47813 stabled in Platform 2 at Crewe

156404 leaves Crewe with the 13:07 to Derby. I have a Photoshop created pan of this shot here and a zoom burst Photoshop version here

153353 sits in platfrom 7 at Crewe after terminating

20315+311 returning from Bristol on their 2 day route learning trip. I have boosted the pan of this image in Photoshop, which can be viewed here

350105 arrives into Platform 5 at Crewe

66024 rounds the curve into Crewe

175110 arrives from Manchester, I believe this is my first shot of this livery in the sun

66407 leaves Crewe after a crew (get the pun) change

323225 heads away from Crewe

The NMT arriving from the North, with refurb'd power cars and only mk3s in the consist

60074 heads a steel train past East Usk yard outside Newport on it's way to Margam

Just the odd buffet and power car of this HST are in the old colours

33103, 47832 and 31601 provide the perfect example of pre FM, during FM and post FM liveries, albeit in the wrong order

43089 'Hayabusa' at the rear of the Hybrid NMT at Derby, this is currently running with 3 MML mk3s, presumably for load testing

47810 stands in the sun at Gloucester

57302 powers away with 390038 at Castle Bromwich, about to be diverted onto the slow line due to the damage caused by the previous days freight derailment at Washwood Heath

165116 accelerates away from Norton Junction box after receiving the token for the single line

158747 'Richard Trevethick' approaches Norton Junction with a train heading to Cheltenham Spa

60054 was allocated to the afternoons Round Oak-Margam working, seen here powering away from Abbottswood Junction

Another shot of 60054 at Abbottswood junction

I was surprised to see a pair of tractors waiting at Walsall

After a stop of half an hour, a suitable amount of clag in waiting was stored up for this shot, full marks to the driver for opening the taps!

90048 on a Northbound Freightliner service at Slindon

37609 was booked on 0Z17 from Carlisle