2010
Read More66059 6T26 XJC 05/02/10
When I took this shot on 5th February 2010, I did not know I would later live in a house to the right with a garden that backs on to the railway. Standing facing west on the eastbound North London at Canonbury West Junction is 66059 with a 6T26 Dalston Junction - Whitemoor engineers'.
66420 4M71 HRY 06/04/10
Early afternoon on the GOBLIN witnessed the passing of the 4M71 'sugar liner', the 1055 Tilbury - Daventry which was good for a shot of a DRS class 66. On 6th April 2010, 66420 was in charge when seen at Harringay Green Lanes. 66420 would later go off lease with DRS and move to Freightliner.
57312 2D04 TAU 15/04/10
A speaking engagement took me to Taunton in April 2010. In early morning sun on the 15th, 57312 waits to leave with the 2D04 0728 to Bristol Parkway. 57302 is on the rear. These workings for FGW were due to a DMU shortage, with two sets in action: one class 57 hauled and one class 67 hauled.
37259 6M69 CIR 23/06/10
My first shot at newly re-opened Caledonian Road and Barnsbury, my local station at the time, on the sunny evening of June 23rd 2010. The 6M69 1524 Sizewell - Willesden flasks (for Crewe and Sellafield) have 37259 and '218 in charge. The weekly 'nukes' were one of the freight highlights of the North London at the time, but not easy to photograph and only in high summer was the sun far enough round to capture the evening westbound run.
37423 6Z69 CIR 26/06/10
26th June 2010 saw an unusual Saturday working of the Sizewell nuclear waste train. Running as 6Z69, and in an earlier 1205 Sizewell - Crewe path, the light was much better for photography than the usual evening run. Growling through Caledonian Road with a single FNA in tow are 37423 'Spirit of the Lakes' and 37608.
37409 5Z01 HRY 03/08/10
DRS' second class 37/4 returned to traffic was 37409 'Lord Hinton'. Catching the dawn sunshine on the approach to Harringay Green Lanes on August 3rd 2010, the loco is leading inspection saloon 'Caroline' as a 5Z01 0700 Willesden Brent - Tilbury Town for a 2Z01 1008 trip to Edge Hill.
47790 1V41 GYM 07/08/10
Summer 2010 saw continuation of the through trains between London and Great Yarmouth, dragged to and from Norwich by DRS class 47s. On August 7th, 47790 has run round the inbound 1V18 1000 from Liverpool Street and is setting back into Great Yarmouth for the 1V41 1310 return. 90007 is on the rear.
66006 6T25 BTB 19/08/10
A long-term fixture of the route though North Lincolnshire are the iron ore trains between the import terminal at Immingham and Scunthorpe steel works. These are heavy trains, which have often been rostered for class 60s. But not today. 66006 approaches Melton Ross with a 6T25 13:29 Immingham - Santon loaded ore on 19th August 2010.
31602 3Z67 WWR 04/09/10
I never seem to have much luck capturing class 31s in action. For a start, movements are not that common, so although a little against the sun, I include this shot for rarity value. 31602 is passing Voltaire Road Junction on September 4th 2010 with a 3Z67 1030 returning NR test train from Dollands Moor to Derby RTC.
66401 5X47 LEW 25/09/10
Heavy overhauls on South Eastern's class 465 and 466 fleet were undertaken in Doncaster which resulted in a long-lasting series of drags between there and the units' home depot at Slade Green. This is Lewisham on 25th September 2010. 66401 is descending into the station with 465240 as a 5X47 0800 from Acton Lane (ex Doncaster) to Slade Green. To the left, in service, sister unit 465029. The 66 still wears DRS livery but is working for GBRf, and will later be renumbered 66733.