Part 1 (January - June)

37403 'Isle of Mull' awaits departure from Whitehaven with Northern's 2C45 1138 Barrow -Carlisle service (20/01/2018)

Later that afternoon 37401 'Mary Queen of Scots' is pictured at Lancaster after arriving with 2C48 1156 from Carlisle via Barrow (20/01/2018)

A week later 37401 'Mary Queen of Scots' heads 2C45 1138 Barrow - Carlisle as it waits to depart from Whitehaven. Ongoing speculation about one of the '37' diagrams being temporarily replaced by top-and-tail '68s' had led to an increase in enthusiast numbers on the route, particularly on a Saturday (27/01/2018)

90019 'Multimodal' waits to depart from Leeds with the 1A19 0916 to Kings Cross (06/02/2018)

GBRf's 66727 'Maritime One' cruises past Leeds FLT at Stourton with the 6M31 0950 Doncaster Down Decoy to Arcow Quarry stone empties (07/02/2018)

60085 approaches Oakenshaw Junction with a shorter than usual rake of empty bitumen tanks forming the 6E32 0855 Preston Docks to Lindsey Oil Terminal. Unfortunately the trees of Oakenshaw Woods have now grown that little bit too high to take advantage of the otherwise perfect lighting conditions offered by the low winter sun (07/02/2018)

Freightliner's 70017 opens up on the climb past Oakenshaw Junction with the lightly loaded 4O95 1213 Leeds FLT - Southampton Maritime intermodal (07/02/2018)

Catching what was pretty much the last of the day's sunshine, 60066 scurries away from Hunslet with the 'WO' 6D80 1405 Neville Hill to Lindsey Oil Refinery empty fuel tanks (07/02/2018)

90019 'Multimodal' is pictured on arrival at London Kings Cross with the 1A19 0916 from Leeds. The loco would return north shortly afterward as the 1B84 1208 to Newark Northgate (10/02/2018)

67007 passes Dalfaber after departing Aviemore with the previous night's 1S25 2116 Euston - Inverness (24/03/2018)

An hour later 66302 hurries past the same spot with 4Hxx 0504 Mossend - Inverness intermodal (24/03/2018)

The former 08490 (now masquerading as D3605) on Strathspey Railway station pilot duties at Aviemore (24/03/2018)

The new order in Cumbria, at least for the time being. 68017 stands at Barrow in Furness after arriving with 2Cxx 1003 from Preston (xx/04/2018)

The old order meanwhile is still active, albeit reduced from two daily diagrams to one. 37424 waits to depart from Carlisle with 2Cxx 143x to Barrow in Furness. Unusually the service was today using the bay platform owing to engineering work blocking the WCML in Scotland (02/04/2018)

Later that afternoon 37669 waits to depart from Harwich Town with 5Z62 1633 ECS move to Parkeston Tip for servicing. 4758 is just visible in the distance at very end of the branch (15/04/2018)

An impressive line-up of classic diesel locomotives on display at the National Railway Museum in York. Left to right are D1023 'Western Fusilier', 55002 'Kings Own Yorkshire light Infantry' and pioneer Class '40' no. 40122 (30/06/2018)

66597 + 66590 approach the foot crossing at Kirkthorpe with 4Oxx 1750 Leeds FLT - Southampton Maritime intermodal service (21/06/2018)

Former DRS 66415 on shed at Freightliner's Midland Road facility in the company of class mate 66620 (22/06/2018)

With an unexpectedly early finish I took the oportunity to try out the new equipment, and 66769 is seen here heading out of Nottingham towards Lenton with the 6M81 1345 loaded coal train from Immingam to Ratcliffe Power Station (05/05/2018)

Following closely behind was DB's 60039 'Dove Holes' on the 6Mxx 1419 Humber to Kingsbury petroleum tanks. With hindsight I could have found a more suitable location to photograph both of these trains, but as it was a spur of the moment decision I'll have to make do (05/05/2018)

57316 brings up the rear as 5Z10 passes Midland Road Depot. The locos and stock had been used on a Sheffield - Portsmouth charter the previous day (06/05/2018)

158908 passes through Stourton Cutting on the last couple of miles of its journey as Northern's 1Y40 1519 Nottingham - Leeds service (13/05/2018)

The following morning D9551 is pictured on shed at Bridgnorth before working the 1030 departure to Kidderminster (19/05/2018)

Contrasting liveries and designs on show as 47712, 50049 and 08471 pose for the camera outside Bridgnorth MPD (19/05/2018)