Part 1 (January - July)

With Bingley Tunnel (and station) in the background, 47294 approaches Leonard Street overbridge with a Sunday wiring train during the electrification of the 'Leeds North West' routes (??/??/1995)

47346 brings up the rear of the train in the previous photo. The rarity of both of these locomotives on passenger work had been near-legendary, and by now both were in the civil engineer's pool and appeared regularly along the route on such duties (??/??/1995)

47402 'Gateshead' is pictured on arrival at Rawtenstall with the 0900 ex-Bury during at running day at the East Lancashire Railway (04/03/1995)

Having been detached from its train, 47402 is pictured again prior to running round at Rawtenstall (04/03/1995)

'Gateshead' is seen here at the head of the 1000 Rawtenstall-Bury shortly before departing from the line's northern terminus (04/03/1995)

A last look for today at 47402 on arrival back into Bury with the 1200 from Rawtenstall (04/03/1995)

47677 'University of Stirling' is seen here at Skipton during a Sunday engineering possession (??/03/1995)

47818 is pictured on arrival at Haywards Heath with 1O66 0717 ex-Manchester Piccadilly. The train normally continued through to Brighton but had today terminated here because of engineering work (25/03/1995)

Having run round its train, 47818 waits to return north with 1M50 1443 Haywards Heath - Manchester Piccadilly (25/03/1995)

47814 awaits departure from Plymouth with 1M40 1144 to Liverpool Lime Street (15/04/1995)

Later that afternoon, 47828 is pictured on arrival at Exeter St Davids with 1V49 0943 ex-York (15/04/1995)

47840 arrives at Brockenhurst with the SuO 1M88 1505 Poole - Manchester Piccadilly (16/04/1995)

Having been thwarted on my previous attempt to reach the south coast terminus a month ago, I was more successful on this occasion: 47828 waits to return north from Brighton with 1M50 1420 to Manchester Piccadilly (18/04/1995)

47774 'Post Restante' takes a breather at Glasgow Central after arriving with 1Z50 0620 Green Express charter from Sheffield (06/05/1995)

A close-up of 47774 at Glasgow Central after the crowds had dispersed (06/05/1995)

Later that afternoon 47774 is pictured again at Glasgow Central at the head of the 1645 return charter to Sheffield (06/05/1995)

47777 'Restored' calls at Chester with the Mid-Cheshire Rail Users' 1Z58 0630 charter from Manchester Piccadilly to Paignton (27/05/1995)

Several hours later, 47777 is seen again departing Paignton with the empty stock for Goodrington Sidings (27/05/1995)

47807 is seen arriving into Paignton with un unidentified Cross Country service from the north (27/05/1995)

Whilst running round its train in Goodrington Carriage sidings, 47807 passes 47777 'Restored' with the empty stock for the 1723 return MCRUA charter to Manchester (27/05/1995)

47805 backs onto its own train at Goodrington before returning to Birmingham (27/07/1995)

47846 'THOR' awaits departure from Paignton with 1M48 1500 to Sheffield (27/07/1995)

47805 pauses at Coventry with 1O66 0717 Manchester-Brighton (29/05/1995)

47402 'Gateshead' is pictured on arrival at Rawtenstall with the 0915 from Bury on 'Sulzer Day' at the East Lancashire Railway (12/06/1995)