D5054, Summerseat, 5th July

D5054, Summerseat, 5th July

37906, Summerseat, 5th July

45041, Summerseat, 5th July

31108, Burrs, 5th July

47402, Burrs, 5th July

31108, Burrs, 5th July

37906 + 37901, Burrs, 5th July

47402, Burrs, 5th July

20087, Summerseat, 5th July

50015, Summerseat, 5th July

37906 + 37901, Summerseat, 5th July

37906 + 37901, Summerseat, 5th July

37906 + 37901, Summerseat, 5th July

45041, Summerseat, 5th July

50015, Summerseat, 5th July

D1023, Summerseat, 5th July

31108, Summerseat, 5th July

45041, Summerseat, 5th July

D335, Summerseat, 5th July

20087, Summerseat, 5th July

D1023, Summerseat, 5th July

37901 + 37109 + 37906, Summerseat, 5th July

37901 + 37109 + 37906, Heywood Ski Slope, 5th July

158818 rolls off Barmouth Bridge, 12th July

43110 screams past Chorlton with AXC's Manchester - Newquay, 19th July. 43238 was on the rear

47815 and 47805 coast through Chorlton with 1Z47 Lichfield City - Edinburgh 'The Trent Scotsman', 19th July

Not the shot I wanted, but it's ok. 55022 ' Royal Scots Grey' heads through Nantwich with 1Z55 Blackpool - Cardiff 'The Mid Wales Borderer', 19th July

323201 heads South through Chorlton with an unknown ECS working, 19th July

67005 'Queen's Messenger' heads through Chorlton with 1Z67 Ealing Broadway - Liverpool Lime Street 'The Tall Ships', 19th July

350112 and 350128 head through a now soaked Chorlton, heading for Liverpool. 19th July

67030 hurries 1Z64 London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street 'The Tall Ships at Liverpool' through Chorlton, with 67028 on the rear. 19th July

A rather grubby 47245 blasts past Wardle with 1Z33 London Paddington - Chester, the diesel leg of the Cathedrals Express', 19th July

Following the tour, 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' wafts through Wardle with it's support coach. The working was 5Z34 Crewe HC - Chester. 19th July

47245 coasts past Cholmondeston Marina with 0Z34 Chester - Southall, 19th July

57304 'Gordon Tracy' drags 390002 'Virgin Angel' through Wardle with a Holyhead - Euston, 19th July

With the sun out to play, 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' passes through Wardle with 1Z34 Chester - London Paddington 'The Cathedrals Express', 19th July

55022 'Royal Scots Grey' passes Condover with the return 1Z57 Cardiff - Blackpool 'Mid Wales Borderer', 19th July

66008 heads 6M82 Newport ADJ - Crewe Basford Hall VQ Departmental through Condover, 21st July

56302 'Wilson Walshe' heads past Hatton Mill with 4M60 Thamesport - Trafford Park, 23rd July

Providing a stark contrast from the constant flow of 390s, 180107 + 180103 head past Slindon with a Wolverhampton Oxley - Crewe run. This is to keep the class fit for when they see use again. 23rd July

The pair streak their way through Stableford returning to Wolves, 23rd July

90046 takes up the task of hauling 4L75 Crewe BH - Felixstowe, seen here at Stableford, 23rd July

66124 passes on one of the many unknown workings, 23rd July

66111 on an unknown ballast train, 23rd July

Some blue team action now in the form of 66405, working 4Z34 Coatbridge - Daventry, seen at Stableford, 23rd July

A change of location, and 66401 provides the traction for 4S44 Daventry - Coatbridge, through Heamies Farm, 23rd July

66419 now, seen here at Heamies Farm with 4M44 Mossend - Daventry, 23rd July

66617 powers through Stableford with 6P21 Mountsorrell - Crewe, 23rd July

92030 heads North, 23rd July

56302 screams through Stableford with 4O60 Trafford Park - Thamesport, 23rd July

66505 yings south with 4O29 Trafford Park - Millbrook, 23rd July

37422 'Cardiff Canton TMD' wafts through Stableford with 0Z37 Warrington Arpley - Bescot. Next stop Bescot! 23rd July

09022 'The Monster' shunts Bescot Yard, 23rd July

67006 sits on the back of 1P65 Wrexham - London Marylebone, as it glides through Bescot, 23rd July

37422 'Cardiff Canton TMD' blasts through Bescot with 6W91 Bescot - Dovey Junction, 23rd July

37422 'Cardiff Canton TMD' rolls through Walcot with 6W91 Bescot Dovey Junction, 23rd July

37422 'Cardiff Canton TMD' rolls through Walcot with 6W91 Bescot Dovey Junction, 23rd July

After getting the token and the right away, 37422 'Cardiff Canton TMD' roars away from Sutton Bridge Junction with 6W91 Bescot - Dovey Junction, 23rd July

67019 leads 1P33 Wrexham - Marylebone through Walcot, 24th July

67014 on the rear, 24th July

67015 heads for Shrewsbury with 1J82 London Marylebone - Wrexham, 24th July

67012 on the rear, 24th July

76079 hammers past Caerhowel with 5Z60 Carnforth - Machynlleth ECS, ready for the start of the 'Cambrian Coast Express' season, 25th July

33207 on the rear

76079 passes the site of the now closed Cemmaes Road station, working 5Z60 Carnforth - Machynlleth ECS, ready for the start of the 'Cambrian Coast Express' season, 25th July

66122 at Shrewsbury with an engineers train, 26th July

66122 at Shrewsbury with an engineers train, 26th July

175006 awaits it's departure time, 26th July

You'd be fooled into thinking that this is London Midland territory. A 170 rolls into Shrewsbury, while another two have a rest, 26th July

There's a shed somewhere in there.....

A pair of 158s arrive into Shrewsbury, 26th July

67019 sits in platform 5 at Shrewsbury, 26th July

Make of it what you will, it is a 67 clagging. 26th July

Different faces at Shrewsbury, 26th July

150237 and 67019 meet for possibly the first time, 26th July

66122 sits on Crewe Bank, 26th July

66122 sits on Crewe Bank, 26th July

60039 rolls into Shrewsbury with 6V75 Dee Marsh - Margam, 31st July

67013 pulls into Shrewsbury with a Wrexham service, 31st July

67013 pulls into Shrewsbury with a Wrexham service, 31st July

150258

158834 and 170504 stand at Shrewsbury, 31st July

158828 departs Shrewsbury, 31st July

66414 and what looks like 66425 sit on Crewe Gresty Lane, 31st July

40145 makes for a fine portrait as we pull into Crewe, 31st July

40145 'East Lancashire Railway' sits in Crewe, 31st July

47769 'Resolve' on Crewe CS

66412 heads through Crewe with some empty flats, 31st July

66588 enters the bay light engine, 31st July

47815 and 47769 keep each other company at Crewe, 31st July

86604 wafts into Crewe, while 47815 waits the road, 31st July

Contrasting Type 4s at Crewe, 31st July

86604 leaves again, bound for LNWR, 31st July

The driver of 47815 applies the power out of Crewe, heading for the Carriage Sidings, 31st July

323231 sits at Crewe, waiting to work to Manchester, 31st July