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The final summer FGW loco-hauled working of 2014 brings the first appearance of a Network Rail 57 on this train. In a lucky patch of sun on an otherwise hazy morning, 'Sand castle' 57305 passes Treleigh east of Redruth with the 5E75 Penzance T&RSMD - Par ECS. With only two 57s still in Network Rail livery, this looks unlikely to be repeated in 2015.
14/03/2014 - 60040 'The Territorial Army Centenary' in a fresh coat of DB Schenker Red in a lucky patch of sunshine rumbles through Barrow-on-Trent whilst working 6E54 Kingsbury - Humber OR
37423 'Spirit of the Lakes' is seen making a sound departure from Brundall Gardens in a lucky patch of sun working the 2P21, 1317 Great Yarmouth-Norwich service, with 37425 on the rear.
Thanks John Coleman for the ride and day out in Norfolk.
73138 and 212 top and tail 3Z05 (09.37) Tonbridge west yard to Derby RTC in a lucky patch of sun at Rushton on 13/10/15.
Working 3S29 from York Thrall to York Thrall seen passing Niffay near Skipton in a very lucky patch of sunlight.
60097 catches a lucky patch of sun as it passes Knabbs Bridge with the afternoon Lindsey to Hunslet tanks
A lucky patch of sun as the 125 Group's superbly repainted 43159 (43089 trailing) passes Luton with 1Z43 Ilkeston to St Pancras. So nice to see this livery back on the mainline.
050920 In a very lucky patch of sun.....57316 tnt 57601 1z27 07.15 Swansea- Paignton pass Cockwood (pole)
I recently noticed the telephone cables had been removed from across the railway lines here at Didcot North Junction. I assume in preparation for the Electrification of which masts can already be seen in the photo.
66952 1019 Hinksey - Eastleigh passes Didcot North Junction with a lucky patch of winter sun 24/1/17
Coinciding with a lucky patch of sun this Colas pairing approach Brixton on the 'Atlantic' Lines with a load of fresh ballast on delivery.
66162 is seen passing Bessacarr Junction in a very lucky patch of sunlight with intermodal 4L45 Wakefield Europort to Felixstowe. The construction works seen beside the front of the train is for a new underpass being constructed to allow the two crossings (Bessacarr and Carr Lane) to be closed
DB / Puma Energy liveried 60074 “Luke” catches a lucky patch of sun under an otherwise threatening sky with 6E01 10:05 Wolverhampton Steel Terminal - Boston Sleaford Sidings consisted of 20 BYA steel coil carriers. With the DB examples being down to three or less in traffic it’s hard times for the once strong fleet no secret it’s my fave class of locomotive, so despite the whole scene not being lit I thought it worth posting.
November 2023.
Caught in lucky patch of light, 68016 running round 6Z21 Kineton - Carlisle, after 68006 failed near Lapworth and then limped into the loop at Dorridge; 68016 was on the rear of the train. That's why nuclear trains always have two locos!
The run round didn't happen very quickly, the driver was on the phone to signallers a couple of times. By the time the 68 drew forwards into the loop off the main line, one train was waiting to go into Dorridge (its lights just visible behind) and another was waiting in the station. And the crossing gates had been closed for ages, causing much local annoyance!
In a lucky patch of sunshine, DRS 47805 'John Scott 12/5/46 - 22/5/12' rolls the Greater Anglia short set (with 47813 playing tail gunner) through Reedham with the 2C58 12:18 Norwich to Great Yarmouth. Saturday the 6th of June 2015.
Colas rail freights 70814 passes Wellingboroug in a lucky patch of sun working 6L44 (22.38) Oxwellmains - West Thurrock loaded cement on 14/11/17.
With most of the train still in shadow, 141 R 840 approaches a level crossing near Leudon with a charter from Paris Est to Longueville, with CC 72084 dead on the rear.
In a lucky patch of dappled light, 90012 'Royal Anglian Regiment' passes the recently cleared out Haughley Junction with the 1P41 13:30 Norwich to London Liverpool St. Friday the 6th of March 2020.
First pic in 2018 and in a lucky patch of blue sky, lucky me !
Db cargo`s 90018 ` The Pride of Bellshill ` t&t with skip 10 are seen passing Copmanthorpe with 1Z74 the late running 05.45 Edinburgh to London kings cross new year hogmanay private charter 01/01/2018.
Despite no internet or mobile phones obviously the news has spread that 'Argyll & Sutherland Highlander' is making a trip across the Pennines judging by the window hangers and small group on the platform to watch it's passage in a lucky patch of sun.
Unknown photographer.
Under glowering skies the poorly loaded intermodal is viewed from the Lords footbridge in a lucky patch of sun. 6Z45 from Barham should have been 7 minutes behind this but alas ran half an hour late despite entering the run round loop at Claydon two hours early!
In a lucky patch of sun 67029 'Royal Diamond' at Leyland with the DBS Management Train on 1Z06 14:15 Carlisle - Rugby via the Settle and Carlisle line on 07/10/15.
After 1Q51 hadnt run on Monday taking the 73/9s down, the weekly schedule resumed with the W-O 1Q53, Eastleigh-Southampton up yard via Wimbledon seen here passing through Micheldever in a lucky patch of sun with 73965 Des o' Brian leading 73963
A lucky patch of sunshine as Class70 Colas rail liveried 70806 approaches Bamber Bridge with a tamper in tow bound for Rugby.
LNER A3 Pacific 60103 'Flying Scotsman' is seen om the approach to Birkett Tunnel whilst in charge of the 1Z47 16.40 Carlisle - York 'The Waverley' in a lucky patch of sun on 07.07.19.
Running alongside the A890 the class 26 finds a lucky patch of sun. Note the 26 is not yet fitted with the twin sealed beam headlights that would be necessary for Kyle and Far North workings.
Marley Green again, this time for Stanier 8f 48151 tnt 37518 with the Salopian, 1Z78 0800 Barrow-in-Furness to Shrewsbury. A lucky patch of sun, as promised by Mrs MidCheshireman - good to see you both today. 27th March 2019.
47727 'Edinburgh Castle' / 'Caisteal Dhun Eideann' passes Raynesway (on the approach to Spondon) in a lucky patch of sunshine on 7th April 2021, working the early running 5Q11 11:02 Derby Litchurch Lane - Worksop Down Yard. Abellio Greater Anglia unit 720504 was in the formation with 56081 bringing up the rear.
First trip out for 2 months for Joe and I today and managed this lucky patch of light as 46233 passed Greenholme in the thick of a blizzard. Not so lucky for the return leg as the train was held at Howe & Co Sidings for over an hour due to single line working during which time the light had all but gone.
Finding a lucky patch of sunshine in an otherwise cloud laden sky, Siemens Eurosprinters 474018 and 474012 are powering up the incline from Spiez towards Mulenen with an Italy bound intermodal train.
These SBB locos are relative newcomers to the BLS route, formerly being concentrated on the Gotthard. Numbering just 12 (non consecutively numbered) examples in the SBB fleet and, although looking very similar to the Bombardier TRAXX, these Siemens built locos are "inbetween" the Taurus and Vectron platforms.
As a strong testament to the fact that things do not always go right, double ALCo 44s 4490 and 4403 lead the first set of return cars to Thirlmere through Cardiff, passed at the perfect time by an Oscar. This blocked out our lucky patch of sun, and casted a nice big shadow across the side of the train. Still not too bad considering that we could have missed it altogether, although it was our only sighting of the 44s.
"The magic of digital editing" - that was a phrase I heard on a kids TV show during my pre-teen years a long time ago; little did I know at the time of the legitimacy of such a throwaway comment. This is my first attempt at Raw editing, which may or may not come as a surprise to my followers. Those who have got to know me well over the years will be familiar that I've never been particularly fond of extensive and OTT post-processing, however I have always managed with the resources and techniques I have at my disposal.
Anyway, enough with my struggles. 66591 passes a recently cleared Creech St Michael with the 6C73 12.17 Westbury-Fairwater Yard HOBC replinishing trip, in a lucky patch of sun on a changeable and blustery day. The shadow from the foreground bush was a slight hindrance but not a complete disaster. It has since had the chop and is no longer an issue; presumably it was left during the summer months due to nesting birds.
On 23rd September 2022 LSL 47593 Galloway Princess leads 47614 (47853) at Lamberts Bridge Fairwood Westbury with Statesman Rail Cornish Explorer. Statesman 1z23 06:06 York - Penzance on first day of 3 day tour. In a very lucky patch of sun as total cloud just before into view and soon after. Only train and White Horse lit.
In a very lucky patch of sunshine, 37800 growls past Willington Crossing on the Stenson-Crewe branch working 5Q36 Doncaster West Yard-Allerton Depot dragging 769450 following a conversion from a 319. In actual fact, we were lucky to make it here following lots of traffic congestion in Derby.
In another lucky patch of sun just before the next big cloud arrived to put an end to proceedings, EWS liveried 66079 powers through Acton Bridge working 6E26 Knowsley Freight Terminal - Wilton EFW with a loaded binliner.
In a lucky patch of Good Friday sun, GBRf Ltd's Class 66, No. 66 738 drifts through the Birmingham suburbs at Bentley Heath Crossing with the retimed 6V14, the Stud Farm to Westbury service consisting of five ex Railtrack Autoballaster wagons.
A grab shot and not the best position with the Armco
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Nearly done by the sun once again - 56078/113 seen in a lucky patch of sunshine "just" passing Heaton Lodge Junction near Mirfield.
A trio of Union Pacific ES44AC's 7831, 2763 & 7710 head a coal train in a lucky patch of sunshine on the branch from the mainline at Steamboat Springs to Tweny Mile mine in Colorado
An unidentified Voyager speeds through the Warwickshire countryside near Dordon with a Virgin trains service to London Euston.
37401+37405 head Compass Tours "Pennine Fellsman" 1Z37 06.57 Wolverhampton - York crossing the viaduct at Knaresborough in a very lucky patch of sun.
5 April 2008.
A rarity in Lancashire on 2 July 2025 was D1015 Western Champion toping the summit from Whalley at Brownhill, Blackburn with a returning Vintage Trains outing from Carlisle to Birmingham in a very lucky patch of sun
After my third bus trip of week tomorrow, I'm going to ignore the medical advide & get back on the bike, because it's so bloody boring home alone.
57303 "Alan Tracy" (In Virgin Trains livery & one of those loco's named after characters from "Thunderbirds", but on hire to Colas Railfreight) - 6J37 (1251 SX COY from Carlisle New Yd to Chirk Kronospan, which consisted of 13 individually numbered KFAs loaded with logs) - Warrington Bank Quay - afternoon c1630 - 26/05/09.
A picture of the train departing in a lucky patch of sunshine after it's crew change can be found here:-
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Due to clearance issues around Syston North Curve 7X23 Derby Litchurch Lane - Old Dalby requires a reversal at Leicester when going via Loughborough. This gives the opportunity to photograph both pairs of Class 20s leading the train at some point during the journey. After capturing 905 and 096 at Thurmaston I made my way to Kirby Bellars on the Melton line to witness 20314 leading the other BR Blue representative (20107) in a lucky patch of Sun. I am led to believe this is the final working of 7X23, the date was 26th August 2016