Thursday, March 15, 2007

Cheltenham Flyer


A raceday excursion (nag-ex) from London Euston passes Rowley Regis this morning and heads down the bank towards Old Hill bang on time. EWS loco 67021 is leading and silver flagship 67029 trailing the 13 coach set bound for Cheltenham.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Saltley Spoon

47224 approaches Saltley on 21.10.98 with the 4M86 Felixstowe to Lawley Street freightliner. Looks good with black headcode panel.

Stafford stormers

37422 Robert F Fairlie pauses at Stafford on 16.09.98 on the 1458 New Street to Holyhead while 47305 passes on the 4O27 Coatbridge to Southampton Freightliner.

Banger Blue Beast

31467 rolls through Bangor on 23.03.96 on the Holyhead to Warrington/Crewe tanks. The ranks of blue 31s were down to about 4 by now and 31434 could also be found at Chester on this day.

Dust storm

73133 and 73134 pass Winchester on 19.08.98 with the 6Y46 Eastleigh to Hoo Junction ballast empties, bang on time with a dust trail behind them

Friday, March 2, 2007

Bedwyn HST


A non-stop West Country-bound HST train bursts through Bedwyn station on a July afternoon in the mid-Eighties. This was BR WR territory at the time...