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Friday, 22 June 2012

HMS Ocean...wow!

HMS Ocean leaving Corporation Dock, Sunderland on Monday 28th May. Not exactly road or rail but could not leave this off my blog.

66592 waits for the road at Peterborough on 21st June 2012

a clean looking 66 at Peterborough on 21st June. quick crew change and off..

Monday, 11 June 2012

57316 "Thunderbird" waits for action at Crewe

Crewe MPD 56's await their fate

56031 and freinds await their fate at Crewe south.

stock move for 47760 & 47500 - Crewe 9th June 2012

Brush x 2 moving West Coast stock for the Duchess at Crewe.

Spirit of Jaguar 60065 - Crewe 09.06.12

60065 sits in the bay platform at Crewe on Saturday morning, 9th June.not many of these on the Network now.

The Royal Scot 46233 Duchess of Sutherland - Carlisle 9th June 2012

The Duchess in wonderful green livery taking a breather at Carlisle after a storming run up Shap with the Royal Scot on Saturday 9th June 2012. Fantastic day...this photo, apart from wires, could have been taken in 1962!

Saturday, 31 March 2012

K1 62005 on low loader heading north on the A1 from Carnforth to Darlington for final fit out

Waiting for restoration...


No.4979, resident at Appleby Station on the S&C (March 2012)

Ex Royal Train 47799


not looking quite so shiny and glamorous now that hauling the royal family has long since finished...

Thursday, 15 March 2012

"Flying Scotsman" - sort of, but not quite in my eyes

Watch out!


Pendolino passes just north of Durham, must get my head back in quick!!

Watch out!

Pendolino passes just north of Durham, must get my head back in quick!!

Black Five 45305


Heading south out of Newcastle central and over the Tyne, 15th October 2012

"One on" semaphore style - Bellwater East SB and an East Midlands unit passing by...



EWS Coal wagons pass by with some clever photography to capture the event (66125 on the front)

Type 5 - 66137 on steel flats at South Milford 14th March 2012



66137 working hard accelerating out of the South Milford Triangle, lots of exhaust so maybe the engine needs an overhaul or there's an oil leak somewhere?

A1 Tank


snapped this military low loader with a tank on board just as the sun passed in the background..loks like its just fired a shell!