Earlier in the day, DVT 82126 was inside Wabtec alongside the WB64 coaching stock which has temporarily been retired for refurbishment before being returned to VWC. 11/03/09

A shadow of its former self, now over looked by a prison. 11/03/09

Standard Class 2MT passes through Woodthorpe with the 11:15 Loughborough Central - Leicester North service. 29/03/09

A surprise at Kinchley Lane as Class 8F 48305 passes through with a light engine manouvre from Loughborough Central - Leicester North. 29/03/09

Class 8F, 48305 passes through Woodthorpe on the Great Central with the 10:15 Loughborough Central - Leicester North train. 29/03/09

A First GBRf coal hopper at Doncaster Wabtec. 11/03/09

Just a random shot of the now-defunct High Marnham Power Station taken from the ECML. Just out of view to the left could be seen the 2 other power stations in that area; West Burton and Cottam. High Marnham was rail-served fro Shirebrook (on the Nottingham - Worksop line) but was closed in the early 2000's. 11/03/09

82126, the former Wembley Traincare Depot sits outside Doncaster Wabtec, this DVT - along with the WB64 set is being refurbished for continual use with Virgin West Coast. 11/03/09

The GC's DMU heads the 10:15 Leicester North - Loughborough Central service past Woodthorpe. 29/03/09

The resident Class 31 at the Great Central Railway, D5830 passes through Kinchley Lane with the 12:15 Dinner-ex from Loughborough Central - Leicester North. 29/03/09

Taken from Platform 4 of the new East Midlands Parkway Station, the proximity of Ratcliffe Power Station is clearly evident.

What a place to build a new station???, East Milands Parkway Station is dwarfed by the immense cooling towers of Ratcliffe Power Station, during this vist the car park looked pretty full which suggests it is used well

153377, 57005 and 47818 rest in Gloucester Horton Road. 18/03/09

97302 + 97301 head South through Elford with 0Z97 Barrow Hill - Shrewsbury light engine move. 30/03/09

90021 leads 6L42 Warrington Arpley - Ripple Lane enterprise through Stafford. 04/03/09

90016 leads 4L75 Creew B.H - Felixstowe freightliner through Tamworth. 04/03/09

86604 + 86639 roar north through Hademore with 4M81 Felixstowe - Garston freightliner. 30/03/09

67023 basks in the morning sun at Doncaster awaiting its next turn of duty. 11/03/09

67017 Arrow departs Severn Tunnel Junction with 2U14 11:02 Taunton - Cardiff Central. 18/03/09

67017 Arrow leads 67016 away from Severn Tunnel Junction with 2U14 11:02 Taunton - Cardiff Central. 18/03/09

67016 t/n/t 67017 Arrow arrives at Severn Tunnel Junction with 2C79 14:00 Cardiff Central - Taunton. 18/03/09

67001 leads 0Z67 Crewe - Crewe via Nuneaton through Tamworth. 04/03/03

66726 leads 6M18 Portbury - Ratcliffe Power Station loaded coal hoppers through Tamworth. 04/03/09

66719 Metro-Land powers through Tamworth with 6Z50 Daw Mill Colliery - Butterwell empty bogie boxes. 04/03/09

66708 leads 4R41 Eggborough Power Station - Immingham empty coal hoppers, the train on the right was 4R35 Drax Power Station - Immingham empty coal hoppers headed by 66620. 11/03/09

66620 passes through Scunthorpe with 4R35 Drax Power Station - Immingham empty coal hoppers. 11/03/09

66620 passes through New Barnetby in charge of 4R35 Drax Power Station - Immingham empty coal hoppers, beforehand it had been stopped in Barnetby Station for about 2 hours!!!. 11/03/09

66618 Railways Illustrated - Annual Photographic Awards pass through Tamworth with 6E54 Kingsbury - Humber empty tanks. 04/03/09

Taken from the top of Doncaster Station car park, 66613 pauses briefly at Doncaster whilst in charge of 6E56 Tunstead - Drax Power Station loaded lime hoppers. 11/03/09

66611 recesses in Elford Loop while awaiting its path into Kingsbury oil refinery. 30/03/09

66611 departs Elford Loop with 6M00 Humber - Kingsbury loaded oil tanks. 30/03/09

66611 passes through New Barnetby in charge of 6E54 Kingsbury - Humber Oil Refinery empty bogie tanks. 11/03/09

66605 pauses briefly at Doncaster with 4R12 Doncaster Decoy Yard - Immingham empty coal hoppers. 11/03/09

66605 is seen again, this time in charge of 6R12 Immingham - Eggborough Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 11/03/09

66605 passes through Tamworth with 6M00 Humber - Kingsbury loaded tanks in the last dying vestiges of light. 04/03/09

66590 heads north through Hademore with 4M58 Southampton - Ditton freightliner. 30/03/09

66588 passes through Severn Tunnel Junction with 4O51 Wentloog - Southampton freightliner. 18/03/09

66582 passes through Leicester with 6D20 Crewe - Mountsorrel empty ballast boxes. 18/03/09

66574 passes through Tamworth with 4M61 Southampton - Trafford Park freightliner. 04/03/09

66572 passes Water Orton with 4L90 Ditton - Felixstowe freightliner which nowadays goes via Hams Hall terminal. 30/03/09

66562 passes through Tamworth with 6M66 Immingham - Rugeley Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 04/03/09

66559 passes through Newport with 0Z38 Kingsland Road - Aberthaw cement works. 18/03/09

66554 leads 6Z94 Barrow Hill - Rugeley Power Station loaded coal hoppers through Tamworth. 04/03/09

66549 powers through Severn Tunnel Junction with 6M04 Portbury - Rugeley Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 18/03/09

66537 passes through Derby with 4E44 Southampton - Leeds freightliner. 18/03/09

66536 skirts through Doncaster with 4E24 Thamesport - Leeds freightliner. 11/03/09

66515 leads 6M51 Hull Docks - Rugeley Power Station loaded coal hoppers through Tamworth. 04/03/09

66425 passes through Stafford with 4S44 Daventry - Coatbridge intermodal. 04/03/09

66424 heads north through Hademore. 30/03/09

66420 passes through Tamworth with 4M34 Coatbridge - Daventry intermodal. 04/03/09

66418 leads 37602 d.i.t through Stafford on 0Z58 Derby RTC - Crewe Gresty Bridge, which had travelled via Wychnor Junction to Lichfield Trent Valley and thence the WCML to Crewe. 04/03/09

66412 powers through Tamworth with 4M44 Mossend - Daventry intermodal. 04/03/09

66305 heads an un-id coal train past Branston , anyone know what this could have been please???. 29/03/09

66302 negotiates the pointwork at Stainforth as it prepares to enter Hatfield mine with 4G71 Chaddesden Sidings - Hatfield Colliery empty coal hoppers. 11/03/09

66221 speeds through Elford with 4O31 Burton - Southampton intermodal. In the loop can be seen 66186 with 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded bogie tanks. 20/03/09

66206 heads 6T25 Immingham - Santon loaded iron ore tipplers through New Barnetby. 11/03/09

66204 passes through Severn Tunnel Junction with 4C70 Aberthaw P.S - Portbury empty coal hoppers. 18/03/09

66186 departs Elford Loop with 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded bogie tanks. Up until recently this working use to be a solid Class 60 working. 20/03/09

66185 leads 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded tanks through Tamworth. 04/03/09