March 2008

158812 departs Blythe Bridge with a service for Crewe 1st March

71000 "Duke of Gloucester" hammers along the straight approaching Blythe Bridge with the Leicester - Chester tour "The Cheshireman" 1st March

175008 slowly approaches Chester 1st March

"Gentlemen of a Certain Age" wait for "The Duke" at Chester 1st March

158834 approaches Chester while "The Cheshireman" tour gets ready to depart back to Leicester 1st March

Those beautiful lines of a design classic make your mouth water, the Duke of Gloucester's not bad either! 142026 arrives at Chester ;-) 1st March

71000 "Duke of Gloucester" leaves Chester nearly an hour late 1st March

One of The Duke's crewman is a picture of concentration as they heads for Crewe 1st March

175004 is framed by the new roof scaffolding at Chester 1st March

507024 waits at Chester with a Liverpool service 1st March

175102 pauses at Chester 1st March

508120 waits to leave Chester 1st March

Having arrived at Carnforth top 'n' tailed with 47804, 47826 waits to shunt the ECS working back onto WCRC territory 2nd March

185138 heads north at Carnforth 2nd March

47804 brings up the rear of an ECS working at Carnforth

67002/029 approach Carnforth with "The Northern Belle" 2nd March

67029 "Royal Diamond" waits to head back south with "The Northern Belle" at Carnforth 2nd March

47355 "Avocet" dumped round the back at Carnforth 2nd March

A Voyager heads east at Breich 3rd March

The overbridge at Breich offers quite a good view of approaching trains but it does seem that it takes forever to reach the bridge when approaching from the east - 66624 6D62 Oxwellmains - View Park Cement 3rd March

Ah, at last! 66624 heads west at Breich 3rd March

66420 approaches Carstairs, crossing the Clyde at Float Viaduct with 4S43 Daventry - Grangemouth 3rd March

185116 heads south at Float Viaduct with 1M95 Glasgow Central - Manchester Airport 3rd March

66420 resumes its trip to Grangemouth, now passing Ravenstruther having been looped at Carstairs for a spell 3rd March

"Shanks' Pony" 66522 heads north at Ravenstruther with a Heavy Haul 3rd March

With a new (taller) fence being erected at Carstairs this shot will need the help from step ladders in the near future - 325017 leads 2 other units south at Carstairs on 1M44 Shieldmuir - Willesden 3rd March

43309 with 43315 on the rear heads for Edinburgh at Prestonpans 4th March

221124 passes Prestonpans with a southbound Cross Country service 4th March

322482 arrives at Prestonpans from North Berwick 4th March

43290 screams through Prestonpans 4th March

Metronet 66722 slows for the loop at Prestonpans with 6E59 Aberdeen - Doncaster Mud Oil empties 4th March

A very late running 6S58 Lackenby - Dalzell approaches Prestonpans with 66007 in charge 4th March

37422 heads back to Powderhall with the empty bins from Oxwellmains 4th March

66556 heads south at Carstairs with 6E60 5th March

60063 is having quite a stint on the 6S36 Dalston - Grangemouth working just now, seen here passing Carstairs 5th March

66554 with 4S12 looped at Carstairs 5th March

66408 passes Carstairs light engine 5th March

86605/622 approach Carstairs with flats 5th March

After working 6X65 Carlisle - Mossend 92017 returns south through Carstairs 5th March

185104 passes Carstairs with 1S43 Manchester Airport - Glasgow Central 5th March

47815 passes Cleghorn with 325013/003/001 on 1M44 Shieldmuir - Willesden 6th March

66415 heads south at Ravenstruther 7th March

A working I've not seen for a while, 4S52 Crewe - Coatbridge passes Ravenstruther with 86622/605 at the helm 7th March

Double Dreds 66429/422 head towards Carstairs 7th March

DRS 66423 arrives at Ravenstruther with Freightliners 4S12 Holgate - Ravenstruther 7th March

1M44 Shieldmuir - Willesden with 47815 in charge waits at Carstairs for the 3rd unit 325006 to rejoin the consist 7th March

325006 finally catches up with 1M44 at Carstairs 7th March

No, JT's not answering the call of nature, he's contemplating the hook-up of the 325s at Carstairs on 1M44 7th March

66547 passes Carstairs with 4S31 Carlisle - Hunterston 7th March

47815 finally gets away from Carstairs around 25 minutes late with 1M44 7th March

66420 heads south through Platform 1 at Carstairs 7th March

47826 leads 1Z15 Perth - Whitby as the tour passes Whitecross 8th March

47787 brings up the rear of 1Z15 Perth - Whitby at Whitecross 8th March

158720 leaves Bathgate 11th March

DR73238 heads north at Float Viaduct 12th March

92036 crosses the Clyde at Float Viaduct 12th March

4S12 Holgate - Ravenstruther nears its destination crossing Float Viaduct, Carstairs with 66544 providing power 12th March

A TPE 185 heads south at Float Viaduct with 1M94 Waverley - Manchester Airport 12th March

60089 "The Railway Horse" slows as it approaches Carstairs with 6S36 Dalston - Grangemouth 12th March

60089 waits in Carstairs loop for 1S43 to pass 12th March

66401 & 66403 sandwich 47145 on the move from Springburn to Kingmoor at Float Viaduct 13th March

66411 approaches Carstairs 13th March

220034 approaches Shieldmuir & Jack gets his shot 16th March

47848 with 325006 pulls away from Shieldmuir Royal Mail terminal on 5Z47 to Ayr 16th March

47848 & 325006 head towards Motherwell on 5Z47 16th March

A Pendolino passes Mosshat 18th March

60500 passes Cleghorn with 6E28 Dalzell - Lackenby 19th March

185148 working 1M95 crosses Float Viaduct 19th March

With 1 flask in tow 66430 heads south at Float Viaduct 19th March

66411 approaches Float Viaduct with 4S43 Daventry - Grangemouth 19th March

66423 passes Float Viaduct with 6P70 Millerhill - Carlisle 19th March

60062 on the opposite working to the previous picture - 6S50 Carlisle - Millerhill at Float Viaduct 19th March

6E65 Ravenstruther - Drax with 66531 "up top" at Float Viaduct 19th March

92042 heads north at Float Viaduct with the "Silver Bullets" 6S94 Wembley - Mossend 19th March

325015/001 & 003 bringing up the rear at Float Viaduct on 1M44 Shieldmuir - Willesden 19th March

91103 heads south at Silvermuir 24th March

47802 leads 1Z50 Dumbarton - Carstairs at Silvermuir with 47501 on the back 24th March

47501 brings up the rear on 1Z50 at Silvermuir 24th March

47802 on arrival at Carstairs with 1Z50 24th March

Close up of 47802s nameplate

With all of the passengers off 47802 waits at Carstairs to leave for Polmadie 24th March

47501 waits to lead 5Z20 Carstairs - Polmadie 24th March

The DRS pair pass Ravenstruther with 5Z20 24th March

47501/802 head for Polmadie 24th March

A Pendolino passes Silvermuir 24th March

60026 in charge of 6E30 Dalzell - Lackenby steel empties passes Silvermuir 24th March

The return ECS working of "The Easter Highlander" passes Silvermuir 24th March

47802/501 approach Auchengray LC with the late running 1Z51 Carstairs - Kings Cross 24th March

60026 approaches Mosshat near Auchengray with the eastbound empty steel from Dalzell 24th March

66067 heads east at Breich with 6B72 Hunterston - Cockenzie 25th March

6Z66 Millerhill - Fort William at Breich with 37417 in charge 25th March

325012/013 & 001 pass Cartland with 1M44 Shieldmuir - Willesden 25th March

31602/105 pass Cartland on a grey 26th March

60062 heads for Grangemouth at Cartland with 6S36 tanks from Dalston 26th March

91132 passes Cleghorn bound for Glasgow Central 26th March

60074 passes Cleghorn on the return trip (6E30) of its first visit to Scotland since its DB Schenker re-paint 26th March. You can certainly see it coming!