The bridges over the Kennet & Avon canal near Wolfhall. The redbrick higher bridge was the Midland & South Western Junction Railway mainline and the lower grey stone was the link line from the GWR at Wolfhall to join the M&SWJR at Grafton South Junction.

FGW 43027 leads the Midland Mainline HST stock past Ruscombe. 1 March 2008

DRS 47802 leads 1Z86, Watford Junction to Weymouth past Ruscombe with 47712 on the rear. 1 March 2008

Former Loadhaul 60007 brings 6B33 past the site of Wolfhall Junction on the scenic route back to South Wales from Theale. 1 March 2008.

60059 in Loadhaul colours passes Elford with 6K60 Toton to Crewe.

EWS 37405 has a rare outing on 6B44 Oxwellmains to Powderhall with the “binliner” empties at Spittal.

EWS 66023 with am empty MGR train with the older HAA wagons passes Houndswood, north of Berwick on Tweed.

National Express East Coast 91114 passes Houndswood, north of Berwick on Tweed pushing a southbound express. The white stripe replacing the GNER red makes for a much more photographable train (in my view).

A HST in the new national Express East Coast colours passes Houndswood, north of Berwick on Tweed.

DRS 47501 and 47802 with 1Z40, the Stobart Pullman from Kings Cross to Dumbarton, pass Houndswood, north of Berwick on Tweed.

EWS 60053 on 6E30 Dalzell to Lackenby steel empties pass Houndswood, north of Berwick on Tweed

DRS 37069 and 37423 finally (more than 4hours late) head through Glen Lochy on the line to Oban with 1Z44 Dumabarton to Oban. A looong cooold windy wait, with occasional sunny bits, luckily including the actual fraction of a second needed for the shot…..

DRS 37069 and 37423 arrive at Oban four and a half hours down, with no chance of the promised trip to Mull for the passengers, perhaps their two hours at Craigendoran Junction was sufficient compensation for this loss.

Taynuilt with 1Z45 returning from Oban to Dumbarton, this time with 37423 on the point with 37069 behind.

DRS 47802 with 47501 on the back leads 1Z46 Barrhill to Ayr Stobart Pullman through Lugton, on the former Glasgow & South Western line.

1Z46, Barrhill to Ayr, now with DRS 47501 on the front and 47802 on the back following reversal at Kilmarnock, passes Drybridge in scenery not entirely untypical of this part of south west Scotland, or at least the bit the railway goes through. After this we gave up for the day.

EWS 67004 passes Bridge of Orchy with the sleeper from Euston (1Y11)

EWS 66102 at Achallader on the West Highland line to Fort William with 6Y15, the daily freight to Fort William.

National Express East Coast 91112 on a late running 1S13 Kings Cross to Glasgow passes Braidwood near Lanark Junction.

334015 in the attractive Strathcylde colour scheme passes Braidwood near Lanark Junction.

The final EWS 66, 66250, heads north at Garsdale with 6M20 Drax to Newbiggin gypsum loads, with the first ( and last ) bit of sun for the day.

EWS 66014 approaches Ais Gill summit rather slowly with 6E85 Hunterston to Drax coal.

59005 passes Crofton with 6A74 Whatley to Theale.

59004 passes the site of the former Wolfhall Junction with 6V18 Hither Green to Whatley

59204 passes the site of the former Wolfhall Junction with 6V67 Sevington to Whatley

66213 on a diverted 6M60 Tavistock Junction to Bescot china clay train passes Gatcombe

Vulcan Foundry's Finest, 55022 on 1Z47 Cardiff to Llandrindod Wells passes Gatcombe.

55022 passes Wistanstow near Craven Arms in the rain on 1Z47 Cradiff to Llandrindod wells.

55022 arrives at Llandrindod Wells in typically welsh weather with 1Z47 from Cardiff.

86101 at speed south through Sandy with the Hull Trains ECS from Doncaster back to Wood Green, 5G42. So why have all the 86s gone for scrap??? , not to mention the 87s. What a mad mad railway.