37670 and 37401 pass Battlefield with 1Z51 Mossley Hill - Cardiff Central 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' tour, 2nd May

37670 and 37401 cruise through Wistanstow with the 1Z51 Mossley Hill - Cardiff Central 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' tour, 2nd May

With a friendly wave from the driver, 37670 and 37401 roll through Dolau with the 1Z51 Mossley Hill - Cardiff Central 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' tour, 2nd May

37670 and 37401 cross the River Towy at Llandovery with the 1Z51 Mossley Hill - Cardiff Central 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' tour, 2nd May

37670 and 37401 power away from Briton Ferry station with the 1Z51 Mossley Hill - Cardiff Central 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' tour, 2nd May

37670 and 37401 power away from Briton Ferry station with the 1Z51 Mossley Hill - Cardiff Central 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' tour, 2nd May

37670 leads 5Z60 Pengam - Cardiff Central ECS working into Cardiff, 2nd May

37670 and 37401 power through Ponthir with the return 1Z52 Cardiff Central - Mossley Hill 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' tour, 2nd May

43153 tails a London Paddington - Hereford service into Hereford, passing 66150, which is about to get 6W01 Aberthaw - Crewe underway again, 2nd May

And of course, the light wasn't going to hang around for the froth tug! 60040 rumbles towards the signal at Hereford with 6W02 Aberthaw - Crewe engineers train, 2nd May

37676 'Loch Rannoch' powers around the bend at Bayston Hill with 5Z37 Carnforth - Bristol Temple Meads ECS move, ready for the 'Cambrian Mountaineer' tour, 8th May

50031 'Hood' DIT, and 50044 'Exeter' giving the Type 3 a hand. 8th May

66546 powers 6M55 Portbury Docks Rugeley P.S. through Bayston Hill, 8th May

If only there had been a train behind it. 60065 'Pride of Jaguar' rolls through Bayston Hill with 0V75 Dee Marsh - Margam, 8th May

A sign of things to come. The driver of 97301 (with 37676 tucked inside) picks up the token at Sutton Bridge Junction, before powering 1Z50 Bristol Temple Meads - Aberystwyth 'The Cambrian Mountaineer' tour towards it's destination, 9th May

97301 and 37676 skirt the River Dovey at Glandyfi with 1Z50 Bristol Temple Meads - Aberystwyth 'The Cambrian Mountaineer' tour, 9th May

97301 and 37676 skirt the River Dovey at Glandyfi with 1Z50 Bristol Temple Meads - Aberystwyth 'The Cambrian Mountaineer' tour, 9th May

A pair of 97s at Aberystwyth.

50044 'Exeter' powers through Caerhowel with the return 1Z51 Aberystwyth - Bristol Temple Meads 'The Cambrian Mountaineer' tour, and becoming the first, and possibly last class 50 to venture onto cambrian metals. 9th May

37676 and 97301 tailing the tour at Caerhowel, 9th May

37676 'Loch Rannoch' powers through Hadnal with 5Z38 Bristol Temple Meads - Carnforth ECS, 10th May

47773 heads through Walcot with 1Z55 Tyseley Warwick Road - Shrewsbury diesel leg of 'The Welsh Marches Express', 16th May

GWR Castle classes 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' and 5029 'Nunney Castle' power through Micklewood in a lucky patch of sun with 1Z56 Shrewsbury - Hereford 'The Welsh Marches Express', 16th May

57315 powers through Hadnall with 1W91 Cardiff Central - Holyhead, 21st May

175101 passes 97301 at Sutton Bridge Junction, 21st May

97301 sits outside Shrewsbury Coleham LMD. 21st May

82305 is shoved through Lower Upton by 67015 on 1Z01 Shrewsbury - Wembley Stadium Football Special, running in conjunction with the League 2 play off final which saw Shrewsbury lose 1-0 to Gillingham. 23rd May

Hired in from Chiltern Railways, 'Clubmans' 168217 and 168216 head through Lower Upton with the ECS to Shrewsbury. This was to form the third and final special, 1Z03, to Wembley, but the good weather had buggered off, so this will have to do. 23rd May

67010 powers through Lower Upton with 1Z02 Shrewsbury - Wembley Stadium Football Special, running in conjunction with the League 2 play off final which saw Shrewsbury lose 1-0 to Gillingham. 23rd May

37401 slogs up the grade at Yockleton with 6W91 Crewe Basford Hall - Dovey Junction loaded ballast working. 66111 is out of view on the rear. 25th May

66623 'Bill Bolsover' comes off the Sutton Park Line with a brand new rake of IOA 'EALNOS' wagons, probably working to Bescot. 30th May

"Is that an old steam train?!" was the question asked by a passerby after it had passed, what an answer he was given! A1 Class 60163 'Tornado' comes off the Sutton Park line at Ryecroft Junction with 5Z63 York NRM - Bescot move. 30th May

66181 leaves the loop with the Earles - Walton Yard coal, one of the last workings to still use HAAs. 30th May

67005 on ECS to Liverpool, seen at Acton Bridge. 30th May

67023 on the rear in glorious morning light, 30th May

66411 on the Tesco Express at Acton Bridge, 30th May

67024 on the second ECS to Liverpool, Acton Bridge, 30th May

67029 powers south through Acton Bridge with 1Z81 Liverpool Lime Street - Wembley footex, taking Everton fans to the FA Cup final. 30th May

86259 'Les Ross' glides through Acton Bridge with 1Z20 Birmingham New Street - Carnforth UDG tour, 30th May

67023 creeps up in the other direction with 1Z80 Liverpool Lime Street - Wembley footex, taking Everton fans to the FA Cup final. 30th May

And finally 67003 working 1Z79 Liverpool Lime Street - Wembley footex, taking Everton fans to the FA Cup final. 30th May

37901 'Mirlees Pioneer', Little Burrs, 30th May

37418 'Pectinidae', Little Burrs, 30th May

37109, Burrs, 30th May

The icing on an already sweet cake. 86259 'Les Ross' roars through Red Bank with the return 1Z22 Carnforth UDG - Birmingham New Street railtour, 30th May