A Porsche when a Ford would do. What is the long term future of these machines ? Royal 67006 sat awaiting orders at warrington yard - 02nd Feb 07

60059 gets to work with 6E33 Warrington - Doncaster on 2nd Feb 07 after a crew change. The former national power wagons were on a maintainance balance working.

60036 Scunthorpe

Just how do they get 3100 horses into a class 60 ? 60059 Swinden Dalesman heads into Dawsons Wood near Esholt sewerage works before going into Thackley tunnel with "its" spiritual train.

60042 which required some TLC after failing a few days previous is seen at immingham just before Christmas 2006

08994 receives some attention at Doncaster Carr Loco in connection with a new contract during Feb 2007.

66148 seen near Kirby Thore on Sunday 18th Feb 07 with a engineering train.

60024 seen from near Kirkstall Abbey begins its slog up the Aire Valley from Leeds to Rylstone with the empty "tilcon" wagons from Hull on 27th Feb 07 with new Healey Mills driver I Tunstall at the controls.. The train will cross the River Aire & Leeds Liverpool canal many times before it reaches its destination, on the section between Leeds and Shipley alone it does so 8 times ! Note the workman up the electricity pylon above the train nearly halfway up - what a shot ( or shock ! ) he could have got.

66146 seen at Cottingley engaged on engineering duties on Sunday 04th March 2007 with 6T56 Morley - Healey Mills.

37248 back at Healey Mills on 20th March 2007, its no stranger but carried Mainline Blue last time ! The shunter in the middle window looks in pain ?

47793 20/3/07 at Healey Mills...at least there are no more windows left to smash !

The classic line up of withdrawn stock awaiting a fate 20/3/07

Photographable again after a long period blocked in was 47737 20/3/07

37248 which visited HM to collect a number of 47s.......20/3/07

Two classic designs...HM 20/3/07

55012 the former road learning saloon for Loadhaul is now awaiting its fate at Thornaby as shown here on 12th April 2007. The unit would be loaned to depots as and when route learning was required - it was a pleasure to drive this old lady.

90015 was one of the last 90s to be released from WCML duties in August 2004 from where it headed over to the Eastern "ONE" operator for use on London-East Anglia services. Here it has just arrived at Norwich with the 13.30 from London on 13th April 2007.

40145 at Whitby on 21st April 2007 in connection with the NYMR weekend.

91 " Holyrood" ran into problems just North of Newark with the 17.10 X - Leeds on 15th July 07. 67001 helped out bringing the train through to Leeds 70 late in dire conditions.

86638 & 622 cut through Lune Gorge, Cumbria on the last day of July 2007 during a beautiful summers evening. The locos are working 4M74 Coatbridge - Crewe freightliner train bang on time. These classic locomotives now reaching 40 years old know every inch of this railway and still in 2007 doing the job they were built for. Finding this location is interesting.......

158753 departs Guiseley for Ilkley on 11th August 2007 whilst standing in for a class 333. Northern inherited an array of liveries and only now appear to be getting to grips with repainting the fleet, this unit was in North Western blue. In the far left in the picture at the end of the platform used to stand Guiseley signal box and a small yard beyond that, where light industrial units can just be seen. The Mill on the right is one of the few remaining in the town still open.

Toll Rail Gm 7023 gets to work with a south bound freight between Blenheim and Kaikoura on the East coast of the Sth Island of New Zealand during late 2006.

66106 heads down hill over Slochd viaduct from the summit (1300ft) on the Highland Main Line early on the 13th September 2007 with 6K36 the 06.50 Rogart - Glasgow ballast train.

47826 approaches Oyle deep in Aberdeenshire on 10th September 2007 with the Royal Scotsman as the last rays of sun fade on a beautiful evening.