Bescot bound

 31306 heads for Bescot on 29.07.98. Noose Lane crossing can be seen just beyond the green signal.

Near Portobello

 47354 heads a freightliner service towards Crewe on 23.07.97

Another shot at Fowlers Park

 47792 brings up the rear of the OHLE test train as it heads towards Bescot on 17.07.97

The Rat Catcher

 caught in 1981 on tanks with brakevan

Chinas at Portobello

 37274 and 37175 approach Portobello on 05.05.99 on the 6V70 Cliffe Vale - Bescot - St Blazey china clay empties

Passenger workings at Portobello

 37403 Ben Cruachan passes Strawberry Lane climbing up to Wolverhampton with the 1721 Birmingham to Holyhead on 14.07.99. Note the lack of fence which covers the area now!

Passenger workings at Portobello

37077 approaches Portobello on 19.05.99 on the 0927 ex Wolverhampton (1007 off New Street)
 

Hornby HST

Cotswold Rail's Hornby set peeps under the motorway bridge at Newton Rd 05/08/2006.
This was a Bristol-Edinburgh charter train.
On reflection i should have got the beast at Tame Bridge stn as the train called there to pick up

 

Sleet & Steam

45407 waits for the all clear to set off for the SVR 23.02.06
 

Raw Power

DRS loco's 37194+37229 roar past Darlaston in atrocious conditions with Pathfinder's 2006 end-of-year  Yo-Ho-Ho charter, en route Preston... monstrous...