2004

150124 arrives at Henley in Arden on 19/02/2004 whilst working 2S70 1325 Birmingham Snow Hill-Stratford upon Avon.

66529 passes Lea Marston on 20/02/2004 with 4G26 West Burton Power Station-Daw Mill Colliery coal empties. The sun may have been out, but by God it was cold standing on the bridge with the wind howling around ones extremities.

66608 enters Elford loop on 19/03/2004 with 6M00 1123 Humber Oil Refinery-Kingsbury Oil Sdgs.

66088 pases Elford on 19/03/2004 with a southbound rake of EWS HTA's believed to be 4T24 1451 Toton Yard-Daw Mill Colliery.

43070/43078 power 1P18 0747 Manchester Piccadilly-London St Pancras past New Mills South Jnct in the early morning light of 23/03/2004.

158768 sports an interim livery with the application of First Trans Penine vinyls as it passes Chinley on 23/03/2004 whilst forming 1B68 0839 Manchester Airport-Cleethorpes.

158953 passes Leaden Knowle, Chinley on 23/03/2004 whilst working 1L11 0749 Liverpool Lime Street-Norwich.

43063/43089 pass Leaden Knowle, Chinley in charge of 1P22 0847 Manchester Piccadilly-London St Pancras on 23/03/2004.

60095 passes Leaden Knowle, Chinley with what was believed to be 6H60 0800 MWFO Hope Street-Peak Forest operating on a Tuesday. It was known that 6P67 Hope Street - Shap Summit (empties) ran on Monday 22nd rather than the empties returning to Peak Forest. After loading at Shap, the train returning to Peak Forest as 6P68 Shap Summit - Peak Forest (loads). It is then presumed the train worked out to Hope Street overnight Monday/Tuesday.

43091/43155 pass Co-op Bridge, Chinley with 1P26 0947 Manchester Piccadilly-London St Pancras on 23/03/2004.

66523 passes Wash, near Chinley with 6J91 1305 Earles Sidings-Weaste cement tanks on 23/03/2004.

The sun picks out the detail of 'Birmingham Bull Ring' liveried 170505 as it passes Wash, near Chinley on 23/03/2004 with 1L21 1252 Liverpool Lime Street-Norwich.

150138 passes New Mills South Jnct whilst forming 2S22 1443 Manchester Piccadilly-Sheffield on 23/03/2004.

The first of two images of 60034 pictured reversing 6H55 0937 TuThO Bletchley RMC Sdg-Peak Forest South SS into the quarry upon arrival at Peak Forest on 23/03/2004 with 60095 for company.

60034 is pictured reversing 6H55 0937 TuThO Bletchley RMC Sdg-Peak Forest South SS into the quarry upon arrival at Peak Forest on 23/03/2004 with 60095 for company.

60076 passes the quarry at Peak Forest on 23/03/2004 whilst in charge of 6M96 1209 MTuWO Drax Power Station-Tunstead limestone etys. 60095 awaits its next working whilst just visble in the extreme background is 60034 shunting a cripple out of the recently arrived empties from Bletchley.

In fading evening sunlight, 60078 passes Wash with 6M87 1105 TuThO Ely-Peak Forest South SS empties on 23/03/2004.

One last burst of evening sunshine illuminates 43089 with 43063 leading 1P54 1647 Manchester Piccadilly-London St Pancras at Wash on 23/03/2004.

158871 is seen at Badgeworth working 2G04 0836 Gloucester-Worcester Shrub Hill on Good Friday, 09/04/2004.

180105 passes Badgeworth in charge of 1G05 0703 London Paddington-Cheltenham Spa on Good Friday, 09/04/2004.

170399 forms 1M58 0850 Cardiff Central-Nottingham at Badgeworth on 09/04/2004.

66084 crosses the River Avon at Eckington Bridge whilst working 6E35 1142 Llanwern-Lackenby on Good Friday, 09/04/2004.

158749 is pictured crossing the River Avon at Eckington Bridge whilst working 2G17 1236 Worcester Shrub Hill-Bristol Temple Meads on 09/04/2004.

66209 crosses the River Avon at Eckington Bridge on Good Friday, 09/04/2004 whilst in charge of 6M04 0920 Portbury Royal Docks-Rugeley Power Station.