2015

158904 arrives at Knottingley East Junction as 5F12 to reverse after working 2F65 0931 from Wakefield Kirkgate. The cooling towers of Ferrybridge Power Station dominate the background (04/03/2015)

66547 passes Knottingley East Junction with 6R08 0745 Immingham - Drax (04/03/2015)

Following closely behind was 66004 with the late-running 6H51 0600 Redcar - Drax (04/03/2015)

Completing a trio of different hauliers moving loaded coal trains to Drax Power Station within the space of just twelve minutes, GBRf's 66743 passes Knottingley East Junction with the previous night's 6H82 2353 ex-Hunterston (04/03/2015)

37425 brings up the rear of 1Q03 0455 Doncaster - Doncaster at Knottingley East Junction. 37688 was leading the train at this point whilst en route from Hull Docks to Marsden (04/03/2015)

37264 prepares to shunt the empty stock off 2G04 1100 ex-Pickering at Grosmont. Just visible in the background is A4 Pacific 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' which had worked the incoming train (04/04/2015)

37264 runs round at Grosmont after working the NYMR's 2G12 1500 service from Pickering (04/04/2015)

Looking every inch a work-stained Scottish machine from the 1980s, 37264 prepares to shunt the empty stock off 2G12 into the carriage sidings at Grosmont (04/04/2015)

The immaculate 37215 is pictured on station pilot duties at Toddington before working a 'fish & chip special' for some of the railway's volunteers later that evening (18/04/2015)

The final trip of the weekend had a sting in the tail as 26043 was kicked out for a much-needed test run ahead of what will hopefully be a busy summer on the diesel gala circuit. With 47376 inside for insurance, the Type 2 awaits departure from Toddington with the 1555 to Cheltenham Race Course (19/04/2015)

90047 speeds through Colchester with 4M87 1112 Felixstowe North FLT - Trafford Park FLT intermodal service (24/04/2015)

90007 'Sir John Betjeman' departs Colchester on the rear of 1P28 1230 Liverpool Street - Norwich (24/04/2015)

90014 'Norwich & Norfolk Festival' arrives at Colchester with 1P37 1230 Norwich - Liverpool Street (24/04/2015)

90011 'East Anglian Daily Times' departs Colchester on the rear of a uniform rake of blue-liveried coaches forming 1P30 1300 Liverpool Street - Norwich (24/04/2015)

With an almost matching rake of Abellio-liveried white vehicles in tow, 90001 'Crown Point' speeds into Colchester with the late-running 1P39 1300 Norwich - Liverpool Street (24/04/2015)

90006 'Modern Railways Magazine' departs Colchester on the rear of 1P32 1330 Liverpool Street - Norwich (24/04/2015)

National Express liveried 90015 'Colchester Castle' arrives into Colchester with 1P41 1330 Norwich - Liverpool Street. In tow is the 'Pretendolino' rake of Mk3 coaches which were used by Virgin Trains until late last year but are now working off Crown Point for Abellio Greater Anglia (24/04/2015)

37075 arrives at Keighley with the 0900 from Oxenhope during a diesel running day at the Keighley & Worth Valley railway (09/05/2015)

Later that afternoon 37075 is seen descending towards Haworth at Top Field with the 1445 Oxenhope Keighley (09/05/2015)

In a very rare moment of sunshine S1 5820 accelerates past Top Field with the 1445 Keighley - Oxenhope (09/05/2015)

With the clouds having returned, 37075 is pictured again on the climb away from Haworth with the 1530 Keighley - Oxenhope (09/05/2015)

The first day of the new timetable saw the introduction of DRS '37s' and Mk2 coaches on selected Northern Rail services on the Cumbrian Coast. 37605 waits to depart from Preston with 2C47 1004 to Barrow (18/05/2015)

37419 'Carl Haviland' had worked the inaugural train, 2C32 0515 Carlisle - Preston via Barrow. Suitably-adorned with a headboard proclaiming 'more seats along this route' the loco is pictured on arrival at Preston (18/05/2015)

My first taste of the new order... DRS' 68008 'Avenger' waits to depart from London Marylebone with 1G62 1806 to Birmingham Snow Hill. This is one of two locos which supplement the dedicated pool of six which cover Chiltern Mainline workings between London and Birmingham/Kidderminster (23/05/2015)