Prototypes through to the latest 180's including the following classes - 150/0, 151/0, 155, 159, 165, 166, 168, 175 and 180. Saturday 23 April 2005: A selection of second generation DMU's from the Sprinter Prototypes through to the latest 180's including the following classes - 150/0, 151/0, 155, 159, 165, 166, 168, 175 and 180.

Pioneer 150001 in platform 7 at St Pancras station in 1985 Short-lived class 155 No:155324 in platform 7 at Crewe in summer 1987 165036 outside Aylesbury depot in the early 1990's 165117 passes Southall in the summer of 1998 Class 175 at the Old Dalby test track in January 2000 180101 at Bristol Parkway on 10th April 2001 180101 at Southall Yard in April 2001 165006 at Aylesbury on 27th August 2007 159002 departs Plymouth on 8th October 2007 165110 departs Didcot on 28th August 2005 166215 arrives at Didcot on 28th August 2005 An example of the awful class No:155307 at Leeds on 25th May 2006 Another early 2nd generation DMU 151002 in Etches Park depot in 1986 159009 entering Clapham Junction with a Southampton service on 22nd June 2007 168113 ready to leave Marylebone on 22nd June 2007 165019 at the new Platform 5 in Marylebone on 22nd June 2007 159015 with another 2-car Class 159 heads away from Vauxhall station on 27th June 2007 159018 entering Wimbledon station on 27th June 2007 159101 passing vauxhall station on 27th June 2007 165216 calls at High Wycombe with a service to Birmingham on 3rd November 2007 165011 at Aylesbury with the 12.57 service from Marylebone on 7th November 2007 165013 at Marylebone with the 12.54 to Stratford on 7th November 2007 165026 at Marylebone on 7th November 2007 168005 at Marylebone on 7th November 2007 165101 arrives at Didcot with an Oxford service on 27th July 2009 166201 enters Oxford station with a stopper for Paddington on 27th July 2009- 165132 arrives at Guildford with a Reading service on 8th July 2008 166202 leaves Guildford bound for Redhill on 8th July 2008 155345 at Leeds on 23rd July 2008

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]]> Sat Apr 23 2005 Miscellaneous http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c508703.html Miscellaneous pictures of stations, tunnels and depots and the railway scene in general Wednesday 20 April 2005: Miscellaneous pictures of stations, tunnels and depots and the railway scene in general

Approaching the Britannia Tubular bridge over the Menai Straits in November 1972. It was being re-built following the disastrous fire of 1970. Note one of the two lions which guarded the entrance but now lie almost forgotten beneath the bridge Leaving the original station at Fort William in November 1974 Queensferry in December 1975 Forth Bridge in December 1975 Derby Holding sidings mid 70's with Cravens DMU, class 31 and 25. Note in the background the LMR's Nelson Street offices on the right, the Mineral building in the centre and St Andrews goods shed on the left. Approaching St Pancras station mid 80's behind a class 45 St Pancras throat in April 1981 Inside St Pancras showing the carriage road in April 1981 The sign on platform 7 at St Pancras in April 1981 St Pancras steps in July 1981 General view across the platforms at St Pancras in September 1981 Manchester Piccadilly on 18th December 1981 Buxton depot in December 1983 Marylebone station buildings in BR days on 24th April 1984 Marylebone Station entrance on 24th April 1984 Marylebone carriage road on 24th April 1984 Ornate lamp posts on Marylebone station on 24th April 1984 - wonder why they didn't survive? Marylebone platforms looking south on 24th April 1984 Marylebone depot seen through the overbridge on 24th April 1984 Heading for London up the bank from New Street on 4th May 1984 New Street station on 4th May 1984 with class 50 in the platform Saltley depot on 4th May 1984 with class 25, 45 and 47's Heading south out of Leicester on 4th May 1984 Approaching Birmingham New Street in the 1980's with Class 310 and 47 in view Cricklewood depot in September 1984 with class 25's, 45's and a 47 Derby Holding sidings in September 1984 - note 25054, 56009 and 45022 Exeter St David's station on 13th September 1984 Lichfield City station in September 1984 Northern portal of Corby Tunnel in 1985 Crewe diesel depot sidings mid 80's with class 20 and 45 View from RTC sidings towards Derby station in the mid-1980s Northern portal of Glaston Tunnel in 1985 Milford Tunnel north portal mid 80's Redhill Tunnel north portal mid 80's Wigan Springs Branch depot in the mid-1980s Buxton depot in January 1985 with 37's and a class 45 Ribblehead viaduct in June 1986 Aylesbury depot from the station in the 1990's Ramsgate cleaning sheds on 23rd July 2004 Leawood Tunnel southern portal in June 2006 Suspended milepost at Ilkley station in summer 2006 GWR broad gauge 4-2-2 'Iron Duke' in the Brunel 200 exhibition in Bristol on 15th July 2006 Buxton depot on 23rd November 2007 A busy scene at Wimbledon on 27th June 2007 The memorial at Clapham from a passing train on 27th June 2007 Totley Tunnel western portal in April 2007 Approaches to Glasgow central 18th May 2006 Newcastle station on 1st June 2006

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]]> Wed Apr 20 2005 Eurostar http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507785.html Eurostars on the CTRL, in Brussels, at Lille and on Boat Train One route. Also a couple of NoL sets on the ECML Tuesday 19 April 2005: Eurostars on the CTRL, in Brussels, at Lille and on Boat Train One route. Also a couple of NoL sets on the ECML

Up Eurostar service on CTRL near Harrietsham on 23rd February 2004 Down Eurostar service heads for the Medway at Cobham on 23rd February 2004 Up service on CTRL near Harrietsham on 23rd February 2004 Up service on CTRL near Boardley Farm on 8th March 2004 Up service crosses the Medway Bridge on 8th March 2004 GNER's 3303 with a Down service at Tempsford LC in the summer of 2004 Down Eurostar service on CTRL near Cobham in October 2004 GNER Down service at Tempsford LC on 14th October 2004 Down Eurostar service passing CTRL Lenham loops on 21st March 2005 Up service on CTRL near Ashford on 17th March 2005 Close up of power car 3021 at Vauxhall on 27th June 2007 Eurostar 3221 on the front of a Down service near Vauxhall on 27th June 2007 3008 pictured at Swanley heading for the continent on 15th August 2007 3018 at Herne Hill on a Down service on 15th August 2007 3210 brings up the rear of an Up service through Herne Hill on 15th August 2007 3211 propels an Up service through Swanley on 15th August 2007 3212 approaches Swanley en route for Waterloo on 15th August 2007 3215 at the rear of a Down service at Beckenham Junction on 15th August 2007 3215 heads for Waterloo through Swanley on 15th August 2007 3021 waits to leave Brussels with the 11.58 to London on 12th December 2005 Ex-NoL set 3228 in SNCF livery at Lille Flandres on 29th January 2006 Eurostar 3021 heading out of Waterloo approaches Vauxhall Station on 27th June 2007 Three Eurostars at St Pancras on 7th November 2007 Eurostar 3232 at St Pancras on 14th August 2009 3206 at St Pancras on the 09.57 service to Brussels on 19th November 2008 3211 at the stops inside the train shed at St Pancras on 19th November 2008

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Driving Van Trailers http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507779.html Some views of WCML Mark 3, ECML Mk4 and Norwich DBSO's at work Tuesday 19 April 2005: Some views of WCML Mark 3, ECML Mk4 and Norwich DBSO's at work

Mk3 DVT 82122 Crewe summer 1989 WCML Mk3 DVT southbound near Winsford 1999 WCML Mk3 DVT passing Carlisle Upperby August 2002 WCML Mk3 DVT near Long Buckby Wharf 2004 WCML Mk3 DVT northbound near Weedon June 2004 WCML Mk3 DVT southbound near Weedon June 2004 Mk3 DVT 82218 now in 'One' livery at Witham on 25th July 2007 Mk3 DVT 82139 passing Marks Tey_25th July 2007 Mk4 DVT 82216 at York on 1st August 2007 Mk4 DVT 82204 at Edinburgh on 18th May 2006 Unidentified Mk4 DVT at the head of the 16.00 to KX at Edinburgh Waverley on 18th May 2006 Mk4 DVT 82220 at Newcastle on 1st June 2006 Unidentified Mk4 DVT at Doncaster on 1st June 2006 Unidentified Mk4 DVT entering Doncaster with a service for Kings Cross on 1st June 2006 DVT 82201 approaching Grantham's Up platform on 8th March 2008 82207 heading a southbound NXEC service near Colton Jcn on 24th April 2008 Unidentified Mk4 DVT heads south past Connington LC on 23rd May 2007 Mk4 DVT 82200 arrives at Doncaster with a KX service on 1st June 2007 Mk4 DVT 82215 rolls into Doncaster with a London train on 1st June 2007 Mk4 DVT 82219 heads an IC225 set south near Biggin on 19th July 2007 Unidentified Mk4 DVT at Church Lane LC on 5th September 2007 Unidentified Mk4 DVT passes Lolham Bridges LC on 12th September 2007 Unidentified Mk4 DVT heading down Stoke at Little Bytham on 12th September 2007 Unidentified Mk4 DVT service passes Barkston on 24th October 2007 82126 in Red & silver at Euston on 14th August 2009 DVT 82210 approaching Newark on 2nd July 2008 Mk4 DVT 82223 at Leeds on 23rd July 2008 VWC DVT No:82101 at Euston on 29th July 2008 NXEC DVT 82202 heads south at Huntingdon on 30th July 2008 NXEC DVT 82211 heads south at Huntingdonon 30th July 2008 NXEC DVT 82215 heads south at Huntingdon on 30th July 2008 MK3 DVT 82114 on the stops at Norwich on 10th August 2008 DVT 82101 stands in Euston with the 14.53 arrival from Birmingham on 19th June 2009 82200 and 82205 at the stops in KX on 19th June 2009 - not quite the same as a couple of A3's or even Deltics DVT 82133 at the stops in Norwich Thorpe on Saturday 11th July 2009 ex-WCML Mk3 DVT 82121 at Ipswich on 29th June 2006 ex-WCML Mk3 DVT 82118 at Ipswich on 29th June 2006 DBSO 9704 at Ipswich on one of the last Mk2 sets in service 29th June 2006 DBSO 9714 at Norwich on 29th June 2006 Unidentified Mk4 DVT heading south through Grantham on 29th June 200 Mk3 DVT 82131 at Crewe on a relief set on July 20th 2006

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 222 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507773.html 222008 the first Meridian released pictured at Bombardier's Crofton depot in January 2004. Later shots of four and nine car sets in service, the Hull Trains class 222/1's and right up to date with the 5 and 8 car Meridian formations Tuesday 19 April 2005: 222008 the first Meridian released pictured at Bombardier's Crofton depot in January 2004. Later shots of four and nine car sets in service, the Hull Trains class 222/1's and right up to date with the 5 and 8 car Meridian formations

222023 waits at Sheffield with a service to London on 13th July 2006 222006 in platform 12 at St Pancras with a Nottingham service on 15th June 2006 Unidentified Class 222 heading south near Belper on 12th April 2006 222104 stands at Hull having just arrived from KX on 27th July 2006 222103 arrives at Hull on 27th July 2006 - this unit was severley damaged at Crofton Depot in January 2007 Unidentified 221/1 arriving at Doncaster with a Hull service on 6th July 2006 Unidentified Meridian arriving at Loughboro with a Down service on 16th July 2005 222023 arrives at Loughboro on 16th July 2005 222008 brand new at Crofton Depot on21st January 2004 Unidentified Class 222 near Wingfield Tunnel on 8th August 2005 Unidentified nine car Meridian near Wingfield Tunnel 18th August 2005 An unidentified set waits at Derby with a London service on 23rd December 2005 Unidentified Class 222 passes Bullbridge on 28th December 2005 222008 at St Pancras on 3rd February 2006 Hull Trains 222/1 at Kings Cross on 8th February 2006 Hull Trains 222/1 departs Kings Cross on 8th February 2006 222021 arriving at Derby on 6th March 2006 Unidentified Meridian heads south out of Wingfield Tunnel on 23rd January 2007 An unidentified Class 222 with a Down service pictured at Souldrop on 23rd May 2007 Up class 222 at Souldrop on 23rd May 2007 Class 222 with an Up service at Souldrop on 23rd May 2007 An 8-car 222 races down Sharnbrook bank on 23rd May 2007 Unidentified Hull Trains class 222-1 passes Church Lane LC on 5th September 2007 222021 at St Pancras minus its Midland Mainline logos on 7th November 2007 Close up of the branding of EMT on 222017 at Derby on 12th November 2007 222017 in EMT colours leaves Derby with the 08.16 service to Sheffield on 14th November 2007 222007 'City of Derby' at Nottingham on 17th November 2007 222004 'City of Sheffield' at Derby on 30th November 2007 222008 about to leave Leicester on 30th November 2007 222 departs Leicester for Derby on 30th November 2007 222020 leaving Wellingborough on 3rd December 2007 222021 stops at Platform 1 in Kettering on 3rd December 2007 A Meridian at Wellingborough on 3rd December 2007 222005 'City of Nottingham' approaches Kettering on 3rd December 2007 An 8-car Meridian approaches Wellingborough from the north on 3rd December 2007 Hull Trains 222102 on the stops in KX Platform 8 on 20th December 2007 Still the only EMT liveried unit 222017 leaves Loughborough for St Pancras on 1st January 2008 ex-MML 222004 arrives at Loughborough on 1st January 2008 An 8-car Meridian speeds north past Cossington on 27th January 2008 222011 in EMT livery arriving at Market Harborough on 17th June 2008 222006 heads north at Cossington on 16th August 2009 222013 brings up the rear of a 10 car at Cossington on 16th August 2009 222023 on the Up Slow at Cossington on 16th August 2009 Hull Trains' Pioneer set 222102 leaves Doncaster for Hull on 2nd July 2008 222015 stands in Derby's unfinished platform 2b on 12th July 2008 - six weeks late and nowhere near finished - the words 'cheap and nasty' spring to mind 222002 heads north at Cossington on 24th January 2009 222008 heads south at Cossington on 24th January 2009 EMT's 222016 at York on 31st January 2009 222003 near Duffield on 29th May 2009 EMT's 222004 northbound near Wingfield Tunnel on 22nd June 2009

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 221 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507732.html Virgin Train's Super Voyagers on test and in traffic but I don't know what's super about them. They are not dissimilar to the Mk4 coaches, a cross between a plane and a train and combining the worst features of both. Tuesday 19 April 2005: Virgin Train's Super Voyagers on test and in traffic but I don't know what's super about them. They are not dissimilar to the Mk4 coaches, a cross between a plane and a train and combining the worst features of both.

221133 south of Wingfield Tunnel on 11th May 2006 Crofton Depot line up 221114 at Newcastle in March 2002 after a test run from York Unidentified class 221 on test on the Monk Bretton branch in 2002 221101 outside Crofton Depot on 3rd August 2002 en route for Carlisle 221101 at Preston on 1st August 2002 en route from Crofton to Carnforth 221101 at Carlisle on 3rd August 2002 after a test run from Crofton Depot 221101 at Carnforth Down Loop on 4th August 2002 after a test run from Carlisle 221101 at Hellifield on 13th October 2002 en route from carlisle to Crofton Depot 221101 at Hellifield on 13th October 2002 221101 at Low House Crossing (S&C line) on 13th October 2002 221113 outside Horbury Works on 24th January 2003 221109 at Hinksey Yard Oxford on 10th March 2003 after a run from Central Rivers Depot 221111 waits at Banbury before another tilt test run to Oxford on 11th March 2003 221126 at Ferryhill on 4th May 2003 whilst testing between there and Darlington 221126 at Northallerton on 4th May 2003 during main line tests 221109 at Berwick on Tweed after a run from York Leaving Banbury on 7th August 2003 221106 at Calder Bridge Jn en route for Carnforth 221106 inside Crofton Depot on 21st January 2004 221106 at Darlington on 20th January 2004 after a high speed run from York 221126 in 6 car formation Monk Bretton branch in 2004 Between Milford Tunnel and Belper on 6th May 2004 Unidentified 221 heading south past Bullbridge foot crossing on 7th June 2005 221130 near Wingfield Tunnel on 26th April 2007 221130 leaving Carlisle for glasgow on 2nd May 2007 221113 entering Exeter with an Edinburgh service on 8th October 2007 Northbound at Broadholme 27th June 2005 Crossing the A6 at Ambergate on 1st July 2005 Unidentified 221 southbound into Derby station on 10th March 2006 221109 stabled in the sidings at Plymouth on 27th March 2006 Unidentified 221 heads south near Wingfield Tunnel on 11th May 2006 221136 approaching Crewe from the north on 3rd August 2006 221104 northbound near Stenson Jcn on 22nd February 2008 221142 pictured at Darlington on 16th July 2007 whilst undergoing trials on new brake pads De-badged 221 south of Milford tunnel on 18th September 2007 A nine-car Virgin Voyager at Doe Hill on a diverted service on Sunday 21st October 2007 Debranded 221 leaving Derby on 10th November 2007 221104 at Derby still wearing its full Virgin livery and badges on 12th November 2007 Unidentified 221 with masked off badge enters Derby on 12th November 2007 221 leaves Derby for the west of England on 19th December 2007 Unbranded Virgin West Coast (?) class 221 on a Llandudno service at Euston on 21st November 2007 221114 in XC branding at Euston on 6th December 2007 A class 221 northbound near Stenson Junction on 11th December 2007 Unidentified class 221 heading south past Stenson Junction on 11th December 2007 4-car Voyager pictured south of Duffield on 30th January 2008 221135 southbound at Wingfield on 5th February 2009 VWC 221112 at Wolverhampton on 27th February 2008 Unidentified 221 heads for York near Colton Jcn on 21st April 2008 Unidentified Crosscountry 221 passing Duffield church on 1st May 2008

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 220 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507719.html A few pictures of the early test and commissioning running days of the Bombardier-built Virgin Voyagers with more recent pictures in service. Why are they built to a tilting profile but don't tilt? All the drawbacks of tilt with none of the benefits! Tuesday 19 April 2005: A few pictures of the early test and commissioning running days of the Bombardier-built Virgin Voyagers with more recent pictures in service. Why are they built to a tilting profile but don't tilt? All the drawbacks of tilt with none of the benefits!

220002 passing Bullbridge on 10th April 2006 Unidentified 220 crosses the River Amber near Bullbridge on 10th April 2006 220015 pauses at Derby on 3rd August 2006 with the 07.42 service to Newcastle 220028 heads south near Wingfield Tunnel on 11th May 2006 220009 at Carlisle on 1st June 2006 Southbound 220 entering Wingfield Tunnel on 21st September 2006 Unidentified 220 southbound at Broadholme on 28th June 2005 220019 at Darlington on 13th June 2001 after a test run from York 220019 at Darlington on 13th June 2001 after a test run from York 220030 at Newcastle on 19th December 2002 after a test run from York Unidentified 220 heading south near Duffield on 22nd April 2004 Unidentified 220 north of Ambergate on 7th May 2005 Unidentified 220 Up service passing Duffield on 27th June 2005 Unidentified 220 near Milford on 27th June 2005 Unidentified 220 passing Wingfield Manor 1st July 2005 220014 departs from East Croydon on 14th June 2007 220003 with a Down service nears Wingfield Tunnel 8th August 2005 220016 on an Up service near Wingfield Tunnel 8th August 2005 220009 heading north near Bullbridge on 28th December 2005 220018 entering Derby on 8th February 2006 220 & 222 compared at Derby on 8th February 2006 220028 north of Derby on the afternoon of 10th March 2006 Unidentified 220 heading north near Wingfield Tunnel on 23rd January 2007 Unidentified 220 heading south near Wingfield Tunnel on 23rd January 2007 220031 heads north towards Wingfield Tunnel on 13th June 2007 220004 at Derby debranded but not debadged at Derby on 12th November 2007 The new Cross-Country livery as applied to 220017 at Derby on 12th November 2007. The original Virgin badge has left its mark on the front Yet another unidentified 220 heads north near Stenson Junction on 11th December 2007 - EMT will put the set number on the front! Unidentified 220 at Stenson Junction on 11th December 2007 8-car Voyager bound for Plymouth pauses at Stoke-on-Trent on 2nd February 2008 220040 southbound through Belper on 14th February 2009 XC 220103 pauses at Stafford on 27th February 2008 Newly re-liveried 220025 southbound at Wingfield on 5th March 2008 XC liveried 220017 heads south near Duffield on 3rd April 2008 220017 near Colton Jcn on 21st April 2008 220002 stands in platfrom2 at darlington on 22nd April 2008 whilst on test 220014 enters Oxford with a Cross Country service on 25th July 2009 Unidentified class 220 heads north from Milford Tunnel on 21st August 2009 Unidentified class 220 heads south through Belper on 21st August 2009 220028 rolls into Derby's platform 1 from the south on 12th July 2008 220022 heads south at Wingfield on 25th July 2008 Unidentified 220 heads through Dawlish on the dull afternoon of 6th October 2008 220024 heads north at Wingfield on 5th February 2009 220009 heads north through Belper on 14th February 2009 Unidentified class 220 at North Staffs Jcn on 3rd April 2009 Unidentified class 220 heads north next to the Trent & Mersey Canal near Stenson Jcn on 1st May 2009 220001 heads south at Elford on 8th May 2009 220004 southbound at Elford on 8th May 2009 8-car 220 passing Lichfield Road bridge at Elford on 8th May 2009 Unidentified 220 about to depart from Derby for Leeds on 23rd May 2009

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 151 prototypes http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507687.html The prototype Metro Cammell-built class 151's on test and in service. Shame they met a sticky end Tuesday 19 April 2005: The prototype Metro Cammell-built class 151's on test and in service. Shame they met a sticky end

Collecting the first unit from Metro Cammell in October 1984 151001 at the Mickleover test track March 1985 151001 on test near Wing Tunnel in spring 1985 Test unit approaching Glendon Jcn on the Down Slow in the spring of 1985 151001 on test pauses at Nottingham Spring 1985 151001 at Matlock on a service diagram in summer 1985 151002 in RTC sidings having just arrived under its own power from Washwood Heath in June 1985 At Buxton after a test run from Derby summer 1985 The two sets at Etches Park between duties in late 1985 151002 with the 'Wirksworth Pheonix' approaches Gorsey Bank LC on 15th September 1985 Approaching Belper on a Matlock to Derby service summer 1985 A Matlock service pictured near Milford Tunnel in February 1988 Awaiting their fate at Crewe LNWR Sidings on 2nd June 2003

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 150 prototypes http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507673.html The two prototype class 150's on test and in service around the country Tuesday 19 April 2005: The two prototype class 150's on test and in service around the country

150001 at Ambergate 21st September 1984 150001 on the Wirksworth line at Duffield in October 1984 150001 at Matlock on 21st September 1984 150001 at Wirksworth in October 1984 150001 at Aberystwyth on 21st January 1985 150001 waits for the road at Machynlleth on 21st January 1985 150002 at Manchester Pic January 1985 150001 at Merthyr Tydffil 3rd February 1985. 150001 at Etches Park between duties 150001 at St Pancras 150002 entering Cromford Tunnel 150002 entering Wirksworth with the 'Wirksworth Pheonix' in the rain on Whit Monday 1985 150001 at Inverness in early January 1986 150001 at Nairn in January 1986 150001 at Oban on 3rd January 1986 150002 at Ambergate Junction

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 150-1 and 150-2 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507662.html Class 150/1's and 150/2's in service around the country Tuesday 19 April 2005: Class 150/1's and 150/2's in service around the country

150276 waits to leave Morecambe with the 12.47 to Leeds on 13th July 2006 150246 rests between duties at Bristol TM on 8th June 2006 150/1 crossing the Derwent at Ambergate in 1986 150259 with a sister unit at Edinburgh Waverley in 1986 150135 arriving at Ambergate summer 1988 150110 approaching Duffield with a Matlock to Derby service in the summer of 1988 150128 approaches Belper with a Matlock to Derby service sometime in the summer of 1988 150136 comes off the Boston line at Barkston S Jcn on 16th April 1988 150250 at Crewe on 3rd August 2006 150272 approaching Grindleford on 13th April 2007 150141 in the bay at Sheffield on 2nd May 2007 150268 passes the box at Edale on 2st July 2007 150138 departs Grindleford and is about to enter Totley Tunnel on 6th June 2007 150121 at Bletchley on 12th July 2007 150215 arriving at Hammerton with a service for York on 14th July 2007 150276 at hammerton with a Leeds service on 24th July 2007 150272 heads east from Edale on 10th August 2007 Pioneer set 150002 prepares to reverse at Kidderminster having arrived from Moor Street on 22nd September 2007 150012 stops at Kidderminster with a service to Moor Street on 22nd September 2007 150013 heads past Kidderminster signal box on 22nd September 2007 150243 departs Westbury on 19th September 2007 150261 leaving Par with a service to Penzance on 8th October 2007 150266 stands in the remains of Newquay station on 8th October 2007 150266 at Par with a newquay service on 8th October 2007 150114 heads a four coach set at Belper with a Nottingham train in 1988 150231 leaving Birmingham New Street on 30th January 2006 150213 arriving at New Street on 13th March 2006 150282 rolls into Crewe on 18th May 2006 150268 at Liverpool Lime Street on 25th May 2006 150266 just arrived at Weymouth on 8th June 2006 150149 at Sheffield on 13th July 2006 150149 arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 3rd August 2006 150223 arriving at Manchester Piccadilly on 3rd August 2006 150140 leaving Warrington Bank Quay on 11th September 2006 150101 passes Sutton Bonnington on 24th March 2007 150018 in the new West Midlands Network livery leaves New Street on 2nd August 2007 150274 at Kirkby station on 18th October 2007 150145 leaves Leeds for Sheffield on 16th February 2008 New station-old train - 150258 at Ebbw Vale Parkway on 30th June 2008 150271 at Leeds on 23rd July 2008 150243 in the rain at Liskeard on 16th August 2008 150243 at Looe on 16th August 2008 150263 at Bere Alston on 16th August 2008 150263 at Gunnislake on 16th August 2008 150133 at Southport on 20th July 2006 150146 rolls into Wigan NW on 20th July 2006

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 175 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c507658.html Early days of the Class 175's at the Old Dalby Test Track, at Tyesley depot and right up to date in service Tuesday 19 April 2005: Early days of the Class 175's at the Old Dalby Test Track, at Tyesley depot and right up to date in service

175105 arriving at Crewe on 13th July 2006 Nearly 7 years after visiting the test track 175002 leaves Manchester Piccadilly on 3rd August 2006 175001 at Crewe on 17th August 2006 175002 at Grimston on the Old Dalby test track in January 2000 175002 at Plumtree on the Old Dalby test track in January 2000 175002 pokes out of the workshop at the Old Dalby test track in December 1999 175002 at the Old Dalby test track Control Centre in December 1999 175002 at Old Dalby 175003 at Tyseley Depot in January 2000 175004 arriving at Warrington on 11th September 2006 175011 at Cardiff on 4th April 2007 175110 at Chester on 27th August 2006 175112 at Cardiff on 4th April 2007 175116 departs Crewe for Manchester on 19th June 2007 175107 in platform 12 at Crewe on 18th May 2006 175111 at Preston on 25th May 2006 175010 rolls into Preston on 25th May 2006 175007 pauses at Preston on 25th May 2006 175104 leaves Bangor for Holyhead on 8th May 2008 175008 leaves Cardiff on 30th June 2008 175009 arrives at Chester with a service for Holyhead on 20th July 2006

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Class 180 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c505760.html Alstom's first class 180 at the test track, on the GWML and even at South Ruislip and up to date in service - which may well be for a limited period only. Monday 18 April 2005: Alstom's first class 180 at the test track, on the GWML and even at South Ruislip and up to date in service - which may well be for a limited period only.

180101 in South Ruislip station in December 2000 after its first run from Old Oak Common 180101 stands in Southall yard on 7th January 2001 180101 at the Old Dalby test track in April 2000 180101 stands outside the Old Dalby test track centre in May 2000 Long shot of 180101 at Old Dalby test track in June 2000 180101 heads north through Old Dalby village on the test track in June 2000 180101 at the Old Dalby test track in July 2000 180101 at Bristol Parkway on 9th February 2001 180101 stands in Cocklebury sidings at Swindon on 11th April 2001 Inside Old Oak Common servicing shed on 11th April 2001 180101 at Bristol Parkway on 10th April 2001 180101 at Swindon on 11th April 2001 180101 stands at platform 1 in Paddington Station in May 2001 180101 passing the 100 Milepost at Badminton in summer 2001 180113 approaches Paddington on a murky December 13th 2007 180113 at Platform 2 in Paddington on December 13th 2007 180101 arrives at Oxford with a Worcester service on 27th August 2005 180107 waits to depart from Exeter on 3rd October 2005 180109 leaving Westbury on 19th October 2006 180110 arriving at Reading with a Worcester service on 19th October 2006 180110 leaves Reading for London on 4th April 2007 180110 leaves Reading for London on 4th April 2007 180113 at Reading on 4th April 2007 180107 at Reading with an Oxford service on 4th April 2007 180113 arrives at Reading with an Exeter service on 4th April 2007 Hull Trains' 180111 moving out of Crofton Depot on 22nd April 2008 Hull Trains' 180113 at Crofton Depot on 22nd April 2008 Hull Trains' 180111 at Crofton Depot on 22nd April 2008 Hull Trains 180113 inside KX on 14th August 2009 Hull Trains' new acquisition 180111 powers through Newark on 2nd July 2008 Hull Trains 180110 at Doncaster on 13th April 2009 180110 stands inside KX with the 16.05 to Hull on 19th June 2009

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]]> Mon Apr 18 2005 Heritage EMU's http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c505044.html Heritage EMU's on AC and DC routes Sunday 17 April 2005: Heritage EMU's on AC and DC routes

AM4 arrives Manchester Picadilly December 1981 Class 506 leaves Manchester Picadilly December 1981 Class 506 at Manchester Picadilly December 1981 Class 303 Glasgow Shields Depot 1982 AM4 at Stockport in December 1983 Class 504 inside Manchester Victoria Broad Street station in December 1983 Class 501 waits to leave Broad Street in December 1983 AM10 heads towards Euston near Sears Crossing on 22nd August 1984 AM10 heading south near Sears Crossing on 22nd August 1984 Class 317 passing Brent Sidings in the mid-1980s AM4 near Winsford in the mid-1980s An AM4 stops at Vauxhall, Birmingham in April 1985 Class 311 Glasgow Shields depot in 1986 Class 303 at Glasgow Central in 1986 Class 303 Glasgow in 1986 1923 'Standard' stock Ryde on 30th August 1986 1923 'Standard' stock Sandown on 30th August 1986 313021 in Hornsey Depot sidings in 1988 Still going strong 20 years later - 313117 pauses at Kensington Olympia with a service for Clapham Junction on 20th December 2007 313121 arrives at Kensington Olympia with a service for Willesden Junction on 20th December 2007

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]]> Sun Apr 17 2005 Heritage DMU's http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c504998.html First generation DMU's around the country Sunday 17 April 2005: First generation DMU's around the country

Restored Class 101 on NYMR Class 108 heads north at Carnforth in summer 1981 Class 114 enters York in April 1981 Class 123's resting at Sheffield in April 1981 Class 120's at Shrewsbury on 4th December 1981 Class 104 enters Manchester Picadilly on 18th December 1981 Class 128 M55993 parcels car at Shrewsbury on 4th December 1981 Class 128 M55993 parcels car at Shrewsbury on 4th December 1981 Shrewsbury 4th December 1981 Class 127 St Pancras September 1981 Class 127 St Pancras September 1981 Class 116 leaving Wellington Shropshire on 21st January 1985 Class 116 Derby on 27th October 1982 Two class 101 units arriving at Newcastle from the north in March 1982 Class 108 leaving Liverpool Lime St 27th October 1982 Class 110 Leeds 27th October 1982 Class 111 Leeds 27th October 1982 Class 115 arriving at Liverpool Lime St 27th October 1982 Class 124 trans-Pennine unit at Leeds 27th october 1982 Matlock-Derby service leaves Ambergate in summer 1982 Class 116's at Birmingham Moor Street on a crisp December morning in 1983 Class 120 approaching Ambergate station in winter 1983 Class 121 at Stratford-on-Avon December 1983 Class 121 at Stratford-on-Avon December 1983 Class 108 Llandudno Junction July 1983 Class 115 at Marylebone 1984 Class 115 at Marylebone 1984 Class 115 at Marylebone 1984 Class 120 approaching Derby May 1984 Bedford St Johns April 1984 Class 121 in RTC sidings May 1984 A Class 120 on a Matlock service in the Derwent Valley in 1984 Class 120 on a Derby service at trent Junction in September 1984 Longbridge on 27th August 1984 Class 110 at Manchester Victoria 1984 Class 104 at Manchester Victoria 1984 Class 120 passing Ambergate Jcn 1985 Class 120 arriving at Beeston 1985 Class 120 leaving Derby 1985 Class 120 passing Derby St Marys goods yard 1985 Class 121 at Stalybridge February 1985 Class 104 Buxton March 1985 Class 116 at Cardiff Canton depot 3rd February 1985 Clas 116 in Valley Lines livery at Cardiff Canton depot 3rd February 1985 Class 116 between Cardiff Queen Street and General on 3rd February 1985 Class 101 Bedford 1985 Class 104 Bedford April 1985 Class 120 at Leicester 1985 Class 120 approaching Belper Class 120 near Whatstandwell May 1985

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]]> Sun Apr 17 2005 APT-P http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c504888.html On board the APT on some high speed pantograph tests at Murthat on the Scottish part of the WCML in October 1983 and a few pictures at Crewe, Glasgow, Willesden and Stafford. Sunday 17 April 2005: On board the APT on some high speed pantograph tests at Murthat on the Scottish part of the WCML in October 1983 and a few pictures at Crewe, Glasgow, Willesden and Stafford.

370001 at Crewe At Willesden Carriage Sidings in summer 1982 370006 150 mile/h plus passing Murthat in October 1983 370006 at Quintinshill in October 1983 Quintinshill in October 1983 Off the clock! 370006 inside Glasgow Shields depot in October 1983 370006 inside Glasgow Shields depot in October 1983 Glasgow Shields depot in October 1983 370006 Murthat in October 1983 'P-Train' at Stafford station 'P-Train' at Stafford station Luggage Label Model power car at NRM Model driving car at NRM

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]]> Sun Apr 17 2005 APT-E http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c504884.html A day trip to Kettering on 27th February 1976 and a few pictures at RTC Derby Sunday 17 April 2005: A day trip to Kettering on 27th February 1976 and a few pictures at RTC Derby

View of the RTC yard in 1974. Note E-Train, Elliot Track Recording car, Prototype HST power car and POP train in the yard with Etches Park and the gasworks in the background. A local DMU can be seen heading for Nottingham at the top of the picture. At Kettering on 27th February 1976 after a trip from Derby In the sidings at Kettering on 27th February 1976 At Kettering on 27th February 1976 In the Down main platform at Kettering on 27th February 1976 Moving from the loop towards the workshops in the RTC sidings in 1974 APT-E pictured in the loop at the top end of the RTC yard c1974. Note the Track Lab behind the train and the white painted wall running across the picture in the right background. This was the only part of Derby No:4 shed left standing at the time. Resting in RTC yard between tests c1974 In the loop at the top end of the RTC sidings c1974

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]]> Sun Apr 17 2005 Class 86 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c502660.html Class 86 at both ends and the middle of the WCML and on their latest duties in East Anglia for 'One' Railway and for Freightliners Ltd Friday 15 April 2005: Class 86 at both ends and the middle of the WCML and on their latest duties in East Anglia for 'One' Railway and for Freightliners Ltd

86610 trundles round the back of Crewe station on its way from the ETD to Basford Hall on 13th July 2006 Passing Bletchley in May 1972 Up service at Willesden in summer 1973 E3110 at Willesden with a test train in summer 1973 86244 Euston 13th February 1980 86014 at Euston 13th February 1980 Euston 13th February 1980 Euston in July 1980 86236 'Josiah Wedgwood Master Potter 1736-1795' at Crewe 4th December 1981 86255 'Penrith Beacon' at Crewe 19th March 1981 Manchester Piccadilly 18th December 1981 86204 'City of Carlisle' at Carlisle in June 1982 Passing Beattock Summit heading for Glasgow on 16th June 1982 At Carlisle station in June 1982 86249 'County of Merseyside' Proof House 4th May 1984 Passing Kidsgrove on the way to Stoke Down service near Cheddington 1984 Up service near Cheddington 1984 Manchester Piccadilly Sept 1984 Leaving Crewe in the mid-1980's Down service near Winsford in summer 1985 Up service near Winsford Down service near Winsford Crewe Coal Yard 86401 at Basingstoke Railfair 26th September 1987 86235 'Crown Point' Shenfield February 2005 86602 at York 2nd March 2005 86213 'Lancashire Witch' at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 86604 Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 86612 and 86639 with a Freightliner service head through Rugeley just as the rain starts on 24th July 2009 Heading south in the rain on 24th July 2009 86501 (formerly 86 258 'Talyllyn 50 years of Railway Preservation 1951 - 2001') sits in the sunshine at Ipswich on 29th June 2006 86501 hauls a container train through Ipswich on 29th June 2006

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]]> Fri Apr 15 2005 Class 87 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c502616.html Class 87's from 87001's debut to the last appearances on WCML Friday 15 April 2005: Class 87's from 87001's debut to the last appearances on WCML

The first - 87001 at Crewe ETD June 1973 87023 'Highland Chieftain' Euston 87001 'Royal Scot' at Euston July 1981 87034 'William Shakespeare' at Crewe 1980 Kendal 7th August 1980 Thrimby Grange 7th August 1980 Approaching Crewe March 1982 Down service at Carnforth 1982 87017 'Iron Duke' at Carlisle in June 1982 Near Murthat October 1983 Murthat October 1983 87032 'Kenilworth' arriving Manchester Piccadilly January 1985 Leaving Crewe for the north Up service at Grayrigg 21st July 2002 87001 'Stephenson' Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 87002 Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005

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]]> Fri Apr 15 2005 Class 91 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c502599.html Working on the IC225's in 1988 and a few later pictures Friday 15 April 2005: Working on the IC225's in 1988 and a few later pictures

91128 'Peterborough Cathedral' at Leeds on 27th July 2006 91124 'Rev W Awdry' at Leeds on 27th July 2006 91113 'County of North Yorkshire' propels its train out of Doncaster on 6th July 2006 Unidentified 91 heads north through Peterborough on 6th July 2006 91001 at Derby after arrival from Crewe in 1988 91001 at Derby in 1988 91002 at Bounds Green 1988 Stonebridge Park en route Crewe to Bounds Green 91003 arrives in Peterborough West Yard Stonebridge Park on 16th July 1988 91003 at Bounds Green 1988 91003 at Bounds Green Inside Bounds Green 1988 91003 at the IVA88 exhibition in Hamburg on 27th May 1988 91103 'County of Lincolnshire' at Peterbrough Platform 4 on 2nd July 2005 91117 'Cancer Research UK' leaves Peterborough on 2nd July 2005 91121 'Archbishop Thomas Cranmer' propels its train out of Peterborough on 2nd July 2005 Down service passes Tempsford LC on 14th October 2004 North of Offord in summer 2001 Propelling down Stoke Bank at Little Bytham 4th February 2005 91114 'St Mungo Cathedral' at Kings Cross on 8th February 2006 91129 'Queen Elizabeth II' enters KX on 8th February 2006 91119 'County of Tyne & Wear' at Glasgow central on 18th May 2006 91132 'City of Durham' arrives at York on 25th May 2006 91106 'East Lothian' arrives at York on 25th May 2006 91108 'City of Leeds' at Leeds on 25th May 2006 91110 'David Livingstone' at Newcastle on 25th May 2006 91125 'Berwick-Upon-Tweed' at Leeds on 12th August 2006 91120 'Royal Armouries' leaving Leeds on 11th September 2006 with the 10.05 service to Kings Cross 91109 'The Samaritans'at Leeds on 2nd May 2007 Unidentified Class 91 heads north at Connington LC on 23rd May 2007 91122 'Tam the Gun' at Doncaster on 1st June 2007 91130 'City of Newcastle' at Barkston on 5th September 2007 Class 91 at Church Lane LC on 5th September 2007 Class 91 at Church Lane LC on 5th September 2007 91101 'City of London' passes Little Bytham on Stoke Bank on 12th September 2007 91107 'Newark on Trent' at Doncaster on 8th September 2007 91131 'County of Northumberland' at Kings Cross on 7th November 2007 Nameless pioneer loco 91101 formerly 'City of London' at the Cross on 13th December 2007 91101 arriving at Grantham with a Leeds service on 8th March 2008 91126 at KX on 20th March 2008 91101 in NXEC intermediate livery nearing Colton Jcn on 24th April 2008 91121 at KX on 14th August 2009 NXEC-liveried class 91 No: 91111 passes Huntingdon on 30th July 2008 91104 'Grantham' at Grantham with the 18.10 service to Leeds on 29th June 2006 91105 'County Durham' at Grantham with a Down service on 29th June 2006

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]]> Fri Apr 15 2005 Class 90 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c502597.html From 90001's debut appearance at RTC, Derby to more recent times in East Anglia Friday 15 April 2005: From 90001's debut appearance at RTC, Derby to more recent times in East Anglia

90031 drifts through Crewe station heading for the ETD on 3rd August 2006 90015 at Liverpool Street on 22nd September 2006 90001 at Crewe Works when new 31st October 1987 90001 at RTC in November 1987 90008 abroad - at the Hamburg IVA88 exhibition on 28th May 1988. Note 89001 on the left, 91003 on the right and one of the BREL International coaches in the background 90030 at Edinburgh Waverley 1999 At Cheadle Hulme 14th July 2002 at 05.30 hrs 90041 Manchester Picadilly on 17th June 2004 at 03.00 hrs 90045 Manchester Picadilly on 17th June 2004 at 03.00 hrs 90001 leaving Shenfield on 3rd February 2005 90013 approaching Shenfield on 2nd February 2005 90020 at Edinburgh Waverley on 19th June 2007 90003 passes Witham with an Up service on 25th July 2007 90005 at Norwich on 27th July 2007 90006 propels a Down service past marks Tey on 25th July 2007 90009 at Norwich on 27th July 2007 90012 passing Witham with a Down service on 25th July 2007 90036 at Norwich on 27th July 2007 90036 stands at Norwich with a London train on 27th July 2007 90036 passing Marks Tey with an Up service on 25th July 2007 90043 heads south through Bletchley with a container train on 12th July 2007 90044 heads north through Bletchley with a container train on 12th July 2007 90041 waiting the road at Tamworth on 19th December 2007 90041 at Rugeley on 28th August 2009 90042 at Rugeley on 28th August 2009 90044 at Rugeley on 28th August 2009 90029 stabled at Euston with the newly liveried Mk3 rake 90019 is still on the stops at Euston at 09.45 on 8th July 2008 Likewise 90021 on 8th July 2008 90020 'Collingwood' at Euston on 29th July 2008 90009 at Norwich in the sunshine of a Sunday morning on 10th August 2008 90035 plus 90009 at Norwich on 10th August 2008 90019 on the 15.43 Birmingham at Euston on 19th June 2009 90005 at the head of a London service at Norwich on 11th July 2009 90003 arriving at Ipswich on a Norwich service on 29th June 2006 90049 pictured in the fuelling point at Ipswich on 29th June 2006 90014 arriving at Ipswich on a Norwich service on 29th June 2006 90001 propels one of the last Mk2 sets away from Ipswich on 29th June 2006 90013 stands at Norwich with a London service on 29th June 2006 90017 on a relief service at Crewe on 20th July 2006

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]]> Fri Apr 15 2005 Class 81-85 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c502595.html Class 81's, 83's and 85's on the WCML Friday 15 April 2005: Class 81's, 83's and 85's on the WCML

Scene at the north end of Stafford station in May 1971 Unidentified Class 85 heads north past Bletchley on 11th May 1972 E3076 on the WCML north of Stafford sometime during the summer of 1978 85039 at Preston on 8th May 1981 83006 departs Manchester Piccadilly on a snowy 18th December 1981 81019 at Liverpool Lime St on 27th October 1982 Near Murthat in October 1983 Unidentified Class 85 passes the infamous Quintinshill with 'The European' from Glasgow/Edinburgh to Harwich Parkeston Quay in October 1983 85012 stabled at Glasgow sometime during the summer of 1986

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]]> Fri Apr 15 2005 HST http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c502575.html High Speed Trains from the first one in 1972 to today Friday 15 April 2005: High Speed Trains from the first one in 1972 to today

MML Down service south of Belper on 12th April 2006 GNER waiting to leave Kings Cross on 28th March 2006 MML Down service passing through Belper station on 17th May 2006 MML 43048 leaving Loughboro on 16th July 2005 On a FGW coach - pity more trains aren't MML Down service passing Broadholme on 12th June 2006 MML North of Belper with a Down service on 27th June 2005 MML Down at Duffield Station 27th June 2005 MML Down north of Milford Tunnel 27th June 2005 MML Up service crossing the Derwent north of Belper 28th June 2005 Unbranded VXC summer extra leaves Cheltenham on 29th May 2004 Prototype at the RTC Derby in the summer of 1972 First HST leaves platform 1 at Derby in October 1982 Southbound set in platform 4 at Derby on 15th December 1982 with class 120 DMU in Platform 5 on a Crewe service Passing RTC sidings leaving Derby for London in Autumn 1982 Leaving Chesterfield on a July evening in 1983 Approaching Chesterfield on a July evening in 1983 Cross Country service heads south past Duffield golf course in July 1983 Down service at Clay Cross in July 1983 Up service pauses at Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway on 13th July 1984 Entering Exeter St Davids from the west on 13th July 1984 A Down services pauses at Bedford in August 1984 Near Wellingborough August 1988 Heading south west at Bromsgrove on 18th September 1984 Up service passes Ambergate on 26th January 1985 - Matlock line in the foreground Down service passing Ambergate Spring 1985 Stopping at Bedford in April 1985 An unusual 2 + 7 set heads south through Kettering in May 1985 Passing Cardiff Canton on 6th July 1985 heading west Passing Duffield with a Down service in the summer of 1985 Passing Ratcliffe power station in July 1985 Near Trowell in July 1985 An Up service near Belper in 1986 Up service near Swindon in 1987 Bristol St Phillips Marsh depot sidings in February 1987 Waiting to leave Kings Cross 1988 Kings Cross buffer stops in 1988 Heading south towards Milford Tunnel February 1988 Up service near Milford Tunnel February 1988 A Down service passes Barkston S Jcn on 16th April 1988 Barkston S Jcn 16th April 1988 Heading north from Milford Tunnel in summer 1988 Passing Hornsey on ECML in September 1988 Ready to depart Paddington station for the west in 1992 Approaching Reading from the west in the 90's GW Trains Up service approaching Reading in summer 1998 in the original 'Roadrunner' livery GW Trains Down service passing Southall summer 1998 MML approaching Redhills Tunnel on 24th September 2003 MML Down service approaching Duffield with Down Service April 2004 Unbranded VXC summer extra at Cheltenham on 29th May 2004

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]]> Fri Apr 15 2005 Class 89 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c501424.html The ill-fated loco at home and abroad Thursday 14 April 2005: The ill-fated loco at home and abroad

At Old Dalby for brake tests on 20th May 1988 At Old Dalby for brake tests on 20th May 1988 With class 91 and class 90 at Old Dalby for brake tests on 20th May 1988 At Dover Western Docks in May 1988 waiting for the ferry on 23rd May 1988 Dover Western Docks on 23rd May 1988 Loading onto the train ferry at Dover on 23rd May 1988 Parked up at Tourcoing (France) at 1.00am on 24th May 1988 Next day at Tourcoing (France) on 24th May 1988 Waiting at Aachen (Germany) on 24th May 1988 At the Hamburg IVA88 Exhibition in May 1988 At the Hamburg IVA88 Exhibition in May 1988 At the Hamburg IVA88 Exhibition in May 1988 Passing Alexandra Palace en route for peterborough on 15th July 1988 Out of service at Hornsey Depot Sidings in 1989 Hornsey Depot Sidings in 1989 At Crewe Works on 10th September 2005 89001 'The Badger' back in its original livery at Barrow Hill on 17th May 2008

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]]> Thu Apr 14 2005 Class 52 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c501420.html Two 1000's from the mid-1970's and a few in various states of restoration plus a nice couple of recent action shots. Thursday 14 April 2005: Two 1000's from the mid-1970's and a few in various states of restoration plus a nice couple of recent action shots.

D1048 'Western Lady' at Swanwick (MRC) on 9th June 2006 1027 'Western Lancer' at Verney Junction July 1975 1015 'Western Champion' at Norton Bavant near Warminster in late 1975 - now preserved D1013 'Western Ranger' + D1062 'Western Courier' at Bridgnorth March 1980 D1010 'Western Campaigner' at NRM in March 2005 D1013 'Western Ranger' at Bridgnorth shed May 2005 D1010 'Western Campaigner' near Stogumber (WSR) on 17th June 2007 D1015 'Western Champion' entering Crowcombe Heathfield (WSR) on 16th June 2007 D1015 'Western Champion' entering Bristol Temple Meads with the 'Westward Ho!' railtour to Minehead on 16th June 2007 D1015 'Western Champion' departs from Bristol Temple Meads with the 'Westward Ho!' railtour to Minehead on 16th June 2007 D1015 masquerading as D1051 'Western Ambassador' approaching Watchet (WSR) on 17th June 2007 D1023 'Western Fusilier' at the NRM on 24th July 2007 D1062 'Western Courier' at Blue Anchor on WSR on Saturday 13th June 2009 D1062 'Western Courier' at Minehead on Saturday 13th June 2009 D1062 'Western Courier' approaching Watchet on Saturday 13th June 2009 D1023 'Western Fusilier' Crewe open day 10th September 2005 D1062 'Western Courier' at Bridgnorth on 7th May 2007 D1015 'Western Champion' lays down a smokescreen as it leaves Crewe with a 'Tall Ships' special to Liverpool on 21st July 2008 D1015 'Western Champion' at Liverpool Lime Street on 21st July 2008

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]]> Thu Apr 14 2005 Class 76 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c500257.html Elsecar Junction on the MS&W Wednesday 13 April 2005: Elsecar Junction on the MS&W

76057 at Elsecar Junction 8th August 1975 Elsecar Junction 8th August 1975 Elsecar Junction 8th August 1975

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]]> Wed Apr 13 2005 Class 73 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c500256.html A few ED's from the past at Waterloo and elsewhere plus a couple still going strong working for FirstGBRf Wednesday 13 April 2005: A few ED's from the past at Waterloo and elsewhere plus a couple still going strong working for FirstGBRf

73001 (later 73901 and working on Merseyrail) at Waterloo with VSOE in background circa 1986 - now preserved at Dean Forest 73116 'Selhurst' at Waterloo 26th September 1987 73118 'The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway ' at Basingstoke 26th September 1987 73123 'Gatwick Express at GW150 celebrations in Cardiff Canton July 1985 - still going with FirstGBRf as 73206 and named 'Lisa' 73129 (later 'City of Winchester' and noe preserved) at Victoria Station 13th September 1984 73131 (later 'County of Surrey') in Waterloo on 26th September 1987 73133 'Bluebell Railway' at Dover 27th May 1988 73142 'Broadlands' at Cricklewood April 1985 - still going with FirstGBRf as 73201 MLV 9106 approaching Victoria MLV 9103 approaching Victoria 73205 'Jeanette' (formerly 73124 'London Chamber of Commerce') at Kettering on 3rd December 2007 73209 'Alison' (formerly 73120) at Kettering on 3rd December 2007 73138 approaching Consall during CVR's diesel gala on 30th May 2008

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]]> Wed Apr 13 2005 Class 66 & 67 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c500254.html Lots of photos of the Class 59 derivative both EWS and Freightliner plus a few pictures of the ugliest loco ever to run on British tracks Wednesday 13 April 2005: Lots of photos of the Class 59 derivative both EWS and Freightliner plus a few pictures of the ugliest loco ever to run on British tracks

66008 near Wingfield tunnel on 3rd July 2006 66044 heads north out of Milford tunnel on 4th July 2006 66049 heads through Barnetby on 6th July 2006 66111 runs through platform 1 at Doncaster on 6th July 2006 66528 takes a coal train south through Doncaster on 6th July 2006 66502 in service at Peterborough on 6th July 2006 66529 heads north through platform 1 at Carlisle on 1st June 2006 66096 passing through Carlisle station on 1st June 2006 66951 drifts through the platforms at Carlisle on 1st June 2006 66118 approaching Oxford 8th August 2003 66134 near Wingfield Tunnel with a short tanker train on 9th June 2006 66026 at Dollands Moor with the Hitachi 'V-Train' in March 2005 66030 at Wingfield with northbound steel empties on 11th May 2006 66034 heads south from Wingfield Tunnel on 12th July 2006 66039 passes the site of Barkston station on the ECML on 24th October 2007 66057 northbound near Wingfield Tunnel on 20th April 2007 66067 passes Tempsford LC on 20th May 2005 66080 passing East Croydon on 14th June 2007 66081 heads north near Duffield on 18th September 2007 66112 pauses at York for a crew change on 4th October 2006 66120 heads up Sharnbrook at Souldrop on 23rd May 2007 66128 heading south from Wingfield Tunnel on 13th June 2007 66131 at Barnetby on 8th September 2006 66144 near Duffield 6th May 2004 66147 heads north with empty steel coil wagons at Wingfield on 23rd January 2007 66148 passing Nuneaton on 6th September 2007 66170 on the Camp Hill line at Birmingham on 10th March 2003 66175 with 66186 and 66067 near Stenson Jcn on 4th July 2008 66203 at Carlisle on 2nd May 2007 66249 north of Milford Tunnel 9th April 2005 66522 in Shank's livery passing through Duffield station on 10th September 2007 66531 near Edale with a cement train on 27th April 2007 66541 passing through Crewe station on 3rd August 2006 66569 hides behind 57005 at Ipswich on 29th June 2006 66574 at Ely on 22nd September 2006 66602 near Edale on 21st May 2007 66613 waits at Carlisle with coal empties on 2nd May 2007 67001 at York with the Northern Belle Pullman on 25th October 2007 67020 at Edinburgh Waverley on 19th June 2007 67023 stabled at Newcastle on 14th August 2007 67028 acting as Thunderbird at KX on 12th August 2007 Dutch class 66 No:6611 at Amersfoort on 20th October 2005 67029 resplendent in its silver livery rests at Newcastle on 2nd May 2007 66555 at Codnor Park on 8th August 2005 66237 heads south past Codnor Park on 18th August 2005 66579 pictured just south of Wingfield Tunnel on 28th December 2005 66619 at Rugby on 2nd February 2006 66207 pictured north of Ambergate on 11th May 2006 67027 'Rising Star' at Crewe on 18th May 2006 66258 heads north through Preston with an MGR train on 25th May 2006

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]]> Wed Apr 13 2005 Class 20 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c500253.html Mostly early class 20's in the Midlands Wednesday 13 April 2005: Mostly early class 20's in the Midlands

20001 at Swanwick (MRC) on 9th June 2006 freshly out-shopped 8140 at Derby 11th May 1972 Class 20 Nos 8064 plus an unidentified sister near Beeston circa 1972 Empties heading south near Trent Junction in 1973 Stopped at Sileby box to talk to the Bobby in May 1972 20199 at Craigentinny Depot in June 1982 Westhouses Depot on the evening of 22nd July 1982 Westhouses depot on the evening of 22nd July 1982 20 157 + 20 136 head north near Doe Hill in the Erewash Valley on 22nd July 1982 Derby Holding Sidings in May 1984 20032+20103 at Syston Junction April 1985 20076 with unidentified class 47 at Barrow Hill on 1st July 1985 20153 and another at Clay Cross 1st July 1985 Two Class 20's on a special head for Clay Cross Tunnel on 1st July 1985 Two Class 20's on a special passing Clay Cross Jcn on 1st July 1985 20023 in new Railfreight livery at Derby circa 1986 Two class 20's head north at Belper 1988 20301 on NR's water spraying train passing round the back of York station on 4th October 2006 20304 on NR's water spraying train passing round the back of York station on 4th October 2006 D8098 passes Kinchley Lane (GCR) with a Santa Special on 25th November 2006 D8069 at Dereham (MNR) on 23rd June 2007 D8188 at Kidderminster (SVR) on 22nd September 2007 D8154 at Crewe Open Day 10th september 2005 A couple of survivors - 20095 and 20096 at Doncaster on 1st June 2006 D8048 at Loughborough (GCR) on 9th April 2007 D8098 at Loughborough (GCR) on 9th April 2007 DRS class 20's 20315+20313 entering Carlisle station on 3rd July 2007 20907 at Swanwick on 15th December 2007 D8001 heads over the canal and into Consall station on 30th May 2008 D8001 between Froghall and Consall on 30th May 2008

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]]> Wed Apr 13 2005 Class 55 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c500240.html One or two Deltics in service and in preservation Wednesday 13 April 2005: One or two Deltics in service and in preservation

9008 'The Green Howards' at York in June 1973 Up service at Sandy November 1974 55011 'The Royal Northumberland Fusilier' Kings Cross February 1980 55007 'Pinza' arriving York 21st April 1981 55007 'Pinza' arriving at York 21st April 1981 55002 'Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry' at KX 55002 KOYLI at KX 55021 'Argyll and Sutherland Highlander' leaving KX 55021 and 55022 at the Cross 55015 'Tulyar' at Kings Cross in July 1981 55015 'Tulyar' leaving KX sometime in the summer of 1980 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' leaving KX 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' leaving KX 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' leaving KX 55015 'Tulyar' about to leave Butterley 1980's 55015 'Tulyar' near Swanwick 1980's D9000 'Royal Scots Grey' at Basingstoke Railfair Sept 1987 55002 'KOYLI' in Rail Blue at the NRM on 24th July 2007 55019 'Royal Highland Fusilier' approaching Wingfield Tunnel on a trip to York on 28th December 2005 D9016 brings up the rear of a service approaching Consall (CVR) on 30th May 2008 D9016 'Gordon Highlander' (formerly purple!!) at Froghall (CVR) on 30th May 2008

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]]> Wed Apr 13 2005 Class 56 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c499045.html Class 56's in various places Tuesday 12 April 2005: Class 56's in various places

Westhouses Shed on 22nd July 1982 56085 passing Hinksey Yard south of Oxford 19th August 1982 56110 later named 'Croft' at Barrow Hill 22nd July 1983 56115 at Barrow Hill 22nd July 1983 56115 at Barrow Hill 22nd July 1983 Approaching Chesterfield on the evening of 1st July 1983 56044 later named 'Cardiff Canton' at Bristol Bath Road April 1984 Leicester North 4th May 1984 Near Sharnbrook Jcn in September 1984 Derby Holding Sidings in the mid-1980's 56096 Stalybridge 20th February 1985 Cardiff Canton 3rd February 1985 Mountsorrel in summer 1985 56063 later named 'Bardon Hill' near Bell Lane Leicester in 1985 On the Midland line in 1985 Redland hoppers in 1985 Redland hoppers on the Midland in 1985 56019 at Manton in January 1986 56133 'Crewe Locomotive Works' at Brent in September 1986 56028 at Dover Western Docks with special train from Hamburg IVA88 on 17th June 1988 56039 later named 'ABP Port of Hull' at Westbury depot in January 1993 56033 later named 'Shotton Paper Mill' at Old Dalby in May 1993 56033 at Old Dalby May 1993 Thirsk on 3rd March 2003 Fastline's 56303 with 4O90 Doncaster - Grain at Stenson Junction on 4th February 2008 Fastline's 56301 heading south near Duffield on 1st May 2008 Fastline's 56303 again here seen approaching Stenson Jcn on 23rd January 2009

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]]> Tue Apr 12 2005 Class 37 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c499026.html Pictures of class 37's from the north of Scotland to the south coast and plenty of places in between. Tuesday 12 April 2005: Pictures of class 37's from the north of Scotland to the south coast and plenty of places in between.

37406 passing Broadholme on 9th July 2005 37324 'Clydebridge' at Toddington (GWR) on 9th June 2007 37221 at RTC Derby in the early 1980's 6783 (later 37083) at RTC Derby in the 1980's 37095 heads south through Newcastle in March 1982 37095 heads south through Newcastle in March 1982 37067 at the Old Dalby test track on 11th September 1982 37215 at Clay Cross on 1st July 1983 Unidentified loco at unknown location, possibly Buxton Steel train queueing at Syston Jcn in summer 1984 37004 near Miles Platting in summer 1984 37222 and unidentified sister loco on Lickey banking duties in August 1984 Lickey bankers wait their next turn at Bromsgrove in August 1984 Lickey bankers return to Bromsgrove after banking a train up the hill on 7th September 1984 37104 at Earles Sidings, Hope in April 1985 37130 near Trowell 17th May 1985 37174 near Trowell 17th May 1985 37223 on Buxton depot in summer 1985 37680 at Buxton in summer 1985 37688 at Buxton in summer 1985 Bristol Temple Meads in the summer of 1985 Two class 37's head an MGR train past Ystrad Mynach box in July 1985 37196 inside the Factory in Cornish Railways livery at OOC during GW150 open day 37-4 at Brora in January 1986 Unidentified 37/4 with a lightweight train somewhere on the West Highland Line in January 1986 Unidentified 37/4 entering a station somewhere on the West Highland Line in January 1986 37183 Inverness depot January 1986 37401 being prepared for naming at Oban on 2nd January 1986 37401 'Mary Queen of Scots' at Oban in January 1986 37401 in company with 150001 at Oban in January 1986 37401 sits in the evening sunshine at Oban in January 1986 37408 'Loch Rannoch' at Inverness in January 1986 37408 and 37401 at Oban in January 1986 37410 'Aluminium 100' in Glasgow Queen St in January 1986 37410 in Glasgow Queen St in January 1986 37414 Inverness depot in January 1986 37415 entering Ardlui station on 3rd January 1986 37418 arriving Inverness in January 1986 Oban in January 1986 37229 'Cardiff Rod Mill' at Cardiff Canton July 1985 Crewe station on 13th September 1999 37109 at Ramsgate depot September 2004 37190 shortly to be re-named ' Dalzell' at Butterley 25th June 2005 37190 with D212 at Butterley on 25th June 2005 37038 at York on 14th August 2007 37038 at York on 20th September 2007 37075 at Cheddleton (CVR) on 30th September 2007 37075 at Froghall (CVR) on 30th September 2007 37259 on the stops in KX with a Serco test train on 20th December 2007 37605 about to depart KX with a Serco test train on 20th December 2007

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]]> Tue Apr 12 2005 Class 33 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c499002.html Class 33's in service on the Southern and the Western Region and at Crewe. Plus a couple of Fragonsets wierd liveried examples in preservation Tuesday 12 April 2005: Class 33's in service on the Southern and the Western Region and at Crewe. Plus a couple of Fragonsets wierd liveried examples in preservation

33103 'Swordfish' drops inside the Down Loop at Broadholme with Inspection saloon 'Caroline' in tow on 12th June 2006 Temple Mills Yard 10th November 1975 33025 at Crewe 33027 at Crewe March 1982 Freightliner at Reading in December 1983 Unidentified Class 33 at Exeter St Davids on 13th July 1984 Unidentified Class 33 at Cardiff Canton depot on 3rd February 1985 33008 at Cannon Street August 1986 Unidentified Class 33 at Eastleigh in August 1986 Entering Crewe with a train from Shrewsbury 33028 at unknown location summer 1987 33001 at Bristol TM on 26th September 1987 33115 at Salisbury 26th September 1987 Approaching Basingstoke 27th September 1987 33006 at Bristol 1988 33203 'Slim Jim' shunting Dover Western Docks yard on 17th June 1988 With VSOE at Waterloo in 1988 Near Gatwick 6535 at Loughborough (GCR) on 9th April 2007 33103 'Swordfish' at Derby on 16th June 2007 D6566 entering Watchet station (WSR) on 16th June 2007 33102 at Cheddleton (CVR) on 5th August 2007 D6515 at Swanage on 12th August 2007 33202 'Meteor' at Derby on 1st June 2006 33025 at York with 47826 on 21st April 2008 33102 does a spot of shunting at Froghall on 30th May 2008 33002 at Buckfastleigh SDR on 30th August 2009

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]]> Tue Apr 12 2005 Class 26 & 27 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c498992.html BRCW Type 2's in Scotland and south of the border Tuesday 12 April 2005: BRCW Type 2's in Scotland and south of the border

General view of Kyle with 26039 in platform in November 1974 26039 waits departure from Kyle of Lochalsh in November 1974 Mallaig station buffers in November 1974 26010 at Carlisle on 25th March 1982 - this loco is preserved 26019 at the west end of Edinburgh Waverley in June 1982 26032 Inverness in January 1986 26035 Inverness in January 1986 Inverness shed in January 1986 27038 inside Inverness depot in January 1986 27059 Basingstoke Railfair in September 1987 D5401 at Loughborough on 9th April 2007 D5401 arrives at Quorn on 9th April 2007

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]]> Tue Apr 12 2005 Class 31 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c498968.html A few Brush Type 2's or class 31's as they were later known including a couple of 'Skinheads' one with its headcode discs in use Tuesday 12 April 2005: A few Brush Type 2's or class 31's as they were later known including a couple of 'Skinheads' one with its headcode discs in use

D5830 arriving at Quorn (GCR) 16th July 2005 Class 31/4 No:31454 'The Heart of Wessex' at Bristol on 8th June 2006 Unidentified Class 31 crossing the Derwent at Ambergate in summer 1978 Class 31/4 No:31407 leaves Liverpool Lime St on 27th October 1982 Class 31/4 No:31424 at Leeds 27th October 1982 Class 31/1's Nos:31145 & 31154 at Leamington Spa on 7th December 1983 Class 31/1 No:31158 passes Oxford in May 1984 Class 31/0 southbound near Belper in August 1984 Class 31/1 Southbound at Duffield in September 1984 Class 31/1 No:31159 Manchester Victoria in March 1985 Class 31/4 north of Leicester with train of condemned stock in April 1984 Class 31/1 with an Up freightliner service approaches Toadmoor Tunnel Ambergate Class 31/1 No:31268 at Basingstoke Railfair Sept 1987 Class 31/4 No:31421 with class 24 'Experiment' near Willington in summer 1987 Class 31/4 No:31401 at the stops in Kings Cross in 1988 Class 31/1 No:31121 heads south at Milford on 6th February 1988 Class 31/1 heading north through Belper in the summer of 1987 Class 31/4 No:31452 and sister loco on a special working approach Kentsford Crossing on the West Somerset Railway on 7th October 2006 Class 31/1 No:31101 at Shackerstone (Battlefield Line) on 2nd June 2007 Class 31/1 No:31108 at Swanwick (MRC) on 8th August 2005 Class 31/6 No:31602 'Chimaera' Crewe Open day 10th September 2005 Class 31/4 No:31454 'The Heart of Wessex' at Derby on 4th December 2005 31602 at Derby on 1st June 2006 NR's class 31/6 No:31233 at Derby on 26th August 2006 Class 31/1 No:31271 at Wansford (NVR) on 9th September 2006 Class 31/6 No:31601 'Gauge O Guild' at Derby on 26th May 2007 Class 31/0 on Sharnbrook with a short van train in April 1985 31601 'Gauge O Guild' captured north of Toadmoor Tunnel, Ambergate on 5th March 2008

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]]> Tue Apr 12 2005 Class 47 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c498029.html Some pictures of class 47's taken at various locations around the UK in service and in preservation Monday 11 April 2005: Some pictures of class 47's taken at various locations around the UK in service and in preservation

47829 at Carlisle on 4th August 2002 47401 'North Eastern' at Swanwick (MRC) on 25th June 2005 1736 (later 47 143) passes through Crewe Basford Hall in early 1972 D1909 in original two-tone green hauls 6E65 a tanker train past Aylestone Junction in May 1972 Unidentified Class 47 passes Aylestone Junction south of Leicester with a London express in the summer of 1972 D1625 in original two-tone green with an MGR train passes the site of Trent Station in the summer 1972 Unidentified Class 47 passing Trent Junction with a London train in the summer of 1972 Passing through the Edale valley en route for Sheffield on 29th September 1974 Heading an Up express on ECML at Sandy November 1974 Stone empties passing Claydon on the now closed Oxford Bicester line in July 1975 Between Newcastle and Carlisle in 1976 47110 (D1968) passes Chester on 4th December 1981 Northbound at Broadholme with an MGR train in December 1981 47268 (D1969) Wellingborough 19th August 1982 47406 'Rail Riders' (D1505) at Carlisle with a service from Nottingham 25th March 1982 47465 (D1589) at Newcastle with a Cross-Country service in March 1982 47703 'St Mungo' at Crewe Diesel Depot on 21st June 1982 - this was originally D1960 and allocated to RTC Derby A class 47-hauled coal train heads away from Crewe onto th Stoke line in March 1982 An unidentified class 47 waits at Carstairs to take the Edinburgh portion of a Cross-Country service in 1982 47079 'George Jackson Churchward' outside Paddington in 1982 47540 at Manchester Victoria station on 27th October 1982 47345 arriving in Crewe on Holyhead service in July 1983 47345 runs round its train at Blaenau Ffestiniog on 21st July 1983 An unidentified class 47 arriving at Llandudno Jcn with a London service on 21st July 1983 47227 (D1903) Landore Street Birmingham September 1984 47421 (D1520) Bristol Temple Meads in 1984 An unidentified class 47 heads north over the Derwent near Belper in August 1984 47243 at Exeter St Davids on 13th September 1984 A class 47 passes Crewe Coal Yard box in August 1984 North of Milford Tunnel January 1985 47341 pictured north of Kettering with 17 condemned Mk1's in April 1985 47475 at Manchester Victoria in the mid-1980's 47619 heads the Royal Train near Whatstandwell in 1985 Unidentified class 47 heads south into Toadmoor Tunnel at Ambergate in the mid-1980's 47500 'Great Western' at Cardiff Canton on 6th July 1985 47616 'The Red Dragon' at GW150 celebrations in Cardiff July 1985 An Up Freightliner service passes Clay Cross in July 1985 Wyfordby LC near Melton Mowbray July 1985 47514 arriving at Inverness with sleeper from Euston in January 1986 47517 leaving Inverness January 1986 47539 'Rochdale Pioneers' at Inverness January 1986 47541 'The Queen Mother' leaving Inverness in January 1986 47550 'University of Dundee' Inverness Depot January 1986 47617 'University of Sterling' at Queen St in January 1986 47/7s at Glasgow Queen St in January 1986 47702 'Saint Cuthbert' (formerly D1947 and 47504) at Queen St in January 1986 Passing Insch in January 1986 On Inverness depot in January 1986 Leaving Inverness in January 1986 Breasting the summit at Ais Gill in July 1986

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]]> Mon Apr 11 2005 Class 50 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c497980.html Numerous Class 50's at various locations around the UK including Carnforth MPD in 1968 and up to date in preservation Monday 11 April 2005: Numerous Class 50's at various locations around the UK including Carnforth MPD in 1968 and up to date in preservation

50027 'Lion' at Grosmont (NYMR) on 2nd August 2005 D431 (later 'Hood' and now preserved as 50031) on Carnforth MPD in August 1968 410 (later 'Monarch') on Crewe diesel depot sometime in 1972 50002 'Superb' at Waterloo on 13th September 1984 - now preserved 50003 'Temeraire' at Waterloo on 13th September 1984 50005 'Collingwood' at Cardiff Canton on 3rd February 1985 50005 'Collingwood' at New Street on 4th May 1984 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' at Basingstoke on 26th September 1987 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' at Basingstoke on 26th September 1987 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' at Cardiff Canton for the GW150 celebrations, pictured on 6th August 1985 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' at Butterley on 25th June 2005 50012 'Benbow' at New Street during the early 1980's 50013 'Agincourt' at Basingstoke on 26th September 1987 50013 'Agincourt' on the stops at Waterloo on 26th September 1987 50017 'Royal Oak' at Paddington on 19th August 1982 - now preserved in maroon livery at Birmingham Railway Museum 50017 'Royal Oak' at Salisbury on 26th September 1987 50017 'Royal Oak' in NSE livery at Salisbury on 26th September 1987 50020 'Revenge' at Paddington in the early 1980's 50020 'Revenge' (with 50006 'Neptune' in the background) at Paddington in the early 1980's 50026 'Indomitable' at Exeter St Davids on 13th September 1984 - now privately preserved at Derby 50031 'Hood' at Bristol TM in the early 1980's - now preserved on SVR 50032 'Courageous' at Birmingham New Street on 29th April 1983 50035 'Ark Royal' at New Street on 7th September 1984 - now preserved 50035 'Ark Royal' at New Street on 7th September 1984 - now preserved 50036 'Victorious' at Bristol Bath Road in the early 1980's 50036 'Victorious' outside Bristol Bath Road in the early 1980's 50040 'Leviathan' at New Street in the early 1980's - now preserved 50047 'Swiftsure' at Waterloo on 26th September 1987 50049 'Defiance' heads north past Bullbridge, Derbyshire en route from SVR to NYMR on 31st October 2007 Unidentified example at New Street 4th May 1984 Class 50 No: D402 'Superb' under restoration at the South Devon Railway on 30th August 2009

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]]> Mon Apr 11 2005 Class 40 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c497900.html Class 40 locos taken at various locations around the UK between 1972 and 1988 plus a few present day preserved examples Monday 11 April 2005: Class 40 locos taken at various locations around the UK between 1972 and 1988 plus a few present day preserved examples

D335 at Bury (ELR) on 1st July 2006 D285 on Cross Country service leaves Derby in May 1972 D224 Crewe Diesel Depot 1972 40022 Hunslet Oil terminal 18th February 1976 In Carnforth Down Loop 8th May 1981 40126 Shrewsbury 4th December 1981 40194 at Newton Heath 27th October 1982 40080 at Blaenau Ffestiniog in July 1983 40130 (D330) passing Quintinshill light engine in October 1983 40056 at Trent Junction 17th August 1984 D200 at Cardiff Canton GW150 on 6th July 1985 Unidentified class 40 near Doveholes Tunnel Crewe scrap road in the late 80's D200 approaching Garsdale in July 1986 D200 at Skipton in July 1986 D213 (formerly 'Andania') at Basingstoke Railfair Sept 1987 D200 passing Barkston Junction on its last trip on 16th April 1988 D212 'Aureol' in undercoat leaving Swanwick (MRC) 25th June 2005 40145 (from ELR and formerly D345) at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 D212 'Aureol' at Swanwick (MRC) on 30th March 2008

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]]> Mon Apr 11 2005 Class 03 and 08 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c497826.html Class 03 and 08 locos taken at various locations around the UK Monday 11 April 2005: Class 03 and 08 locos taken at various locations around the UK

08266 at Haworth (KWVR) on 12th August 2006 12049 at Ropley (MHR) on 18th June 2006 D3358 at Ropley (MHR) on 18th June 2006 Bombardier's 08 shunter No:004 at Litchurch Lane Works March 2007 Bombardier's 0-6-0 RR shunter from Wakefield at Litchurch Lane Works March 2007 RTC 08 shunter after a snowfall - 1972 08 at York on 21st April 1981 03371 at Bradford on 27th October 1982 03078 at Newcastle 25th March 1982 08 shunting at Etches Park 1984 08456 shunts Derby Etches Park in May 1984 08484 at Cardiff canton on 3rd February 1985 Re-modelled Crewe station in March 1985 with 08 pottering 08 at Earle's Sidings Hope in March 1985 08 768 stabled outside St Pancras April 1985 08905 at Luton April 1985 03144 at Cardiff Canton 6th July 1985 08869 'The Canary' at Norwich Crown Point depot in 1986 Slade Green's 'Ivor' 97800 ex 08 600 at Cannon St 23rd August 1986 D2133 at Minehead (WSR) in October 2001 D2271 at Minehead (WSR) in October 2001 08956 at RTC Derby March 2005 D2138 awaits the painters at Butterley (MRC) on 25th June 2005 D3022 shunting at Kidderminster on 7th May 2007 03170 at Shackerstone on 2nd June 2007 08168 at Shackerstone on 2nd June 2007 03084 at Wirksworth on 19th August 2007 D2073 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 D3462 at Bishops Lydeard (WSR) 29th September 2005 D4067 outside Loughborough shed (GCR) on 9th April 2007 Class 08 shunter at MRT Butterley on 15th December 2007 Class 02 D2858 at Swanwick Jcn on 15th December 2007 Class 08 shunter D3420 at MRT Swanwick on 15th December 2007

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]]> Mon Apr 11 2005 Class 24 and 25 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c497804.html Class 24 and 25 locos taken at various locations around the UK between 1972 and 1985 plus a few present day preserved examples Monday 11 April 2005: Class 24 and 25 locos taken at various locations around the UK between 1972 and 1985 plus a few present day preserved examples

25265 at Quorn (GCR) on 20th May 2006 7593 leaving Derby on a PWay train in the summer of 1972 5236 hauling A2 Class No:60532 'Blue Peter' past Derby in May 1972 7527 passes Willesden FL terminal with a CCE inspection saloon in the summer of 1972 24041 at Llandudno Junction in October 1976 25236 with a Research Division test train at Llanwrst on the Conway valley branch in October 1976 25138 at Shrewsbury on 18th December 1981 25231 at Manchester Victoria on 27th February 1982 Coming off the Warcop branch at Appleby on 25th March 1982. Taken from a passing train Waiting to leave Carnforth loop in March 1982 Leaving Warrington Bank Quay in August 1982 25313 in the back road at Leicester on 5th April 1984 In Metro Cammell's Washwood Heath works in early 1985 with one of the 151 DMU's 25075 at Luton in April 1985 25322 'Tamworth Castle' near Etruria April 1982 Passing Bromsgrove April 1985 D7523 entering Williton station (WSR) on 17th June 2007 D7162 at Blue Anchor WSR in June 2008 D7612 near Watchet on WSR - June 2008 D5054 at Crewe Open Day 10th September 2005 D7523 at Minehead (WSR) March 24th 2006 D5185 at Loughborough on 9th April 2007 7536 pilots the 08.01 Derby to London train on its running-in turn from Derby Works after overhaul. Pictured at Aylestone Junction south of Leicester in June 1972 D5054 at Bury Bolton Street (ELR) on 2nd February 2008 D7612 at Buckfastleigh SDR on 30th August 2009

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]]> Mon Apr 11 2005 Class 45 http://davestraintravels.fotopic.net/c494555.html Some pictures of Class 44, 45 and 46 locos taken at various locations around the UK but mainly on the Midland main line from 1972 to 1986 plus a few present day's preserved examples Saturday 9 April 2005: Some pictures of Class 44, 45 and 46 locos taken at various locations around the UK but mainly on the Midland main line from 1972 to 1986 plus a few present day's preserved examples

45135 (D99) '3rd Carabinier' at Bury (ELR) on 1st July 2006 45041 (D53) at Swanwick on 25th June 2005 Class 46 D182 (46085) at Swanwick on 25th June 2005 A Down express passes Aylestone Jcn near Leicester on 3rd May 1972 D47 (45116) passing Trent Jcn in May 1972 No:138 passes Aylestone Jcn with an Up express on 3rd May 1972 No:122 passing Aylestone Jcn with a London-bound service on 3rd May 1972 No:98 'Royal Engineer' (later 45059) leaving Derby with a London express in summer 1972. Note the BG behind the locomotive. 1M15 Up service south of Leicester in the summer of 1972 D61 'Royal Army Ordnance Corps' (later 45112 and now preserved) passing the RTC sidings with a mineral train in 1972 Down express passes Aylestone Jn in summer 1972 No:46 (later 45037) at Derby in summer 1972 No:135 approaching London Road Jcn in the summer of 1972 with 5P49 ECS move in summer 1972 Approaching London Road Jcn, Derby in summer 1972 Last of the class No:137 (later 45014) passes the RTC sidings in the summer of 1972. Note the BG behind the lcomotive No:111 on 1T21 off the road in RTC sidings summer 1972 No: 111 off the road in RTC sidings summer 1972 D61 (45112 and now preserved) 'Royal Army Ordnance Corps' at Derby in March 1973 Crossing the Derwent at Ambergate in 1977 44004 (D4) 'Great Gable' was re-painted into BR green for its last few months in service and is seen here at Nuneaton in summer 1980 45147 (D41) inside the train shed at St Pancras in April 1981 45150 (D78) inside the train shed at St Pancras in April 1981 A close up of 45123 (D52) 'The Lancashire Fusilier' at St. Pancras in 1981 Three class 45's at St Pancras in 1981 45137 (D56) 'Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (TA)' at Sheffield on 18th December 1981 Heading south from Redhills Tunnel in 1982. This is now the site of East Midlands Parkway station 45056 (D91) at Clay Cross on the evening of 22nd July 1982 45119 (D34) with a Down service at Grassmoor on the evening of 22nd July 1982 Up service at Clay Cross on 22nd July 1982 45110 (D73) on Down service Wellingborough 19th August 1982 45134 (D126) on Up service Wellingborough 19th August 1982 45135 (D99) '3rd Carabinier' enters Wellingborough with a stopping train on 19th August 1982 45051 (D74) on Freightliner at Clay Cross 1st July 1983 Northbound cross-country service approaching Milford Tunnel in July 1983 Up freight at Clay Cross 1st July 1983 45001 (D13) leaving platform 1 at Derby 1984 45044 (D63) 'Royal Inniskilling Fusilier' approaching London Road Jn in May 1984 45013 (D20) sits in the Holding Sidings at Derby on August 1984 45113 'Athene' (formerly D80)at New Street in 1985 D4 'Great Gable' at Butterley 1985 Down service about to enter Toadmoor Tunnel at Ambergate in the mid 1980's Inside at Manton March 1985 Down 'Binliner' near Bedford April 1985 D4 'Great Gable' at Butterley in 1985 D4 'Great Gable' at Cardiff Canton GW150 on 6th July 1985 Down service arriving at Leicester in 1985 45101 (D96) stops for a banker at Bromsgrove in the summer of 1986 Queueing at Syston Jcn 1986 45141 (D82) unofficially named 'Zephyr' leaving St Pancras in September 1987 45112 (D61) heads the York to Holyhead 'Tubular Belle' railtour through Duffield on its outward leg on 27th January 2007

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