1st Dec

On of the best shots this year shame about the sum was just about to go down as it came as was touch and go to weather would get a shot of now

2nd Dec

And again another one of this years best shots with could have serious injured my self taking but always worth it for a 37 i suppose even if it is a common one. I gess it is the sun that makes all the different's in the pictures so far.

3rd Dec

One of which there are only three in this livery in the whole country on the main line and i got them all in sun this year his one being one of the best with nice bit of clag, but all thanks to GCOT or wouldnt have been them

4th Dec

Something totally different which was advised to me from the normally 37/47 which i cant head away from :-p 73208 Kirsten sits at Britons busiest station with 73206 before heading of to Willesden area

5th Dec

57008 Arrives into crewe beening pulled by a 665 before departing into LNWR with a nice bit of clag on one of the first days of summer

6th Dec

A few months later and yet again crewe did not let me down here is 47853 arriving on and ecs from LNWR to OOC which has to run round in the station

7th Dec

The image was hard to chose which one to pick from two as there both good so will have first one today and second tomorrow, 87007 sits in doncaster west yard ready to depart with two rainbow DVT's

8th Dec

Well like normal the second image which i was going to pick changed this morning to 60059 which is something i have seen a lot of this year and even better the sun has been out nearly all the time. Here she is the load haul beast which looks great as normal on 6N30 passing burn in mid summer

9th Dec

Another shot from crewe one of the best places for a wide range of traction and one of my favorite places at the min sees another nice working pass though it 92031 on and very easrly running 6C73 from bescot.

10th Dec

31285 Passes barnetby on the return route learner to derby RTC just a few hours early! Which was the second 31 of the day! Another good shot with the sun straight on the side.And 4 drivers crammed into the front cab with one in the back cab.

11th Dec

Something that links in with 31285 which is 31107 on its first day of testing which did not go two well. With the 20's been used to build up brake pressure in the 31 while the brakes where tested.

12th Dec

Not had any of these locos yet this year and they ant easy to photograph really, photoed this working twice now this year in the sun but failed to get it on the front and fide fully both times, Here 86605 leads classmate 612 past penrith.

13th Dec

Not a great shot but something well worth photoing as a 4 headed shed pulls away from milford sidings with an empty gypsum train. 3 Sheds where running only the front one powering though.

14th Dec

One of the things which makes your day go from good to great, Even on a bank holiday monday DRS don't let me down and but two 37's on 6K73 which was mostly 20 hauled for the rest of the week, 37612 37069 seen passing preston full sun with two FNA's which stopped for a short time what the photo was taken before giving a full power departure

15th Dec

Something that i haven't had a picture of yet so far in this gallery, Which is 40145 on 0Z37 with a few of ELR home fleet locos on the way to North Yorkshire Moors for there gala, This is one of my good shots with out any sun!

15th Dec

Was hoping for a another top shot this year one of the 50's today but with the weather been like it normally is didn't get a great shot so one from this year again. So here is today's shot 33207 47826 on 0ZXX Carnforth to OOC, Edit.. Dont know if any one noticed but had two pictures for the 15 so will leve the second one on which is this one.

16th Dec

A shot from the BH desile gala which a shot of the first shuttle train which is about to depart on saturday morning to deepcar. 37603 sits on the rear waiting to be pulled onto the mainline.

17th Dec

31166 31188 sits at wensleydale railway on april the 29th with 37003 at the other end of the train in full sun.

18th Dec

Long awaited in both cases on the mainline and on here, 56302 pulls into rigby on its first test run to rugby and back ever since i saw this 56 on loughbrough to doncaster first run its just keeped following me, and i still haven't got a great shot of 56303.

Click on the photo to see it in large scale

19th Dec

While on the theme of 56's and there return to the mainline this was the first one i had seen since 31 march 2004 and like normal with it being a 56 it had to make a claggy departure from doncaster should great on its say back to brush for bogie work.

20th Dec

Back to 47's which nearly always take a good shot and also something i have take lots of this year which has been nice here 47805 is seen on its last run of the day head to leeds NL via york.

21st Dec

08514 Passes doncaster on a shot crane wagon train bound for doncaster decoy yard for weekend ballasts.

22nd Dec

60075 Tilts round the corner with an empty flat wagon train heading north just north of doncaster station where the leeds line splits up, click on the full photo to see it in full size and can also see the station a bit.

23rd Dec

47839 Depart doncaster on 0Z61 DRS Sandite Route Learner the first one of the season

24th Dec

One of my best DRS 37 shots from this year which has both split head box 37's on one train which is not the first time i have photoed them together this year but this was as a great shot and also the second to last time 37's did this working before 66's took over which is what drs has started doing lately, 37087 37029 come into carnforth station 2 november 45 minutes late

25th Dec

31601 31105 tail on the rear of 4Z08 serco test train into depart from doncaster 31106 was on the front.

26th Dec

20303 and another class 20 sit in sheffield on the second sandite trip of the season that they work which has now sadly ended

27th Dec

37248 Sits at grossmont on a gaisdale to whitby shuttle standing in for a steamer one sunday but the leather for taking photos was not great

28th Dec

56301 Again in this collection passed barrow hill loop junction with 4E90 to Doncaster in the early morning sun one saturday morning

29th Dec

37425 37419 arrive into york on 29th of april both locos not stored in different places around the country

30th Dec

60063 the first class 60 now fitted with wing mirrors passes selby on 6D72 from hull, the 60 has not been fitted with ming mirrors with look bad and don't suit a 60 at all, get the load haul beast while you can