07.11.09..WOULD YOU ADAM AND EVE IT,NOT BELEIVING OUR LUCK, IN THE SUN APPEARING TO ILLUMINATE THE VILLAGE OF CHEARSLEY,IN THE BACKGROUND,PLUS THE APPROACHING 11.23 WREXHAM GENERAL TO LONDON MARYLEBONE,ONLY TO FIND 82304 ON THE LONDON END.

07.11.09..THE THEALE TO ROBESTON MURCO EMPTIES PASS THE MINI PANEL PRODUCTION FACTORY AT SWINDON,WITH 60085,APPROPRIATELY NAMED ...Mini-Pride Of Oxford AT THE HELM,WITH TORNADO (SMOKE VISIABLE IN THE DISTANCE)HAVING ONLY JUST PASSED AND THE INCOMING CLOUD TRYING THEIR HARDEST TO SCREW UP THINGS.

07.11.09..IS THERE A STEAM TRAIN COMING MISTER.....YES,IN THE FORM OF 60163 Tornado,PASSING THE GALLERY AT SWINDON ON 1Z28..11.42 GLOUCESTER TO LONDON VICTORIA,THE THAMES TORNADO RAILTOUR

07.11.09..BICESTER NORTH STATION..165001+168112..1H22..08.12 BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL TO LONDON MARYLEBONE.

07.11.09..BICESTER NORTH STATION..67015 David J Lloyd,07.23 WREXHAM GENERAL TO LONDON MARYLEBONE

26.03.05..JUST PRIOR TO ITS REPAINT INTO GREEN,37411 The Scottish Railway Preservation Society,LOOKS PRETTY GOOD,PAINTWISE,AS IT AWAITS THE DEPARTURE FROM CAERPHILLY STATION,WHILST WORKING THE 10.15 RHYMNEY TO CARDIFF SERVICE. ALTHOUGH HAVING THE PLATFORM TO ONESELF,THIS WAS TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY A FEW WEEKS LATER AS A SATURDAY VALLEY INVASION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS WOULD OCCUR,FOR SHOTS OF THE TWO REPAINTED TRACTORS,WITH UPWARDS OF 20 PEOPLE ON THE PLATFORM/FOOTBRIDGE HOPING TO GET A DECENT SHOT.

27.02.05..BADGEWORTH..47584 1Z77..08.34 LIVERPOOL TO CARDIFF CARLING CUP FOOTEX BEING PLAYED AT THE MILLENIUM STADIUM,IN WHICH CHELSEA BEAT LIVERPOOL 3-2.(57601 DOR)

13.11.04..PORTERBROOK LIVERIED 87002 PASSES TILE HILL ON THE REAR OF A GLASGOW TO EUSTON SERVICE

06.07.04..ODDBALL MAINLINE BLUE LIVERIED 37203 ON THE REAR OF 1Z14 BOURNEMOUTH TO EXETER SURCO,VIA EASTLEIGH,PASSING UNDER CAMBELL RD. BRIDGE,WITH 37057 Viking LEADING INTO EASTLEIGH STATION.

24.06.04 PASSING ON THE SINGLE LINE AT MELKSHAM,IS 47815 Abertawe/Landore,ON 1Z34,14.20 LONDON PADDINGTON TO CASTLE CARY,IN CONNECTION WITH THE GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL,WITH 47832 BRINGING UP THE REAR.

06.06.04. BEING FURTHER EAST,AT ALDERMASTON,THE BACKGROUND CLOUD HELD OFF UNTIL 37675+37670 St.Blazey Depot,PASSED ON 5Z38,11.05 WESTBURY TO OLD OAK COMMON ECS..PHEW

24.05.04..THE SHORT LIVED WESTBURY CEMENT WORKS TO MILLBROOK LOADED ROAD/RAIL CEMENT WAGONS,COULD BE RELIED FOR A 47,AS ON THIS DAY WITH EX.VIRGIN LIVERIED 47812,PASSING WARMINSTER.

22.05.04..UNDER A THREATENING SKY,LARGE LOGO 47847 Brian Morrison,POWERS PAST PONTHIR WITH THE 17.44 CARDIFF TO MANCHESTER OXFORD RD.

14.09.02..MAINLINE BLUE E.D.'S,73136 Kent Youth Music+73133 The Bluebell Railway,PASS ST.DENYS ON THE ACTON GOODS TO SOUTHAMPTON SECTION OF THE SOTON VINEGAR RAILTOUR ORIGINATING AT DERBY.

13.09.02..SOME HOURS EARLIER,WE WERE IN THE NORTH EAST,WITH THE DAY STARTING LIKE THE PREVIOUS ONE..CLOUDY,SO A MOVE BACK SOUTH WAS UNDERTAKEN ,AND NOT SEEING ANY SUN TILL WELL SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM,THE LURE OF 37248 Midland Railway Centre+37375 ON A EASTLEIGH TO WESTBURY CWR(BOUND FOR BARNSTAPLE THE FOLLOWING DAY) WAS TOO MUCH,HENCE THIS SHOT NR.WARMINSTER.BEING A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT,A LATER TRIP TO MIDDLESBOROUGH WAS AGAIN MET WITH THE NORTH SEA CLOUD.

11.09.02..MIDDLESBOROUGH.60052 Tower Colliery,LACKENBY TO TEES YARD LIMESTONE EMPTIES.

10.09.02 WITH THE ALDWARKE TO WOLVERHAMPTON STEEL SERVICE A GOOD BET FOR A GRID,MANY TRIPS TO BURTON ON TRENT AREA WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN TO NAIL SOME SHOTS,WHICH MORE OFTEN THAN NOT PROVED FRUSTRATING,POOR WEATHER,NON OR LATE RUNNER,SHED ON THE SODDING THING ETC,ETC.HOWEVER A SUNNY SHOT ON THIS DAY WAS ACHEIVED AS 56112 PASSED WETMORE FARM.

26.06.02..RES LIVERIED 47733 Eastern Star,APPROACHES BASINGSTOKE WITH 1Y93 12.00 LONDON VICTORIA TO SOUTHAMPTON WEST DOCKS VSOE

13.01.01..ON A COLD,BUT SUNNY JANUARY SATURDAY,37606+47734 Crewe Diesel Depot,PASSES DIDCOT ,WITH THE 07.17 MANCHESTER PICC TO BRIGHTON ,WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE TRACTOR AT READING.

10.09.00..THIS SHOT OF 47805 PASSING TOTTON WITH THE 08.14 MANCHESTER PICC. TO BOURNEMOUTH WOULD HAVE BEEN MUNDANE A FEW YEARS EARLIER,BUT WITH SOUTH COAST LOCO HAULEDS ON BORROWED TIME,AND A INTER-CITY LIVERIED 47,THEN THE GOAL POST'S CHANGE.

22.07.00 WHY I NEVER TOOK MORE SHOTS OF THE HOLYHEADS/BANGOR SERVICES POWERING AROUND CONWY CASTLE,I WILL NEVER KNOW,BUT AT LEAST THE SUN WAS OUT ON THE DAY 37426 PASSED ,ON THE 12.25 BANGOR TO CREWE SERVICE.

06.11.99 ROYAL,47798 Prince William,PASSES COEDKERNEW WITH THE 07.52 LONDON VICTORIA TO CARDIFF RUGGEX,IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUSTRALIA V FRANCE RUGBY WORLD CUP TAKING PLACE AT THE MILLENIUM STADIUM.

24.07.99..BIT OF A WALK TO GET TO THE FOOTBRIDGE BETWEEN WALTHAM ST.LAWRENCE AND SHOTTESBROOKE,BUT WORTH IT TO RECORD THE THEN REGULAR SATURDAY PURFLEET TO CARDIFF STEEL EMPTIES,WITH TRACTION IN THE FORM OF 37716

23.07.99..THE A.D.JNCT. TO ST.BLAZEY ENTERPRISE PASSES HEDGEING WITH 60063 James Murray IN CHARGE.

24.06.99..HEARING THE TRACTOR MILES AWAY,A TRIP BACK TO LOSTWITHIEL FOUND 37860 ABOUT TO DEPART FOR FOWEY WITH ANOTHER LOAD OF CHINA CLAY,NOT LONG AFTER THERE WAS A COMPLETE CHANGE TO CLASS 66 TRACTION IN THE DUCHY,SO IN HINDSIGHT WE WERE LUCKY WITH WHAT WE GOT .

25.05.99..BERKLEY MARSH..59005 Kenneth J Painter,WESTBURY TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES

28.04.99 COEDKERNEW..59204 Vale Of Glamorgan, LLANWERN TO PORT TALBOT IRON ORE EMPTIES.

17.03.99..FAIRWOOD JNCT..47811..07.30 PLYMOUTH TO PADDINGTON.