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47810, 47813 and 47828 in West Yard. 47813 had failed and was rescued by the other 47s. 66302 awaits a path at Doncaster. A 156 approaches Floriston LC. 37069 and 20302 stabled at Fort William overnight. Here they are early Saturday morning, before working the second day of What is that? It's going to be a long time before that can run again! 222001 at York, with a 220 on the left.

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]]> Tue Jul 21 2009 May - June 2009 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1697754.html Shots from these 2 months. Friday 1 May 2009: Shots from these 2 months.

08669 shunts a refurbished 321 around West Yard. A pair of enthusiasts watch the arrival of an HST. 66162 and an HST arrive simultaneously into East Midlands Parkway 158796 and 901 stand at Barnsley heading to and from Leeds. 14901 at Elsecar. 144011 departs Penistone heading for Huddersfield. 66025 passes through Kirk Sandall on the freight line. Ex Northern Spirit 156473 and 497 sit at Lime St wearing the plain but attractive Northern livery. 142003 and 096 at Lime St. 507007 leaves Liverpool South Parkway on a service to Southport. Ex Merseyrail duo 142043 and 052 await their next duties at Lime St. 142093 leaves Darnall for Sheffield and eventually Adwick. Just how close is that footbridge to those new houses?! Once a daily sight east of Doncaster, 150228 is now a rare visitor to the area. It is seen working a stopping service to Scunthorpe. 67020 and 67029 side by side at Doncaster. A busy morning in West Yard. 144018 and 142066 side by side at Sheffield. 142056 leaves Rotherham Central for York as a 144 arrives. Even more rare than a 150 in the area, 156470 unusually works a Scunthorpe stopper away from Hatfield. 40145 with 47815 at York, waiting to depart with the Durham - Holyhead tour. 66113 with 66248 in the distance at Peak Forest. Yawn. Tugs please. 60013 and 60018 at Peak Forest, no 66s were present in the loco sidings! 25322 Tamworth Castle Glad to see it being accepted! On the front coach. A view from the VEP as the train leaves Cheddleton. 37075 runs round. Very true! 37075 waiting to depart for Leekbrook Jn. Advenza's latest toy 66841. 142025 illuminated by a beam of sunlight. The 16:15 Cardiff-Holyhead express, today in the hands of 57313. Ex FNW 153332 on the blocks at Barton-on-Humber. Refreshed 156424 on the blocks, at Kirkby. 153352 at Ormskirk. The SYTPE branding on it is irrelevant, as S Yorks gets stuck with the unbranded FNW versions! 47760 and 57601, stranded at Preston due to a massive signalling farce just up the line. 66063 slogs through Swinton on a very late steel train. 185136 works a Manchester Airport train, as the Wakefield 'liner dissappears round the bend. Pure 20 porn! 20110 resplendant in BR blue. Attractive RR livery. Recently restored 33002 resting at Buckfastleigh. 73133 in Fairwater yard. A lineup of 66s at Avonmouth coal terminal. A stripped and derelict 31415 sits on a low loader outside Booths scrapyard. Compare this to the shot of it I got in April!

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]]> Fri May 1 2009 February to April 2009 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1647830.html Shots from February, March and April 09. Various locations. Monday 2 February 2009: Shots from February, March and April 09. Various locations.

142019 at Mexborough - forming a service to Lincoln. 43189 forming a London Paddington service at Bristol Temple Meads. 31602+31601 stabled at Doncaster. It's a long way down... 31105 in platform 7 at Inverness, this 31 celebrates it's 50th birthday in March. 158702 at the obvious location, waiting to work back to Inverness. 67009 about to work the Sleeper service to Edinburgh and London Euston. A bright morning at Rugby, with a 390 and 350240. 323220 at Birmingham International, forming a service to Birmingham New Street. 67029 on the rear of a Marylebone WSMR service at Leamington Spa. 158850 bound for Blackpool North leaves Hebden Bridge. 142078 on a Leeds-bound train at Hebden Bridge. 142058 at Shaw forming an evening stopping service to Manchester Victoria. This scene will become history at the end of this year when the line is closed for conversion to Metrolink. 66302 passes Mexborough with a train from Hatfield colliery. A colourful 153 scene at Nottingham. 158813 emerges between 142042 and 142033 at Sheffield. 66301 goes south at Water Orton. 66158 on Corby-Margam at Water Orton. A Pendolino flies through Nuneaton. 150270, about to form the 21:30 Sheffield-Leeds via Moorthorpe. 66079 drags 60054 DIT through Mexborough on a Doncaster-Toton departmental. The sky tries to impersonate the NXEC colours as 57005 awaits the signal to head north with a refurbished/repainted Mk3. 08428 brings a couple of barrier vehicles and a new IOA wagon into Doncaster West Yard. 56011, 37717 and 37058 amongst others on a grey morning in Rotherham. 56082 awaits its visit from the oxy-acetylene torch. 37221 in Booths scrapyard. A typical scene at Doncaster. 66043 reverses its train of sand hoppers into the Ardagh glass factory at Kirk Sandall 144019 slows for its stop at Chapeltown. 31415 stored at Gloucester. 47818 stabled in the Advenza sidings, Gloucester. An HST arrives at Worcester Foregate Street. A Welsh scene at Cheltenham Spa, with 150279 and 150237 in attendance. 47716 stored at Gloucester. An HST in the siding at Cheltenham. 1497 pulling into Brockenhurst. 1497 draws into Lymington Pier station. A busy scene at St Denys.

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]]> Mon Feb 2 2009 January 2009 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1647092.html Just 3 shots from a trip to Ipswich in here. Saturday 31 January 2009: Just 3 shots from a trip to Ipswich in here.

90001 bathed in sunlight at Norwich. A pair of 153s ready to work a Felixstowe train. Stabled for the weekend.

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]]> Sat Jan 31 2009 January - December 2008 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1608018.html All my railway photo's from 2008. Tuesday 1 January 2008: All my railway photo's from 2008.

Units at Swinton, going to and from Leeds. Stabled for the afternoon. Vintage A stock passes over the WCML at South Kenton as a London Overground 508 heads for Euston. 37422 at Victoria after bringing in ECS. 73206 and 209 at Waterloo after working the Oozlum Bird II railtour. Sheds pass at Barnetby. My old friend - now a lot worse for wear! 08695, 37057 and 97301. 86101 in West Yard. 37003 outside the NRM at Shildon. DELTIC 37175 arrives into Bo'ness with the Forth and Longannet Powerstation behind. 26024 47804 outside the shed at Bo'ness. 158793 works the 2P71 13:18 Scunthorpe - Lincoln Central into Mexborough. D1015 hauls a train over the moors. 50027 at Grosmont. 56301 leaves Doncaster Railport bound for Grain - 4O90. 66118 was a nice suprise when it passed Burton Salmon on a rake of HAA hoppers! 66722 passes on coal. 40145 at Burton Salmon whilst working 6Z40 ELR-York Thrall. 47832 at Kings Cross about to work a Stobart special to Norwich. 185113 works a Manchester Airport service under threatening skies. 55022 arrives at Irwell Vale 37901 passes Burrs en route to Bury 66507 winds its way down the Thrybergh chord line alongside the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation at Kilnhurst. It's hard to believe that just over 10 years ago this area played host to a tar factory, brickworks, a colliery and a loco repairing depot, today nothing remains. An attempt at something artistic...150138 at Rose Hill Marple. 60094 passes the soon to be removed semaphores at Lincoln Central as it arrives with the 6D31 Lindsey-West Burton PS tanks. One of many different coloured 153s seen in a few hours at Lincoln, this is ex Wessex Trains 153302 as it arrives on 2K17 from Doncaster. Toton storage compound 57310 pulls a 390 out of Crewe bound for Holyhead. 31130 at Shackerstone. 47815 passes Rugby on a training run. 60094 pulls out of Acton yard with a rake of PGAs. 59201 uncouples from its wagons. 66193 and 66207 have 56007 sandwiched between them as they pass Acton Mainline. A close up of 56007 in its current state. 60007 on the Bedworth tanks. 56302 approaches Water Orton on 4O90. Fred clag! ;) Eddie stops for a quick driver change before setting off again. 92015 heads south with a short enterprise. 86610 awaits the green light. 31105 and 31601 - 2Q09 (deputising for 950001) 47828 and 47375 in West Yard. 66402 at Stafford. 57307 in a severe downpour! Sundays at Sheffield usually involve lots of Northern units all stabled in the station like this... A rather battered looking 37680. Repainted 20168 at Hope.

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]]> Tue Jan 1 2008 North East Rover 25th October - 31st October http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1601580.html Shots from various places on my North East rover. Saturday 25 October 2008: Shots from various places on my North East rover.

43074 makes a strange sight as it heads towards Sheffield after being routed via Barnsley. 43123 arrived at Newcastle with ECS. Brough Double pacers at Darlington, Loadhaul bubble, this is now up for sale. L-R in Tees Yard: 60100, 60028, 66180, 60068. 60020 and 66178 bask in the sun at Tees Yard. Grand Central's 43123. Where's your hi-vis?! Saltburn, took this shot whilst on the hunt for a chippy! 08871 keeps 08754 company in West yard. 156464 at Whitby.

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]]> Sat Oct 25 2008 Misc Stuff http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1549673.html Random things that dont really fit into my monthly collections. Thursday 24 July 2008: Random things that dont really fit into my monthly collections.

Something different...357015 at Shoeburyness. This bird doesn't seem too excited about the passing HTAs... Ship in the Forth seen from the window of my mk3. Just experimenting with settings... Tinsley cooling towers on their final day, with the 10:47 departure to Bridlington on the right. Tinsley cooling towers on their final day. Mmm, chips... A memorial dedicated to the Manvers rail disaster of 1948, when the Thames Clyde express derailed due to a buckled rail.

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]]> Thu Jul 24 2008 AFRPS Gala 11th May 08 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1509019.html A great day out with the AFRPS around the huge Corus Scunthorpe steelworks complex. Sunday 11 May 2008: A great day out with the AFRPS around the huge Corus Scunthorpe steelworks complex.

No. '76' hauls a train of torpedo wagons. Pair of Corus loco's. Class 14 at Frodingham. 02003 and a WD loco. Heading over the main road into Scunthorpe steelworks.

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]]> Sun May 11 2008 RHTT Season 2007 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1382733.html Yep, it's that time of year again! Thursday 4 October 2007: Yep, it's that time of year again!

20301 and 302 in York ready for their battle against nature. 20301+302 - Sherburn 20305 at Sheffield with the 3S11 to Worksop. 20302 about to head to Chesterfield.

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]]> Thu Oct 4 2007 Carlisle by Night http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1338924.html Some photo's from an overnight stint on Carlisle station... Wednesday 1 August 2007: Some photo's from an overnight stint on Carlisle station...

92001 intermodal. 90028 1M11 A GM-fest! 66058, 57313 and 66418 sit under a pink morning sky. 37602 on a test train.

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]]> Wed Aug 1 2007 Night Peds http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1196746.html Lots of peds seem to be beasts of the night these days, so here's a collection devoted to them... Monday 1 January 2007: Lots of peds seem to be beasts of the night these days, so here's a collection devoted to them...

31128 and 31454 on the Lancashire Witch tour at Sheffield. 31285 on the rear of 1Z06. 31233 at Sheffield. 31233 on front of 1Z06. 31233 on rear of 1Z06.

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]]> Mon Jan 1 2007 January - December 2007 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1150536.html The entire 2007 collection. Various locations, loco's and unit's. Monday 1 January 2007: The entire 2007 collection. Various locations, loco's and unit's.

The Loadhaul beast itself 60059 heads away from Thornaby on lime hoppers. 37672 in the Barrow Hill sidings, rusting away with classmates 37100 and 37178. 57307 complete with Mk2s vice the usual 220 on the 20:23 Newcastle-Brum New St running more or less on time at Sheffield (that dodgy tripod again!). 45112 (which arrived early!) awaits departure from Sheffield. 48151 creates an atmospheric smoke effect in West Yard. 60034 stabled in a snowy Hereford station with a steel train for South Wales. More FL motive power. 47370 rots away at the buffers. Thunderbirds are go! Problems with OHE in Lockerbie resulted in 57301 coming to drag the Pendo to Glasgow. A night shot of 321901 with a blurry line of sand hoppers passing in the distance. NR's converted 150 overtakes a 66 at New Barnetby. 60035 on MEAs. 37605 on 4Z10 passing New Barnetby. 60009 UoSA passes Old Denaby whilst working the 5Z60 York-Crewe. 47813 approaches Church Fenton. 60021 heads to the west. 47839 rests at Llandudno. Ready for uncoupling at York. with the DRS motive power taken away, 47805 is ready to depart to KX. 66003 unloads sand hoppers in Kirk Sandall (Barnby Dunn) 57601 speeds through Doncaster on the return Great Briton tour. Pair of WYPTE 158's at Holmes Jn. MML HST on hire to Virgin at Holmes Jn. 08788 Inverness depot 47851 on the return journey from Kyle to North Berwick. Various 56s sit folornly in Ferrybridge. 37603/604 power the mini tour somehwere in West Yorkshire. 47813 slows to a stop in Swinton with a tour from Whitby to allow a 158 in front of it to clear. 66552 on a wagon transfer. 60076 Roxby-Bredbury. 60034 on a very lightly loaded Scunthorpe-Wolverhampton. HST London-Leeds 31454 on a Neville Hill-Derby saloon. 57312 on route learner at Derby 37515 4Z43 Kingmoor-Haverton Hill, full sun! 66192 4052 Wakefield-Southampton. Swinton Cutting Looking stunning, 86401 poses at the entrance. 56128 basks in the sun with 20902, 215 and an RFS 20 behind. NSE DMU - Long Marston Long line of stored 86s. 25059 up the incline. 47237 and D5310 roar up the incline! The 26s await their next trip. 40145 boldly goes where most loco's have never been before as it ambles into Thurso station. 87022 and 028 pass Botany Bay LC on the 4Z77 running 2 hours down! Kingmoor with 47802 60078 battles through a sudden downpour in Haltwhistle. 66057 slowly overtakes 66614. 302 on 4O90 Swinton. 37217 joins the rest of the BH loco's.

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]]> Mon Jan 1 2007 Old Scanned Photo's/Slides http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1092294.html Finally got a working scanner so this section is entirely dedicated to pictures from around 2002-2005 and is entirely GM free! Photo's by myself and my dad, please excuse the quality of some of them. Check back for update's! Sunday 24 September 2006: Finally got a working scanner so this section is entirely dedicated to pictures from around 2002-2005 and is entirely GM free! Photo's by myself and my dad, please excuse the quality of some of them. Check back for update's!

73138 and 89001 at Norwich, October 2005. Whilst operated by 'One', this view from October 2005 shows a sea of Anglia turquoise... 47355, 47145 and a 33 at Derby in 2003. An immaculate 31271 at the York celebrations in 2004. A scruffy looking 47717 at BH in 2004. This 47 was eventually put out of its misery by 08/03/07, RIP. 37408 at the front of a Leeds-Carlisle train, 37372 was on the back. 37372 stands at the buffers in Leeds ready for departure, I was lucky enough to decide to do the 37 bash that day, hence the username :D 60007 at mexborough in the summer of 2003. Barrow Hill Roundhouse, taken 2003-2004 time with 37510 and 20096 present. 56081 thunders through Swinton summer 2003. Cab/bodyside details on 47635 at the Donny works open weekend 2003. A timeless scene at Barrow Hill. 60049 weaves its way over Mexborough Jn sometime in 2004. A row of stored 31's at Barrow Hill in 2004, this row of 31s were slowly disposed of during 2006. 47761 sits in Doncaster West yard sometime around December 2002 on GNER 'Thunderbird' Duties. Fresh from an overhaul, 20905 poses at the Doncaster works celebrations, July 2003. 37406 and 416 stand in the station run-round in Aberyswyth after arriving with a railtour from Worksop July 9th 2005. 31602 at Doncaster in 2005. 37515 thrashes it up the BH branch just a couple of hours before colliding with D6700 (on the right) 60014 approaches Mexborough still in TP livery in summer 2004. A very poor quality image(auto zoom was broken and out of focus), this is 56115 and 078 on the Farewell Grids tour at Swinton in 2004 amongst much thrashing and hornblowing. A variety of traction at Barrow Hill circa 2003/04, 47053 was eventually scrapped 13/03/07, RIP. A 'B1' in Doncaster West yard in April 2005.

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]]> Sun Sep 24 2006 July - December 2006 http://thomas-curry.fotoblog.co.uk/c1043084.html Shots from 2006. Various locations, loco's and unit's. Saturday 1 July 2006: Shots from 2006. Various locations, loco's and unit's.

37405 on Neville Hill-Donny tanks!! Deltic on the branchline. 20312 at the head of the 1Z60 from Carlisle. 86607 and 612 caught me by suprise at Penrith. 56301 clags out of Sheffield. 60063 passes Edale on a stone train. 47575 on a train to Heywood. A great line up at Derby! 66115 clags a little more than the average 66! 37608 with 47818 stood alongside. 08631 not often photographed. 60043 gets the yellow light to continue its journey. 47703 arrives into Doncaster. A view of Nottingham whilst still under CT operation. Not a great shot but 60040 clags like a kettle.

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