Part 2 (August - December)

46010 is currently undergoing restoration at Ruddington and briefly escaped the confines of the shed (05/08/2017)

Another view of 46010, illustrating the quality of some of the work which has been taken place. A long way to go yet though... (05/08/2017)

45699 'Galatea' prepares to depart from York having taken over the 'Scarborough Spa Express' at Holgate. I had to pull a few strings, but it's not often I've had the opportunity to turn up at work behind a steam loco (10/08/2017)

The teatime shadows were a lot longer than I was expecting as 57313 + 57601 pass Hunslet Station Junction with 5Z42 1315 Carnforth Steamtown to York Holgate Sidings empty stock move for tomorrow's steam-hauled 'Waverley' charter (19/08/2017)

From left to right, 37215, 37248, 47105 and 20137 are pictured inside the Diesel Shed at Toddington (24/08/2017)

26043 is pictured on arrival at Duffield with the 1405 from Wirksworth during a running day at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (28/08/2017)

A close up of 26043 at Duffield. The Toddington-based BRCW Type 2 was enjoying a short holiday at the EVR having taken part in the line's Diesel Gala a couple of weeks earlier (28/08/2017)

26043 runs round in the sunshine at Wirksworth after arriving with the 1512 from Duffield (28/08/2017)

26043 basks in the sunshine at Wirksworth before departing with the 1605 to Duffield (28/08/2017)

60087 'CLIC Sargent' passes through Horbury Cutting with 6E32 0855 Preston Docks to Lindsey bitumen empties (13/09/2017)

Some tweny minutes later, 57313 is pictured at the same location with West Coast Railways' 1Z74 0651 Kidderminster - Scarborough charter. The hour which preceded the arrival of this train had seen some lengthy spells of sunshine and having lost out with the Colas tanks, I was pleased to at least capture one of the two trains in full colour at this location (13/09/2017)

57316 brings up the rear of 1Z74 as the train approaches Horbury Junction (13/09/2017)

Almost immediately afterwards 66051 is seen approaching Horbury Cutting from the Wakefield direction with 6M16 0720 Wilton - Knowseley loaded refuse containers (13/09/2017)

A slightly awkward view looking straight into the sun of 66733 in the depths of Horbury Cutting with a train of loaded coal wagons forming the 6M17 0911 Redcar to Fiddlers Ferry Power Station (13/09/2017)

66037 approaches Hunslet Station Junction with the Wednesday Only 6D80 1405 Neville Hill to Lindsey Oil Refinery empty fuel tanks (13/09/2017)

Northern's 144023 passes through the cutting adjacent to the M621 in Hunslet with 2L45 1433 Leeds - Sheffield (13/09/2017)

Following closely behind as 158908 with the 1L89 1440 Leeds - Sheffield semi-fast (13/09/2017)

66760 'David Gordon Harris' approaches Hunslet Station Junction with the 6M33 1125 Arcow Quarry - Pendleton loaded stone (13/09/2017)

Colas Rail's 60085 enters the cutting at Oakenshaw with the 6E32 0855 Preston Docks - Lindsey Oil Refinery (18/09/2017)

A closer view but with added shadows of 60085 slowing for Crofton West Junction with the 6E32 bitumen empties (18/09/2017)

150229 is pictured shortly before departure from Wrexham Central with 2F54 0832 to Bidston. My only previous attempt to reach the end of this short branch line was thwarted by a lack of forward crew at Wrexham General a couple of years earlier (23/09/2017)

With the resident Class 104 DMU in tow, 26010 departs from Llangollen on the 0945 to Corwen (23/09/2017)

A busy scene at Carrog later that afternoon: 47449 waits patiently with the 1338 Llangollen - Corwen as 37240 disappears down the valley with the late-running 1349 Corwen - Llangollen, off the rear of which 26010 has just been detached (23/09/2017)

An almost timeless scene as 26010 waits at Carrog with the 1540 Llangollen - Carrog (23/09/2017)