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**ABOUT THE SITE**

All photographs will be arranged in a month-by-month collection, the exceptions to the rule will be Open Days, Gala's and photo shoots - being a member of the EMRPS (East Midlands Railway Photographic Society), there tends to be several of these throughout the year.

I'll try and update at least once or twice a week, weather and work commitments permitting.

I do always welcome comments, and of course hints and tips are always welcome on how to improve the site (constructive criticism)
About Me
I'm James, aged 27 and live in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

I've been into Trains and Railways since a very early age and have seen lots of changes happen on the railway scene, both for the better and for the worse such as the demise of loco-hauled passenger trains on the West Coast Mainline and Cross-Country routes. The withdrawal of older, British-built locomotives in favour of GM-built designs of Classes 66 and 67.

The kit I currently use is a Nikon D80 with either a 18 - 55 mm lens or 55-200mm lens - depending on where I am.

Location:Nuneaton
Yahoo!:hinckleyspotter@yahoo.com
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37194.jpg   37194 passes through Nuneaton with 5Z22 Norwich Crown Point - Long Marston ECS move. The 4 MKIII coaches are going for storage at the Warwickshire site. 02/02/10  February 2010  (77)
60009.jpg   60009 hurries through Tamworth with 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey empty tanks. 02/02/10  February 2010  (32)
66411.jpg   66411 passes through Nuneaton with 4S44 Daventry - Coatbridge intermodal. 02/02/10  February 2010  (28)
60039.jpg   60039 enters Elford Loop (north of Tamworth) working 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded oil tanks, this is a rare working for a 60 so the effort had to be made despite the less-than-ideal conditions. 06/02/10  February 2010  (21)
47375.jpg     The Archive Selection  (14)
60039a.jpg   60039 rumbles past Portway, north of Tamworth on 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded oil tanks following a brief stop in Elford Loop. 06/02/10  February 2010  (14)
66844a.jpg   66844 (or formerly 66409) passes through Rugby in charge of 4M23 Felixstowe - Hams Hall intermodal. Note how close I came to being blocked by a Pendolino. 27/01/10   January 2010  (11)
90024.jpg   90024 speeds through Rugby with 1G27 14:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street Virgin Trains service. 27/01/10  January 2010  (10)
47739.jpg   47739 Robin of Templecombe and 47727 Rebecca pause at Rugby to wait time whilst working 0Z94 Washwood Heath - Ripple Lane light engine. 25/01/10   January 2010  (7)
10 90024.jpg   90024 speeds through Rugby with 1G14 10:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street service, with the refurbished MKIII set. 25/01/10  January 2010  (7)
11 67029.jpg   67029 Royal Diamond, leads 66162 and 66128 d.i.t passes through Tamworth with 6D44 Bescot - Toton departmental. 11/01/10  January 2010  (7)
12 66844.jpg   66844 (or formerly 66409) passes through Rugby in charge of 4M23 Felixstowe - Hams Hall intermodal. Note how close I came to being blocked by a Pendolino. 27/01/10   January 2010  (7)
13 60074.jpg   A recent returnee from store, 60074 Teenage Spirit approaches Tamworth with 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded bogie tanks. 11/01/10   January 2010  (7)
14 70006.jpg   70006 approaches Hednesford (between Cannock and Rugeley Town) on the last leg of the journey with 6M55 Avonmouth - Rugeley Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 25/01/10  January 2010  (6)
15 66027.jpg   66027 speeds through Elford in charge of 4E69 Southampton - Wakefield intermodal. 06/02/10   February 2010  (5)
16 a.JPG     Crewe Basford Hall Visit  (5)
17 25265.jpg   25265 was withdrawn by British Rail from Crewe Diesel Depot in March 1987 - she is now preserved at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough. (C) Adey Stubbs   The Archive Selection  (5)
18 66147.jpg   66174 enters Elford Loop with 4O26 Burton Yard - Eastleigh intermodal, 06/02/10  February 2010  (5)
19 s4965.jpg   4965 Rood Ashton Hall moves onto the turntable  Tyseley Steam Open Day  (4)
20 86501.jpg   86501 passes through Tamworth L.L with 4L75 Crewe - Felixstowe freightliner. 27/01/10  January 2010  (4)
21 s4965b.JPG   Taking over from GWR Pannier tank 9600 - 4965 Rood Ashton Hall is seen in charge of the shuttle trains, I'm sure the 2-coach load wasn't too taxing for the old girl  Tyseley Steam Open Day  (4)
22 s76079.jpg   Standard 76079 arrives at Crewe with 5Z71 10:02 Heywood G.F - Crewe Down Refuge Siding. The Standard then lead the ECS (brought in by 33207) as 5Z70 13:49 Crewe - Machynlleth. 24/07/09  July 2009  (4)
23 37421.jpg   37421 Star of the East is seen at Leicester in February 1992 on a short rake of oil tanks for Leicester Depot. Withdrawn in April 2005 from Motherwell Depot, she is now preserved.   The Archive Selection  (4)
24 66620.jpg   66620 passes Water Orton with 4E42 Rugeley Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 12/06/09  June 2009  (4)
25 66618.jpg   66618 Railways Illustrated Annual Photographic Awards passes through Water Orton with 6U78 Crewe - Mountsorrel empty ballast boxes. 12/06/09  June 2009  (4)
Most Recent Collections
1st Feb 2010
to 28th Feb 2010
February 2010 (7 images) Updated
Photo's from February 2010 featuring:

37194 on 5Z22 Norwich - Long Marston ECS
60009 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey empty tanks
60039 on 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded tanks
11th Jan 2010
to 31st Jan 2010
January 2010 (20 images)
January 2010 efforts, including

37611/610 on 5Z14 Derby RTC - Westbury
60074 on 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury tanks
67029 on 6D44 Bescot - Toton departmental
1st Jan 2010Hits of 2009 (76 images)
Photo's which have generated a lot of hits over the course of the year.
1st Jan 2010The Archive Selection (237 images) Updated
A selection of photo's from days gone by, whilst most are mine, several have been given to me for use on this site.

Photo's not mine have been accredited accordingly

Additional Credits:

WNXX.com for current locations and info

1st Nov 2009
to 30th Nov 2009
November 2009 (15 images)
November's photo's including

60011 on 6E77 Bedworth - Port Clarence
60024 on 6D44 Bescot - Toton
60041 on 6E54 Kingsbury - Lindsey
60084 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey
25th Oct 2009Tyseley Steam Open Day (54 images)
A nice Sunday at Tyseley locomotive works in Birmingham predominantly to the old favourite 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall" following her 10-year overhaul.

Also it is the 80th Birthday of 3 Hall locomotives:

4936 "Kinlet Hall"
4953 "Pitchford Hall"
4965 "Rood Ashton Hall"

Many Thanks to Vintage Trains/Tyseley for such a wonderful display
1st Oct 2009
to 31st Oct 2009
October 2009 (38 images)
October 2009 images featuring:

47839 on 6Z48 Burton - Dollands Moor steel empties
60024 on 6E55 Theale - Lindsey empty tanks
60040 on 6E31 Ironbridge - Lindsey empty tanks
60040 on 6E08 Wolverhampton S.T - Immingham steel empties
60041 on 6V92 Corby - Margam steel empties
60085 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey empty tanks
19th Sep 2009**PRIVATE COLLECTION** (29 images) Passworded
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19th Sep 2009Crewe Basford Hall Visit (42 images)
A private trip organised by the NWG to Freightliner's Crewe Basford Hall Yard.

Many Thanks to John Glover for organizing the trip and Jez for taking the time to show us around.
18th Sep 2009
to 20th Sep 2009
Battlefield Line Autumn Diesel Gala (40 images)
A weekend at the Leicestershire heritage railway which runs between Shackerstone and Shenton and aptly named "Gridlocked" owing to the presence of 56040 and the first run in preservation of 56086
1st Sep 2009
to 30th Sep 2009
September 2009 (52 images)
A selection of photo's taken in September 2009 featuring:

33207 working 1Z37 Worksop - London Marylebone
8th Aug 2009Toton Trip (43 images)
After an excellent day at the Barrow Hill Diesel Gala, a quick trip was made to Toton.

8th Aug 2009Barrow Hill "Type 5" Diesel Gala (91 images)
A trip to the Barrow Hill Roundhouse near Chesterfield for the Type 5 Diesel Gala. Main star of the show was 56101 in her new large logo livery when only months ago she arrived at Barrow Hill from Immingham Depot after years in store, and also 47818 working the shuttle trains up and down the former Springwell Colliery branch with a variety of other locomotives.

Many Thanks to Steve Chaplin for the transport and company, and indeed Barrow Hill for a super day
1st Aug 2009
to 31st Aug 2009
August 2009 (26 images)
August Miscellaneous Photo's include:

31101 on the Battlefield Line
31130 on the Battlefield Line
31602 on 4Z08 Derby RTC - Exeter Riverside
60009 on 6M82 Walsall - Tunstead cement empties
60074 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey tanks
67003 on 1Z93 Edinburgh - London Victoria
67008 on 1Z69 Warrington - London Euston
47029 on 1Z67 Warrington - Wembley

Many Thanks as always to those who post gen whether it be live or advance
11th Jul 2009Carlisle Kingmoor Open Day (62 images)
A fabulous day at the Kingmoor Depot, Carlisle. Which seen 2 locomotives named:

47790 was renumbered to its original 47593 for the event and was named "Galloway Princess" - A name which the locomotive carried in the early 1980's

37423 was named "Spirit of the Lakes" - a winning name which was selected in a competition that received hundreds of entrants
1st Jul 2009
to 30th Jul 2009
July 2009 (146 images)
Selection of photo's taken during July 2009 which featured:

33207 on 5Z49 Crewe - Machynlleth ECS
37401 on 6F31 Stoke Marcroft - Warrington Arpley
37603/601 on 6M67 Bridgwater - Crewe flasks
37676/516 on 5Z39 Southall - Carnforth ECS
47245 on 5Z52 Southall - Carnforth ECS
47727 on 6Z48 Burton Yard - Dollands Moor
47760 on 2Z13 Fort William - Carnforth
47804 on 5Z47 Carnforth - Norwich ECS
47843 on 0Z48 Tyseley - East Leake loco move
56312 on 4Z91 Dollands Moor - Hams Hall modal
60011 on 6M34 Crawley - Peak Forest hoppers
60040 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey tanks
60096 on 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury tanks
67005 on 6L48 Garston - Dagenham cartics
67029 on 1Z17 Cardiff Central - Knutsford
87002 on 1Z87 Birmingham Int - Glasgow Central
90029 on 1G30 London Euston - Birmingham N.S
s76079 on 5Z71 Heywood - Crewe Down Refuge Siding
6th Jun 2009Long Marston Open Day - 2009 (106 images)
Another visit to the Long Marston storage site near Stratford-Upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Many of the Class 87's and 86's were still on site (some of which have already gone to pastures new in Bulgaria). Whilst surprises included:

50135 in Loadhaul livery
86401 in Network SouthEast livery
50026 in Large Logo BR Blue livery

As well as various stored diesel locomotives, and shunters and for the darksiders - plenty of wagons.

Many Thanks to SC for the lift and PC and DM for the company
2nd Jun 2009EMRPS - Churnet Valley Railway photoshoot (45 images)
Another excellent all-day charter, this time at the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire and featured 37075 on a breakdown crane formation and 25322 "Tamworth Castle" on a rake of vans for most of the day.

Many Thanks as always to Jason Cross for arranging the charter and indeed to the CVR for allowing the charter to happen
1st Jun 2009
to 30th Jun 2009
June 2009 (63 images)
A selection of photo's taken in June 2009 featuring:

37612 and friends on 0Z86 Crewe - Eastleigh
47580 on 1Z80 Tyseley - Carlisle via Nuneaton
67026 on 1Z68 Kensington Olympia - Cardiff Central
86901 + 86902 on 0Z20 Crewe LNWR - Ilford
s35028 on 1Z82 London Victoria - Guildford
s46233 on 5Z29 Butterley - Ilford

14th May 2009
to 18th May 2009
Trip to Ireland (33 images)
A visit to Ireland to see family and friends and some snaps along the way :) 

1st May 2009
to 31st May 2009
May 2009 (70 images)
A varied selection of weather and workings featuring:

37516 on 5Z37 Carnforth - Southall ECS
47739 on 6Z48 Burton - Dollands Moor
47749 on 6Z48 Burton - Dollands Moor
57315 on 1V31 Holyhead - Cardiff
57601 on 2Z04 Manchester - London
60011 on 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury
60013 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey
60074 on 6B13 Robeston - Westerleigh
60091 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey
60096 on 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury
90021 on 5Z90 Crewe C.S - Tyne Yard
25th Apr 2009
to 26th Apr 2009
Battlefield Line Diesel Gala (43 images)
A **FIRST EVER** trip to the Battlefield Railway in Leicestershire for their Spring Diesel Gala which featured a host of traction including 31101, 31130, 33019, 37227, 37905, 47640, 56098 and D5217

Many Thanks to Steve Chaplin for the ride out and company, and also AJ, DM, GL and Steevo.

**BRIEF HISTORY**

The Battlefield Line is what remains of the former Nuneaton and Ashby Joint Railway from Nuneaton Abbey Junction to Ashby De La Zouche in Leicestershire. The line opened in 1873, passenger traffic didn't live up to expectations and local passenger traffic ceased in April 1931 although the line was still used for freight and occasional long distance and charter traffic. The line was closed by British Rail in 1971 and was kept as a long siding to store condemned rolling stock. The track was finally lifted in 1976
5th Apr 2009Gloucestershire/Warwickshire Railway diesel gala (35 images)
Had a day at the GW-R near Cheltenham with a mixture of weather to be had.

Loco's in use was 20137,24081, 31162, 37215, 37324 and 47105

Massive Thanks you to Big Steve for the transport and company, and also to AJ, Carl G and Jim W for the laughs
1st Apr 2009
to 30th Apr 2009
April 2009 (74 images)
My 27th birthday month's photo's here and featured the following newsworthy workings:

37602/218 on 6M56 Berkeley - Crewe
47237 on 0Z50 Gloucester - Barrow Hill
47727 on 6Z44 Rugby - Tavistock Junction
47739 on 6Z48 Burton - Dollands Moor
47786 on 5Z48 Westbury - Carnforth
47818 on 5Z47 Loughborough - Landore
57005 on 0Z74 Darlington - Bristol
57006 on 6E66 Cardiff - Shipley
60011 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey
60091 on 6E41 Westerleigh - Lindsey
67001 on 6Z93 Eastleigh - Crewe C.S
90024 on 1Z91 Liverpool - Wembley
97301 on 0Z97 Barrow Hill - Shrewsbury
s34067 on 5Z52 Carnforth - Southall
s5043 on 1Z60 Tyseley - York
1st Mar 2009
to 31st Mar 2009
March 2009 (215 images)
Pictures from March 2009 including

47832 + 47802 d.i.t on 1Z95 Manchester Piccadilly - Wembley Central Foot-ex at Atherstone
29th Jan 2009
to 28th Feb 2009
Late January/February 2009 (104 images)
First collection of photo's from 2009 featuring 37423 + "Caroline" at Bedworth and 66185 in Bedworth oil terminal
1st Jan 2009Hits of 2008 (70 images)
A selection of photo's which have proved popular throughout 2008, including but NOT limited too:

60040 and 60074 repaints
86101 working a mail train
Advenza scrap flows

and much more.......
1st Dec 2008
to 31st Dec 2008
December 2008 (25 images)
The last month of 2008's pictures will appear here.

06/12/08 - 56312 on 6Z57 Immingham - Washwood Heath loaded steel

21st Nov 2008EMRPS - Night Shoot with 37314 at the G.C.R (19 images)
Another top notch night shoot with the East Midlands Railway Photographic Society, this time featuring 37314 "Dalzell" on a rake of ballast hoppers aroung Loughborough Central.

Also in between shoots when the 37 was moved around, I decided to indulge in some atmospheric shots

A massive thanks to Jason Cross for a cracking evening and indeed everyone involved with the EMRPS and the G.C.R for the effort put in
1st Nov 2008
to 30th Nov 2008
November 2008 (79 images)
Odds and sods from November 2008.

Weather has been somewhat varied with sunny and fullus dullus however there have been some (but not many) good workings.

Most notable was 37401 and 37417 working the "Industrious Trader" Railtour around the West Midlands on the 15th November, which I managed to photograph at one of my old stamping grounds of Three Spires Junction (between Coventry and Bedworth).

Also, froth tugs, 60040 and 60059 made a couple of appearances in my area, 60040 working 6V92 Corby - Margam steel empties on the 7th, and later in the month she worked 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded tanks

60059 worked 6Z61 Robeston - Bedworth loaded tanks on 14 November, and on the 21 November, she was at the helm of 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded tanks
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