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Hanson Rail 56312 'ARTEMIS' and 67022 are seen between Nantwich and Crewe with Pathfinder Tours 1Z37 'The Settle & Carlisle Explorer' from Derby to Carlisle.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 29/12/08]



 
37248 'Loch Arkaig' and 37676 'Loch Rannoch' are seen at Kings Sutton with Spitfire Railtours 1Z48 'The Christmas Cracker' from Poole to Manchester and Blackpool.
[Photo by Steve Randall 29/11/08]
 
37401 and 37417 are seen at Banbury with Pathfinder Tours 1Z37 'The Industrious Trader' from Reading to Stourbridge Junction and Ironbridge.
[Photo by Steve Randall 15/11/08]
 
 
50049 'Defiance' & 50044 'Exeter' are seen at Minehead waiting to depart with the retuen leg of Rail-Blue Charters' 1Z50 to Manchester Piccadilly. 57601 was attached to the rear of the train at Bishops Lydeard to supply ETH.
[Photo by Ed 18/10/08]
 
50044 'Exeter' & 50049 'Defiance' are seen at Minehead after arriving with Rail-Blue Charters' 1Z49 from Manchester Piccadilly. 57601 was at the rear of the train to supply ETH to the Cargo-D Mk2/3s.
[Photo by Ed 18/10/08]
 
47773 is seen at Gloucester with 1Z64, the 16:40 return leg of 'The Three Choirs Express' to Nottingham. This tour was steam halled by 4936 & 5029 from Stourbridge Junction to Gloucester.
[Photo by Ed 04/10/08]
 
66173 is seen waiting to depart Bristol Temple Meads with UK Railtours' 1Z66 'The Portbury Docker' to Portbury Docks. 67002 & 67001 were attached at Portbury for the return leg of the railtour.
[Photo by Ed 04/10/08]
 
67017 is seen near Didcot with 1Z22, The Northern Belle from Stockport to Bath Spa. 67015 was the tail engine.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 27/09/08]
 
37712 is seen at Edinburgh Waverley waiting to depart with 1Z58, the return leg of Spitfire Railtours 'Settle for Edinburgh'' to Sheffield.
[Photo by Paul Cocking 27/09/08]
 
37248 is seen at Edinburgh Waverley having arrived with Spitfire Railtours 1Z56, 'Settle for Edinburgh' from Sheffield. The West Coast Railways operated 37s replaced a Fastline 56 which was unavailable for this tour.
[Photo by Paul Cocking 27/09/08]
 
40145 'East Lancashire Railway' is seen on the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway with 1Z41, the return leg of the 'Torbay Whistler' to Tame Bridge Parkway.
[Photo by Glen Batten 20/09/08]
 
40145 'East Lancashire Railway' is seen arriving at Bristol Temple Meads with Pathfinder Railtours' 1Z40 'The Torbay Whistler' from Tame Bridge Parkway to Kingswear.
[Photo by Ed 20/09/08]
 
59005 and 59104 are seen near Pandy with Pathfinder Railtours' 1Z59 'The Chester Explorer' from Cranmore to Crewe via Chester.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 13/09/08]
 
33025 is seen at Egham with Spitfire Railtours' 'The Dorset Dumpling' from London to Weymouth. 73136 was the tail engine and worked the return leg back to London, with the 33 at the rear.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 06/09/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' (renumbered as D1005 on one side) is seen at Bristol Temple Meads waiting to depart with 1Z23, the 10:10 departure to Kingswear. Meanwhile D1755/47773 waits to depart behind the Western railtour with 1Z25 from Tyseley Warwick Road, also bound for Kingswear.
[Photo by Ed 30/08/08]
 
55022 'Royal Scots Grey' is seen at York with 1Z47, the return leg of "The North Yorkshireman" from Scarborough to Dundee. West Coast Railways' 37712 was the tail loco and worked the York - Scarborough - York sections of the tour.
[Photo by Clive A. Norman 16/08/08]
 
55022 'Royal Scots Grey' is seen at Drem with 1Z55, "The North Yorkshireman" from Dundee to Scarborough. 37712 was the tail loco.
[Photo by Clive A. Norman 16/08/08]
 
47826 is seen with 1Z47, the Doncaster PSB charter from Peterborough to Barrow Hill. 47245 was the tail loco.
[Photo by Steve Miller 02/08/08]
 
55022 'Royal Scots Grey' is seen at Carnforth Open Day.
[Photo by Ed 27/07/08]
 
40145 'East Lancashire Railway' is seen at Carnforth Open Day.
[Photo by Ed 26/07/08]
 
86259 'Les Ross' is seen at Carnforth Open Day.
[Photo by Ed 26/07/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' is seen at Twerton Tunnel near Bath with 1Z52 "The Festival of the Sea' from Salisbury to Liverpool Lime Street.
[Photo by Glen Batten 21/07/08]
 
47815 'Great Western' and 47805 'Talisman' are seen at Carlisle with 5Z49 the ECS for the return leg of "Trent Scotsman" to Lichfield City.
[Photo by Northern Locomotives 19/07/08]
 
55022 'Royal Scots Grey' is seen passing Ponthir with the return leg of John Fishwick and Sons' 1Z57 "The Mid Wales Borderer" from Cardiff Central To Blackpool. The Deltic had visited the Heart of Wales line, and was powering the tour except for when it was routed the wrong way to Llaneilli instead of being sent up the Port Tablot district lines. This meant 57601, the tail loco, was leading into Cardiff Central, so then the train was turned via Newport and Maindee Junctions, so that 55022 was leading again.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 19/07/08]
 
59102 'Village of Chantry' is seen at Westbury after arriving with 1Z26 the 16.45 from Cranmore. 66200 ' Railway Heritage Committee' was the tail engine.
[Photo by Ed 22/06/08]
 
 
66200 'Railway Heritage Committee' is seen at Westbury with 1Z18 the 17.50 to Cranmore. 59102 'Village of Chantry' was the tail engine. 5 shuttles operated on each day of the gala in each direction between Westbury and Cranmore on the East Somerset Railway in connection with the ESR 150th anniversary weekend and open day at Merehead.
[Photo by Ed 22/06/08]
 
37423 and 37606 are seen later on with 1Z38, the return leg of "The Paignton Pudden" climbing the Lickey incline.
[Photo by Matt Wilson 21/06/08]
 
37423 and 37606 are seen departing from Paignton with 1Z38, the 16.50 return leg of Spitfire Railtours "The Paignton Pudden" to Crewe.
[Photo by Tim Solomon 21/06/08]
 
40145 'East Lancashire Railway' is seen at Deighton with 1Z07 the "Cotton Mill and Oldham Looper" tour from Manchester Victoria to Blackburn via Copy Pit and back via Bolton to Manchester Victoria and round the Oldham loop returning to Manchester Victoria. This railtour was promoted by Mark Elderkin and Past-Time Rail.
[Photo by Neil Dimmer 14/06/08]
 
66081 is seen at Upper Haverley with UK Railtours' 1Z58 tour from London Euston which was taking passengers to the Open Day at the ex MOD facility at Long Marston. This is now used as a secure storage site for stored ex mainline diesel and electric locomotives. 66182 was the tail engine.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 07/06/08]
 
 
 
47832 is seen at Brookmans Park on the ECML with the Stobart Pullman from London King's Cross to Berwick-upon-Tweed. 47802 was the tail engine.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 07/06/08]
 
47805 'Talisman' and 47839 'Pegasus' are seen at Aviemore with 1Z50 the 05.40 "Solway Highlander" from Workington to Inverness.
[Photo by Shaun C 07/06/08]
 
67023 is seen at Northampton, waiting to depart with 1Z65 to Maybole (Scotland). This is believed to have been a Northern Belle private charter. 67029 was the tail engine.
[Photo by Clive Norman 04/06/07]
 
37401 & 37417 'Richard Tevithick' are seen at Lea Marston with Kingfisher Railtours' 1Z37 leg of "The Welsh Mountaineer" from Peterborough to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 31/05/07]
 
47417 'Richard Tevithick' is seen at Pwllheli with Pathfinder Tours' 1Z62 return leg of "The Cambrian Coaster" from Pwllheli to Swindon. 37401 worked with 37417 on the outward leg from Swindon but was detached at Machynlleth, leaving 37417 to work the rest of the tour to Pwllheli.
[Photo by Brad Joyce 26/05/08]
 
47805 'Talisman' and 47815 'Great Western' are seen at Wickwar with Compass Tours' 1Z24 "The Devonian" from Preston to Paignton. This was the first Compass Railtour that featured 47s this year.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 17/05/08]
 
47805 'Talisman' and 47815 'Great Western' are seen at Preston waiting to depart with Compass Tours' 1Z24 "The Devonian" to Paignton. This was the first Compass Railtour that featured 47s this year.
[Photo by Shaun C 17/05/08]
 
50049 'Defiance' is seen at Poole with 1Z45 the return leg of Vintage Trains' "Purbeck and Weymouth Explorer" from Weymouth to Birmingham Moor Street.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 10/05/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' is seen at Carlisle with 1Z53, the return leg of "The Western Scot' railtour from Edinburgh to Tame Bridge Parkway. This was the first ever visit of a Western to Scotland.
[Photo by Ed 03/05/08]
 
86259 'Les Ross' is seen at Dunston with 1Z57 the Cumbrian Explorer from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle. The tail loco was 47773 - both these locos are based at Tyseley Locomotive Works in between railtour duties.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 03/05/08]
 
Wrexham and Shropshire liveried 67015 is pictured at Canley (near Coventry) with The Chester Model Railway Club & Ffestiniog Railway Dee & Mersey Group's 1Z57 "Dorset Coast Express" bound for Poole. 67014 was the tail engine.
[Photo by Neil Treadwell 19/04/08]
 
20307 & 20310 are seen at Shrivenham with Spitfire Railtours' 1Z30 "The Wey-farer" from Crewe to Weymouth. 57601 was used as the tail engine.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 19/04/08]
 

40145 'East Lancashire Railway' is seen at Purley-on-Thames with Pathfinder Tours' 1Z40 "The East Anglian" from Birmingham New Street to Lowestoft.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 12/04/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' is seen at Crofton with Past-Time Rail's 1Z52 "The Royal Duchy" from London Paddington to Penzance.
[Photo by Paul Rerrie 05/04/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' is seen at Dawlish with Past-Time Rail's 1Z52 "The Royal Duchy" from London Paddington to Penzance.
[Photo by Ian Gould 05/04/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' is seen at Totnes with Past-Time Rail's 1Z52 "The Royal Duchy" from London Paddington to Penzance. The Western was renumbered D1068 and carried the name 'Western Reliance' for this tour.
[Photo by Glen Batten 05/04/08]
 
37401 & 37405 are seen at Wrenbury with Compass Tours' 1Z37 "The Pennine Fellsman" from Wolverhampton to York.
[Photo by Nigel Capelle 05/04/08]
 
55022 'Royal Scots Grey' is seen on the Lickey incline with 1Z47 "The Heart of Wales Explorer" from Cardiff Central to Llandrindod Wells.
[Photo by John Deeming 29/03/08]
 
55022 'Royal Scots Grey' is seen at Duffryn Curve with 1Z47 "The Heart of Wales Explorer" from Cardiff Central to Llandrindod Wells.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 29/03/08]
 
67025 is seen at Crofton with 1Z31, the 10:22 RUGEX from London Paddington to Cardiff Central. 67026 was the tail engine.
[Photo by Glen Batten 22/03/08]
 
47712 approaches Hatton station with Stobart Railtours' 1Z94 Stratford-on-Avon Stobart Pullman' return leg to Letchworth Garden City. The tail engine was 47802.
[Photo by Neil Treadwell 15/03/08]
 
92022 is seen at Brookmans Park on the East Coast Main Line with the 1Z54 leg of the "Choppington Changer" railtour which started from King's Cross and visited York and Newcastle.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 15/03/08]
 
47826 is seen at Dorrington Signal Box with 1Z57 from Barrow-in-Furness to Bath Spa. 47787 was the tail engine.
[Photo by John Deeming 15/03/08]
 
37688 & 37677 are seen at Penkridge with Spitfire Railtours 1Z70 "The Cumbrian Coast Explorer" from Birmingham International to Carlisle.
[Photo by John Deeming 15/03/08]
 
37667 & 37688 are seen at Acton Gate with Spitfire Railtours 1Z70 "The Cumbrian Coast Explorer" from Birmingham International to Carlisle. The railtour started at Birmingham New Street due to signalling problems caused by vandalism and was reported to be running about 70 minutes late at this point. The 1Z72 return leg worked via Workington on the Cumbrian Coast and used the Barrow avoiding line.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 15/03/08]
 
86259 'Les Ross' is seen at Acton Gate with Vintage Trains 1Z86 "Les Ross's Day Tripper" which started from Birmingham New Street and was hauled by the newly mainline certified 86 to Liverpool Lime Street. 47773 was at the other end of the train and worked the Liverpool Lime Street - Preston and Crewe - Liverpool Lime Street legs of the tour.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 01/03/08]
 
67005 'Queen's Messenger' is seen shortly after departing London Victoria with 1Z82 the 11.00 VSOE British Pullman luncheon charter for Paddock Wood. 67006 'Royal Sovereign' was the tail engine.
[Photo by Wayne Radford 02/03/08]
 
47802 'Pride of Cumbria' is seen at Millbrook with 1Z86 the Stobart Pullman which worked from Northampton to Weymouth. 47712 'Pride of Carlisle' was the tail engine.
[Photo by Brad Joyce 01/03/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' is seen at Leamington Spa with the 1Z15 Pathfinder Tours/DTG/ITG 'The Irish Mail'.
[Photo by Neil Treadwell 16/02/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' is seen on Leek Wootton viaduct between Leamington Spa and Coventry with 1Z15 the outward leg The Irish Mail which ran from Ealing Broadway to Holyhead.
[Photo by John Deeming 16/02/08]
 
D1015 'Western Champion' on 1Z15 the outward leg of The Irish Mail from Ealing Broadway to Holyhead is seen pasing Holmes Farm between Banbury and Leamington Spa. This railtour was organised by the Irish Traction Group in conjuction with the Diesel Traction Group, owners of D1015, and Pathfinder Tours.
[Photo by Steve Randall 16/02/08]
 
47804 is seen running through Kensington Olympia with 1Z14 from Doncaster to Portsmouth Harbour. 47826 was the tail engine.
[Photo by Wayne Radford 16/02/08]
 
73209 'Alison' and 73206 'Lisa' are seen at Four Marks on the Mid-Hants Railway with Hertfordshire Rail Tours 1Z96 "The Oozlum Bird Number Two" which ran from London Victoria to Alresford on the Mid-Hants Railway. 1Z97 - the return leg, ran back to London Wareloo.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 09/02/08]
 
67006 'Royal Sovereign' is seen arriving at Bristol Temple Meads with 1Z30 the 10.30 from Westbury to Cardiff Central. This was one of two extra RUGEX services laid on by FGW for the 6 Nations Rugby at Cardiff Millennium Stadium. 67005 'Queen's Messenger' was the tail loco,
[Photo by Ed 09/02/08]
 
37401 is seen on Oxted Viaduact with Pathfinder Tours 1Z38 leg of "The Buffer Puffer 6.0" which ran from Uckfield and reversed at East Grinstead. 37422 'Cardiff Canton' was the tail engine. 37401 had been repainted earlier in the week into EWS livery at Springs Branch depot, Wigan.
[Photo by Jamie Squibbs 02/02/08]
 
37401 is seen at Heysham Harbour with the 1Z67 leg of the "Preston Docker" which started from London Euston behind 67029 'Royal Diamond'. The EWS 37/4 was attached at Preston Docks and was used on the Morecambe to Heysham and Carnforth legs before being detached at Preston on the return leg.
[Photo by Andrew Naylor 19/01/08]
 
67029 'Royal Diamond' is seen on Slateford Viaduct near Edinburgh with 1Z57 "The Northern Belle" which departed Leeds at 05.30 for Edinburgh. 67014 was the tail locomotive. The Northern Belle coaching stock is maintained and serviced at Crewe in between railtour duties.
[Photo by Stephen Crozier 12/01/08]
 
 
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