6E08

Class 60's 60040 and 60010 with the Wolverhampton - Masborough & Immingham empty steel service.

Colas Rail

Some leftover Colas loco shots from the summer/autumn -

70803 with 6M50 to Bescot. 66847 tnt 60056 with a ballast for Bath. 70808 test run light engine. 37175 with a test train for Derby.

A few snaps from an autumnal though gloomy Sutton Park on Friday afternoon 23rd October. 5Z31 31452. 6M56 37602+37612. 4M66 66414. 6E08 60040. 6Z66 66610.

Western and Colas Moves

D1015 Western Champion hauls Deltic 55019 from the SVR to Barrow Hill on Sunday 4th October. Colas loco 37219 was out on a test train the same day (with DBSO).

Class 323 and a Charter Express

These shots show a Class 323 EMU being towed by 47830 from Tyseley to Soho LMD on 28th September 2015, and 57301 tnt 57310 with an Alnmouth-bound charter train on 22nd August. The headboard carried by the Class 47 reads "Rail Operations Group".

5043 Back to Tyseley

Great shots by Richard of ex-GWR steamer 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' passing East View on her return to Tyseley after working a weekend charter on 20th September.

The Earl moves to Carnforth

5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' is seen passing Aldridge old station site yesterday morning en route Carnforth from Tyseley.

Northern Belle

On Sunday 30th August the Northern Belle ran from Birmingham International to Leicester and back, top-and-tailed by DRS Class 57's 57301 and 57305.

The outwards train 1Z57 is seen in the Blue Hole cutting at Aldridge.

...and the return 1Z58 at Streetly Gate in Sutton Park.

Top and Tailed Flask

Rain-drenched shots of 6M56 on the up line at Streetly on the evening of the August Bank Holiday. 37611 and 37609 were top-and-tailing the container running from Berkeley via Stourbridge and Bescot to Nuneaton, where the crew would change ends and continue on to Crewe. This was due to engineering operations being carried out between Bushbury and Stafford.

Return of the Welsh Marches

4965 'Rood Ashton Hall' is seen powering over the Sutton Park Line on Saturday evening with the returning Welsh Marches Express. Captured approaching Walmley and Aldridge. Thanks to Richard Coghlan for the first shot taken near Walmley.

1Z64 Hereford - Tyseley 29th August 2015.

GBRf Class 66

1 & 2. 66736 with 5Z66 Bristol - Crewe 05/08/15. 3. 66764 with 6G16 Stud Farm - Bescot 21/08/15. 4. 66708 with 6E89 Portbury - West Burton 22/08/15. 5. 66727 with 4E93 Daventry - Peterborough 20/08/15. 6. 66747 with 4E01 Ironbridge - Whitemoor Yard 26/08/15.

The Belmond Northern Belle

A Northern Belle charter express from Birmingham International to Alnmouth passes through Daw End at 0645 this morning. Lead loco was 57301 with 57310 bringing up the rear.

40145 With The 'East Lancs Stalwart'

Another train which thus far escaped the blog was the 'East Lancs Stalwart' tour seen here passing through Sutton Park on 7th June 2014 en route Rawtenstall behind monster loco 40145.

GBRf 4E93 Daventry - Peterborough

Seen at Streetly on 5th August being hauled by GBRf loco 66721 'Harry Beck'..

97303 Runs Through

Network Rail's 97303 seen running through Branton Hill on 18th August, light from Derby RTC to Shrewsbury.

56302 Hauling 6M50

Found this forgotten photo from 14th February 2014 showing Grid Class 56 56302 approaching Walsall with 6M50 Westbury - Bescot Colas engineers train. As far as photography was concerned it looks as though the light was just about to collapse!