the.chair: Well after a couple of Spring days it has reverted to form and bin Desperate round ere 2Day.... to reflect this, here are a couple of Desperate images..... 4M54 70016 Tilbury-Crewe Tamworth LL 07-03-2013
the.chair: Lost time south of Crewe, and as typically happened when not worked hard Spam cans suffer from driftin smoke.... 34067tnt47245 10-00 Carnforth-Southall, Tamworth 07-03-2013
the.chair: Got on the required platform, but not far enuff up it.....oooh err!....1Z67 67023tnt022 14-44 Northampton-Derby RTC via Crewe Tamworth 07-03-2013
the.chair: This cloud arrived in a flash, when I arrived on the bridge just a few mins earlier, the sun was gracing me with it's presence....6V67 66019 Redcar-Margam Branston 12-03-2013
the.chair: Had fully expected this to be lit...British wevver eh!!....6Z31 31190+ 4 JRA's 10-10 Chaddesden-Eastleigh Branston 12-03-2013
the.chair: Popped out agin in the aft...but no more luck then either.....6U77 70003 Mountsorrel-Crewe BH Burton 12-03-2013
the.chair: Nearly got bowled by U77 ere, hence the positiong of both is not quite right...6E41 60019 Westerleigh-Lindsay Burton 12-03-2013
the.chair: Gettin to be a regular Tug on this.....6M00 60091 Humber-Kingsbury Burton 12-03-2013
the.chair: Best lite of the aft...but just a short arse...6K50 66171+ Crane 15-13 Toton-Crewe BH Burton 12-03-2013
the.chair: Beautiful sunny morn at ome........6M57 60054 Lindsey-Kingsbury Wychnor 18-03-2013
the.chair: Sun out whilst it festered in the loop....6M57 60054 Lindsey-Kingsbury Portway 18-03-2013
the.chair: And of course nowt for this......0D44 66079+60044 the latter being moved after it's period of storage at St Blazey...
the.chair: Picked up later but not much about....0O01 66097 Toton-Eastleigh Portway 18-03-2013
the.chair: 6M49 66595 Hull KD-Rugeley PS Portway 18-03-2013
the.chair: Dickeyin around ere......6E07 47727 Washwood Heath-Boston Portway 18-03-2013
the.chair: Had to leave early.... still fortunately for me this ran 27 mins early from K'bury Jnc.....6Z96 70003 Crewe-Toton via Bescot Portway 18-03-2013
the.chair: Just nipped down the Park 2Day...and it was the turn of McSkip no:9 to hitch a lift to Toytown 2Day......6D44 66207+67009 Bescot-Toton Daw End 19-03-2013
the.chair: Very unusual to see a light steam loco on the Main Line without its support coach these days.....0Z49 61994 The Great Marquess 08-45 Heywood ELR-Tyseley Daw End 19-03-2013
the.chair: 6E08 66199 Wolves ST-Immingham Sutton Park 19-03-2013
the.chair: Unusually started from Hinksey rather than Westbury according to RTT....6M50 66143 Hinksey-Bescot Sutton Park 19-03-2013
the.chair: Running around an hour earlier than usual....7G22 66207 Washwood Heath CMX-Bescot Sutton Park 19-03-2013
the.chair: Really went out again after lunch for a glimpse of the new paint.....0Z56 56105+302 14-15 Washwood Heath-Washwood Heath via Stafford Sutton Park 19-03-2013
the.chair: With the car in Dry dock and abysmal wevver did't stray far.... departing past the site of former WWH No:1 Box...6E07 56105+47727 Washwood Heath-Boston 20-03-2013
the.chair: And from the other side...Crewe change ere surprisingly.....4M66 66082 Soton-Birch Coppice Washwood Heath 20-03-2013
the.chair: Then on the way back at Penns.....6M49 66621 Hull KD-Rugeley PS Penns 20-03-2013. Note a large cabinet and comms mast have been unstiched from the next couple of shots..
the.chair: Note the former Penns (Walmley) station reains in the backgroud... closed mid Sixties....6M50 66155 Westbury-Bescot Penns 20-03-2013
the.chair: 7G22 66137 Washwood Heath CMX-Bescot Penns 20-03-2013
the.chair: even at 1600 ISO the camera was complainin ere......5Z31 47805 11-15 Eastleigh-Carlisle with refurbed ecs Sutton Park 20-03-2013. Note a Grey box has bin unstiched from the left hand side of this image....
the.chair: Gettin to be a softie these days went to K'bury to keep warm.... lol...6E41 60019 Westerleigh-Lindsey Kingsbury Jn 21-03-2013
the.chair: 2nd test run on the Boston...with 47749 2day.....6E07 56105+47749 Washwood Heath-Boston Kingsbury Jn 21-03-2013