Nuclear Flasks At Dusk

DRS 37423 and 37087 run riot through Wood Green with the 6M67 nuclear flask train from Bridgewater to Crewe on 25.03.11 . Passing under the now defunct South Staffordshire line.

Bescot Panniers

Ex-GWR 0-6-0 Pannier Tanks 9600 + 9466 stand at Bescot in the early morning sunshine of 14th November, waiting to work the SLS Special tour forward.

A modern day scene at Bescot

66082 and 66518 pass through the station on the afternoon of 27.11.09

Bescot blues

Two BR blue Class 40s are seen on two tank trains at Bescot on a murky day in April 1974, in the vicinity of the Down Local sidings. I took the shot through the window of the kitchen above the office block which partially explains the poor quality of the print. A blue Class 47 can also be glimped in the background.

The Up Hump lines in the foreground were still in use for "humping" wagons into the Upside Yard at that time... !

Pointing South

47805 & a dead 47815 open up through Tame Bridge Parkway with Compass Tours "The Devonian" on Saturday 17th March . 15 Minutes down .

Bescot Western

Another view of D1015 Western Champion, seen this time at Bescot South End (downside), preparing to back onto it's train of empty stock for Old Oak Common. Shame about the rain...

A single 37 on 6S75

More 37s on the China Clay

37198 and 37680 cross the junction at Bescot that was being replaced in the next shot with the 6V70 Cliffe Vale to St Blazey china clay empties. Running three times a week this time, 6V70 was still booked for pairs of 37s.

37191 passes Bescot station

37191 passes Bescot station on 21.08.98 with the 6G67 Coleshill to Bescot tanks. The crossovers from Walsall to the Down Sidings were being replaced at the time so all freights had to go into the Up sidings and be shunted across eventually.

Blue and EWS 31s together at Bescot

BR blue 31427 and EWS 31466 teamed up to work a rake of engineers wagons through Bescot on 25.11.98. I waited an hour for them to come out of the Up sidings and it was well worth it. Two eras years apart in one shot.