Part 1

47726 'Progress' at Leeds with 1A10 1040 to Kings Cross. The service was booked for a '47' as far as Doncaster over the non-electrified route via Askern (05/03/2000)

I forget the exact details of the shambles en-route, but we missed '1E26' comfortably at Doncaster. Luckily the engineering work overran, and 47726 was called on to drag 1D36 1010 Kings Cross-Leeds back north. The train is pictured on arrival (05/03/2000)

Fragonset-liveried 47701 'Waverley' powers through East Ardsley with 1V39 0640 York-Bristol (11/03/2000)

47747 'Res Publica' departs Newcastle with the empty stock after working 1E26 0909 ex-Birmingham. The loco was one of three which had recently been transferred into Virgin's 'ILRA' pool on long-term hire from EWS (12/03/2000)

Still in immaculate condition following its recent naming ceremony, 47849 'Cadeirlan Bangor Cathedral' is pictured at Newcastle after working the same train the following Sunday (19/03/2000)

47361 passes the foot crossing at Kirkthorpe (south of Normanton) on the last leg of its journey to Leeds Freightliner Terminal with 4E62 0443 from Felixstowe (25/03/2000)

47818 on arrival at Bristol Temple Meads with 1V39 0640 ex-York (08/04/2000)

47847 at Newcastle after working 1E25 SuO 0915 from Derby (09/04/2000)

Fragonset's 47712 enjoys the late evening sunshine at York as it awaits departure time with 1M59 SuO 2021 to Birmingham New Street (09/04/2000)

47746 'The Bobby' is pictured on arrival at Glasgow Central with Green Express Railtours' 1Z36 0620 charter from Sheffield via Barnsley and the Settle - Carlisle line (24/04/2000)

47746 is seen again later that afternoon at the head of 1Z37 1732 return to Sheffield (24/04/2000)

47785 'Fiona Castle' arrives at Edinburgh with 1Z94 0722 charter from Leeds for the Rugby League Challange Cup Final at Murrayfield (29/04/2000)

47744 runs round its train at Edinburgh after working 1Z43 0620 'Green Express' charter from Leeds (29/04/2000)

47744 departs for Craigentinny with the empty stock off 1Z43 (29/04/2000)

With 47793 d.i.t, 47734 'Crewe Diesel Depot' arrives at Edinburgh with 1Z91 0720 'rugby' charter from Castleford. 'Saint Augustine' had failed at Newcastle, where '734 had been attached to work the train forward (29/04/2000)

47744 is pictured during a break at Appleby with 1Z44 1512 return 'Green Express' charter from Edinburgh to Pannal via the S&C and Leeds (29/04/2000)

47848 makes an unusual sight at Wakefield Kirkgate with 1V67 1805 Newcastle-Bristol. The service had been diverted via Castleford and Barnsley due to the ongoing reconstuction work at Leeds (01/05/2000)

47741 'Resilient' calls at Leeds with the SuO 1E25 0915 Derby-Newcastle (07/05/2000)

47741 is pictured again on arrival at Newcastle with 1E25. The loco had recently been transferred into Virgin's 'ILRA' pool to replace the troublesome 47766 (07/05/2000)

47741 returned from Newcastle on 1V64 1338 to Exeter, and is seen here at Derby (07/05/2000)

One of the original pair loaned to Virgin by EWS, 47711 'County of Hertfordshire' is pictured at Newcastle after working 1E25 from Derby the following Sunday. Along with 47702 it was withdrawn shortly afterwards, and replaced in the pool by 47722 and 47750 (14/05/2000)

Pathfinder ran a 'Freightliner' tour from Southampton to the Open Day at Crewe Works. 47206 'The Morris Dancer' was the traction for the outward run, and is seen here at Westbury (20/05/2000)

47206 basks in the morning sun at Cheltenham with 1Z90 0530 Southampton-Crewe 'Pathfinder' charter (20/05/2000)

47206 'The Morris Dancer' is pictured on arrival at Crewe with 1Z90 from Southampton. 47234 powered the return leg later that afternoon (20/05/2000)