Clagging contraption

 47326 passes Wandsworth Road on 07.10.98 on the 6O95 Washwood Heath to Dollands Moor rover cars for export.

Pair of Grids

 6S44 which later became 6S75 Sheerness to Mossend was always a spin and win on the Bescot to Warrington leg but it was only on 20.08.98 that I saw a pair of 56s on it, 56093 and 56043. 31s and 37s used to run in pairs but usually only one 56.

Dear oh dear oh dear

 08664 appears to have been shunting this lot a bit too fast when I observed this at Eastleigh on 17.08.98. Wish I had got the video out now instead of just watching it. I dont recall why but I didnt stay around to see what happened next.

Blue and red peds

 30 odd years seperate the two liveries here. 31466 and 31427 pass Bescot on 25.11.98 the 84 trip to Toton. They waited in departure position for over an hour before coming out and I got them in the bag.

Blue beast at Bescot

 A quick call into Bescot on 04.11.98 around 1500 I saw 31450 and 31554 waiting to follow out once our train had passed. In fading light the pair storm through the station with a loaded cwr set for the Walsall line.

Tame Skinhead

 31110 departs Bescot Yard on 02.03.98 on the 6B09 departmental trip to Northampton and is seen passing Tame Bridge station.

China Dolls

 37402 Bont Y Bermo and 37416 depart Bescot on 02.03.98 on the 6V70 china clay empties to St Blazey. The train originates from Cliffe Vale and these two ETH machines worked this train for about three weeks around this time.

Bloxwich bound

 37350 growls through Walsall on 02.03.98 on the 6G33 Bescot to Bloxwich trip. Still carrying obsolete trainload petroleum decals.

Sandy Lane madness

 A busy moment at Sandy Lane on 09.03.97. While 31142 and 31405 Mappa Mundi reverse wagons into the yard, 20075, 20187, 37025 and 37167 have just arrived on a spoil train and up and down Intercity services pass on the mainline, with a class 08 overlooking.

Stormin up the bank

 37203 and 37047 climb through Portobello on 26.04.99 on the 6S75 Sheerness to Mossend 'Enterprise'. The locos would usually work the Bescot to Warrington leg returning on the return 6M27. This shot taken from the public foot crossing has long since been removed and fenced off.

Tractored

37219 was out being trialled on the Chasewater Railway yesterday, in a nice new coat of paint too.

Take a peek

at 45112 passing Rowley Regis on Pathfinder's Paignton-bound charter last April...

Autumn Tractor

37406 on the Birch Coppice back on 30th October 2006, the last time a 37 worked the trip ! beast

Unusually

6A42 the 1512 Bescot-Wembley had "skip" 67012 tucked dead-in-tow on 13/10/2006. Hauling loco was 92041 and the train has just passed WL206 signal on the up approaching Newton Road bridge.

Radyr Yard

a couple of 37s at Radyr, May 1972.

He's NOT Brian

he's a very naughty boy....

Here comes the Grid

Bet it's 302....

Ben again, at home

 On the subject of green! 37403 Ben Cruachan passes Achindaul on 17.03.99 with the 0505 Edinburgh to Fort William sleeper. A true beast......

Sorry, it's a Shed !

Bescot, May 1972

31106

 there's a brush loose aboot this noose. 11.01.07

Beasts at Walsall

 37403 Ben Cruachan and 37667 Meldon Quarry Centenary pass Walsall on 05.08.99 on the 6G38 Chaddesden - Bescot ballast spoil empties. Both locos were RETB fitted and were in between working Cambrian ballast workings at this time. A long way from their West Highland outpost. Someone got in my way again!

Ben down under

 37403 Ben Cruachan at New Street on 16.07.99 with the 1423 to Holyhead.  It waited here for about 15 minutes giving plenty of time to get off, get this shot and get back on. Wouldnt believe it could be a shot taken in the gloom of New Street...

Ben down South

37403 Ben Cruachan passes Wandsworth Road on 03.03.98
with the 7L07 Hoo Junction - Temple Mills departmental. 

Peak Forest 37

 37667 Meldon Quarry Centenary storms out of Peak Forest on 05.07.01 with the 6F67 Dowlow- Warrington 'Enterprise'

Outrageous convoy!

 20075, 20187, 37025 and 37167 roll through Bescot on 09.03.97 with wagons from an engineering possession. Bowled out by a Virgin service heading north, I had no choice but to take the pic with my brother standing in the way! Now or never.....

New Year Bombs

 37261 & 37510 through walsall 04.01.07 with the 1st of this years flasks

Ben Cruachan at Fort William

 37403 Ben Cruachan departs Fort William on 17.03.99 on the 6E16 1811 empty alumina tanks to Furnaceway. It also had 6 OTAs of timber on the back which would be removed at Mossend for onward movement to Chirk.

Ben Cruachan at Portobello

 37403 Ben Cruachan approaches Portobello at Strawberry Lane on 12.07.99 on the 0725 ex Wolverhampton to Birmingham (0807 off New Street)

Ben Cruachan at Fort William

 37403 Ben Cruachan storms out of Fort William on 28.09.99 on the 6E16 1811 tanks to Furnaceway

the Pink Thing

31601 at Rowley Regis on a driver training turn, May 2006 

Bescot Beast

37051 passes Bescot on 26 08 98