When You're Young

 Me & my mates pete & tess opposite bustleholme estate. must have been 1982. Can't remember who took the shot ?

Tractor in the Yard

37405 is pictured in Bescot down yard (north end) in June 2006.

Approaching Tame Bridge

is beast 37029, running light from Plymouth to Crewe, May 2006.

Network Rail 31

31105 passes Perry Barr en route Derby (via Bescor and the Sutton Park line) at dusk, November 2006.

Beasting thru

old favourite 56302.

Neachells Lane bridge

 I had given up hope in my usual spot and ventured down to Neachells Lane heading back towards home when 6S44 eventually appeared 40 minutes late behind 37803 and 37225 on 19.05.97. This is the view looking south at Neachells Lane bridge looking over Noose Lane crossing. Not a good spot for a picture but what else could I do!

Yesteryear's Arch Shot

Phill, Josh, Tommo and a normal get excited by 37425...

Bone on the ballast

 58021 heads over Noose Lane crossing on 02.07.97. I was very annoyed that such a working didnt provide the more usual 31s or 37s but looking back now, it aint so bad. When you consider that 6G85 was just in front with a pair of 31s and 6S44 had a pair of 37s, I shouldnt complain!

electric noose

 86604 on light operations at noose lane 11.01.07

Noose Lane Crossing

 31113 and 37679 storm north with 6S44 Sheerness to Mossend. These locos were booked to work the Bescot - Warrington leg. In 1998 it was renumbered 6S75. Not the best location this but a different one. If I recall I was a bit late and knew I wouldnt make the usual spot if it was on time.

Noose Lane Crossing

 37058 heads for Birmingham on 05.07.99 on the 0725 ex Wolverhampton (0807 off New Street)

Heading down the bank

 37203 heads towards Bescot on 05.05.99 coming down from Wolverhampton on what I recall was a trial run from somewhere like Cosford.....

Heading up the bank

 37010 heads up towards Wolverhampton station on 19.02.98 with an autoballaster set, must be for Shrewsbury direction.

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...