Drawing away from Westbury over the junction at Fairwood is ex-NP exile 59204 now adorned in ews colours on "7C77" from Acton to Merehead..05 september 2006..

Crompton 33116 when it was named "Hertfordshire Rail Tours" heads the Ocean Liner Express charter set along the now closed Weymouth Quay line.Quite a spectacle particularly when the train encounters badly parked cars.These days whole line is regarded as a "H&S" nightmare.Don't understand? train does 5 mph with loud horns and flashing lights and staff with a red flag but cars are OK at 30 mph????.There is no hope for this country,we all know it but nobody does anything about it!..18 december 1994..

Running in original livery as D6607, 37403 rattles the girders on the bridge over the river at Bradford-on Avon as it departs with a Weymouth to Bristol service..August 1998..

Sitting in the headshunt at Fairwater-Yard Taunton is the "Shunter" 73133 parked with a few wagons..27 august 2007..

"JB" 73133 somehow ended up as yard shunter at Fairwater-Yard,Taunton.Surprising choice as not suitable I would have thought..27 august 2007..

GWR "King" 6024 exits Taunton with one of the weekend "Torbay Expresses" that run during the summer from Bristol-TM to Paignton..11 august 2007..

66165 hauls "6V62" from Fawley (via Westbury) to Plymouth through Clink on a really clear summer's day.Load was fuel-oil and Bitumen. This working no longer comes this way,goes via Bristol one day a week instead of three,also Bitumin portion of this train has ceased and Cattewater (Plymouth) has closed down..10 august 2007..

One of the designated "royal" engines is 67006,here seen returning the prestige VSOE back to London-Victoria after a day trip to Bath.Seen climbing Upton-scudamore incline nr Dilton Marsh.If only all picture could be as colourful as this one? ..08 august 2007..

This service"6O41" Westbury-Eastleigh always serves up a varied set of wagons in its load.Today it was Bogie-Bolsters loaded with Concrete Sleepers etc.66081 sweeps around the bends at Southampton near the Maritime Docks area..31 july 2007..

Moving a long string of Bitumen tanks off the Fawley-Branch is 66081.Here at Totton where the Refinery line joins the main Southanpton to Bournmouth route..17 july 2007..

Stored engines at Long-Marsdon.A sneak shot over the fence showing 08736,an 0-4-0 Sentinal and 37170 (Now restored as one of the yellow railtrack engines (97302)..03 july 2007..

Running north at Hatherley nr Cheltenham is a Steel working headed by 66057 going to Corby from Margam "6M96"..03 july 2007..

1Z80 the return "Bright'n-Breezy" tour from Brighton to Minehead via Bristol TM throttles passed Granada bridge nr Warminster with freshly re-liveried 47832 now branded in Victa-Westlink colours in charge..01 july 2007..Light was very poor for this shot,had to resort to 800asa setting 400th@f4!! Engine did very little work in these colours so this is a quite unique shot..01 july 2007..

"Western Champion" D1015 was used on a few trains on the West-Somerset-Rly after it had worked into Minehead on "1Z52" from Paddington.Here it is seen entering Crowcombe from Minehead..16 june 2007..

Working a very late(Normally runs in the dark) Hams-hall to Southampton inter-model service is 67003.Here seen breasting the climb from Westbury to Upton-Scudamore.This service was on a diversion due to Basingstoke area being shut for resignalling work..12 april 2007..

Mainline Tug powers out of the gloom with a monster rake of Bitumen Tanks from Eastleigh going to South-wales.Probably for scrap.Viewed at Arn-Hill Warminster..28 march 2007..

Running past the stubble-fields on the approach to Williton is seen a returning rail-tour that went all the way to Minehead.Engines are 47839/47805.Forgotten where it was heading back too...any info?..25 march 2007..

Believed to be a Coatbridge service,90043 in FL grey livery hums north on the WCML north of Tamworth..21 march 2007..

Heading "4O90" 56302 powers off the Birch-Coppice branch at Kingsbury heading for Thamesport(Grain) with a full load of containers..21 march 2007..

Restored into S&D Blue and running as 88 of that company, locomotive viewed running into Blue-Anchor over the Lever-Crossing there..17 march 2007..

60074 when it was just another grey general service "Tug".her it is drawing through Gloucester Station having just travelled "up the river" from South-Wales heading for the Midlands with a consignment of Steel.The "6M41" from Margam to Round-Oak..13 march 2007..

Sitting silent in the sunshine at the Horton-Road depot of Cotswold-Rail are 31128/31452. ..13 march 2007..

Slightly back-lit but still quite nice--60014 returning from Fareham to Whatley "7V14" passing Arn-Hill nr Warminster..12 march 2007..

Various liveries were seen in this stock move of HST carriages including Virgin and MML.47840 was hauling them from storage at Laira up to OOC.Train seen on the Westbury avoider travelling at full line speed..05 march 2007..

After 66099 was declared a failure in the loop at Severn-Tunnel-Junction with "6C23" Hayes to East-Usk Yard Newport,60073 was sent out to drag the errant shed and train the short distance to Newport..03 march 2007..

South African Railways 3'6" gauge North British locomotive 3405 "Janice" (27291/1953) preserved at Quainton Road headquarters of the Buckingham Railway centre..17 february 2007..

Resurrected Tractors 37411 and 37425 ran for just one weekend on the "Bard N Birch" Railtour who's destination was the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre at Quainton Road.Here the Tour is seen arriving in dire-dire light with 37411 leading.Next day they both went back into store and have not worked since???..17 february 2007..

Commerative plates om 59005 referring to attempt at longest hauled train ever in Europe.....East-Somerset-Junction to Berkley? Stange destination? Trial halted there because buckeye coupler behind loco failed and experiment ended with a split train at Berkley!..17 january 2007..(shot of plate)

Heading north past Croome Perry is 60020 with the "6E41" from Westerleigh to Lindsey..21 november 2006..

"FL" 66569 with a well loaded Liner speeds down the "4Track" west of Didcot with a diverted service from the north heading to Southampton.Train was going via Westbury as normal route through Basingstoke as oos due to re-signalling.Note the switchback nature of the "slow-line"..18 november 2006..

Tug 21 passes Ram-Hill nr Coalpit-heath with a set of "Sally"Gunnels returning to East-Usk Yard Newport in S-Wales from Hayes"6C23"..02 november 2006..

Tranquil scene at Dove-Holes in the Peaks.08588 rests alongside the resident rmc industrial whilst 60060 waits in readiness to enter the yards here before backing its empty train back up under the loaders for a refill..29 august 2006..

"Scot-Rail" Liveried 156476 run down the WCML at Hiemes Farm north of Norton-Bridge with a southbound "Not in Service" service..26 september 2006..

3rd rail "EMU" 5867 seen approaching Guildford..23 september 2006..

43142 brings up the rear of a Paddington bound express from the West-Country,here at Fairwood-Junction nr Westbury.At this time still a "Valenta" power-car,giveaway is the unmodified headlight clusters and of coarse the "Barbie" livery.Also of interest is the coaches in this set running in an experimental "Dynamic-Lines" style that was not perpetuated..05 september 2006..