47213 'Marchwood Military Port' awaits departure from Reading having run round 1O08 0845 SuO Wolverhampton - Poole. The former RfD machine was on hire to Virgin due to an ongoing shortage of '47/8s' (21/06/1998)
Later that afternoon 47276 + 47814 arrive at Stafford with 1O12 1620 Manchester - Poole. The non-ETH machine was en route back to Saltley and was removed at Birmingham New Street (21/06/1998)
47790' Saint David/Dewi Sant' is pictured during a pathin stop at Stirling with North East Railtours' 1Z53 0635 charter from Alnmouth to Perth (11/07/1998)
Another view of 47790, this time after arriving at Perth with 1Z53. The outward journey had included the Tyne Valley, G&SW and then the sought-after freight line from Mauchline Junction across to Annbank (11/07/1998)
Later that afternoon 47790 awaits departure from Perth with the 1Z53 1744 return charter to Newcastle via Ladybank, Cowdenbeath, Forth Bridge and ECML (11/07/1998)
Early the next morning 47016 'ATLAS' departs Derby for Saltley after working an ECS move from Birmingham the previous afternoon (12/07/1998)
On a wet Sunday lunchtime 47847 stands at Newcastle after working 1E25 0840 from Derby (12/07/1998)
Freightliner's 47079 cruises through Nuneaton with a southbound intermodal train (18/07/1998)
EWS' 47355 pauses between duties (1419 Wolverhampton - Euston; 1435 Euston - Wolverhampton) at Nuneaton. Virgin services between Birmingham and London were being diesel hauled over the non-electrified route via Whitacre Junction owing to engineering work on the main line through Coventry (18/07/1998)
Also in action for Virgin that day was 47219 'Arnold Kunzler' seen later that afternoon at Nuneaton having dragged 1A65 1619 Wolverhampton - Euston from Birmingham (18/07/1998)
47768 'Resonant' is pictured on arrival at Cardiff Central with Cheshire Railtours' 1Z45 0659 charter from Peterborough via the Heart of Wales line (25/07/1998)
In a near identical scene later that afternoon 47768 waits to depart Cardiff with the 1758 return leg to Peterborough (25/07/1998)
47814 'Totnes Castle' stands at Birmingham New Street after arriving with the SuO 1S76 1220 Brighton - Glasgow (26/07/1998)
In some gorgeous afternoon sunlight, 47805 waits time at Cheltenham Spa wit hthe SuO 1V64 1243 Newcastle - Penzance (02/08/1998)
47788 'Captain Peter Manisty RN' waits time at Exeter St David's with NENTA's 1Z27 1606 return charter from Plymouth to Norwich (08/08/1998)
The following morning 47703 is pictured on arrival at Newcastle with 1E25 0855 from Derby (09/08/1998)
47741 'Resilient' restarts the SuO 1A19 1840 Leeds - Kings Cross away from Doncaster. The '47' unusually worked the train throughout (09/08/1998)
For the second week running one of the Fragonset '47/7s' was turned out for the SuO 1E25 0855 Derby - Newcastle. 47712 is pictured here at its destination (16/08/1998)
Another view of 47712 waiting to return south from Newcastle with 1V64 1243 to Penzance (16/08/1998)
47790 'Saint David/Dewi Sant' pauses at Carlisle with 1Z63 0708 Crewe - Edinburgh Cheshire Railtours charter (22/08/1998)
"47593 'Galloway Princess' awaits departure from Carlisle with the 1355 to Glasgow via Dumfries..." Well, not quite: 47790 helps to create a scene from ten years earlier as a defective coach is detached from Cheshire Railtours' 1Z63 0708 Crewe - Edinburgh charter (22/08/1998)
Immingham 'LWCW' infrastructure loco 47492 makes a rare but welcome appearance at Leeds in place of the booked '47/8' on the SuO 1E32 1445 Bristol - York (23/08/1998)
47363 awaits departure from Salisbury with Pathfinder Tour's 1Z94 0757 charter to the Open Day at Toton Depot (30/08/1998)
47766 'Resolute' is pictured on arrival at Edinburgh Waverley with 1Z51 0620 Green Express charter from Sheffield, which had included a rare run over the Penistone line (31/08/1998)
