46233 Duchess of Sutherland steams past Kingsbury working 5Z29 07:45 Butterley - Ilford via Tyseley. 30/06/09

Southern Region Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line steams through Kensington Olympia with 1Z82 12:08 London Victoria - Guildford VSOE Lunch Excursion. 20/06/09

Southern Region Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line steams through Kensington Olympia with 1Z82 12:08 London Victoria - Guildford VSOE Lunch Excursion. 20/06/09

97301 approaches Water Orton with 5Z97 13:32 Derby RTC - Sutton Bridge Junction/Shrewsbury. 30/06/09

92030 Ashford passes through Kensington Olympia with 4E32 Dollands Moor - Scunthorpe steel empties. 20/06/09

86901 Chief Engineer and 86902 Rail Vehicle Engineering pass through Stafford working 0Z20 Crewe - Ilford light engine. 29/06/09

86638 + 86614 power through Tamworth L.L with 4L92 Ditton - Felixstowe freightliner. 29/06/09

67030 brings up the rear of the 16:28 Kensington Olympia - Cardiff Central Northern Belle charter. 20/06/09

67026 arrives at Kensington Olympia in preparation to forming 16:28 Kensington Olympia - Cardiff Central Northern Belle charter. 20/06/09

66841 leads 20905, 20901, 56021 and 31423 through Elford with 6Z50 Long Marston - Stockton move. At this point the train was 165 minutes late and the abysmal weather didn't help. 29/06/09

66715 Valour passes Water Orton with 4M40 Washwood Heath RMC - Wellingborough Yard concrete sleepers. 12/06/09

66705 Golden Jubilee approaches Whitacre Junction with 4L22 Hams Hall - Felixstowe intermodal. 30/06/09

66625 recesses in Kingsbury sidings prior to working 6E54 Kingsbury - Humber empty tanks. 30/06/09

66620 passes Water Orton with 4E42 Rugeley Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 12/06/09

66618 Railways Illustrated Annual Photographic Awards passes through Water Orton with 6U78 Crewe - Mountsorrel empty ballast boxes. 12/06/09

66611 approaches Water Orton with 6Z66 Doncaster Decoy - Ironbridge Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 30/06/09

66599 passes through Water Orton with 4G92 Rugeley Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 30/06/09

66597 leads 6M49 Immingham Docks - Rugeley Power Station through Water Orton. 12/06/09

66593 3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway negotiates Whitacre Junction with 4G68 Birch Coppice - Lawley Street freightliner. 30/06/09

66591 passes through Water Orton with 4L90 Ditton - Felixstowe (via Hams Hall) freightliner. 30/06/09

66590 leads 4M94 Felixstowe - Lawley Street freightliner through Water Orton. 12/06/09

66576 passes through Water Orton with 4E44 Southampton - Leeds freightliner. 30/06/09

66549 passes Elford, near Tamworth with 6M51 Hull Docks - Rugeley Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 29/06/09

66546 passes through Water Orton with 4H70 Rugeley Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 30/06/09

66546 approaches Water Orton with 6E98 Daw Mill Colliery - Cottam Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 30/06/09

66544 powers through Water Orton with 6E98 Daw Mill Colliery - Drax Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 12/06/09

66538 leads 4O17 Lawley Street - Southampton freightliner through Water Orton. 12/06/09

66514 speeds through Tamworth H.L with 6M49 Immingham Docks - Rugeley Power Station loaded coal hoppers. 29/06/09

66501 Japan 2001 approaches Water Orton with 4G68 Birch Coppice - Lawley Street freightliner. 12/06/09

66434 speeds through Tamworth L.L working 4M44 Mossend - Daventry intermodal. 29/06/09

66433 speeds through Tamworth L.L working 4M34 Coatbridge - Daventry intermodal. 29/06/09

66303 catches some lucky sun as she rumbles through Water Orton with 4G61 Ratcliffe Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 12/06/09

66302 runs through Water Orton with 4G65 Ratcliffe Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. The train had passes Water Orton about an hour previously heading West to run-round at Duddeston Junction (Washwood Heath). 12/06/09

66301 is seen approaching Water Orton with 6Z15 Immingham Docks - Ironbridge Power Station loaded coal hoppers. This train had been sent via Whitacre Junction from Kingsbury to clear the mainline to allow a succession of passenger services to past. 12/06/09

66207 passes Water Orton on the last leg of the journey with 4M66 Southampton - Birch Coppice intermodal. The train is seen taking the line to Nuneaton as far as Whitacre Junction where it would head north to Kingsbury and into Birch Coppice. 12/06/09

66131 passes through Kensington Olympia with a lengthy rake of cargowaggons, presumably Wembley - Dollands Moor. 20/06/09

66116 passes through Water Orton in charge of 6E35 Margam - Lackenby steel empties. The Lackenby - Margam and return empties are a recent returnee to rail after a hiatus of about 3 years. 12/06/09

66084 powers up through Water Orton after leaving the Sutton Park "freight-only" line at Water Orton West Junction with 6D44 Bescot Yard - Toton departmental. 12/06/09

66075 eases out of Clapham Junction with 6N04 11:46 Eastleigh Yard - Balham engineers working. 20/06/09. Many Thanks Matt Brown for details of this

66057 pauses at Kensington Olympia for crew change with 6N05 12:46 Eastleigh Yard - Balham engineers train. 20/06/09. Many Thanks Matt Brown for details of this

66048 passes Water Orton with 6E08 Wolverhampton - Scunthorpe steel empties, the train is seen taking the line via Whitacre Junction where it would then head North to Kingsbury to meet the main Birmingham - Derby line again. 12/06/09

66046 approaches Water Orton with 6V36 Lackenby - Margam steel slabs. 12/06/09

47841 was the third loco on the 0Z86 Crewe Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh move. 29/06/09

47709 was the second convoy loco on the 0Z86 Crewe Gresty Bridge - Eastleigh move. 29/06/09

47580 County of Essex passes through Grove Farm, Nuneaton with 1Z80 Tyseley - Carlisle (as far as Crewe) Vintage Trains charter. At Nuneaton the loco would run rund before continuing North along the WCML to Crewe. 20/06/09

47580 County of Essex storms through Atherstone with 1Z80 Tyseley - Carlisle (as far as Crewe) Vintage Trains charter. 20/06/09

47580 County of Essex passes through Grove Farm, Nuneaton with 1Z80 Tyseley - Carlisle (as far as Crewe) Vintage Trains charter. At Nuneaton the loco would run rund before continuing North along the WCML to Crewe. 20/06/09

43366 (with 43384 on the rear) approaches Tamworth with 1V50 06:08 Edinburgh - Plymouth CrossCountry service. 29/06/09

43321 (with 43301 on the rear) approach Water Orton with 1V50 06:08 Edinburgh - Plymouth CrossCountry service. 30/06/09

43285 (with 43304 on the rear) approach Water Orton with 1V54 06:32 Dundee - Plymouth CrossCountry service. 30/06/09