56312s Colas Rail 'Hard hat' logo 29/12/08

56312 "Artemis" name/logo/advert thing! Make of it what you will! 29/12/08

56312 (ex 56003) sits at Carlisle having worked the 1Z37 Derby-Carlisle via Birmingham and S&C 29/12/08

D5054, or 24054 in real money, stnads at Winchcombe ready to head for Toddington. This loco is currrently on loan from the ELR 27/12/08

All that remains of 45128 at Toddington. 27/12/08

Out of traffic for a few repairs is 37215, seen on Toddington depot. 27/12/08

Looking nice, but still out of traffic with engine faults is 47376. Its long time out of traffic, and out in the open is beginning to show, with the front yellow panel starting to fade. 27/12/08

Another view of 26043. 27/12/08

26043 under restoration at Toddington and will hopefully work towards the end of 2009 27/12/08

45149 undergoing a major rebuild is seen in the shed at Toddington. 27/12/08

45149 undergoing a major rebuild is seen in the shed at Toddington. 27/12/08

A more side-on view of 37324 at Gotherington 27/12/08

37099 aka 37324 at Gotherington having arrived with the 1035 ex Toddington. Trains where terminating here due to a landslip near Cheltenham. Seen in the background is the almost finished loop and signal box that will allow more trains to run on the line 27/12/08

323215 at Redditch 27/12/08

86259 at Manchester Piccadilly 20/12/08

47773 at Manchester Piccadilly having worked 1Z86 back from Hadfield 20/12/08

86259 "Les Ross" stands at the end of the line at Hadfield, becoming the first of its class to do so... 20/12/08

Everyone gets the rare photo of 86259 at Hadfield, made even rarer by the 1980s style trackside free-for-all! Hell you can't do this very often anymore! The man of the moment les Ross in his “stick out like a sore thumb” red suit!

86259 at Hadfield 20/12/08

86259 ready to make history as the first Class 86 to reach Hadfield. 20/12/08

86259s nameplate 20/12/08

The man himself pauses to take a photo of 86259 at Manchester prior to its run to Hadfield!

57309 runs light engine through Manchester Piccadilly 20/12/08