Panniers on the mainline! A tour from Tyseley to Ironbridge Power Station and the Severn Valley Railway, mostly behind ex-GWR 9600 and 9466. Not many photos as there were few station stops in the light.

The PBR's 1st steam gala! Pannier 6435 was the guest engine, and Devonport No 19 and Ivor were out in steam as well. Not too many pictures as I was firing No9 then 6435 :-)

A weekday jaunt on the Cambrian Coast Express from Machynlleth to Pwllheli and return.

During the layover at Aberystwyth on the Cambrian Mountaineer, there was a charter organised on the Vale of Rheidol Railway. So here's to a quick chuff up to Devil's Bridge behind a lovely little engine.

A real tour, for a change. 50044 and 37767 (then 97301) on Spitfire's Cambrian Mountaineer from Bristol Temple Meads to Aberystwyth (the long way round - Bath Spa & Oxford) and return (diverted via Crewe). A good day out with some top quality thrash.

The usual trip to the WSR steam Gala with the usual suspects and the usual banter and chuff all day!

The Cwm and Go railtour heads back East through Cardiff, with 37401 on the front and 60024 on the rear. Thanks to Ben for the 'We're about to Leave Central' heads-up!

My father and I purchased a Shocvan on the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway. Formerly numbered 80892 at the Royal Ordanace Factory, Glascoed, the BR number of this wagon remains unknown. Regardless, it will be restored! This collection aims to chart the progress of the restoration...

A quick trip on the BKR in the holidays. Sadly Morayshire burst, so the 27 did the honours with the steam on the front for show.

Down to the WSR again for the autumn steam gala with the Andies, meeting up with the usual suspects again. Weather wasn't great, but the gala was, with some nice interesting engines as well.

A collection of general pics from the PBR, taken everytime I have my camera out with me. Should give you a bit of a \'behind the scenes\' view of a small preserved railway.

A quick couple of photos of 55022 leaving Cardiff on a railtour.

The 'railway' photos from the holiday. Not many as it's pretty tricky to wander around a busy station with a camera and two bags!

General pics of diesel locos, kept as a running archive. Currently, pics of classes 37, 43, 47, 55, 59, 60, 66, 67 at Waverly, Glasgow Central (High- and Low levels), Drem, Prestonpans, Pengham Junction (Cardiff), Cardiff Central, Swansea, Newport, Northalleron, York and the North Wales coast. (Photos are arranged roughly in class order.)

While waiting for the train back to Edinburgh, I got a few photos of the more interesting things at York.

Dad and I went down to the NYMR for the first day of their long-awaited LNER festival. Well worth it! 3 A4s in steam, need I say more...?

General pics of electric locos and their DVTs, kept as a running archive. Pics of classes 86, 87, 90 and 91 (and also Mk3 and 4 DVTs) at Waverly, Glasgow Central, Prestonpans, Northallerton, London Liverpool St, and a couple taken from a moving car on the M74, as a west coast set passed!

General pics of anything interesting I see, kept as a running archive - GNER red door MK3, Sleeper stock, Railtrack units, and more.

WSR spring steam gala. An early start with Andy & Andy, we met some of the others down there, who'd been camping it up all weekend.

General pics of DMUs, kept as a running archive. Currently with pics of classes 101, 121, 150, 156, 158, 170 and Voyagers (220 & 221), at Waverly, Cardiff Central and Queen St, Swansea, Pontypridd, Northallerton, Glasgow Central and Queen St and Haymarket Depot.

A few runs in the fading light at Boness's Class 37 gala, featuring 37175 and recently restored 37025. Utter hell.

Having caught the 37s at Marshfield, myself and Ali went down for a bash at Barry Island Railway's Diesel Gala, and to meet Alex. Good show from the guys down at Barry, and a good variety of haulage for a small railway! Thanks also for a quick cabbie of the 24!

Met up with Ali to catch the pair of 37s on a railtour through Marshfield. A quick nip up to park the car at Radyr (and a couple of photos) then a few at Barry before going to meet Alex at the Barry Island Railway's Diesel Gala.

General pics of EMUs, kept as a running archive. Currently has pictures of classes 303, 305, 314, 317, 318, 320, 322, 334, 365 at North Berwick, Drem, Waverly, Glasgow Central, SECC, Mount Florida, Anniesland, Cambridge and Shepreth.

37216's arrival this afternoon at Blaenavon. I didn't quite catch the offloading, but was there to help shunt the yard around to get her next to the shed. the batteries should now be on charge, and with any luck, she might even start up this weekend!

Up to Barrow Hill for the Chopperfest - 50 years of the class 20. Was a bit wet, but that didn't put us off. The afternoon was taken up with the mini-tour out to Hope Cement Works, top 'n' tailed by DRS and HNRC Choppers.

A jaunt to the Teifi with Alex and Roger, stopping off at the Gwilli on the way there and Swansea Vale on the way back.

Final removal of the base and flag stones of the crossing keeper's hut. Also a few shots of the signal box. Thanks to dad for taking photos while the rest of us removed the stones.

A whole lot of us went down for a jolly to the WSR's autumn steam gala. Mostly GWR kettles on show, with some others thrown in as well. Another good day out, with a tour of Minehead shed, and the usual friendly lot on th trains.

A trip behind Morayshire at the BKR, after her recent return to service. Light wasn't great, but I did get a couple of shots. What a stunning engine!

A trip up to the Foxfield for their diesel gala. After a few trips and a wander round,we headed off to the Churnet Valley just down the road while we were in the area. Back on the road south, we stopped off at the Gloucester & Warwickshire for a wander round the yard and pub grub with some of the guys. Weather was damp/dull, sadly, but it was still a good day out.

The road home was via the GCR at Loughborough. Nice to see some pleasingly grubby locos at work (along with some clean ones!), and the stations were fantastic period pieces too.

York Station, from the York Eye, and as we passed through on a couple of days, waiting for the Malton train.

We spent one day on the NYMR, but also had a quick run up and down when Sir Nigel Gresley was running with the immaculate LNER teak coaches, and a quick run to Whitby and back, so I've lumped everything together in here.

Stopped into the MRC on the way to Yorkshire. Didn't get much of a trundle, but did get a good wander around the yards and sheds. Quick thanks to the DMU and class 47 guys for being so friendly. Well worth a return trip.

Our first diesel gala! Everyone seemed to have a good day, so we'd call it a success. Here's a few photos from the second day, and here's to a bigger gala next year.

73133 arriving to the PBR from the Vale of Glamorgan Railway at Barry. Freshly outshopped in 'Improved Mainline Blue' (mainline blue in the style of electric blue), she'll be running the service on sundays.

A trip up and down the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Lovely line with a very interesting history, and rails closer together than I'm used to!

An SPT Daytripper was long overdue, so myself, Ian and Ewan headed out for a minitrip to do the new Larkhall and Anniesland extentions. Highlights include lunch at Helensburgh Central and getting shots of the NMT arriving at Queen street, through a departing 156 window. A 'near miss' indeed...

Quick trip to the BKR while I was home. Lord Roberts (in 'Thomas' blue) did the honours.

Paid a visit to the Foxfield Railway (near Stoke-on-Trent) today. No service running, but we got a good wander round the yard and a jolly down the headshunt. Very friendly bunch - thanks guys for the welcome. We'll be back!

A few Southern and SouthWest Trains units I snapped on my trip to London.

Just did the one run today (had 'normal' friends down, so couldn't subject them to too much!) behind 50049 and 37411. Well worth it - bumped into a lot of folk, and it was wedgex all round! A lot of folk out and about, so excuse the blurred baw heids...

Out fot an all-day bash on the Rhymneys - 405, 411 and 425 were out to play. After a bit of a slow start due to timetable mis-reading, we managed to get a good bit of thrash behind all three. Oh, and Heath High Level station was definately today's 'station of the day'...

A few pics from our annual Transport Rally. Sadly not many of the fabulous vehicles on display as I was too busy yard shunting or generally helping keep the wheels in motion. Highlights of the day included 3 trains in service (108 DMU, Thumper, and loco-hauled stock) and the first run of freshly outshopped Hudswell No 1387 on freight.

A couple of real trains at Temple Meads while waiting for the train home: 31's on the Dale Winton Express (aka the Wessex Mk2 set), and a rather graffitied ex Midland HST on a Virgin service.

Down for an information gathering trip come jolly with Jonathan to the SDR. Stuck lucky with both diesel and steam haulage and shunt-releasing in Buckfastleigh due to permanent way works. Many thanks to all atvthe SDR for their hospitality and friendlyness on our fact-finding mission on Wickham Trolleys. :-)

Maiden run of the Thumper unit (205018) up the line, in the glorious evening sun. She ran smoothly, without a hitch, and took the gradient in her stride.

Quick trip from Bedale to Redmire on the Wensleydale Railway. The DMU failed, so we got 37003 with Mk2s instead. Lovely day for some loco-hauled it was, too.

Jumped on at Bargoed for a quick bash up to Rymney, behind 37425. Met a few of the others there for some pics of 37425 and the recently repainted 37411 - lovely!

Down to the WSR diesel gala with Alex, Phil and Andy. Weather was perfect, so got plenty of shots. The 50, 5007, and the Hymek, 7017 both burst, but the 31, 37, Peak, HST and the 3 GBrf 73s performed well. Cracking day.

Went up to Ft William with Nick to do 37416 on the sleeper back down. Also a few shots of Ft William Yard, and the sleeper back in Edinburgh. Thoroughly recommend the beds while they're 37s!

King Edward I at Newport, on \'The Lickey Incliner\' railtour. Lovely loco - what more can I say?

More wet weather for rugexes! That said, they do brighted p the otherwise dull day. Appearances today by heritage liveried 47853, 47843 a couple of 67s, some nice Pullman coaches and some decent liveries :-)

Finally, some pics from the PBR! We\'ve got 5 locos on shed right now, so I thought I\'d grab a few pics of them before they move. A chance for some of you to put \'names to faces\' at last. Hopefully I\'ll have a general PBR collection up soon of some of the other stuff kicking around. :-)

Out on an SPT Daytripper with Ian and Ewan. Nothing much exciting, really. Bit of snow in places, and a couple of southbound 47s at Newton. Still,, got us out and about. Queen St - Cumbernauld - Motherwell - Newton - Central - Milgavie - Queen St.

50031 and 50049 out on a Pathfinders railtour. Despite the rain, it was worth turning up to see. Also, 37411 arrived with a Rhymney service, just to add to the feast of EE traction! :-)

Went back to the bridge I found a few weeks ago, with Ewan to catch some of the ruggexes on saturday morning. Also caught the usual stuff - a few freights and HSTs amongst the units and 37/67 hauled excursions. Miserable weather, and bright liveries :-)

Went out to catch a pic of a Cardiff - Manchester FootEx. Sadly it was a 67, but still, I found a nice spot. Just a few pics of what was passing at the time.

Did the sleeper into Edinburgh with Grant and Nick. Grabbed a couple of pics of that and the North Berwicks.

Did the Fort William to Mallaig ScotRail service, then caught the Jacobite steam service back. Glen Finnan viaduct is rather nice! Also got some shots of the Sleeper, and the Jacobean and Hogwart's Express in Fort William yard.

A jolly with some folks form the railway up to the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway's steam gala, with a 100% GWR-only roster! Also, a trip round the loco yard and sheds.

Back up north to Edinburgh today, involved a 45 minute wait at Crewe between trains. Here's a few pics from the station.

A return to York for a stag weekend. Changed both ways at Manchester, so got some pics there - MML's Project RIO, and some other colours I don't see much. Also a pic or two from either end - Abergavenny and York

Bit of new camera testing for both myself and Ewan - we took the 90's to N. Berwick, then back to Drem, where we stayed for a wee while, catching what went back and forth. A track circuit failure meant everything northbound crept slowly past us for some decent shots! Also then caught the Yorvik Express at Waverly that evening.

Met Ian and Nick to do the North Berwicks, now they're loco hauled. Then through to Glasgow and up to Dalmuir to catch the Sleeper back to Edinburgh.

The freight terminal in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Operated by Norfolk Southern. Also saw a ConRail and Santa Fe loco on the depot. Only found it when I chased a freight train to it! :-)

The railway pics from the weekend - the El, commuter trains, and some railways from the top of the Sears Tower.

37417 being named 'Richard Trevithick' at Merthyr Tydfil, by Pete Waterman, to comemorate 200 years to the day that his first steam locomotive powered a train, nearby. Station, train and car park were mobbed.

Skiing on Cairgorm at the weekend. Heres the pics I took of the new funicular railway, and its two trains, Coire and Cairn. Cable operated, standing room only, double flanged wheels to cope with the wind. Beats the old chairlifts hands down!

Caught the test runs for the 90+Mk3s+DVT trial run to North Berwick. Pics from two points on the branch, Longniddry, Prestonpans and Waverly.
Also got pics of 170427 (centre car without seats) and the GNER Mallard Set at Waverly.

Down for a job interview in South Wales, managed to get a few pics on the trip - nothing great, as it was dark cold and I had heavy bags, hence lots of dark blurry shots! Still, nice to snap some stuff I don't normally see!

Trip down to the Birmingham NEC from Waverly, via the Carlisle-Leeds loco-hauled service. Top 'n' tail 37s, unbranded 'ScotRail 156402 at Birmingham New St, 56109 with a blue door at carlisle, and 170426 - the latest of ScotRail's 170s at Waverly and a Eurostar at Leeds. All the other stuff you'd expect - 321s, 323s, 333s, Pedolinos, etc too!

Chris Green and Edinburgh's Lord Provost naming 390030 City of Edinburgh, in Waverly.

Went to central to see the Duchess of Sutherland. Also caught the last Arriva Glasgow - Leeds service, the Duchess turning at Rutherglen, blue 87001 looking grubby and the usual stuff!

Quick jaunt out to Millerhill, alighting at Musselburgh. Then back to Waverly for lunch, then out to North Queensferry and Dalmeny. Found a cracking vantage point at Millerhill!

Popped into Waverly tonight to meet Nick and get some snaps of the 325s on the parcels, and also a couple of shots of the sleeper, and the 90s.

Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway's diesel gala, with special guest Freightliner's 47292.

Railway pics from my trip to Italy and Slovenia. Sadly, a lot got lost when a memory card frazzled, but theres still a few here.

Railway pics from my trip to the States - Chicago's Union Station and the 'El', the Coopersville & Marne Railroad (a preserved railway in Michigan), some San Francisco trams, and some freight near Union City, California. (note the Santa Fe 'tailgating' the Union Pacific train!)

Met up with Nick and went down to Motherwell for a wee while, then back up to Glasgow Central. Then met Ian (and saw a broken bus on the way - couldn't resist a shot, sorry!), and went out to Springburn Works (St. Rollox). Excuse the quality of the St Rollox pics - they were taken reaching up over the tall fence!

87001 again, this time in daylight, so I could get some decent shots in the good light

Caught the DPS 'Freedom of Scotland' railtour at Ayr, running 45 minutes early. Big thanks to DPS for the timings, and Scot-rail posters for the updates! :-)

Caught some WAGN dahn sarf from Meldreth to Cambridge. Nice to see all the pretty colours :-)

The late running London - Inverness service has its rear power car, 43104, replaced by 43120 at Waverly. Plus a few other pics from Waverly.

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Went to Motherwell to catch 87001's first trip to Scotland, following repaint into standard blue. Caught it up to Glasgow Central, and got some shots of the sleeper too.

The first run of a Pendolino into Glasgow Central, 390012 on a test run. Also some pics of the sleeper and a few units, from the same night.
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Virgin drags over the G&SW, and general happenings in Carlisle.

Popped into central for a wee while - it was a nice day. :-)

The last run of the 303s - the original 'Glasgow Blue Trains'. We caught the service from Queen St, to its termination at Helensburgh Central. A piper was on hand to pipe the service into Queen St, and upon arrival an Helensburgh. 42 Years in service! Juniper, anyone? :-)