DAVE'S TRAINS - A Modern Image Rail Photo Gallery http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/ 28 rows en-gb 60 Tramways and Light Rail Systems http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1754869.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of old and new light rail trains, will soon include Blackpool Trams, Manchester Metrolink and Croydon Tramlink. *UPDATED 23rd September, now 45 images* </p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of old and new light rail trains, will soon include Blackpool Trams, Manchester Metrolink and Croydon Tramlink. *UPDATED 23rd September, now 45 images* </p></font>

Croydon Tramlink 2548 at the terminus of New Addington. Docklands unit 50 is passed by 313111 at Custom House in London's Docklands. Manchester Metrolink Tram 2005 'WHSmith West One' drops down the ramp from GMEX towards St Peters Square on a Piccadilly service. Manchester Metrolink Tram 1017 'Bury Hospice' on an Altrincham service near Gmex Manchester Metrolink Tram 2004 'Salford Lads Club' after climbing the ramp from St Peters Square to Gmex on an Eccles service. Blackpool Tramways 605 in the turning loop at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 642 stabled at Pleasure Beach with two other trams Blackpool Tramways 762 in all over advertising livery at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 631 at Pleasure Beach in 'Walls' all over advertising Blackpool Tramways 712 arriving at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 643 in a very drab black livery arriving at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 713 near Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 762 in Fleetwood approaching the terminus Blackpool Tramways 713 at the northern end of the line, Fleetwood Blackpool Tramways 619 on of the Blackpool vintage trams at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 718 one of the rebuilt Balloon cars at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 642 in all over plain yellow at Pleasure Beach turn round loop Blackpool Tramways 644 at Pleasure Beach in 'Famer Parrs' advertising livery Blackpool Tramways 605 in green and cream livery in the Pleasure Beach turn round loop Blackpool Tramways 701 at Pleasure Beach in all over yellow livery Blackpool Tramways 723 in the standard cream & green livery at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 707, one of the rebuilt Balloon cars in all over advertising livery ready to depart Pleasure Beach for Fleetwood Blackpool Tramways 604 approaching Pleasure Beach turn round loop Blackpool Tramways 604 at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 645 in 'Jet2' advertising livery at Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 645 in 'Jet2' advertising livery at Pleasure Beach making its way onto the turn around loop Blackpool Tramways 723 near Central Pier with a service to Cabin Blackpool Tramways 721 approaching Central Pier with a Fleetwood service Blackpool Tramways 721 rumbles along the promenade towards the Tower and Fleetwood Blackpool Tramways 604 making the most of the Spetember sun approaches Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 643 having just passed Central Pier heading towards Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 622 in Pontins blue advertising livery near Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 647 in advertising livery approaches Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 701 with the Tower in the background makes its way towards Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 619 trundling along the promenade Blackpool Tramways 713 near Central Pier heading towards Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 648, a unique rebuilt tram nears the Central Pier stop Blackpool Tramways 644 displaying advertising for Fleetwood Market near Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 938, not strictly a tram, but it has a fleet number so gets included! Blackpool Tramways 622 near Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 719 in all over blue near Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 646 heads towards the Tower and Fleetwood Blackpool Tramways 719 stops to pick up at Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 706 in open top form approaching Central Pier Blackpool Tramways 707 in all over advertising, one of the rebuilt Balloon cars Blackpool Tramways 718 in yellow and blue Tramway livery trundles down the Promenade towards Pleasure Beach Blackpool Tramways 711 outside Rigby Road depot. Also visible (L to R) are 672, 733, 724, 726 & 700 Blackpool Tramways 711, 724, 726, 40, 147, 754 & 938 all visible inside Rigby Road depot Blackpool Tramways 648 in plain white livery departs Norbreck on a Cleveleys service Blackpool Tramways 709 at North Pier in Sealife advertising livery heading South towards Pleasure Beach

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Preservation - The Shunters http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1708722.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This collection is of all things "preserved" in the world of shunting engines from Class 01 to Class 12, and including the Class 14's they've got rods after all! Also anything not classed on TOPS or narrow gauge. *UPDATED 21st August, now 116 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This collection is of all things "preserved" in the world of shunting engines from Class 01 to Class 12, and including the Class 14's they've got rods after all! Also anything not classed on TOPS or narrow gauge. *UPDATED 21st August, now 116 images*</p></font>

03179 'Clive' in First Capital Connect livery passing through Wansford NVR during the March diesel gala D226 D226 08937 D2072 and D2117,Class 03 shunters at the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway (Photo by Steve Jones) 08772 on the North Norfolk Railway 03051 on display at Sheringham on the North Norfolk Railway 03162 in BR Blue at Carrog on the Llangollen Railway D2182 in BR green giving brakevan rides at the GWR gala. D9539, a Class 14 hydraulic at Cheltenham on the GWR. Number 2, a Drewy shunter similar to a Class 04 awaiting restoration at the GWR. 03162 on the Llangollen, stabled between two vans at Carrog. Alco 801 formally of Port Talbot steel works at Oswestry before it was sent for scrap in June 2008 and then onto the Aln Valley Railway Alco 801 'preserved' on a section of track in Oswestry, the loco later went to the Aln Valley Railway D3991 stabled on Cheddleton shed, Churnet Valley Railway. D2334 at Cheddleton shed on the Churnet Valley Railway. Hunslet shunter number 32 in MDHB green livery on the KWVR. 08266 in BR green at Haworth on the KWVR. D2511 at Haworth on the KWVR. D2069 giving brake van rides at the GWR 2005 winter gala. D2133 in BR green stabled at Minehead station on the West Somerset Railway. Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 diesel hydraulic shunter 579 stabled at Dunster on the WSR. D2205 seen stabled at the far end of the headshunt at Williton on the WSR. 03119 in BR blue stabled on the headshunt at Williton seen from a passing train. D9526 stabled at Williton Diesel depot on the West Somerset Railway. D3462 stabled beyond Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset. D2271 stored at Minehead between DMU coaches. D9526 arriving at Blue Anchor on a Bishops Lydeard-Minehead sevice. D9526 at Minehead about to work a service to Bishop Lydeard during the Camra Beer Festival D.H 16, a Sentinal shunter based on the West Somerset seen at Williton depot. Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 diesel hydraulic shunter 578 stabled at Dunster on the WSR. D3019 at Llynclys on the Cambrian Railway in grey undercoat. D2094 imaculate in BR green at Llynclys on the Cambrian Railway. 08911 'Matey' hidden away at the NRM York 13079 stands in the rain at York NRM 08590 in red with a 'Thomas' face attached at Butterley MRC 12077 inside the shed at Swanwick on the MRC D2858 without rods at Swanwick Midland Railway Centre 03196 & D2381 in bits at West Coast Rail, Carnforth 'Brightside' on the Churnet Valley Railway WD 820 at Caverswall Road on the Foxfield Railway, a Drewry 0-4-0DM built in 1941 424841, 3210, 423657 and a brake van back onto the train at Caverswall Road during the Foxfield Steam Railway Diesel Gala 424841 'Roman' at the head of a Diesel Gala train on the Foxfield Railway 3210 'Myfanwy' at Dilhorne Park on the Foxfield Railway 423657 working on the Foxfield Steam Railway during the Diesel Gala Wolstanton No 3 see stabled at Caverswall Road, Foxfield Steam Railway 13265 (08195) in the yard at Llangollen Unidentified/un numbered shunter at Llangollen yard 'Davy' an un numbered Class 11 type shunter at Llangollen D2182 in faded green stabled in Winchcombe Yard, Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Preservation - Class 15 to Class 37 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1708666.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The first collection of all things "preserved", this section for Class 15 through to Class 37's, either on a private line or out on the mainline including visiting locos to galas from mainline operators. *UPDATED 21st August, now 301 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The first collection of all things "preserved", this section for Class 15 through to Class 37's, either on a private line or out on the mainline including visiting locos to galas from mainline operators. *UPDATED 21st August, now 301 images*</p></font>

20902 & 20903 in Hunslet Barclay livery provided by then owners DRS for the Keighley Worth Valley gala. 37518 & 40106 in the Peterborough (NVR) headshunt running round their train D8188 (20188) and D8031 stand on the freshly laid line over the Metro at Bury. 20189,then owned by MC Metals in Glasgow visiting the KWVR. 20904 in DRS blue with sister 20906 at Oxenhope. 20906 runs round with 20904 25235 stands Oxenhope,waiting to run round. 25313 leads 37240 back into Llangollen after an attempt to run 37240 for the first time didn't work. 25313 26024 in BR blue runs round at Oxenhope (KWVR) 31108 in railfreight grey with snowploughs looking fab at the KWVR. 7671 (25321) at the Midland Railway Centre in BR blue (Photo by Steve Jones) D8031 (20031) in pristine BR green at Oxenhope,KWVR. D8188 (20188) in Waterman Railways black at Bury. D8233,the sole Class 15 preserved,with 50017 at Crewe Heritage Centre. 25265 'Harlech Castle' in BR blue on Peak Rail 20301 & 20304 arrive Oxenhope on the KWVR 37240 at Glyndyfrdwy on its first run in preservation,piloting 25313. 20214 in BR Green and TOPS numbers at the Lakeside Railway (Photo by Steve Jones) D5301 (26001) in BR Green on the Lakeside Railway (Photo by Steve Jones) 37515, when it was a Harry Needle engine making a run on the English Electric day at the East Lancs July gala. D5600 (31435) at Bury Bolton Street station on the East Lancs railway. 31271 'Stratford 1840-2001' in Railfreight Construction livery arriving at Ramsbottom on the East Lancs Railway. 37515 in HNRC yellow livery whilst performing at the East Lancs 2004 diesel gala 37087 37218 at Rawtenstall on the ELR during the July 2004 Gala. 31271 'Stratford 1840-2001' ready to leave Buty for Ramsbottom during the ELR July 2004 gala. 37218 running round at Rawtenstall on the East Lancs Railway during the 2004 diesel gala 37612 running round at Rawtenstall during the East Lancs July 2004 diesel gala 37611 in the rain at Rawtenstall during the 2004 diesel gala 6536 (33117) in splendid condition on the East Lancashire Railway. 31271 'Stratford 1840-2001' arriving at Heywood on the East Lancs Railway. 37087 when in HNRC yellow livery running round at Rawtenstall, ELR. 37190 in Large Logo blue heads out from Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway 37003 at Leeming Bar about to work its first train with passengers on since preservation in 1998. 37003 at Redmire, its exhaust back lit from floodlights after its first ever run in preservation. 37003 after running round at Redmire in the pouring rain, and in the pitch black too! 37003 at Redmire on the Wensleydale Railway, headlamp lighting up the mist and rain. 37215 in BR blue running around its train at a cold Toddington. 37215 poses in the winter sun at Toddington. 37324 37324 24081 in BR blue waiting to return to Toddington from Cheltenham. 37215 & 37324 stabled on the shed at Toddington. 37324 26043 under overhaul in the shed at Toddington on the GWR. D8137 (20137) in the shed at Toddington. 37240 at Llangollen during the February Diesel Gala. 37240 stands in the headshunt at Carrog, having shut down and not being able to restart. D8142 (20142) seen at Carrog during the February diesel gala.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Crewe Station Shots http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1697913.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures taken at what is now my local station, the rail hub that is Crewe with a variety of diesel and electrics both locos and multiple units on view. *UPDATED 2nd September, now 50 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures taken at what is now my local station, the rail hub that is Crewe with a variety of diesel and electrics both locos and multiple units on view. *UPDATED 2nd September, now 50 images*</p></font>

47732 57306 'Jeff Tracy' is stabled at Crewe whilst 390011 waits for its 57 to back onto it for the journey to Holyhead. 57316 'FAB 1' shunting failed 87013 at Crewe station. 156474 in First Scotrail livery passes through Crewe en route to Scotland after overhaul. 47848 'Titan Star' with 37417 & 47853 behind stabled in platform 12 Crewe with an empty stock train 66422 with 66418 & 66419 face into the sun at platform 8 in Crewe 47769 'Resolve' in Virgin Trains livery on Riviera Trains carriage heating duties on Crewe Down Holding Sidings. 59005 'Kenneth J Painter' approaches a packed platform 6 at Crewe whilst running round 37038 in the loop at Crewe station on the DRS charter rake working from Wembley to Crewe Coal Sidings 67020 on the Up Fast road at Crewe station waiting to access LNWR 390015 'Virgin Crusader' departs North from Crewe's platform 6 390017 'Virgin Prince' rounds the curve from the Manchester line as it approaches Crewe station 37259 stands in platform 8 at Crewe waiting a signal to go onto Gresty Bridge depot 37601 in DRS Compass livery crosses the North Junction at Crewe on its way to Carlisle 390030 leaves Crewe Northbound on the WCML as 3900xx passes South non stop at speed 66725 'Sunderland' arrives into Crewe as the light fades hauling 86248 bound for LNWR 37670 with 37401 leaving Crewe for Warrington Arpley, a case of an 'oops, too late' type shot... 175004 in Arriva Trains Wales livery leaves Crewe bound for Manchester Piccadilly 390026 at Crewe in the late afternoon sunshine 57008 running round stock at Crewe station with Crewe's DRS headboard attached 57008 on a rake of stored stock in platform 12 at Crewe 350243, one of the second batch of London Midland Desiro's on a Liverpool - Birmingham leaving Crewe 47805 'Talisman' and 47815 'Great Western' top and tail a buffet coach between Crewe LNWR and the Down Holding Sidings via the station 37218 dragging 50049 to Carlisle Kingmoor storms away through Crewe station 47727 'Rebecca' hauls 87033, 87029, 87020 and 86250 into Crewe on their way to LNWR for testing before export 37670 '37670 'St Blazey T&RS Depot' & 37401 passing through platform 11 at Crewe on the Stoke Marcroft - Warrington Arpley wagon move. 47727 'Rebecca' pulls away from Crewe station with a clean exhaust moving onto Crewe LNWR 323223 in Northern livery approaches Crewe from the North with a train from Manchester DR77001 a track machine thingy at Crewe 47760 approaches Crewe with a ECS from Carnforth to Norwich 323228 in Northern livery leaves Crewe's platform 1 on a local to Manchester 47848 'Titan Star' arrives at Crewe with a Riviera rake of ex VT MK2's 47843 'Vulcan' at Crewe on a ECS working with ex Virgin MK2's in tow 66715 'Valour' with one TEA tanker waiting the signal at Crewe station 67015 'David J. Lloyd' with a patched up windscreen arrives at Crewe from the Chester line 40145 'East Lancashire Railway' as always immaculate hauls DBS 37401 South through Crewe 37401 being hauled by 40145 heads South through Crewe station 153379 in Central Trains green with East Midlands Trains branding leaves Crewe on a Derby bound service. 67006 'Royal Sovereign' at the head of the Royal Train at Crewe in spotless condition as befits its duty 66536 & 66573 arrive from Longport into Crewe before reversing and heading off to Basford Hall 390017 speeds through Crewe at the maximum permissible speed of 80mph 66547 leaves Crewe station on a wagon move to Basford hall 153381 in East Midlands livery leaves Crewe for Derby 47802 'Pride of Cumbria' and 47501 'Craftsman' in Crewe station running light engine to Barrow Hill before working the next days charter to Paignton 43062 leads 43013 into Crewe from the Shrewsbury line after a run down the Marches 43013 now MTU powered leaves Crewe platform 11 at the head of the NMT 66418 + 66428 pass Crewe station on the Valley flask 67016 hauls 60045, 60041 & 37670 through Crewe station bound for the ETD 37670 at the rear of a four loco convoy passing Crewe station for the ETD 31105 in Crewe platform 2 with a short test train that later departed for LNWR sidings

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Cannon Shots - RHTT's from 2008 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1601538.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of the North Wales Coast/Stoke service (3J96). This year the RHTT was just one loco with a run round required at Holyhead, and Stoke the latter only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday's. Loco's used this year were 37069, 37218, 37259, 37423, 37601, 37605, 37609 & 37682. Contains 16 images.</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of the North Wales Coast/Stoke service (3J96). This year the RHTT was just one loco with a run round required at Holyhead, and Stoke the latter only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday's. Loco's used this year were 37069, 37218, 37259, 37423, 37601, 37605, 37609 & 37682. Contains 16 images.</p></font>

37259 on the first 3J96 RHTT of 2008 passing through the rain at Chester. 37423 on the RHTT set stands at Holyhead after running round. 37423 and the 3J96 RHTT at Crewe before departure to Stoke on Trent 37423 on the 3J96 RHTT to Stoke pauses at Kidsgrove 37423 storms over Roodee Viaduct, Chester in the pouring rain with 3J96 RHTT to Holyhead 37423 returning from Holyhead with the 3J96 RHTT crosses the canal in Chester 37609 at Holyhead on 3J96 awaiting departure back to Crewe Gresty Bridge 37609 at Shotton on 3J96 to Holyhead, the RHTT staff restarting the spray unit that had shut down 37218 passes Saltney Ferry in the pouring rain with 3J96 for Holyhead 37605 sprays past Beeches Farm with an early 3J96 RHTT 37069 taking a turn on the North Wales RHTT crossing Roodee Viaduct Chester, yet again in pouring rain. 37069 trundles along near Beeston with the returning 3J96 RHTT from Holyhead 37601 on 3J96 RHTT waits the signal in Platform 12 at Crewe in the gloom before leaving for Stoke 37069 in platform 3 at Holyhead with the 3J96 RHTT 37682 in clean DRS Compass livery arriving at Crewe on 3J96 RHTT from Holyhead 37682 approaches Crewe station with the 3J96 RHTT from Holyhead

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Published Pictures http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1461357.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue"> Pictures that I have been lucky enough to be published in national magazines, newspapers and e-magazines. Contains 14 pictures</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue"> Pictures that I have been lucky enough to be published in national magazines, newspapers and e-magazines. Contains 14 pictures</p></font>

66401 & 66402 stand on the Up & Down Main awaiting a path to Crewe hauling just one flask from Valley. 56078 'Doncaster Enterprise' at Peterborough on Monday 29th March. 47830 and 87007 in platform 4 at Chester - yes this IS 2004 ! 47830 runs round and past 87007, ready to work 1A77 Holyhead>Euston forward from Chester. 46010 runs round at Llangollen during a Thomas day - it had a silly face on the other end ! 47830 pulls out of Chester on the final Virgin Trains Class 47 hauled service in North Wales. 60081 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' at Chester after a serious engine failure that lead to its withdrawl. 60081 shows damage caused by a serious engine failure. 60081 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' in Great Western green at Chester, showing damage from an engine failure. 150145 in Northern Rail blue livery with added Buxton Festival adverts 47501 leads 37259 out of Chester on the Valley-Crewe. 37410 at Cardiff Central in a downpour after working the last ever Class 37 hauled Rhymney service. 57311 'Parker' at Warrington Bank Quay on the Chirk logs without Dellner coupling fitted 37612 hauls 47709, 47841, 37261 & 37605 through Chorlton near Crewe en route to Eastleigh Works

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Cannon Shots - RHTT's from 2007 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1394578.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The 2007 RHTT season in the North West with two separate trains running, 3J96 for North Wales and 3S71 for the Cambrian. 3J96 combinations used were: 37194+37261, 37261+37515, 37194+37515, 37194+37608 (no pic), 37688+37515, 37194+37688, 37510+37261 & 37194+37510 (pic in Work section) Contains 12 images</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The 2007 RHTT season in the North West with two separate trains running, 3J96 for North Wales and 3S71 for the Cambrian. 3J96 combinations used were: 37194+37261, 37261+37515, 37194+37515, 37194+37608 (no pic), 37688+37515, 37194+37688, 37510+37261 & 37194+37510 (pic in Work section) Contains 12 images</p></font>

37261 + 37194 head towards Roodee Viaduct Chester on the first RHTT of the 2007 season from North Wales 37194 + 37261 on the outbound North Wales RHTT spray past Saltney Ferry 37261 + 37194 pass by the former Saltney Ferry station on the return RHTT from Holyhead 37261 and 37194 powering past Saltney Ferry on the return run of 3J96 from Holyhead 37261 and 37515 round the curve before Saltney Ferry on the North Wales RHTT to Crewe 37515 and 37261 head towards Chester with the North Wales RHTT 37194+37515 power past Beeches Farm near Broughton Chester with 3J96 for Crewe 37688 'Kingmoor TMD' and 37515 power towards Saltney Jn and North Wales on a late running 3J96 37688 'Kingmoor TMD' leads 37515 across Roodee Viaduct by Chester Racecourse on a late running 3J96 to Holyhead 37194 + 37688 near Sandycroft with the returning 3J96 RHTT to Crewe 37688 partnered by 37194 on 3J96 heading towards Chester at Sandycroft 37510 + 37261 leave Chester station bound for Longport & Crewe on the Saturday 3J96

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Scans from the past http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1255156.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A few pictures scanned in from pre-digital era hence the not so crisp quality but with a little bit of nostalgia here and there. Some of the dates shown are incorrect as obviously these are not digital images so wont have the required information to produce a date for Fotopic. Contains 117 images</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A few pictures scanned in from pre-digital era hence the not so crisp quality but with a little bit of nostalgia here and there. Some of the dates shown are incorrect as obviously these are not digital images so wont have the required information to produce a date for Fotopic. Contains 117 images</p></font>

37698 in LoadHaul with 37521 on a stone train at Chester 37698 in LoadHaul at Chester 37408 'Loch Rannoch' and 37426 at Cardiff Central on a Ruggex 47757 'Restitution' on FGW MK2's at Chester 33021 in Post Office red at ?? 47705 stabled in Chester yard next to 33208 37670 Bristol Temple Meads 47787 'Windsor Castle' on the rear of the steam hauled Royal Train at Chester 37038 + 37029 at Carlisle on a Pathfinder Railtour 37418 'East Lancashire Railway' at Fishguard 101685 at Stalybridge shortly before working the FO service to Stockport 101685 in platform 1 at Chester having arrived from Manchester 101692 in Caley blue before working to Holyhead instead of Class 175 37886 'Sir Dyfed - County of Dyfed' in the centre road at Chester on a ballast 47726 'Manchester Airport - Progress' on the rear of a Serco test train passing Chester 08632 + 08??? en route to Dee Marsh via Chester 37428 arriving at Chester on a Serco test train 37428 amongst weeds at Chester 37707 drags a Virgin DVT set through Chester 47343 on Crewe Heritage Centre after recieving collision damage 153367 brand new at Barrow in Furness in 1991 (?),note no plough fitted yet either! 50017 in Network South East livery shortly after starting for the first time at Crewe Heritage Centre. 37271 in Railfreight Distribution at Dumfries on a railtour. 37416 in Mainline livery at Manchester Victoria on a Club train to Southport. 31439 at York,en route to be named 31207 at Chester on a Sundays Only Crewe to Blackpool North service. 50008 'Thunderer' in blue on Bury Bolton Street shed on the East Lancs Railway. 159018 in Network South East livery at Exeter St Davids 31116 'Rail' in Infrastructure yellow/grey livery at the Exeter Rail Fair 33052 'Ashford' at the Exeter Rail Fair 47085 'Repta 1893-1993' on show at the Exeter Rail Fair 47121 'Pochard' in BR blue at the 1994 Exeter Rail Fair 50027 'Lion' in revised NSE livery at Exeter Rail Fair 60033 'Anthony Ashley Cooper' in original Railfreight grey at Exeter Rail Fair 83012 in Intercity livery at Exeter Rail Fair 85101 in original BR blue at Exeter Rail Fair 90133 in railfreight grey at Exeter Rail Fair open day D7017 imaculate in blue at Exeter Rail Fair 31206 at Kidderminster while working at the Severn Valley diesel gala. 31276 in Railfreight Coal sector grey and 31271 in Construction grey stand at Sheffield. 58025 at Blackburn on the Transpennine Freighter railtour. 82008 in BR blue at Basford Hall 90017 in Rail Express livery on display at Basford hall open day. 47555 'The Commonwealth Spirit' on display at Basford Hall open day. 47705 'Guy Fawkes' at Basford Hall open day 47971 'Robin Hood' in large logo at Basford Hall 37029 at Crewe Electric Depot before leaving for Waterman Railway ownership 73109 'Battle of Britain' in NSE livery at Crewe Electric Dpeot 87101 'Stephenson' freshly repainted in BR blue at the Crewe Electric open day 1997 92007 'Schubert' and 92006 'Louis Armand' on Crewe Electric Depot

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Cannon Shots - RHTT's from 2006 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c1100763.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Collection of the 2006 RailHead Treatment Trains (RHTT) mainly in the North West/Wales with traction supplied by DRS with the odd MPV thrown in too. 3J96 Class 37 Combinations used: 37605+37218, 37059+37069, 37059+37218, 37218+37259, 37069+37218, 37069+37259, 37602+37059, 37069+37602, 37259+37059+37602, 37259+37602. Contains 49 images.</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Collection of the 2006 RailHead Treatment Trains (RHTT) mainly in the North West/Wales with traction supplied by DRS with the odd MPV thrown in too. 3J96 Class 37 Combinations used: 37605+37218, 37059+37069, 37059+37218, 37218+37259, 37069+37218, 37069+37259, 37602+37059, 37069+37602, 37259+37059+37602, 37259+37602. Contains 49 images.</p></font>

37605 + 37218 make the first appearance of Autumn 2006 at Chester on the RHTT to Holyhead. 37218 trails 37605 through Chester on the RHTT to Holyhead. 37605 waiting to leave Chester for Holyhead on the RHTT with 37218 dead on the rear. 37059 on the middle line at Chester while reversing to go to Holyhead. 37069 was on the rear. 37069 storms through Chester on its way back to Crewe after taking the RHTT & 37059 down the North Wales Coast. 37218 at the rear of 3J96 passing through Chester en route to Holyhead via Wrexham, 37059 leads. 37059 + 37218, a new combination for 3J96 RHTT approaching Chester. 37059 now looking a bit grimey after two weeks on the RHTT leads 37218 into Chester. 37069 & 37059 still performing on the RHTT, seen at Chester after arrival from Holyhead. 37069 & 37059 waiting time at Chester before departing for Gresty Bridge via Shrewsbury. 37059 + 37069 passing Chester Racecourse on Roodee Viaduct en route to Shrewsbury and Crewe. 37069 and 37059 storm over Roodee Viaduct Chester with 3J96 for Shrewsbury and Gresty Bridge. 37059 + 37069 open up again for Saltney Junction on 3J96 from Chester to Crewe via Shrewsbury. DR98902+98952 stabled on Chester TMD after the MPV suffered traction problems the day before. 37218 resting at Holyhead under the roadbridge. 37069 in the sidings at Holyhead on 3J96 waiting time for departure. 37218 + 37069 arrive at Valley on Anglesey with 3J96 from Holyhead for Crewe. 37218 leads out of Valley with the RHTT actually spraying! 37069 on the rear of 3J96 with 37218 departing from Valley, North Wales. 37218 + 37069 at Chester before the run to North Wales. 37218 now encrusted with dirt and having gained an appropriate name on one side! 37259 and 37069 on the Saturday morning RHTT run at Chester waiting to leave for Holyhead. 37259 leads 37069 over Northgate Locks, Chester with 3J96 to Gresty Bridge via Shrewsbury. 37069 now showing the effects of RHTT work in the Autumn sun at Chester. 37259 covered in muck on the back of the RHTT before departure from Chester for Holyhead. 37259 and 37218 sneek under the shaddow of the station canopy at Chester. 37218 still dirty but with partially cleaned cabs. 37069 leads 3J96 with 37218 into Platform 2 at Chester running almost an hour late. 37218 Dirty Doris prepares to leave Chester Platform 2 with the RHTT for Holyhead with 37069. 37218 on the block end of Platform 2 at Chester under a heavy sky. 37218 leaving Chester for Holyhead on 3J96. 37059 back on the RHTT, and with 37069 again in Platform 2 at Chester. 37069 now nicknamed Mucky Mavis in platform 2, Chester. 37602 and 37059 spray towards Wrexham passing Saltney Junction, Chester. 37069 + 37602 approach Pulford crossing between Chester and Wrexham. 37602 on the rear of the RHTT approaching Gresford Bank. 37259 + 37059 with 37602 on the back just after Saltney Junction, Chester with 3J96 for Wrexham. 37602 opens up approaching Saltney Junction, Chester with 37259 on the rear. 37259 + 37602 passing the site of the former Mold Junction signalbox on their way to Holyhead. 37602 & 37259 pass by Chester on the Goods line with 3J96. 37259 and 37602 stand on the middle line at Chester awaiting a path to Wrexham. 37602 at the head of 3J96 awaiting a path to Wrexham at Chester. 37602 + 37069 after a downpour at Chester shortly before leaving for Wrexham. 20306 + 20308 stabled in Stowmarket Yard on one of the Anglia RHTT trains. 20312, 20905 & 37229 'Jonty Jarvis' lined up at Stowmarket Yard. 37229 'Jonty Jarvis' stabled between 20905 and a RHTT rake at Stowmarket. 37069 prepares to leave for Holyhead with 3J96 in the final week (?) of RHTT operation. 37059 seen in the shade of the canopy of Chester platform 3b before departure for Holyhead. 37059 + 37069 leave Chester for Holyhead in a burst of Autumn sunshine.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 All the new pictures http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c907381.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The latest pictures taken are in here and are filed into the other collections after a bit ! *UPDATED 23rd October*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The latest pictures taken are in here and are filed into the other collections after a bit ! *UPDATED 23rd October*</p></font>

66305 in platform 8 at Crewe with an FNA wagon and 47802 moving to LNWR for wheel lathe attention 40135 on the Strawberry Line Minature Railway in the Avon Valley Country Park 37510 with 66430 dead behind at Bristol Parkway on the Bridgwater flask 66422 with 'Eddie' 66411 working the Valley flask near Venetian Marina, Cholmondeston 37229, 37423, 47802 and 66305 in Platform 8 at Crewe moving from Gresty Bridge to Crewe Coal Sidings

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 The General Motors Invasion - The Class 57 Thunderbirds http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c792393.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The 16 class 57/3's operated by Virgin Trains, with shots from when Arriva Trains Wales used them along the North Wales Coast as well as Virgin drags as required around the Country and Colas using them on Chirk log trains. *UPDATED 26th July now 51 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The 16 class 57/3's operated by Virgin Trains, with shots from when Arriva Trains Wales used them along the North Wales Coast as well as Virgin drags as required around the Country and Colas using them on Chirk log trains. *UPDATED 26th July now 51 images*</p></font>

57303 and 57308 wait at Stockport in between drags to Preston 57303 and 57308 in the sun at Stockport 57303 'Alan Tracy' at Stockport, pre-Dellner fitting. 57308 'Tin Tin' at Stockport during West Coast drags. 57307 'Lady Penelope' with pink nameplate at Chester on route learning duties 57302 'Virgil Tracy' being the Rugby Thunderbird for the day. 57302 - A close up of the Dellner automatic coupler that drops down to attach to Class 390 Pendolino units. 57306 'Jeff Tracy' in platform 5 at Chester, pre-Dellner fitting. 57304 'Gordon Tracy' in the middle road at Carlisle. 57311 'Parker' in the South bay at Rugby, shortly before becoming the last 57/3 to have it Dellner coupler fitted. 57313 'Tracy Island' in platform 2 at Crewe about to work a Holyhead service. 57308 'Tin Tin' pauses at Chester whilst on a route learning run via Middlewich from Crewe. 57316 'FAB 1' detaching from the Pendolino at Crewe after arriving from Holyhead. 57301 'Scott Tracy' at a now roofless platform 12 at Crewe. 57310 'Kyrano' at London Euston attached onto Pendolino 390011. 57303 'Alan Tracy' arriving at Chester on morning Holyhead - Euston Pendolino service. 57309 'Brains' & Pendolino 390038 get a tow from 57304 'Gordon Tracy'empty stock through Chester after an earlier failure on the Coast 57305 'John Tracy' arrives at Chester on a rake on mk3 stock instead of a Pendolino. 57302 'Virgil Tracy' about to leave for London after 87013 failed at Crewe. 57315 'The Mole' enters platform 12 at Crewe past a failed 87013. 57315 'The Mole' backs onto a Liverpool bound Pendolino at Crewe during Sunday drags. 57314 'Firefly' on the early morning Bangor - Manchester on its first day of operation. 57302 'Virgil Tracy' stabled in Chester's Parcel Bay. 57314 'Firefly' on the inaugral 10:03 Manchester-Holyhead hauled service at Chester. 57312 'The Hood' stabled at Chester during driver training duties. 57315 'The Mole' at Chester on the Holyhead - Manchester Arriva Trains Wales turn. 57305 'John Tracy' arriving at a dull & snow covered Chester on the 10:03 Manchester - Holyhead 57301 'Scott Tracy' at Chester in the middle of a blizzard on the Holyhead - Manchester 57307 'Lady Penelope' with 57304 'Gordon Tracy' dead in tow behind at Chester on the 05:57 Holyhead - Manchester. 57302 'Virgil Tracy' leads dead 57309 'Brains' & 390021 through Chester empty stock. 57312 'The Hood' standing at Warrington Bank Quay on 1H90 Holyhead-Manchester service. 57315 'The Mole' ready for the off at Llandudno Junction. 57315 'The Mole' leaving Llandudno Junction on the last (?) ATW 57 hauled service. 57311 'Parker' with Dellner coupler lowered ready to couple onto the Pendolino for Holyhead at Crewe. 57316 'FAB 1' stabled in the bay at Stafford station. 57313 'Tracy Island' dead on the rear of the 12:48 Birmingham-Manchester 57308 'TinTin' passing Chester on a route learner for Amec. 57312 'The Hood' drags failed classmate 57303 'Alan Tracy' through Chester from Bangor to Longsight Depot. 57315 'The Mole' passes Waverton between Crewe and Chester on the Queen of Scots Pullman. 57308 'Tin Tin' storming past Saltney Jn, Chester with the evening logs for Chirk 57302 'Virgil Tracy' passing North through Preston on the Chirk-Carlisle log empties 57302 'Virgil Tracy' hauls 390032 'City of Birmingham' away from Crewe on the Euston-Holyhead 57314 'Firefly' runs lights engine through Crewe after detaching from the Holyhead-Euston Pendolino 57302 hauls 390039 through Valley on the 09:00 Euston-Holyhead 57307 'Lady Penelope' with the Chirk logs at Saltney Jn Chester looking very smart 57304 'Gordon Tracy' stabled in platform 8 at Crewe 57301 'Scott Tracy' emerges from the strong sunlight at Valley on a driver training run to Holyhead 57307 'Lady Penelope' in platform 3 at Holyhead after being declared a failure on the Arriva Trains Wales driver training run. 57315 in Arriva Trains Wales livery seen stabled at Crewe station 57314 in ATW livery stabled in the loco siding at Crewe station

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Cannon Shots - RHTT's from 2004 & 2005 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c718630.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of the Railhead Treatment Trains (RHTT) water cannon trains introduced in 2004 using EWS Class 37's and Class 66's suplemented by Network Rail MPV's and in 2005 using DRS traction. *contains 27 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of the Railhead Treatment Trains (RHTT) water cannon trains introduced in 2004 using EWS Class 37's and Class 66's suplemented by Network Rail MPV's and in 2005 using DRS traction. *contains 27 images*</p></font>

37503 at the rear of 4Z99 Wigan>Holyhead water cannon. 37675 leads. A water cannon wagon between two class 37's at Chester. 37114 brings up the rear of the Healey Mills>Gilberdyke water cannon at Leeds. 37517 leads. 37712 in the morning sun at Chester, returning the water cannon from Buxton to Wigan with 689. 37706 + 37893 pass through a wet and dull Chester on the Coast Cannon. 706 could do with a bit of wash soon. 37682 37893 on 4Z07 to Holyhead again, having now had a partial wash at Wigan. 20305 leads the North Wales spray train into a gloomy Chester. 20301 trailing 20305 at Chester. 37602 on two water spray tank wagons at Chester. 37602 in Chester Yard waiting for 37608 to arrive from Crewe to replace the 20. 37608 on top of 37602, the spray wagons and 20301 in a wet Chester Yard. 37608 after arriving at a very wet Chester to replace a failed 20. 37608 leads 37602 out of Chester on just one spray wagon after the other was damaged in the yard. 20301 and a damaged water tank wagon in Chester Yard. 66048 with 66112 on the rear on the Cheshire Lines RHTT at Chester. 66112 at Chester with 66048 on a RHTT. 66112 seen from the spray end, with cab covered in grime. 20305 at the head of the RHTT at Chester, this time with 37608. 37608 waiting to leave Chester on a RHTT. 37608 and 20305 in platform 3a at Chester waiting to return to Crewe. 37608 in platform 3a, Chester heading back to Crewe with 20305. 37608 & 20305 again on the RHTT arriving in winter sunshine at Chester MPV fitted with water tanks for RHTT work on the Merseyrail network leaving Chester. 20301 'Max Joule1958-1999' in the Winter sun, partnered by 20305. 37611 making an appearance at the head of the RHTT. 37611 passing Chester on the RHTT complete with headboard. 20307 arriving at Chester on a Wigan to Ashburys RHTT, a surprise run. 37607 on a filthy RHTT with a clean 20307 at Chester.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Many Multiple Colours - Electric http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c505105.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This collection of pictures is the many colours worn by electric multiple units from the present day to some from the past. *UPDATED 13th September, now 144 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This collection of pictures is the many colours worn by electric multiple units from the present day to some from the past. *UPDATED 13th September, now 144 images*</p></font>

390010 waits to follow 2200xx South from Carlisle 390010 at Carlisle on a crew training run to Preston. 333007 at Bradford Forster Square before leaving for Skipton. 323224 in North Western Trains blue livery at Manchester Picc 312721 in First Great Eastern livery spare at Colchester station. 321304 in First Great Eastern at Ipswich. 360116,a brand new Desiro unit in corporate First Livery in service on a London bound train. 508120 in refurbished Merseyrail leaves Chester on a Liverpool service. 373310 after arriving at Kings Cross on the 16:05 from Leeds. 507021 in revised Merseyrail livery (no black stripe under the grey one) unusually far down platform 7 at Chester after failing at Bache. 317305 working a WAGN service into Peterborough wearing a modified NSE livery. 321902 in Metro Train red livery at Doncaster. 317672 in 'one' West Anglia livery at the launch of the company April 1st,London Liverpool Street. 313104 in Silverlink metro livery at Watford Junction on a Euston surburban working. 508302 is an ex Merseyrail 3rd rail unit now working for Silverlink between Watford and London Euston. 321427 in Silverlink county livery at MiltonKeynes working a Euston semi-fast service. 315850 at Bethnal Green,London in plain white WAGN livery. 317666 in West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN) livery passes by Bethnal Green station running towards Liverpool Street. 323243 operated by Central Trains in Centro livery on a stopper to Wolverhapton at Smethwick Galton Bridge. 325009 is a Royal Mail parcels unit, seen leaving Birmingham New Street. 319421 in Thameslink livery working a Beford to St Pancras service. 377164, a new Electrostar unit seen at Gatwick Airport in Southern Railway livery. 460007, numbered just '07' as with all Gatwick Express units. 458005, an Alstom Juniper unit in South West Trains Suburban white livery seen at Vauxhall working a Weybridge service. 3417, a Southern region 4VEP restored to original BR blue livery, seen at Clapham Junction. 5715, a Class 455 enters Clapham Junction. 3415. a Class 423 4VEP enters Woking in original NSE livery. 3415 at Woking in original NSE livery. 444018 is a Siemens built Desiro unit, in South West Trains express livery. 450004 in South West Trains outer surburban blue livery at Basingstoke. 507015 in the original Merseyrail livery, with the addition of white doors at Chester. 375307 in South East Trains white/grey livery at Tonbridge station. 3584, a Class 423 at Ashford International working a Charing Cross service. 3417 in BR blue at Windsor & Eton Riverside station 318269 leaving Hamilton Central in Strathclyde PTE livery. 334029 stands at the recently opened Larkhall station. 365503 at Cambridge, still in NSE livery. 317502 at Stansted Airport in ONE livery. 317732 at Stansted Airport, in the Stansted Express blue livery. 2402 at Southampton Central in South West Trains livery heading for Waterloo. 1497 in Blue & Grey at Lymington Pier station. 1497 leaving Brockenhurst bound for Lymington Pier 313111 in Silverlink Metro livery leaving Custom House station on the North london line. 357203 leads a C2C service out of a stormy London past Shadwell DLR station. 57301 'Scott Tracy' hauling Superman set 390029 'City of Stoke On Trent' through Chester. 350113 at Crewe working Birmigham New Street service. 390010 'Chris Green' with coupler hatch open leaves Chester on the afternoon Holyhead-Euston. 350108 at Lichfield Trent Valley about to leave for London Euston. 360114 in First livery standing spare at Colchester. 450054 & 450056 at Alton with London Waterloo bound services.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Night Shots http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c358608.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The railway runs 24 hours a day, so why not record this fact by taking pictures in low light or in the dark. Some may say its not a good shot, but here are some images to give you an idea of some you can get. *UPDATED 30th October, now 43 images*.</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The railway runs 24 hours a day, so why not record this fact by taking pictures in low light or in the dark. Some may say its not a good shot, but here are some images to give you an idea of some you can get. *UPDATED 30th October, now 43 images*.</p></font>

37427 at Edinburgh waiting to attach to the Fort William sleeper 153353 with an very smokey heater in platform 2 at Chester. 47790 with the Great Western stock on the 17:19 ManPicc-Holyhead at Chester 47197 at platform 3a Chester, recently arrived from Cardiff. 66509 at the rear of a P-way train at Chester. 40145 after returning to Crewe from Plymouth on the Western Whistler 2 railtour. 57310 153323 stands besides another orange liveried 153 at Chester. 37003 in the rain at Leeming Bar after completing its first ever passenger train in preservation 37515 stabled at Crewe station Horse Landing siding with fellow HNRC loco 37087 37087 37417 37706 in platform 6, Chester on the Buxton RHTT. 37712 on 4Z04 from Wigan to Buxton. 37893 on 4Z04 Wigan to Buxton RHTT train in Platform 5 Chester. 37712 in the orange glow of the lights at Chester. 901001, a Ultrasonic Test Train Unit pauses at Chester. 901001 passing through Chester on its nocturnal wanderings. 37218 & 37069 pause at Chester working from Valley to Crewe. 47839 stabled in the Parcels Bay at Chester for the first time. 47847 37405 at Cardiff Central after working in from Rhymney. 60015 60047 sandwiched between 66157 and 60048 at Chester. 60048 47815 stands at Chester on a Cardiff to Manchester footex. 47839 about to depart Chester for Manchester on a Footex from Cardiff. 37427 at Crewe on the return Cumbrian Warrior railtour. 37602 in the middle road at Chester on the RHTT. 20305 in the middle road at Chester working the Coast RHTT. 37411 at Cardiff Central after arriving from Rhymney, pity it was raining :-( 57314 'Firefly' at Manchester Piccadilly after arriving from Holyhead. 57315 'The Mole' at Chester working the 17:41 Manchester-Holyhead Arriva turn. 57307 'Lady Penelope' backing onto 390051 at Crewe on 1D25 to Holyhead. 66952 at Chester on an overnight rail drop train to Beeston Castle. 185131 on a Middlesborough to Manchester Airport Transpennine service at York. 67003 dead on the rear of a Northern Belle charter which was reversing at Chester. DR 80212 stabled very unusually in Chester's Parcels Bay platform prepares to leave for Wrexham. 37410 in torrential rain at Rhymney about to work the last ever loco hauled service to Cardiff. 175108 at a foggy Chester while working a Crewe-Holyhead service. 175112 at Chester in the fog before leaving for Holyhead. 150245 in Arriva livery after overhaul waits at Chester with an evening service to Manchester. 37229 'Jonty Jarvis' at Stechford in evening light working empty wagons to Daventry

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Modern Image Models http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c315461.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This section shows how detailed you can get with O Gauge and Gauge 1 modelling, a section of the hobby supported by the MIGO+1 group. For more information on MIGO+1 please use the link on the main page to go straight to their website. Also includes runs made on the Talacre garden railway and 7 1/4" gauge stuff. *Updated 24th July, now 107 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This section shows how detailed you can get with O Gauge and Gauge 1 modelling, a section of the hobby supported by the MIGO+1 group. For more information on MIGO+1 please use the link on the main page to go straight to their website. Also includes runs made on the Talacre garden railway and 7 1/4" gauge stuff. *Updated 24th July, now 107 images*</p></font>

The MIGO stand at Guildex in Telford, about the only modern image there that weekend The difference between gauge O and 1 displayed to perfection. Railtrack livery displayed on a Bubble car and two MPV units. 37049 A green Class 101 dmu on the Vine Street layout at Telford Blimey! Not even 1:43 scale cars are safe on Bough Beech! Gauge 1 American style on Roger Murrays' The Fishy Business layout. One of Roger Murrays large Gauge 1 American locos, including full sound & smoke effects. The Brakedown crane on Bough Beech at MIGO 2005. Bough Beech, set in the Network South East area with a small motive power depot. 09011 in departmental grey pauses at Bough Beech. Note the tail lamp and pipe detailing. 37403 leaving Bough Beech with an EWS inspection saloon in tow. 37521 How does this work then ? Superb detail to be found on Bough Beech. And when you've a hunger ? Well, an O gauge burger should do ! Pete Clarks burger van has a queue. D 6322 in a very weathered BR blue, This loco is in gauge 1. D6322 in Gauge 1. The best weathering I have ever seen on a model. D31 in plain BR green, one of the Pete Waterman Just Like The Real Thing models. D14 is a superbly detailed Class 45 from Just Like The Real Thing models in O gauge A BR blue 47 entering Oldham King Street with some MK1 coaches. Oldham King Street seen at MIGO 2004, plenty to see on this layout with loads of little details. A selection of O gauge stock on display at MIGO 2004, Chester. 37114 on Bough Beech with fully illuminated lights. A Balfour Beatty liveried tamper on Bough Beech. 40035 on Oldham King Street, showing its smoke unit to full effect. Fantastic model! 37002 in redstripe railfreight livery pulls up to a signal on Buxfield. 101 set LO242 with superb tail-lights lit on Talacre2 in the bay. Bubble car L101 & 101 LO242 visiting Talacre2 from Buxfield 37408 03086 standing at Rockmoss Junction during MIGO2004, a layout provided by RAF Sealand, Chester. Rockmoss Junction at MIGO 2004, showing the station end of the layout. 47630 at Rockmoss in Large Logo livery amongst P-way wagons. 08714 & 56123 on the stabling point of Buxfield. Note the superb detailing and the pit beneath the 08. An overview of Buxfield as seen from the road bridge by the station. Tamper Tripple ! Three tampers join forces on Garston Yard, a Layout by Buzz Models 20315 in DRS with another partner stabled at Bough Beech The Fishy Business, Roger Murrays new gauge 1 layout. MPV stabled at Garston Yard fuel point, courtesy of Pete Clark. Oldham King Street gets busy with DMU's in both platforms. 101 unit L205 in NSE livery at Bough Beech. 26031 in Railfreight redstripe grey on Buzz Models' Garston Yard. Tampers DR73261 & 73424 awaiting a run on Garston Yard at MIGO 2004 Blue 31 haulage for my inspection saloon on Garton Yard. 57007, a Bubble car and two tampers in the fuel area of Garston Yard at MIGO 2004. 66114 & 66601 together on the fuel road, the EWS machine on loan from Pete Clark & Bough Beech. SD40 6917 in BNSF livery. 25109 tops a rake of wagons on Buzz Models' Garston Yard whilst it was at MIGO 2004 Two tampers stabled in the part roofless shed at Garston Yard. A green 08 and two industrial shunters enjoy and end-of-day 'railtour' using the inspection saloon and a headboard slightly off its route ! 66601 in Freightliner livery on the O gauge layout by Buzz Models, Garston Yard.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Test Trains & Departmental stock http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c131519.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This section is for departmental rolling stock and vehicles used by Serco & Network Rail. *UPDATED 11th July,now 83 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">This section is for departmental rolling stock and vehicles used by Serco & Network Rail. *UPDATED 11th July,now 83 images*</p></font>

ADB 975974 at Chester with 975978 en route to Birkenhead depot to pick up a Merseyrail unit. ADB 975978 with ADB 975974,EMU translator vans,at Chester showing the inner 'unit' ends. ADB 975978 seen from the EMU coupler end with 975974 going to Birkenhead depot behind 67004 999508,a track recording vehicle in Serco red/grey colours. 72612 is a former Gatwick Express vehicle now used for brake force in test trains. 72706 another of the former Gatwick vehicles now a brake runner for Serco test trains. 999508 at Chester showing most the modifactions made to the former inspection saloon. 977869 is a test coach in Railtrack green/blue livery seen at Chester. 977869 seen from the number end,showing the grill arrangement on this side only. 999508 seen from the non-grill side and showing further mods to this vehicle. 999506 at Chester on a Network Rail Inspection run from Carlisle to Manchester. 999506 in maroon livery behind 57601 in similar colours. 977968, the Eurailscout Video Survey Unit passes Chester on a trip to Bangor. 960011 with lights lit brightly passes Chester on a run down the Coast 960011 pauses in the sun at Chester on its way back to Crewe. ADB 965581 coupled to two Class 66's for a pre winter test run to Chester from Crewe. ADB 965580 seen on a test run before the winter at Chester ADB 965580, an ex Class 40 bogie with a Beilhack mounted plough on at Chester. 43062 leading the Network Rail New Measurement train at York. 43013 at the rear of the Network Rail yellow liveried test train at York. MPV DR 98916 leads into Chester on a test train for log services on the Cambrian. MPV DR 98919 at the rear of an EWS test train at Chester MPV DR 98919 coupled to an OTA wagon, showing the usual airpipes and the MPV multiple jumper cable also. MPV DR 98916 carrying a new module for log carrying. MPV DR 98916 + 7 OTA wagons + DR 98919 at Chester. 31233 & 31285 approach Chester on a test train for Holyhead. 31233 leads an all yellow liveried test train through Chester. 31285 trails through Chester with a test train for Holyhead. 6320 being hauled by 47851 on a tour of North Wales. 950001 is a Class 150 based Network Rail test unit, here seen at Cardiff Central. 960010 (977858) a Chiltern Railways Sandite unit stabled with several others at Aylesbury 960301 (977987, 977988, 977992) at Aylesbury stabled with other sandite sets. 960015 (975042) at Aylesbury station, a sandite unit for Chiltern Railways. 960013 (977866) in a long line of sandite units at Aylesbury, still in NSE livery. 960021 (977723) in Railtrack livery stabled at the far end of Aylesbury station. 960014 (977873) stabled at Aylesbury in blue & grey livery. 960014 (977873) stabled at Aylesbury 960301 (977987, 977988, 977992) at Aylesbury, this vehicle 977988 960301 (977987, 977988, 977992) showing detail on end coach 977988. 960301 (977987, 977988, 977992) showing the centre car 977992 901002 (977693 + 977694) arrives at Chester in a downpour. 977869 in blue Railtrack livery is a radio survey test coach 6264 is a generator van in Network Rail yellow livery 37607 leads 37611 over Chester West Junction towards the station on a Serco test train 977983 in the consist of a Serco test train at Chester, still holding onto a yellow stripe and 1st Class markings ! 37607 leading into Chester Goods with the Serco test train. 37605 at the head of a Serco test train on the Goods line at Chester. 37612 at the rear of the Serco test train waiting signal on the Goods line at Chester. 43014 on the New Measurement Train at Derby RTC. 37609 amidst brake force runner vehicles at Derby RTC

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Cromptons & Little English Electrics http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c117648.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A collection which includes the Sulzer Class 33 and all the 1000hp or under English Electric powered machines. *UPDATED 26th July, now 64 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A collection which includes the Sulzer Class 33 and all the 1000hp or under English Electric powered machines. *UPDATED 26th July, now 64 images*</p></font>

20 nose ends - DRS style, showing multi jumpers and WIPAC lighting added in refurbishment. 20308 at Chester, showing the refurbishment details of flush front,multi jumpers and headlights. 20310 and another class mate idle away in the darkness of platform 8,Crewe. 08528 in departmental grey stabled at Peterborough station. 20302 & 37607 working a flask train. This class 20 has a blue roof, being among the first DRS conversions. 09013 in departmental grey after arriving at Plymouth with the Western Whistler railtour from Friary. 73201 at London Victoria about to work 16:15 to Gatwick. 73109 73235 in South West Trains Desiro style livery stabled at Woking with 73109. 20301 'Max Joule1958-1999' & 20309 pass by Chester with a train for Valley. 20312 & 20313 on the weedkiller train at Chester. 20305 on a RHTT train at Chester 20305 seen from the nose end whilst on a RHTT train at Chester. 20310 seen in profile while working a RHTT at Chester. 33207 'Jim Martin' and 33029 trundle through Preston with an inspection saloon 33029 with 33207 at Preston taking a saloon to Carnforth. 33207 'Jim Martin' with 33029 storm away from a signal stop at Preston. 20309 + 20306 arrive at Chester on the Valley-Crewe service. 20306 + 20309 pass Chester on the Valley to Crewe DRS service. 33025 'Glen Falloch' + 33029 'Glen Loy' storm past the site of Saltney Dee Jn, Chester with a Barnetby-Aberystwyth railtour. 73206 'Lisa' in GB Railfreight orange & blue livery at Eastleigh. 73204 'Janice' with other GBRf locos at Eastleigh station yard. 73204 'Janice' seen from the road bridge above while shunting around the yard at Eastleigh. 73208 'Kirsten' in BR blue stabled in Eastleigh yard with other GBRf locos. 08664 'Don Gates 1952-2000' pootles about the yard at Eastleigh. 08804 at Didcot Parkway yard, slighly masked by the exhaust from the passing HST! 20311 before being named 'Class 20 Fifty' at Kingmoor open day 20310 'Gresty Bridge' inside Kingmoor depot building 20308 undergoing maintainance at Kingmoor Depot seen at the open day 20305 + 20301 at Kingmoor depot at the South end of the shed 20315 + 20313 at Kingmoor depot during the DRS open day 08810 in Anglia livery on Crewe LNWR in between shunts. 08868 in BR blue hidden out the back of LNWR, Crewe 31128 'Charybdis' and 33103 'Swordfish' stabled in the Slums Sidings Derby 33103 'Swordfish' and 31128 'Charybdis' stabled next to Derby station 20310 'Gresty Bridge' and 20307 run through Crewe light engine 20310 'Gresty Bridge' & 20307 in platform 12 Crewe with inspection saloon 999506 20310 'Gresty Bridge' & 20313 with the preserved loco convoy of D6737, 20110 & D7612 at Taunton bound for the West Somerset Railway 73133 in blue livery in Taunton Fairwater Yard on a shunting contract 20310 'Gresty Bridge' + 20313 in platform 2 at Bishops Lydeard after bringing locos in for a gala 20313 + 20310 'Gresty Bridge' at Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway 08678 on West Coast Rail's Carnforth shed 20305 & 20301 on Gresty Bridge for the June 08 Open Day 20310 'Gresty Bridge' and 20313 in the shed at Gresty Bridge 08834 in DRS livery at Gresty Bridge depot open day 20313+20310 on show at Gresty Bridge open day 20310+20313 with Classes 37, 57 & 66 inside Gresty Bridge shed 33029 'Glen Loy' in WCRC maroon at Carnforth shed 20309 clags away from platform 8 at Crewe with 37218 and 37603 in tow 09017 trundling past Newport Dock No5 with a solitary steel wagon

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Preservation - Class 40 to Class 86 & Units http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c104219.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Collection of all things "preserved" again, this section for Class 40 through to DMU's & EMU's, whether on a private line or out on the mainline including visiting locos to galas from mainline operators. *UPDATED 21st August, now 258 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Collection of all things "preserved" again, this section for Class 40 through to DMU's & EMU's, whether on a private line or out on the mainline including visiting locos to galas from mainline operators. *UPDATED 21st August, now 258 images*</p></font>

45149 in a sorry state at Crewe Heritage Centre before restoration started. 50017 in LMS Crimson livery (Urrgh!) at Chester on a Northern Belle excursion. D9016 (55016) 'Gordon Highlander' on a test Crewe to Llandudno Junction & return,with 37197 as insurance. Class 121 'bubble' car 55032 at Bury,East Lancs Railway. D1015 runs into Bristol Temple Meads. D200 (40122) on display at the Nation Railway Museum,York. 45041 before restoration began at Crewe Heritage Centre. 50017 erupts into life for the first time in preservation (The local fire brigade thought Safeway was on fire!!) 56128 awaiting attention for use with Hanson Traction on Wansford shed, NVR 47270 'Swift' leaves Wansford with a Peterborough train using the Danish stock D345 (40145),the first 40 on the mainline at Birmingham on its maiden railtour to Holyhead. D345 (40145) in profile. A shot of her running round at Holyhead. D345 (40145) pauses at Llandudno Junction on the outbound E6013 (73107) at Rowlsey,Peak Rail with Class 44 D8 40145 on the blocks at KingsCross 40145 at Wakefield Kirkgate on the Capital Whistler tour. Class 108 dmu 50928+51565 at Keighley 40145 stands at the head of the railtour from Rawtenstall to Scarborough. 40135 brings in the stock for the railtour to Scarborough. 40145 in the sun at York,before running round for the Scarborough round trip. 40145 ready to leave for Scarborough via Selby and Bridlington. 40145,how it should be - in a dirty blue! 40145 in platform 1 at Scarborough before propelling out to run round. 40145 besides a semaphore signal before leaving on 1Z42 back to Rawtenstall. 40145 + 40135 arrive back at Rawtenstall,40135 joined 40145 at Castleton ground frame for a storming run on the East Lancs. 50008 40145 in glorious sunshine at Cheltenham Spa, en route to Plymouth. A credit to the CFPS members. 40145 at Plymouth waiting to assault the Devon banks and the Lickey returning to Crewe. E79760, a Waggon und Maschinenbau four wheeled railbus at Holt on the NNR. 47367 preserved on the North Norfolk Railway, seen at Sheringham. 37032 40135 at Ramsbottom on the East lancs during the July gala. 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' in GWR green at Ramsbottom station on the East Lancashire Railway. 66558 appearing at the East Lancs diesel gala seen at Bury. 66565 crosses the crossing into Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway. 50031 50049 Class 108 51941 + 59250 + 51935 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway D1062 'Western Courier' under restoration at Bridgenorth on the Severn Valley Railway. D1013 'Western Ranger' in BR blue at the head of a train for Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway. 40088, or the cab of it at least at Kidderminster being used as the CFPS sales stand. D444 (50044) in two tone green at Kidderminster, Severn Valley Railway E6005 (73005) stands at Kidderminster on the Severn Valley, well away from its old Southern homelands. 50044 in a two tone green livery as D444 stands in pouring rain at Bewdley. 50031 'Hood' & 50035 'Ark Royal' staled at Kidderminster on the SVR 47376 in Freighliner grey preserved at The GWR. 45149 under restoration at Toddington. 1001, a Hastings DEMU standing in for a Turbostar on the Ashford to Hastings line. Class 201 number 1001, a Hastings DEMU standing at Hastings. Class 201 number 1001 at Ashford working the Hastings line instead of a Turbostar.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Class 101 1956-2003 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c87612.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A collection of photos of the Metro-Cammel Class 101 withdrawn from service Christmas Eve 2003. Includes photos of the final fortnight and the Christmas Eve finale,as well as shots from their not too distant past. contains 22 images</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A collection of photos of the Metro-Cammel Class 101 withdrawn from service Christmas Eve 2003. Includes photos of the final fortnight and the Christmas Eve finale,as well as shots from their not too distant past. contains 22 images</p></font>

101836 (L836) storms out of Norwich bound for Yarmouth. 101677 at Llandudno,on a Blaenau Ffestiniog service 101676+101693+101680 at Blackpool North on the final ever 3-unit 101 service train to Manchester Piccadilly 101692 in special Strathclyde PTE Caledonian blue at Prestatyn on a Crewe>Holyhead 101685 after working the Fridays only 15:00 Stockport Stalybridge 101676 in Regional Railways livery at Manchester Piccadilly,this unit failed on Christmas Eve and never made its final train :-( 101693 in Strathcyde PTE livery at Manchester Piccadilly. 693 failed on the 23rd December,so never made the final day. 101693 and 101685 stand coupled,waiting to leave for Longsight after the days work,two weeks before withdrawl. Daisy's last trip to Sheffield. 101685 waits to depart for Piccadilly on the 14:14 departure via Hope Valley 101685 at Sheffield on her last day! Fantastic. 101685 with the Farewell Tour Headboard on at Piccadilly,after working in from Sheffield. 101685 after arriving at Piccadilly from Sheffield. 101678 at Rose Hill Marple on the 17:40 to Piccadilly non stop run. A cab shot of 101678. 101678 is coupled to 101685 for the final train. 101685 with 101685 and 101678 at Platform 3 Manchester Piccadilly with the final 101 passenger departure,the 20:28 to Rose Hill. 101678 at the rear of the 20:28 to Rose Hill Marple. 'THE END' 101678 + 101685 wait at Rose Hill Marple with the 2H59 21:10 Rose Hill to Piccadilly. The driver's desk of 101678 The secondmans side of 101678's cab. 51500 in faded Strathclyde livery on Derby RTC

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Loughborough Locos - The Brush Class 31 & Class 47 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c84870.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A collection of Class 31's and Class 47's which feature on the mainline from companies such as DRS, EWS, Freightliner, Riviera, Cotswold Rail, West Coast Railways & Network Rail. *UPDATED 27th August, now 141 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A collection of Class 31's and Class 47's which feature on the mainline from companies such as DRS, EWS, Freightliner, Riviera, Cotswold Rail, West Coast Railways & Network Rail. *UPDATED 27th August, now 141 images*</p></font>

47791 in RailExpress livery waits to take the sleepers from Edinburgh instead of usual Class 67. 47798 31601 47787 47790,complete with new snowploughs in Chester yard with a set of First liveried coaches. 47826 47793 47790 waits to run round the triangle at Chester on the Crewe to Manchester ECS. 47635 'The Lass O'Ballochmyle' in Large Logo at Chester on the Manchester to Holyhead Club Train. 47635 'The Lass O'Ballochmyle' in Large Logo passes Stafford on the Holyhead-Birmingham service. 31468 'Hydra' at Chester,on the first Chester>Blackpool 31 hauled train for FNW. 31602 'Chimaera' at the rear of the first running of 31's on the 15:49 Chester to Blackpool. 31468 in Chester yard watched by 47776 on the empties to Manchester. 31468 'Hydra' in profile,whilst in the yard at Chester. 31602 'Chimaera' on the rear of the stock for the Blackpool at Chester. 47749 47805 in unbraned Virgin livery carrying Freightliner logos at Cardiff on a ruggex. 47812 arrives at Shrewsbury with a Cardiff to Crewe ruggex. 47750 working 1H44 to Manchester,on its return empties to Chester it failed. 47750 stands failed on the goods line with the empty stock to Crewe. 47776 and 47750 coupled,ready for the run back to Crewe. 47790 stands next to 31468 47732 47732 47826 31459 47830 in plain First Great Western green hauling the Holyhead-Euston service out of Chester instead of the usual HST. 47750 on the empty stock to Manchester, the inset shows the Thornaby kingfisher above the EWS logos on this side only. 47732 47848 47848 47853 47370 47818 in debranded Virgin livery,now owned by Cotswold Rail acting as Colchester Thunderbird. 47750 about to leave Chester with the final ever EWS hauled 47 train from North Wales to Manchester. 47750 at Manchester Piccadilly, after terminating for the last time with 1H44 from Bangor. 47750 stands on the Down & Up Main at Chester with the ECS to Crewe after working the last ever EWS 47 hauled passenger train. 47316 47358 in Freightliner grey stabled at Ipswich. 47818 still in its Virgin Trains livery heads South through Ipswich 47854 in West Coast Rail livery at Chester on a Bangor to Skegness charter. 47830 in First Great Western green now working for Virgin running round at Chester. 47714 in Anglia green livery stands in Colchester yard with a failed 86 and stock. 47197, with a black box at its number 2 end stands at Chester with the ECS for Crewe off a Ruggex. 47829 in British Transport Police livery in a convoy of Freighliner locos at Chester. 47787 at Birmingham New St, working its final days for Virgin Trains 47811 in Great Western livery stabled on Plymouth Laira depot. 47851 'Traction Magazine' at Chester stabled on the middle road. 47787

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Many Multiple Colours - Diesel http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c80127.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Multiple units with all the colours of a rainbow these days are everywhere. Here is a selection of what Diesel units are around now, and some that have disappeared. *UPDATED 2nd September, now 293 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Multiple units with all the colours of a rainbow these days are everywhere. Here is a selection of what Diesel units are around now, and some that have disappeared. *UPDATED 2nd September, now 293 images*</p></font>

153312 at Bridgend in Heart of Wales livery on a Maesteg-Cardiff service. 153327 in Wales&Borders 142045 in Merseytravel livery arrives Chester with a Llandudno to Manchester service instead of a Class 175 158819 in Ginsters pies livery working a Crewe to Bangor train 142009 in First North Western blue waits to depart Chester. 156447 in original Scotrail colours,in the bay at Carlisle 158852 in Wales&Borders Cambrian lines green,before leaving on 10:57 Chester to M'Picc via Northwich FNW service. 156425 waits to work a W&B service to Crewe. Livery is First North Western ex 158840 at Chester in original 158 livery with Wales & Borders branding. 158818 shows off its new Arriva Trains Wales paintjob on the Holyhead>Cardiff train. 158902 at Manchester Piccadilly in the new WYPTE Metro livery. 156487 in green with Arriva branding before departing Carlisle for Sunderland. 156505 in Strathclyde PTE Carmine & Cream livery on a Glasgow via Kilmarnock departure from Carlisle. 153332 before leaving on its First North Western service to Lancaster via Barrow from Carlisle. 142071 in Regional Railways livery with Arriva branding. 142020 arrives at Haltwhistle in Arriva colours ,Carlisle bound. 142020 in Arriva 158907 at Manchester Victoria,in the original WYPTE Metro livery. 158779 in Transpenninexpress livery at Leeds,Arriva branding at the inner ends of the vehicle. 150278 in ex-Valley Lines advertising livery on the New Years Day Chester to Crewe shuttle. 150278 with Arriva branding covering the old Valley Lines logo at Chester on a Crewe train. 170202,one of Anglia's Turbostar's on a Norwich to London at Ipswich. 150231 in Anglia livery at Ipswich. 221110 205025,in Connex yellow & white livery stands at Uckfield,a line shortly to go over to class 170 operation. 156423 in First North Western corporate colours on the 15:49 Chester-Blackpool before it briefly went over to Class 31's 170107 at York, one of 17 Turbostars formally run by Midland Mainline 158842 in Western Mail advertisment livery at Chester on a Birmingham service. 158839 in unbranded Wales & Borders silverline livery shortly after the Arriva takeover at Cardiff Central. 143620 in 'Visit Bristol' advertising livery at Cardiff Central. 142002 in Arriva branded Valley Lines livery in the sun at Cardiff Central. 153371 in regional railways livery with Central Trains branding on an evening train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton. 153310 is an Arriva Trains Wales unit formally of FNW,but now has cream doors - on this side only! 158853 in ex-Central Trains green,now with Wales & Borders logos replaced by Arriva ones in black. 158755 in North Western Trains blue livery with First logos at Chester. 158759 in First North Western blue, but carries black running numbers under the headlights at this end only. 158745 in Wessex Trains silver with maroon doors,and additional yellow cabs from when it was the prototype Alphaline livery unit. 153314 in Anglia Railways advertising livery at Ipswich. 153322 in Anglia Railways livery stabled at Norwich station. 158953, a Central Trains hybrid 3 car unit arriving at Norwich 158956 in the first use of the number for Central Trains as a 3 car hybrid, made up by adding a third driving car. 156402 in plain white after a planned transfer to Scotrail was called off leaving it with Central Trains. 156401 in Central Trains green livery on hire to Arriva Trains Wales on the Birmingham - Chester circuit. 158818 in Arriva livery at Chester with a silver 158834, with a short lived 'whoosh' on the cab ends 150149 in First North Western blue with gold stars at Chester. 170513 in the Robin Hood Line advertising livery, seen at Norwich whilst working a Liverpool service. 150253 stabled at Plymouth in between duties when at Wessex Trains. 142069 in Valley Lines 'Pizza Box' livery stabled at Chester, en route back to Cardiff from Manchester. 153375 in Central Trains green livery at Birmingham New St. 158791 in Central Trains livery in platform 1 at Chester

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 West Coast,East Coast and Anglia's Electrics http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c76443.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Passenger and freight locomotives from the electrified mainlines of the West and East Coast,including the Anglian Mainline. *UPDATED 23rd October, now 122 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Passenger and freight locomotives from the electrified mainlines of the West and East Coast,including the Anglian Mainline. *UPDATED 23rd October, now 122 images*</p></font>

86219 'Phoenix' at London Euston in Intercity livery 86235 90128 in Belgian Railways livery and named 90010 on the left and 90015 on the right at Ipswich on 'one' services between Liverpool St and Norwich. 86258 'Talyllyn' in Virgin Cross Country livery Northbound at Carlisle. 90030 named after its birthplace - 90001,Class 90 pioneer,arrives at Carlisle. 90031 unusually stabled at the South end of Carlisle sidings 90039 at Carlisle,in original,but faded,Railfreight Distribution livery 90040 90021 stabled Carlisle in the newer Railfreight Distribution livery. 90035,in EWS livery,pushes a Virgin service South from Carlisle in place of the normal Class 87. 91105 prepares to depart Leeds for Kings Cross on a GNER service. 90011 'West Coast Rail 250' in Virgin Trains livery at Carlisle. 90037 90004 90020 86238 86234 86230 in un-named Anglia livery enters Colchester bound for London. 86230 at London Liverpool Street. 86633 86636 in green meets 86633 in grey and three Class 66's at Ipswich. 86227 86230 shows the clean(ish) lines on the Anglia livery at Norwich. (Who put that blasted lampost right there!) 86250 90023 in ex-works EWS red & gold livery at Carlisle. 90031 90011 90019 in Rail Express Systems red/grey at the rear of a Norwich bound Anglia service. 86605 in clean Freightliner green stabled at Ipswich with 86620,with 86426 in the background. 86246 86620 86223 86217 90018 in EWS at Norwich working on hire to Anglia Railways. 86230 in Anglia livery propelling an Anglian rake of Mk2's away from Manningtree towards Norwich. 86227 86234 86234 90003 90003 86242 86260 at Ipswich, with a formation including an Intercity liveried coach. 90008 90005 now in use with 'one' Anglia but in Virgin livery with stripes and logos removed. 90038 in use with 'one' Anglia still in revised Railfreight Distribution livery, hired to them by EWS 86621 gleams in ex works Freighliner green livery at Ipswich. 86227 90050, the last 90 built, stabled at the North end of Ipswich station.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 High Speed Train http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c72872.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The many colours of the most succesful diesel passenger train in Britain, photos will includes all operators of the HST including First Great Western, EMT (Midland Mainline), NXEC (GNER), Virgin Trains and Network Rail. *UPDATED 27th August, contains 75 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The many colours of the most succesful diesel passenger train in Britain, photos will includes all operators of the HST including First Great Western, EMT (Midland Mainline), NXEC (GNER), Virgin Trains and Network Rail. *UPDATED 27th August, contains 75 images*</p></font>

43177 43080 leads 43078 and a two coach HST into Manchester Airport . 43080+43078,The first HST 2+2 formation at Manchester Airport . A HST at Manchester Airport platform 2! 43066 in original Midland Mainline livery seen starting away from Sheffield. 43062,a Network Rail HST power car,stands Carlisle. 43013 of the Network Rail test train at Carlisle a little oil stained 43070 in Midland Mainline,complete with new branding heads to St Pancras from Stockport 43070 in Midland Mainline,complete with new branding departs to St Pancras from Stockport 43180 heads South from Stockport 43198 with 43067+43153 at Carlisle on a Voyager duty to Glasgow. 43067 blasts away from Carlisle with a B'Ham>Glasgow instead of a Voyager. 43162 in Virgin livery,but no logos,at the rear of a Midland Mainline Man Picc>StPancras service. 43068 43122 leads the 19:05 Euston-Holyhead into Stafford on a clear January night. But at Crewe...... 43122 now in the middle of a snow storm at Crewe,after clear-as-a-bell conditions at Stafford! 43098 43068 43098 leads the morning Holyhead-Euston under Curzon Park bridge and over the Roodee viaduct,Chester 43171,in FGW green with a full Barbie blue set of stock at Manchester Piccadilly working a Voyager turn with 43132 43132 in First Great Western green,with 'Barbie' coaches,at Manchester,working the 17:56 to Reading Virgin service. 43022 in the revised First Great Western livery leaves Cardiff Central for London Paddington. 43117 43097 leaves Rugby on the rear of the 17:25 Euston - Holyhead, now devoid of Virgin branding. 43122 in the sunset of the HST in North Wales at Chester on 1D88 to Holyhead. 43007 in Midland Mainline blue, but with the old 'stag' logo at Nottingham on a St Pancras service. 43083 in Midland Mainline original Teal & Tangerine livery seen passing through Luton. 43087 43151 in First Great Western livery at Cardiff Central 43002 'Techniquest' arriving at Cardiff Central. 43002 'Techniquest' arrives at London Paddington while 43163 waits to leave. 43079 at Newport on a Paddington - Swansea FGW service. 43072 on hire to Virgin after arrival at Plymouth 43072 at Plymouth on hire to Virgin Cross Country. 43057 stands at Plymouth after arrival from Leeds 43044 at Leicester with a busy London St Pancras bound service. 43056 storms into Leicester on a St Pancras bound service. 43176 in FGW livery at the rear of a Cardiff - Paddington. 43036 leaves Cardiff Central for Swansea. 43130 'Sulis Minerva' on the rear of a Paddington - Swansea seen at Cardiff. 43131 'Sir Felix Pole' leaves Cardiff Central for London Paddington. 43022 at Cardiff Central in First Great Western livery. 43037 'Penydarren' leads a Swansea bound HST into Cardiff Central. 43032 'The Royal Regiment of Wales' and 43140 at Cardiff Central. 43189 'Railway Heritage Trust' on the back of a Paddington to Cardiff HST set at Reading. 43034 'The Black Horse' at the head of a Westbound departure from Reading. 43102 and 43109 'Leeds International Film Festival' in GNER blue side by side at Newcastle Central. 43112 'Doncaster' in GNER livery about to depart Newcastle for Inverness 43098 in plain FGW blue after its MTU engine conversion on the rear of a Swansea-Paddington service seen at Cardiff.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 The General Motors Invasion - Freight & Passenger GM's http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c72532.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of Class 57/0, Class 59/0,Class 59/1,Class 59/2,Class 66/0,Class 66/4,Class 66/5,Class 66/6,Class 66/7, Class 66/9 and Class 67 that have taken over this country. *UPDATED 23rd October, contains 263 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of Class 57/0, Class 59/0,Class 59/1,Class 59/2,Class 66/0,Class 66/4,Class 66/5,Class 66/6,Class 66/7, Class 66/9 and Class 67 that have taken over this country. *UPDATED 23rd October, contains 263 images*</p></font>

66507 at Chester on a Penmaenmawr to Basford Hall stone train 57005 59102 67026 and 59203 at Taunton on a railtour 59201 59201 66219 catches the late afternoon sunlight arriving at Basingstoke on a trainload of Ford cars. 67028 stand atop the postal vans at Norwich,weeks before mail by rail ceases. 66403 running light through Carlisle 66716 at Carlisle on hire to Freightliner 66147 waits at Carlisle with a loaded mgr coal train. 66161 needing a wash at Carlisle 66186 takes 37114 (dead in transit) Carlisle to Crewe Basford Hall on a rail train. 66545 in Freightliner green in the Parcels Bay at Chester on a light engine test run from Crewe. 66540 at Ipswich. This is a later model with larger headlights. 67012 storms over Roodee Viaduct,Chester with a Holyhead bound Northern Belle. 66124 bringing up the rear of a Northern Belle excursion to Holyhead near Saltney Jn,Chester. 67012 at a wet Crewe on the 09:13 to Cardiff Arriva rugby additional. 66401 leads classmate 66402 through Chester on a *one* flask train from Valley to Crewe. 66402 and 66401 head towards Crewe with the Valley-Crewe flask 67006 at Chester,showing how much there is inside a Class 67 at the fan end (!) 67004 67009 leads a Serco test train through Chester. 67011 was dead on the rear. 67011 trails a Derbt RTC to Crewe via Holyhead Serco test train at Chester 66094 hauling Hanson hoppers on a stone train from Penmaenmawr. 66711 in GB Railfreight Orange/Blue livery at Ely with a container train. 66405 in a W H Malcom version of DRS blue livery passing Crewe light engine. 66570 passing through Ipswich with a Freightliner from Felixstowe Port 66568 at Ipswich with a container train for the Port of Felixstowe 66514 on the Penmaenmawr-Basford Hall stone train passing through Chester. 66715 66715 66715 66717 & 66715 'Valour' pass light engine through Ipswich 57601, the pioneer Class 57, hauling a Green Express charter through Chester to Bath Spa. 67006 running round a Northern Belle at Chester showing off its silver buffers after recent Royal Train duties. 66512 passing light engine through Chester Eastbound. 57004 57001 57002 66503 67005 66611 on the Penmaenmawr-Chesterton Junction stone chippings train passing Chester 66555 arrives Chester in a four loco convoy from Warrington to Crewe 67017 67015 passes through Chester with the Serco test train for North Wales. 67019 on another Class 508 delivery run for Merseyrail. 67026 arrives at Cardiff Central on a rugby additional from Gloucester using the ex Arriva Northern stock. 67006 at a dark and wet Chester on 17:14 Cardiff to Crewe, hauled because of rugby in Cardiff 66951, one of the pair of 'new build' Class 66/9's at Rugby.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Type 5's: Class 56,Class 58 and Class 60 http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c72491.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of Type five freight motive power,from the EWS class 56,class 58 and class 60 fleet. *UPDATED 27th August now 79 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Pictures of Type five freight motive power,from the EWS class 56,class 58 and class 60 fleet. *UPDATED 27th August now 79 images*</p></font>

56009 stabled at Rugby before it was 56041 stabled at London Kings Cross (unusual?) 56060 stabled at Carlisle station 60062 58022 in a mess, withdrawn at Crewe. 56032 at the Exeter Railfair event in 1994 58025 in Railfreight Grey enters Sheffield 58034 58037 broadside at Toton openday. 60084 in Transrail grey passes through Chester with the empty logs from Chirk. 56099 passes Carlisle on a freight. This loco was stored 2 weeks later. 60033 56091 60012 in EW&S leaves Carlisle light engine Northbound. 56065 in a clean EWS livery smokes away at Carlisle 56051 in EW&S livery stabled Carlisle. 56081 in EWS arrived to stable with 56051. 60045 56038 now named 60011 in Mainline blue passes Chester on 6M24 10:03 Llanwern to Dee Marsh steel. 56081 at Chester in the early morning sunshine with the Mostyn steel train. 56078 'Doncaster Enterprise' works through Chester with 6E39 Mostyn to Healey Mills steel empties. 60070 60090 'Quinag' works through Chester on the Dee Marsh,still in Railfreight Coal livery in 2004. 60008 'Gypsum Queen II' in Load Haul livery passing South through Colchester with box wagons. 60081 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' in GWR green at Skipton whilst running round its train. 60007 in un-named LoadHaul black/orange livery passes Chester with coal emties from Penyffordd. 60031 60022 in EWS livery passes Chester with spoil wagons. 60091 60003 60067 60074 in un-named Mainline branded grey livery at Chester. 60031 60019 60050 is EW&S livery running light engine with 66200 to Warrington. 60042 60072 entering Chester on a ballast for Crewe. 60021 'Star of the East' passing by Chester on a log train to Chirk. 60028 'John Flamsteed' still in Railfreight grey passes by Chester on the empty log train from Chirk. 60091 'An Teallach' still in Railfreight grey passes Chester on log empties. 60094 'Rugby Flyer' on empty log wagons from Chirk to Warrington Arpley passing Chester. 60033 'Tees Steel Express' still in Corus silver livery passes Chester on log empties. 60028 'John Flamsteed' in filthy grey passes by Chester on the Mostyn steel empties. 60078 in Mainline blue on the log empties from Chirk to Warrington passing Chester. 60500 'RAIL magazine' passes through Chester platform 4 on the way to Chirk. 60043 passes by Chester with the rare-running 6F62 Dee Marsh to Warrngton. 60072 with a new EWS sticker applied on the Mostyn to Arpley steel empties. 60040 en route to Penyfordd light engine through Chester. 60048 'EASTERN' arriving at Chester on the early morning Chirk logs.

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Chester Station Shots http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c72467.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A selection of photos taken in and around Chester station, mainly during the nine years I worked there. *Chester is in "TRAINSPOTS" location number 94* *UPDATED 3rd December now 234 images*</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">A selection of photos taken in and around Chester station, mainly during the nine years I worked there. *Chester is in "TRAINSPOTS" location number 94* *UPDATED 3rd December now 234 images*</p></font>

37413,minus its nameplates,working its last passenger trains along the North Wales Coast 2000 67027 runs round a charter 31466 in Chester Yard, after an impact with the buffers in Platform 5 31466 somehow came into contact with the stopblock in Platform 5 and moved it somewhat! 66001,just four days old,at Chester on display. 66001 on its first public display,four days after arriving in Britain. 87025 57306 'Jeff Tracy' working the Carlisle-Chirk Amec logs approaching Chester. 37884 in Load Haul livery working a 37/4 turn at Chester 37605 in a burst of winter sun whilst on the Valley>Crewe flasks with 37069 37429 57311 37675 37675 37503 a tad mucky on the back of 4Z99 cannon train. 56118 (-118!) works a Chirk bound log train. Twelve days later it was switched off :-( 56078 37375 in Mainline blue on 6F62 Dee Marsh to Arpley 37893 on 6E39 Mostyn to Healey Mills steel empties,a former Italian holiday maker. 37605 and 37069 on 6K40 Valley to Crewe 37069 and 37605 stand Chester goods with the Valley>Crewe flask train 47150 drags fellow Freightliner loco 66519 dead back from Penmaenmawr as 0K22. 37218 and 20302 on the Valley to Crewe flasks pause at Chester 20302 (+37218) wait the road at Chester returning the flasks to Crewe from Valley. 47750 in Virgin livery but with EWS logos on the 17:20 Man Picc>Holyhead. AND it was on time... 67024 passes through with a Northern Belle circular charter to & from B'ham International. 20307+20314 return light engine from Valley 47830,in ex-First Great Western green drags 47786 on the Holyhead>Crewe 47757 66048 at the rear of a Northern Belle excursion to Blaenau Ffestiniog,47798 leads. 47798 20309+20311 pass through with two flasks in tow 47789 47732 56062 on 6F62 Dee Marsh to Arpley enterprise train 56070 & 56078 56078 & 56070 at Chester with a York to Newtown charter. 37698 in LoadHaul livery leads 37668 on a Crewe to Carlisle charter. 37698 and 37668 on their return Carlisle to Crewe charter 37670 47787 A Mark2 coach on a wheelskate - or - A Mark2 coach on a wheelskate after a axlebox ran hot earlier in the week. 47790 in the yard,framed by the roof at platform 7a. 66139 stands at Chester with 7Z50 10:45 Penmaenmawr to Willesden stone,using Yeoman JHA hopper wagons. 47826 37674 47790 stands next to 508120 whilst working empty stock to Manchester. 47798 47770

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 Class 37's around the Country http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c72389.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The English Electric Class 37's from around the country on both passenger and freight trains. *UPDATED 27th August, now 273 images* </p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">The English Electric Class 37's from around the country on both passenger and freight trains. *UPDATED 27th August, now 273 images* </p></font>

37029 and 37379 at Holyhead on the FNW Class 37 farewell tour 37351 at Rawtenstall on the East Lancs Railway 37377 with 33103 at Plymouth on the Parkan Ride railtour 37405 at Hereford 37408 and 37426 ready to depart Crewe for Cardiff via Manchester footex 37408 at Llanwrd (no,I can't pronounce it either!) on a Royal Welsh Show additional 37408 at Rhymney 37410 at Fishguard 2003 37411 at Carlisle at the rear on the Arriva S&C service 37412 at Bangor on a Holyhead 37412 at Cardiff with newly painted nose 37412 at Manchester Piccadilly 37417 at Fishguard 37418 at Fishguard 37420 gets a good thrashing at Chester 37420 Manchester Piccadilly 37421 Aberystwyth on a Wales&Borders additional to Birmingham 37421 at Fishguard 37422 at Fishguard 37425 At Cardiff Central about to leave for Rhymney 37425 arrived at Llandudno on 17:20 from Manchester Piccadilly 37428 at Manchester Piccadilly 37608 and 37612 run round at Blaenau Ffestinog on the FNW farewell tour 37612 and 20308 at Brighton 37886 at Fishguard,the only no-heat 37 to go there 37886 Fishguard,replaced 37405 at Cardiff 37420 lies forlorn on the abadoned Crewe Diesel depot many years after withdrawl. 37889 with its nose cut off on the old Crewe Diesel Dpeot. 37713 in LoadHaul livery awaits its fate on at Crewe. 37520 at Crewe, withdrawn. 37889 + 37713 at Crewe Diesel Depot awaiting cutting up. 37409 'Loch Awe' in Transrail grey arrives at Cardiff Central with the stock for a Rhymney service. 37414 'Cathays C&W Works 1846 - 1993' at Bristol Temple Meads on a Weymouth working 37422 'Robert F Fairlie' stands in platform 9 at Crewe after arriving from North Wales. 37424 'Isle of Mull' at Crianlarich in the rain. 37712 in EWS livery passes South through Carlisle. 37717 top'n'tailed 31439 to the North York Moors Rly seen at Battersby 37686 at Stockport 37417 'Highland Region' & 37678 stand at Ramsgate after working 1O99 0856 Birmingham - Ramsgate. 37423 'Sir Murray Morrison 1873-1948, Pioneer of British Aluminium Industry' at Bristol Temple Meads working a Weymouth bound train. 37424 in Transrail grey working a Bristol - Weymouth train. 37038 at Manchester Piccadilly on its first mainline run 37415 & 37421 stand at Manchester Victoria on the First North Western loco hauled farewell tour. 37042 at Bristol on a Pathfinder Tour 37402 Fishguard 2002 37410 at Fishguard 2003 37308 at Cardiff 37408 stands at Briton Ferry overheating on a Cardiff to Fishguard 37408 on the Carlisle to Leeds service. My first ever digital train photo! 37372 at Leeds on a test train. 37072 is on the back

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]]> Thu Jan 1 1970 The Class 87's of the West Coast http://Daves-Trains.fotopic.net/c72380.html <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Photos of BR Class 87's on the West Coast mainline until their final withdrawl from passenger use in December 2006 and some from their journey to a new use in Bulgaria. Contains 50 images</p></font> Thursday 1 January 1970: <font face="Comic Sans MS"><p style="color:blue">Photos of BR Class 87's on the West Coast mainline until their final withdrawl from passenger use in December 2006 and some from their journey to a new use in Bulgaria. Contains 50 images</p></font>

87001 'Stephenson' waits for 57308 to drag it to Preston 87015 'Howard of Effingham' at Carlisle 87002 at Carlisle in its' purple Porterbrook livery 87030 'Black Douglas' propels a Virgin Mk3 set South out of Carlisle. 87025 'County of Cheshire' at Carlisle 87001 'Stephenson' at Preston 87019 'Sir Winston Churchill' at Preston 87031 'Hal O' the Wynd' pushes South to Euston from Carlisle 87031 shows a filthy cab between loco and stock 87004 'Britannia' on a Glasgow bound Virgin service. 87021 'Robert The Bruce' on a Glasgow to Euston waits time at Carlisle 87017 'Iron Duke' stands in pouring rain at Crewe on a Preston to Euston service. 87007 'City of Manchester' at its' namesake station - Piccadilly. 87019 'Sir Winston Churchill' at Milton Keynes Central about to depart Northbound. 87010 'King Arthur' stands at London Euston having propelled in the first Liverpool of the day. 87004 'Britannia' pushes South from Carlisle passing 37707. 87001 'Stephenson' in BR blue at Milton Keynes Central pushing South to Euston. 87027 'Wolf of Badenoch' at Milton Keynes Central heading South at the rear of a London train. 87016 'Willesden Intercity Depot' at Crewe, unusually it was at the South and on a rake of mk2 stock. 87006 'George Reynolds' at the head of the 17:30 Euston to Glasgow, with 87015 in the background. 87007 'City of Manchester' at Chester, well away from the wires, on a Chester to Euston service dragged by 47830. 87007 'City of Manchester' leaving Chester dragged by 47830. 87012 'Coeur de Lion' acting as standby at Rugby. 87006 'George Reynolds' on a Liverpool bound Virgin service seen at Rugby. 87033 'Thane of Fife' at Birmingham New St having terminated from Euston. 87012 'Coeur de Lion' pulls into Wolverhampton on a Euston service. 87033 'Thane of Fife' pushes a Wolverhampton to Euston service through Rugby. 87003 'Patriot' at Liverpool Lime Street. 87010 'King Arthur' at Wolverhampton before working to London Euston. 87005, 87024 & 87031 all denamed & debranded off lease on Willesden depot. 87019 'ACoRP Association of Community Rail Partnerships' at London Euston. 87019 'ACoRP Association of Community Rail Partnerships' in the sunset at Wolverhampton. 87013 backs onto the 13:09 Holyhead-Euston at Crewe. 87013, then leased by GBRf, at Crewe station 87013 is taken away from Platform 6, Crewe by 57316. 87013 at Crewe after failing when its fire bottles fired. 87006 at London Euston waiting to depart for Birmingham. 87006 at London Euston before hauling the 16:51 to Birmingham New Street. 87006 in ex DRS blue with wrap round yellow ends seen at London Euston. 87006 in pouring rain at Birmingham New Street after arrival from London. 87002 'The AC Locomotive Group' before departure from Euston with 1G21 to Birmingham. 87002 'The AC Locomotive Group' after terminating at Birmingham New Street with the 16:51 from Euston. 87002 'The AC Locomotive Group' under the bridge at New Street, Birmingham before returning to Euston. 87007 in Grey with Bulgarian Railways branding on LNWR Crewe 87033 in Bulgarian livery on its way to LNWR for testing 87029 in a convoy of locos for testing at LNWR, this loco retaining its ETH 87020 between another Bulgarian 87 and 86250 at Crewe 87004 in retro BR blue livery returning to Long Marston for rectification work 87013 in Bulgarian Railways livery at Crewe station en route back to Long Marston 87014 at Crewe station on its way back to Long Marston for further work to be carried out before export

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