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

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

D1062 Western Champion is seen being dragged by 47843 Vulcan past Water Orton foot crossing on 0Z48 Kidderminster SVR - East Leake GCR(N) light loco convoy. 01/07/09

A London Midland Class 350 awaits its next turn of duty at Crewe as the heaven's open up. 24/07/09

92012 Thomas Hardy heads North out of Crewe with 0L48 Crewe IEMD - Garston light engine move. 24/07/09

92012 Thomas Hardy arrives into Crewe working 0L48 Crewe IEMD - Garston light engine. 24/07/09

90046 passes through Rugby with 4M88 Felixstowe - Crewe Basford Hall freightliner. 01/07/09

90042 speeds through Tamworth L.L with 4L75 Crewe Basford Hall - Felixstowe freightliner. 01/07/09

90029 The Institution of Civil Engineers speeds through Rugby with 1G30 15:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street Virgin Trains service. 01/07/09

73212 Shiney and 73205 Jeanette approaches Clapham Junction with 6G32 10:10 Kentish Town - Hoo Junction departmental. 18/07/09

73212 Shiney and 73205 Jeanette approaches Clapham Junction with 6G32 10:10 Kentish Town - Hoo Junction departmental. 18/07/09

73212 Shiney and 73205 Jeanette approaches Clapham Junction with 6G32 10:10 Kentish Town - Hoo Junction departmental. 18/07/09

73212 Shiney and 73205 Jeanette approaches Clapham Junction with 6G32 10:10 Kentish Town - Hoo Junction departmental. 18/07/09

67029 arrives in Nuneaton for a brief stop with 1Z18 16:46 Knutsford - Cardiff Central Northern Belle charter. 23/07/09

67029 Royal Diamond passes Three Spires Junction, near Coventry with 1Z17 06:04 Cardiff Central - Knutsford Northern Belle charter. 23/07/09

67005 Queens Messenger passes through Atherstone in the last vestges of light with 6L48 Garston - Dagenham empty cartics. 13/07/09

How typical, half sun/half shade as 66957 passes through Kingsbury with 4Z05 Doncaster Decoy - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 13/07/09

66722 Sir Edward Watkin passes through Rugby with 4M23 Felixstowe - Hams Hall intermodal. 01/07/09

66618 Railways Illustrated Annual Photographic Awards - Alan Barnes approaches Water Orton with 4G01 Leeds Hunslet - Tyseley empty coal hoppers for repair/tyre turning. 01/07/09

66594 NYK Spirit of Kyoto approaches Water Orton with 4M94 Felixstowe - Lawley Street freightliner. 01/07/09

66584 passes through Water Orton with 4H70 Rygeley Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 01/07/09

66579 prepares to make a crew change at Nuneaton with 4M58 Southampton - Crewe Basford Hall freightliner. 01/07/09

66568 passes through Water Orton with 4E44 Southampton - Leeds freightliner. 01/07/09

................66547 heads back though Water Orton in a complete torrent following run-round at Duddeston Junction with 4Z05 Drax Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 23/07/09

66547 approaches Water Orton with 4Z05 Drax Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. This was in complete contrast to the weather when it returned later...............

66538 approaches Clapham Junction with 4Z88 Southampton - Garston freightliner. 18/07/09

66517 approaches Water Orton with 4L68 Birch Coppice - Felixstowe freightliner. 01/07/09

66501 Japan 2001 passes through Nuneaton with 4M94 Felixstowe - Lawley Street freightliner. 14/07/09

66431 basks in the sun during the Carlisle Kingmoor Open Day. 11/07/09

66428 resides inside the maintenance shed at Carlisle Kingmoor Depot during the Open Day. 11/07/09

66423 basks in the sun at the Carlisle Kingmoor Open Day. 11/07/09

66420 rests inside the maintenance shed at Kingmoor Depot during the Open Day. 11/07/09

66414, the latest DRS repaint into Stobart Rail livery and named James the Engine enjoys some Cumbrian sunshine at the Carlisle Kingmoor Open Day. 11/07/09

66413 passes through Nuneaton with 4S44 Daventry - Coatbridge intermodal. 27/07/09

66412 basks in the sun at Carlisle Kingmoor Depot sporting the very smart Malcolm livery. WH Malcolm, one of Scotlands largest road hauliers is also a major customer of Direct Rail Services. 11/07/09

66411 didn't escape the painter's brush, as she was the first loco in DRS's fleet to be decked out in a customer livery, i this case of Eddie Stobart - or Stobart Rail - who is also a major customer of DRS. 11/07/09

66305 approaches Water Orton with 4V09 Chaddesden Sidings - Portbury empty coal hoppers. 23/07/09

66301 passes through Water Orton for the second time on the 1st July with 4G61 Ratcliffe Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 01/07/09

66301 approaches Water Orton with 4G61 Ratcliffe Power Station - Daw Mill Colliery empty coal hoppers. 01/07/09

66187 approaches Clapham Junction with 6B47 Wembley - Dagenham tanks. 18/07/09

66165 approaches Water Orton with 6V36 Lackenby - Margam loaded steel. 23/07/09

66156 passes through Water Orton with 6M31 Banbury - Mountsorrel empty self-discharge train. 23/07/09

66155 pases through Water Orton with 6M82 Walsall - Tunstead empty cement tanks. 23/07/09

66153 passes through Water Orton with 6E35 Margam - Lackenby steel empties. 23/07/09

66101 passes through Water Orton with 4M74 Ipswich West Bank - Birch Coppice intermodal. 23/07/09

66101 leads 97303 and 37301 through Ryecroft Junction (Walsall) with 6P52 Sandiacre (Derbyshire) - Aberystwyth loaded ballast. 27/07/09

66090 leads 56120, 56107, 56083, 56109, 56067 and 56054 through Sandbach on the last leg of the journey with 0Z56 13:15 Ferrybridge H.S - Crewe TMD. 24/07/09

66063 passes Water Orton with 6E09 Margam - Lackenby steel empties. 01/07/09

66030 passes through Nuneaton with 6E77 Bedworth - Port Clarence empty bogie tanks. 23/07/09

66012 approaches Water Orton with 6V92 Corby - Margam steel empties. 01/07/09

66008 passes through Clapham Junction with a diverted 4E32 Dollands Moor - Scunthorpe steel empties train. 18/07/09

60096 enters Elford Loop with 6M57 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded oil tanks. Getting a 60 on this working has become a rarity of late. 13/07/09