27.08.09 NOT MY PREFFERED LOCATION TO PHOTOGRAPH THE BURTON ON TRENT TO DOLLANDS MOOR STEEL EMPTIES,BUT SEEING AS THE THE LOAD ON 6Z48 WAS SHORT ,IT FITTED IN VERY NICELY,THANK YOU,AS IT PASSED A VERY OVERGROWN DIDCOT NORTH JNCT. WITH 47727 Rebbeca, IN CHARGE.

22.08.09..AFTER THE CANCELLATION OF THE 12.06 DRAG FROM NORWICH(DUE TO BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH 47501)WE THOUGHT IT GAME OVER,ESPECIALLY WITH CONFIRMATION OF THIS FACT AT NORWICH STATION,HOWEVER IT WAS GAME BACK ON,WHEN A UNIT TURN WAS SUBSTITUTED BY THE DRS 47 AND NAT.EX STOCK.MUCH INDEBTED TO DAVE COBBE,WHO WITHOUT HIS INFO, THIS SHOT OF 47501 Craftsman+82132,PASSING POSTWICK WITH THE 16.02 GREAT YARMOUTH TO NORWICH SERVICE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACHEIVED.

22.08.09..DRS 47503 Craftsman,BACKS ONTO 82127 TO FORM 1V29,THE 10.08 DEPARTURE TO NORWICH AND LONDON LIVERPOOL ST.

22.08.09..MY ONLY ATTEMPT OF A LOCO HAULED SERVICE AT THIS LOCATION,AT GREAT YARMOUTH WAS BACK IN THE 1990'S,WHEN EXPECTING A 31 ON A RADIO ONE ROADSHOW SPECIAL,WAS A BIT ****** OFF WHEN A UNIT WAS USED INSTEAD.HOWEVER TODAY I DID MANAGE THE SHOT,WITH 47501Craftsman,BEING THE SUBJECT,HAULING 90011 Let's Go-East Of England, ON 5V29,08.48 NORWICH CROWN POINT TO GREAT YARMOUTH ECS.

30.07.09..PROBABLY,THE ONLY LOCATION ON THE THAMES VALLEY TO PHOT THE BURTON ON TRENT TO DOLLANDS MOOR,ON THE NOSE,IS AT SOUTH STOKE.WITH THE SHADOWS ENCROACHING,47739 Robin Of Templecombe PASSES ON 6Z48,THE RETURN STEEL EMPTIES,HAVING TRAVELLED UP THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH IMPORTED STEEL ***SOAP BOX TIME*** WITH THE BRITISH STEEL INDUSTRY A MERE SHADOW OF ITS FORMER SELF AND TEESIDE PLANTS UNDER THREAT,WHY THE HELL ARE WE IMPORTING THE SODDING STUFF.

23.04.09..COLAS PAIR,47749 Demelza+47739 Robin Of Templecombe,PASS IN HAZY SUN AT SOUTH STOKE,WHILST WORKING 6Z48,THE 13.05 BURTON TO DOLLANDS MOOR SERVICE.

20.04.09..ANOTHER ADDITION TO A OTHERWISE QUIET DAY ON THE B&H WAS DRS 47832 Solway Princess,WITH STONEBLOWER DR80211 IN TOW,PASSING WOLF HALL ON 6Z47,ASHFORD YARD TO NEWTON ABBOT

29.03.09...WITH THE LINE OF BLUE SKY, NEVER SEEMINGLY GOING TO ARRIVE AT BATTLEDOWN,THE SITUATION WAS MADE WORSE BY A DIRTY WCR LIVERIED 47854, AT THE HEAD OF 5Z18,THE WORCESTER TO EASTLEIGH ECS,BUT FOR ONCE I HAD NOT TRAVELLED MILES,JUST TO GET SHAFTED

02.01.09..WELL IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE A GOOD SHOT ON THE GWML DUE TO SUN ANGLE,BUT TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE 47832"SOLWAY PRINCESS" ARRIVED ON THE MAIN WITH 47802 TAILING ON 1Z79..10.00 SOUTHAMPTON WEST DOCKS TO MANCHESTER PICC.DRS CRUISE LINER

11.10.08 ..DENCHWORTH..47245 ON THE REAR OF 1Z82 WATERLOO TO GLOUCESTER,THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS,HAULED BY 30777"SIR LAMIEL"

09.10.08 WITH THE SUN JUST ABOUT HANGING ON,47237 TRAVELS PAINFULLY SLOW DOWN THE LOOP AT ELFORD ON 6V95 STOCKTON TO CARDIFF TIDAL SCRAP METAL

23.08.08 .STRAP LANE,UPTON NOBLE.47851"TRACTION MAGAZINE"WITH 47826 TAILING ON 1Z25..04.20 NORWICH TO PLYMOUTH

03.05.08 THE FORCAST WAS NEVER GOOD SO I SHOULD BE HAPPY WITH A BIT OF LIGHT ON 47501 WITH 47802 ON THE REAR OF 1747..08.29 READING TO SPALDING FLOWER FESTIVAL,HOWEVER SECONDS AFTER THIS SHOT THE SUN CAME BACK FULLY

01.03.08 EASTLEIGH..47802"PRIDE OF CUMBRIA"WITH 47812 TAILING ON THE REAR OF 1Z86..06.38 NOTTINGHAM TO WEYMOUTH"THE THOMAS HARDY CIRCULAR" TOUR

16.02.08 WOLF HALL . 47237 ON 5Z70 LAIRA TO OLD OAK COMMON

12.02.08 SOUTHAMPTON MARITIME.. DUE TO UNFORCASTED FOG AROUND THE BASINGSTOKE AREA A MOVE WAS IN ORDER TO GET 47712 LEADING 47802 ON REAR OF 1Z80...10.43 VICTORIA TO FAREHAM VIA ANDOVER

26.01.08 NR.WOOLHAMPTON. SUN HAD GONE BY THE TIME 47237 PASSED ON 5Z75 LAIRA TO O.O.C. HOWEVER IT WAS PROBABLY A BLESSING IN DISGUISE AS AT THIS TIME OF DAY IT WOULD HAVBE BEEN VERY BACKLIT

09.11.07 GT.CHEVERELL 47805..5Z47 LAIRA TO O.O.C.

18.09.07 WITH 47815 WELL LATE ON 5Z91 DERBY TO LAIRA THE WEATHER CLOSED IN ,SO THERE WAS NEARLY AN OBORTED MISSION BUT THANKS TO MR FEW WE WENT TO ASCHURCH WHERE IT OPENED UP BANG ON TIME FOR A GOOD SHOT

11.08.07 REDBRIDGE 47805 WITH 47853 ON REAR OF 1Z45 NORWICH TO WEYMOUTH

17.03.07..SHRIVENHAM..47840 North Star,OLD OAK COMMON TO LAIRA HST STOCK MOVE.

20.05.06..ST.BRIDES..47815 Gt.Western,AND 47839 TAILING ON 5N24..18.00 NEWPORT TO CARDIFF ECS

29.04.06.CHUCKING OUT PLENTY OF UNBURNT FUEL AT SUTTON BRIDGE JNCT. IS 47714+47818 ON 1Z63..06.05 PRESTON TO CARDIFF

29.02.04..POWERING PASSED MARSHFIELD IS 47854 ON 1Z77..07.11 BOLTON TO CARDIFF FOOTEX,WHERE MIDDLESBOROUGH BEAT BOLTON 2-1 IN THE CARLING CUP FINAL AT THE MILLENIUM STADIUM

07.02.04 THE OLD SEVERN BRIDGE IS THE VANTAGE POINT TO PHOTOGRAPH 47197 ON 1Z70,THE CREWE TO MARGAM,THE VALLEY VOSTOCK RAILTOUR

13.09.03 SALTLEY VIADUCT..47840 North Star+87247 Abraham Darby DIT ON THE 13.50 EUSTON TO WOLVERHAMPTON ,DIVERTED FROM NUNEATON

13.09.03 RES LIVERIED 47749 Atlantic College PASSING SALTLEY VIADUCT WITH THE BEESTON TO NEWPORT SCRAP

13.09.03..WHITACRE JNCT. 47840 North Star + 86229 Sir John Betjeman DIT ON 1G23..09.50 EUSTON TO WOLVERHAMPTON,DIVERTED FROM NUNEATON

13.09.03..EWS LIVERIED 47773"THE QUEEN MOTHER"+DVT 82140 PASS WHITACRE JNCT.WITH THE DIVERTED 09.19 WOLVERHAMPTON TO EUSTON AS FAR AS NUNEATON

16.08.03..LARGE LOGO 47847"RAILWAY MAGAZINE"+DVT ON THE DIVERTED 1A32..10.19 WOLVERHAMPTON TO EUSTON VIA NUNEATON.87013 D.O.R.

14.08.03.THE 6M17 SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS TO CREWE CAR TRAIN COULD BE RELIED UPON FOR A VARIED (EX VIRGIN OWNED) LIVERIED 47 AS LIKE HERE AT DUNSOMER HILL WITH LARGE LOGO 47847 Railway Magazine IN CHARGE

03.08.03.. PASSING ANSTY,47840 North Star, HAULING 87021 Robert The Bruce FROM RUGBY WILL TAKE THE 13.50 FROM EUSTON VIA WHITACRE JNCT.HEADING FOR THE WOLVERHAMPTON DESTINATION

03.08.03..SALTLEY VIADUCT..47828 Severn Valley Railway + 87024 Lord Of The Isles DIT ON THE 07.50 EUSTON TO WOLVERHAMPTON ,DIVERTED FROM NUNEATON

03.08.03..WASHWOOD HEATH..47739 Resourceful+82113 ON A DIVERTED WOLVERHAMPTON TO EUSTON SERVICE

24.06.03 HIRED IN 47355 Avocet TAKES THE READING LINE OUT OF BASINGSTOKE ON 6M55,THE SOUTHAMPTON TO LAWLEY ST.LINER

16.06.03 A CONTRACT THAT NEVER LASTED,DESPITE THE INVESTMENT IN ROAD/RAIL EQUIPMENT,WAS THE WESTBURY CEMENT WORKS TO MILLBROOK BLUE CIRCLE CEMENT,HAULED BY 47279

06.06.03 VIRGIN LIVERIED 47848 Newton Abott Transport Festival PASSING LOWER BASILDON WITH 6M17,THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS TO CREWE CARS

22.09.02..EWS LIVERIED 47760 Ribblehead Viaduct HAVING JUST DEPARTED SWINDON ON 1Z29..10.15 TO PADDINGTON,IN CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTRYSIDE MARCH IN LONDON

10.09.02.PARCEL LIVERIED 47635 DEPARTS BURTON ON TRENT WITH THE TRIP TO TOTON YARD.

19.08.02..THE WEATHER FOR THE LAST LOCO HAULED 1M56 WAS CLOUDY,BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO DETER EVERYMAN AND HIS DOG TO WITNESS THE EVENT,AS HERE WITH 47840 North Star+47847 Brian Morrison,PASSING TAUNTON WITH THE 08.46 PENZANCE TO BIRMINGHAM NEW ST. SERVICE.

17.08.02..TAUNTON..47761+FAILED 47812 Pride Of Eastleigh,08.15 MANCHESTER TO PAIGNTON.

17.08.02 TAUNTON..47853..08.48 PENZANCE TO MANCHESTER

17.08.02..TAUNTON 47815 Abertawe,10.33 PADDINGTON TO PAIGNTON.

16.08.02..BESFORD..47840 North Star,1M56..08.42 PENZANCE TO MANCHESTER.

15.08.02..IN THE LAST DAYS OF 47 HAULED CROSS COUNTRY SERVICES,SOME REMAINED,BUT TOP AND TAILED AS HERE AT BASINGSTOKE,WITH 47848 Newton Abbot Transport Festival,PAUSES ON THE 08.15 MANCHESTER TO BOURNEMOUTH SERVICE,WITH 47853 ON THE REAR.

27.07.02..LOWER BASILDON..47839 WITH 47848 TAILING ON THE 14.18 BRIGHTON TO GLASGOW SERVICE.

20.07.02..COCKWOOD HARBOUR..47828 Severn Valley Railway, 1V50..08.40 GLASGOW TO PENZANCE.

20.07.02.ABOUT MY ONLY SUNNY SHOT OF A VIRGIN 47 AT LANGSTONE ROCK,WOULD YOU BELEIVE..47805 Pride Of Toton,10.04 PAIGNTON TO NEWCASTLE.

26.06.02..EASTLEIGH..47789 Lindisfarne,ECS TO WESTBURY,IN CONNECTION WITH THE GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL SHUTTLES.

01.06.02 BERKLEY MARSH..47832 Tamar,16.33 PADDINGTON TO PLYMOUTH.

01.06.02..NARROWAYS JNCT..47829..15.35 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS TO PRESTON.

01.06.02 DR.DAYS JNCT..47854 Womans Royal Voluntary Service,08.40 GLASGOW TO PENZANCE.

01.06.02 DR.DAYS JNCT.47829..11.15 MANCHESTER TO BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS.

01.06.02..NARROWAYS JNCT.47848 Newton Abbot Transport Festival,13.03 PAIGNTON TO MANCHESTER.

01.06.02..DR.DAYS JNCT..47812 Pride Of Eastleigh,09.15 MANCHESTER TO PENZANCE.

01.06.02..BRISTOL BARTON HILL..47831 Bolton Wanderer,08.42 PENZANCE TO MANCHESTER.

01.06.02..BRISTOL BARTON HILL..47847 Brian Morrison,09.55 PAIGNTON TO EWCASTLE.

01.06.02..NARROWAYS JNCT..47848 Newton Abbot Transport Festival+82132 DVT..06.08 PRESTON TO PAIGNTON.

01.06.02..BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS..47843..06.05 DERBY TO PAIGNTON.

29.05.02..MILLBROOK..47287.. 4M55.MARITIME TO LAWLEY ST.LINER.

27.05.02..WORTING JNCT..47829,WITH 47826 TAILING ON 11.08 NEWCASTLE TO BOURNEMOUTH.

08.05.02..A LATE RUNNING SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS TO CREWE FORD CAR/VAN TRAIN ALLOWED A SHOT AT PURLEY ON THAMES WITH A TATTY LOOKING 47292 IN CHARGE

24.04.02..KENSINGTON OLYMPIA..47287 GRAIN TO CREWE LINER

23.04.02..LARGE LOGO 47847 Railway World Magazine PASSING HINKSEY ,WITH THE 09.10 EDINGBURGH TO BOURNEMOUTH

06.02.02..SILVERTON..47817 Institution Of Mechanical Engineers...06.46 PENZANCE TO MANCHESTER

06.02.02..SILVERTON..47832 Tamar..08.20 PENZANCE TO PADDINGTON

04.02.02...THE 06.00 PADDINGTON TO MANCHESTER,AT READING STATION WAS A NICE SHOT BEFORE WORK,HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LOCO ROSTERED FOR THIS DIAGRAM APPEARED TO BE RANDOM,IT TOOK QUITE A FEW TRIPS BEFORE I MANAGED EACH OF THE REPAINT LOCOS,SUCH AS XP LIVERIED ,47853 ON SAID SERVICE

02.02.02..DUTCH LIVERIED 56046 SITS AT READING STATION,IN THE DRIZZLE,WHILST WORKING THE LINCOLN TO BIRMINGHAM LEG OF THE SPIDERS WEB RAILTOUR

29.01.02..THE 06.00 PADDINGTON TO MANCHESTER,AT READING STATION WAS A NICE SHOT BEFORE WORK,HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LOCO ROSTERED FOR THIS DIAGRAM APPEARED TO BE RANDOM,IT TOOK QUITE A FEW TRIPS BEFORE I MANAGED EACH OF THE REPAINT LOCOS,SUCH AS 47826 Springburn ON SAID SERVICE.

17.01.02.READING STATION..47817 Institution Of Mechanical Engineers..06.00 PADDINGTON TO MANCHESTER

13.01.02..READING..47851..19.16 BOURNEMOUTH TO DERBY

13.01.02..READING STATION..47848 Newton Abbot Transport Festival...17.06 BIRMINGHAM TO SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL.

12.01.02 ONE OFF A FEW CLASS 47,REPAINTED IN HERITAGE LIVERIES,PRIOR TO VIRGIN FINISHING WITH THE CLASS ON CROSS-COUNTRY SERVICES,47851 PAUSES AT READING ON THE 06.00 PADDINGTON TO MANCHESTER

14.12.01..LARGE LOGO 47847 ARRIVES AT READING WITH THE 17.20 FROM POOLE,AND AFTER A RUN ROUND WILL CONTINUE ONWARDS TO ITS MANCHESTER DESTINATION.

14.12.01..READING STATION..47815 Abertawe/Landore..16.33 PADDINGTON TO PLYMOUTH

04.12.01..XP LIVERIED 47853 ABOUT TO DEPART READING WITH THE 12.33 GLASGOW TO POOLE,AFTER A RUN ROUND

04.12.01..READING STATION..47830...16.33 PADDINGTON TO PENZANCE

29.09.01..TORRE STATION..47701 Waverley ON 10.33 PADDINGTON TO PAIGNTON

29.09.01..TORRE STATION..47848 Newton Abbot Transport Festival..08.05 LIVERPOOL TO PAIGNTON

28.09.01NEWBURY..47815"ABERTAW/LANDORE"..14.33 PADDINGTON TO PLYMOUTH

22.09.01..VIRGINS 47839 PASSING THE BOATYARD AT TEIGNMOUTH ,ON THE 08.05 LIVERPOOL TO PAIGNTON.

22.09.01...KINGSKERSWELL...47830...09.30 PADDINGTON TO PENZANCE MOTOR-RAIL

22.09.01..KINGSKERSWELL..47826..06.08 PRESTON TO PAIGNTON

22.09.01..SHALDON BRIDGE..47709 Dionysos ON THE 08.00 PENZANCE TO PADDINGTON

10.09.01..COGLOAD..47816 ..Bristol Bath Road..14.33 PADDINGTON TO PLYMOUTH

27.08.01..DAWLISH..47816 Bristol Bath Road ..14.33 PADDINGTON TO PLYMOUTH

27.08.01..DAWLISH..47747 Grahame Farrish..08.40 GLASGOW TO PENZANCE

27.08.01..SHALDON BRIDGE..47832 Tamar..08.20 PENZANCE TO PADDINGTON

13.07.01 TAKING THE READING LINE AT BASINGSTOKE,IS VIRGINS 47810"PORTERBROOK"ON THE 09.05 POOLE TO GLASGOW

01.07.01..RES LIVERIED 47732"RESTORMAL" PASSING STENSON JNCT. WITH FORD FOCUS CARS

01.07.01..STENSON .47770 Reserved..BURTON ON TRENT TO TOTON

26.06.01..DIDCOT NORTH JNCT..47701 Waverley..09.10 EDINGBURGH TO BOURNEMOUTH

24.06.01..CHINEHAM..47712...13.55 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST. TO BOURNEMOUTH

24.06.01..NR.ALDERMASTON..47815 Abertawe/Landore....11.33 PADDINGTON TO PENZANCE MOTOR-RAIL

11.05.01..DIDCOT..47206 The Morris Dancer,SOUTHAMPTON TO LEEDS LINER.

08.05.01..CHINEHAM..47827..09.10 EDINGBURGH TO POOLE.

08.04.01..MID-HANTS DIESEL GALA,MEDSTEAD AND FOUR MARKS STATION..47224 Arcidae,09.25 ALRESFORD TO ALTON.

23.02.01..BESFORD..47747.. 11.15 MANCHESTER TO BRISTOL

09.02.01 BURTON ON TRENT..47747 SOUTHBOUND CROSS COUNTRY.

15.01.01..BATTLEDOWN..47814..08.17 MANCHESTER PICC. TO BOURNEMOUTH.

01.10.00..MILLBROOK 47742 The Enterprising Scot,09.05 POOLE TO GLASGOW.

23.09.00..LONG BUCKBY..47759+DVT..SHREWSBURY TO EUSTON.

10.09.00..CHINEHAM..47742 The Enterprising Scot,11.46 MANCHESTER PICC.TO BOURNEMOUTH.

17.06.00..BANGOR..47635+82212..13.35 HOLYHEAD TO EUSTON

17.06.00 ABERGELE..47747+82121..08.52 HOLYHEAD TO EUSTON.

20.02.00..OAKLEY..47847..DIVERTED 09.05 POOLE TO GLASGOW.

19.02.00..BARGOED..47721 St.Bede,LEADING AND 47306 TAILING ON THE 10.15 BARGOED TO CARDIFF SHUTTLE.

06.11.99..COEDKERNEW..47705 Guy Fawkes,08.55 CREWE TO CARDIFF RUGGEX.

06.11.99..COEDKERNEW..47758 07.40 KENSINGTON OLYMPIA TO CARDIFF .

06.11.99 COEDKERNEW..47799 Prince Henry,07.34 PADDINGTON TO CARDIFF RUGGEX.

28.08.99..PONTHIR..47705 Guy Fawkes,17.15 CARDIFF TO MANCHESTER.

21.08.99..ST.MELLONS..47705 Guy Fawkes,08.30 MANCHESTER TO CARDIFF.

25.06.99..BERKLEY MARSH..47813 SS Great Britain,PENZANCE TO PADDINGTON.

24.06.99.RESTORMAL..47775 Respite,ST.BLAZEY TO PLYMOUTH TPO EMPTY STOCK.

24.06.99..CARLYON..47712 ..08.40 PENZANCE TO GLASGOW.

24.06.99..CARLYON..47811 PENZANCE TO PADDINGTON.

28.04.99..BATHAMPTON..47771 Heaton Traincare Depot,BRISTOL TO VICTORIA VSOE.

28.04.99..NARROWAYS JNCT..47854 Womans Royal Voluntary Service,11.17 MANCHESTER TO BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS.

01.04.99..CHOLSEY..47299 LONGBRIDGE TO SOUTHAMPTON EAST DOCKS RANGE ROVERS.

15.03.99..WICKWAR..47826 ..08.40 GLASGOW TO PENZANCE.