A Bescot Regular.

Bescot's pet Class 37, 37116 Sister Dora is running onto the Down Local sidings in this old scan from 2002. This loco was often working off BS around this time.

A Virgin 47 at Bescot

47s were never my favourite class and often, such as this, I didnt record the number! Wish I had of now though! Here a 47 passes Bescot on a Virgin service, not even sure wether it is a service train or e.c.s.

37420 at Duddeston on 02.03.98

37420 The Scottish Hosteller heads a New Street to Holyhead service through Duddeston. These services ran out via Tipton and back via Bescot or vice versa from Wolverhampton to save running round at New Street.

37/4s To The Fore

A selection of 37/4s at Bescot North End. On 28.07.99 37429 is 30 minutes down with a New Street bound service from Holyhead, while on 02.06.99 37417 and 37411 are on the 6V70 Cliffe Vale to St Blazey china clay empties, meanwhile, the North Wales coast services were being operated by freight 37s because the 37/4s had been withdrawn after a piece of 37421s bogies fell apart at speed, and this pair of 4s were on freight! Then on 24.03.99 37412 Driver John Elliot arrives on 6M63 from Warrington.

Start up and Shut down

Type 3 diesel 37405 bursts into life at Bescot TMD, while GWR steam loco 6024 stands silent.
18/12/2007.

Remember Summer ?

Eye in the sky

Get off the bloody bridge !!! (secrets of the trade revealed...).

Dinner On The Orient Express

67012 (with 67006 on the rear) pass by The Railway Inn at Darlaston while working todays Northern Belle Noshex from Coventry to Coventry via Chester.

A 37 Heads For The Depot.

Here a light Class 37 is picking it's way through Bescot Downside as the loco heads for the diesel depot in the background. The engine is moving towards the camera and is on the Engine Release Line, just about to pass DT13 ground signal. The loco will stop clear of the points and after the driver has changed ends will move onto the depot from DT14 signal. A sister Class 37 can be seen on one of the depot maintenance roads. This view was taken in May 2002.

The Engine Release and the adjacent Arrival line have now been replaced by the new Through Sidings and all the ground signals have been removed.

Roy Castle OBE Powers Through Bescot.

47786 opens up through Bescot on a charter one summer Saturday in 2002. 47/7s always looked good on specials, now of course such workings are usually in the hands of Class 67s.