April 2023

47765 waits time at Ramsbottom with 2J61 1515 Heywood - Rawtenstall during a running day at the East Lancashire Railway (01/04/2023)

47840 'North Star' runs round its train at Pickering before working the NYMR's 2G04 1055 to Grosmont (03/04/2023)

After being failed with a leaking main reservoir, the '47' was retired to the shed for attention. 'North Star' makes an unusual sight under the coaling stage as a fitter gets to work in the pit beneath the loco (03/04/2023)

A spotless 70801 accelerates through Horbury cutting with 6E32 1005 bitumen empties from Preston Docks to the Lindsey Refinery at Immingham (04/04/2023)

Beneath a clear blue sky on what was a beautiful Spring afternoon, GBRf's 60002 'Graham Farish' approaches Horbury Bridge with the loaded 6E09 0702 Liverpool Biomass Terminal - Drax Power Station (04/04/2023)

LNER's 91110 'Battle of Britain Memorial Flight' awaits departure from Leeds on the rear of 1A04 0605 to London Kings Cross (14/04/2023)

47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' is pictured on arrival into Carlisle on the rear of 1Z10 1002 from Crewe via the WCML, which was formed of the Mk3 push-pull set and DBSO (14/04/2023)

A couple of house later the train is pictured again in Platform 3 after arriving back as the 5Z11 empty stock from Upperby (14/04/2023)

The set had been turned on the triangle at London Road to allow the DBSO to lead back south too. 47712 awaits departure from Carlisle with the 1Z12 1458 return leg to Crewe via the 'S&C' (14/04/2023)

73001 catches the early morning sunlight at Wirksworth on the first day of the joint 'Twin Peaks' gala hosted by the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway and Peak Rail (15/04/2023)

Unfortunately the clouds chose to interrupt the arrival into the platform of star guest 26007 with the stock for 2S01 0925 to Shottle. The 'ED' would follow with the 0955 service whilst on the right of picture W55034 waits to work the 0935 up the incline to Ravenstor (15/04/2023)

70814 passes rounds the curve at Winwick with an additional 6K30 1342 Carlisle Network Yard to Longport (18/04/2023)

The wider angle view from the same spot just over half an hour later as 56113 + 56049 lead the loaded 6J37 1402 Carlisle Yard - Chirk Kronospan timber train (18/04/2023)

47593 + 47828 await departure from Crewe with 1Z67 0614 'Statesman' charter to Weymouth via the West Coast and South Western main lines (19/04/2023)

With their work for the day complete bar a run round and empty stock move onto the adjacent LSL depot, 47828 + 47593 are pictured on arrival into Crewe shortly before midnight with 1Z68 1637 from Weymouth (19/04/2023)

66425 races north through Winwick with the loaded 4S44 1157 Daventry - Mossend intermodal (20/04/2023)

Freightliner's 66601 'The Hope Valley' heads south just under an hour later with 6H51 1105 Hardendale - Tunstead. The slightly unorthodox execution is due to the memory card on my camera becoming full at a rather inopportune moment (20/04/2023)

A pair of Northern 150s working an additional 5Z31 1500 Chester - Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington have just been overtaken on the approach to Winiwck Junction by Avanti's 390115 on 1S69 1330 Euston - Glasgow (20/04/2023)

A few minutes later 68006 heads south with 6K06 1140 Shap Summit Quarry - Crewe Basford Hall loaded ballast (20/04/2023)

Half an hour later 66031 passes the same spot with a similar looking consist on 6K05 1232 Carlisle Network Yard - Crewe Basford Hall (20/04/2023)

GBRf celebrity 66779 'Evening Star' approaches Winwick from the south with 4F62 1258 East Midlands Gateway - Seaforth intermodal (20/04/2023)

My final shot of the day was a couple of miles up the road at Redbank and featured 6J37 1402 Carlisle Yard - Chirk Kronospan. Having made a bit of a mess of Tuesday evening's shot I was hoping the 'Grids' would make a re-appearance. Unfortunately for me they were due an exam, and so 70814 did the honours (20/04/2023)