National Express Platinums 6988 & 6969 passes Summer Hill Road whilst carrying their respective 87 & 82 services for Birmingham

Vehicle Details

Operator: National Express West Midlands

Fleet Details: 6988 'Hayley Louise'

Registration: SK19 ERV

Vehicle Type: Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC

Vehicle History

New to West Bromwich 05/19

Vehicle Details

Operator: National Express West Midlands

Fleet Details: 6969 'Evelyn'

Registration: SK19 EOZ

Vehicle Type: Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC

Vehicle History

New to Yardley Wood 04/19

transferred to West Bromwich 06/20

Disclaimer

Photographs taken in accordance with lockdown guidelines: staying within my local area; there was no use of public transport to photography locations

Running as 'Swithland Hall' 6988 heads up the Quorn Straight, GCR Autumn Gala, 7.10.23.

Hong Anh

6988 rumbles underneath the classic wooden bridge outside of Atlantic, deadheading to Council Bluffs after running firefighter fundraising trains.

Iowa Interstate #6988 leads an eastbound excursion at Victor, Iowa. August, 19th 2018

After Hancock, the chasing gets harder as speeds pick up and roads fail to follow the tracks. A longer jump is required to beat the train; there were only a few minutes to wait before they rolled around the corner into view on the rural outskirts of Council Bluffs.

I wasn't 100% that I could get the previous Graybill Creek bridge shot and this one back to back; there's only a few miles between the two. Fortunately it ended up being no problem at all as 6988 steamed westward to Council Bluffs.

Purgstall/Erlauf November 2022

On Saturday Iowa Interstate ran it's QJ 6988 for the last time as the boiler is out of time till its worked on. Pan shot Wast of Brooklyn, Iowa.

DSC_6988 - 69302 - CU08 AHO - Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban - First Cymru (Cymru Clipper/Clipiwr Cymru) - Swansea, High Street 22/09/17

Beginning my summer of steam; IAIS QJ 6988 storms past an alfalfa field on one of several short excursions to benefit the Anita Fire Department on the last day in June.

Ilgauodegė zylė (Aegithalos caudatus) Long-tailed Tit. Aukštasis tyras

1/6/23 2007 stourbridge

Modified Hall 6988 'Swithland Hall' down goods at Ealing. 1963.

Autumn Scenes

Wood Pigeon searching for food

After a brief stop. IAIS 6988 chugs over the UP Oskaloosa Sub at Grinnell IA.