Sunset over Aldridge

Slightly blurry shots of 56302 passing Aldridge Junction at dusk on Sunday 17th February. The Colas-owned engine was running light from Crewe to Cardiff, a re-run of its trip on Thursday as 6Z56.

Bridge Under Repair

Bridge 31 over Rectory Road in Sutton Coldfield is in a poor condition and currently undergoing repair, necessitating a 5 mph ESR on the down Sutton Park line. 15th February 2013.

56302 Lives On

Colas-owned loco 56302, the former Fastline Freight 'Wilson Walshe' passes through Daw End on Thursday 14th February with 6Z56, a short HOBC engineers set running from Crewe to Cardiff Canton.

60059 Steels

60059 is seen exiting the Blue Hole cutting on approach to Aldridge with 6E08 empty steel carriers from Wolverhampton, Friday 8th February 2013.

Berkeley Flask 2013

20312 + 20308 run through the Blue Hole cutting west of Aldridge at 1545

on Thursday 24th January 2013 with the 6M56 Berkeley - Crewe nuclear flask train, the first time this service has run for almost six months.

Powerhaul Class 70 Co Co's

Early this afternoon 70009 passed over the Sutton Park line immediately followed by 70005 light engine. I have no idea why.

The Crimson Princess

It's been a while since a steam photo was posted on here, so enclosed is 6201 Princess Elizabeth seen chugging past Aldridge today, running as 5Z90 Tyseley - Carlisle.

Unusual Working - Loaded Timber Train

Re-branded 'Grid' locomotive number

56094 made a fine sight as she roared past Streetly foot crossing just after 1300 on Saturday. The cargo was timber bound for Carlisle and running as 6Z53 from Gloucester. Earlier in the day 60045 with 60071 dead in transit passed through Daw End (Rushall) with 7D99 Bescot - Toton.

DR 73934

Unusual Plasser-Theurer track machine and runner DR 73934 heads through Sutton Park on the down towards Walsall yesterday afternoon.

Shiny New Paintwork

A few colourful loco's seen in the gloom of Sutton Park over the last two weeks include 66097, 60019 and Harry Needle 'choppers' 20314+20311.

colourful loco's with shiny new paintwork seen in the last two weeks include 60019, 66097, 20314+20311

Orange 20s

In 20 seconds of glorious sun, 20314 & 20311 pass Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield with 5Z20 Kilmarnock-Laira FGW Mk3 move 22/08/12

Class 60s In New Livery

60019 with the empty 6M82 Walsall - Tunstead cement tanks, and 60040 with 6D44 Bescot - Toton engineers train both approach Aldridge in their smart new DBS red paint jobs. Photo's courtesy of PPN.

The Scarborough Flyer

46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' is seen coasting through Water Orton station on 30th June 2012 with 'The Scarborough Flyer'.

By Royal Appointment

Outrageous fortune here - I walked to the lineside in the rain, the sun came out 60 seconds before the train came, and I walked back to the car in yet another torrential downpour!  66006 passes Walmley with 5Z80 Wolverton-Toton ECS move of 3 Royal Train coaches 30/07/12.  A rare move for the Park!

4M28

Freightliner 4M28 is seen coming to a halt across Streetly crossing on 16th July. Loco's were 66420+66566. After 3 or 4 minutes the train got underway. A few shots showing wagon details also included.

HST

An East Midlands Trains HST ran over the Sutton Park line on Saturday evening. This was a Black Country Society outing returning from the SVR at Kidderminster and destined St Pancras. 1Z43 Saturday 14th July, power cars 43066 & 43049. The first photo shows the HST at Aldridge. The second shot was kindly submitted by John Edkins, who hastily snapped the train at Streetly on his mobile.

47270 With ECS

A hasty snap of Brush Type 4 loco 47270 'Swift' with a train of ECS (believed to be running from Tyseley to Carnforth) passing through Sutton Park on Friday 13th July.

Walsall Deltic

55022 Royal Scots Grey passing Walsall PSB running from Taunton to Crewe.

Looking and sounding stunning as always.

6M56 Nuclear Flask

37409 & 37606 head the 6M56 flask train from Berkeley this afternoon, running past some appropriate Aldridge bridge graffiti en route...

Network Rail 37 on the Sleepers!

97302 worked 7G25 Washwood Heath-Bescot on 22/05/12.  I went to Ryecroft with Captain Fail and we ended up with this shot of the beast leaving the Park line.