Catch this location before the wires go up! In beautiful summer sunshine a rather grubby 56311 leaves West Drayton with the 6Z48 13.15 MWo Thorney Mill-Calvert loaded spoil train.5.6.13
On a beautiful summer Sunday evening 60020 throbs down the Great Western Main line at Shottersbrook Farm with the 6E38 17.03 Colnbrook-Lindsey empty Aviation fuel tanks. 9.6.13
A 'peak' in and 'rat' out 2013 style, perfection! 45133 waits at Sherringham after arriving with the 11.19 Holt-Sherringham service during the lines excellent 2013 diesel gala. Former laira machine 25057 waits to couple up to the 12.09 Sherringham-Holt service.14.6.13
In hazy summer sunshine, 47580 'County of Essex' opens up through the suburban tranquility of North Sheen with the 5Z83 10.35 Bristol Kingsland Road-Southall ECS.17.6.13
45133 sits in the sun at Holt after arriving with the 15.12 service from Sherringham during the North Norfolk Railway's 2013 excellent diesel gala.14.6.13
Well before the train arrived I could hear the sound of the 'grid' thrashing through the tunnel between Drayton Green and Castle bar park. Making a welcome change from 56312, 56091 passes through Castle Bar Park with the 6Z80 Sx 09.30 Willesden Euro terminal-Calvert loaded spoil train.18.6.13
Complete this well known phrase or saying, it was sunny until.... In very hot, humid weather, 56311 rumbles through Sonning Cutting with the 6Z48 13.15 Willesden Euroterminal-Calvert loaded spoil train.19.6.13
Dull, dull and more dull, in predictable summer weather 47832 opens up through Richmond with the 12.32 Ascot to Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 'Ladies day' special ECS. The train had earlier originated in Manchester.20.6.13
How this scene will change when the wires go up! 66130 heads towards Maidenhead at Shottesbrook farm road bridge with 08.08 Didcot TC-Dagenham Dock empty car carriers.25.6.13
Amazingly in full sun and with a healthy load, 66414 passes through Sonning Cutting with the 4L31 09.03 Bristol Freightliner depot-Felixstowe North Freightliner working. 25.6.13
Taken from Butts hill road and looking towards Duffield road, Sonning cutting, 165102 heads towards Reading with a lunchtime service from Paddington.25.6.13
Sounding wonderful! On a beautiful summer saturday evening 55009 'Alycidon' crosses Forder viaduct close to the river Tamar with Pathfinders 1Z55 16.11 Penzance-Tame Bridge Parkway Mazey Day Cornishman.29.6.13
Other than the plate layers hut and the endless white bags of ballast, this could be a good location for railway photography! 73205&73213 head the 07.06 5Z66 Eastleigh-Acton lane GBRF ecs through Putney.5.7.13
Just perfect! On a stunning summers evening, 60065 'Spirit of Jaguar' throbs down the slow line at Totters Lane, Winchfield with the 6N13 19.00 Addlestone-Eastleigh East Yard engineering train. 7.7.13
37419 pulls "Caroline' along the shared District and London overground lines close to Kew Gardens with the 5Z02 08.45 Richmond-Southend Victoria.10.7.13
Sunshine, perfect angle and annoyingly it's a light engine. 60049 approaches Didcot North Junction with what should have been the 6O26 10.21 Hinksey VQ-Eastleigh.11.7.13
With a friendly wave and a toot from the driver, an immaculate 60062 'Stainless Pioneer' passes Ashbury crossing, Shrivenham with the 6B33 13.00 Theale-Robeston empty Murco oil tanks.11.7.13
Making a welcome change from the usual wagon traffic, 66206 & 66149 double head the 6V47 10.13 Tilbury IRFT-Troste steel works empty steel train past a very hot Baulking. 11.7.13
Colas Rail's 56302 waits in it's booked path at Pilning on a sweltering 11th July before leaving the loop with the 14.53 6Z53 Teigngrace-Chirk loaded logs train.
With temperatures in the high 20's, 59102 rumbles through the high speed curves on the Great Western Mail at Ashbury Crossing, Shrivenham with the Banbury Road-Westbury empty stone train.11.7.13
At 18.51, 47501 "Craftsman' departs from it's booked stop in Wembley Yard with the 18.21 Kensington Olympia-Manchester Victoria Northern Belle special. 12.7.13
On one of the hottest days of the year, 57603 flies through Slough with the 5A40 07.55 Penzance-Paddington 'sleeper' ECS. The reason for the daylight run of the sleeper was due to the set breaking down the night before in Penzance. 15.7.13
Running about 40 minutes late, 66957 'Stephenson locomotive Society 1909-2009' brings the 6M91 11.13 Theale-Earles cement tanks through a very hot Slough.15.7.13
In ghostly blue undercoat 45149 approaches Gotherington with the 11.30 Cheltenham Racecourse-Laverton service during the excellent G&WR Diesel Gala. 27.7.13
A Summer Saturday in the Cotswolds '2013 style', 47376 waits for 20137 (D1837) to pass Gotherington loop with the 11.24 Laverton-Cheltenham racecourse service. 27.7.13