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With the news that 37s were to be trialled on 4S47 coupled with a sunny forecast, I had to get down to Brinklow tonight. Alas, I got there too late for the northbound 90s, and some of the DBS freight from last year has fallen victim to the recession. Frustratingly 4M93 with 70001 was also...

A station shot to start :shock:- 67018 stands at Paignton - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p65028031.html And noted departing Paignton - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p65028032.html Of course, my original plan was the Langstone Rock shot but the weather gods fouled that one up! Saturday...

A run over to the Battlefield on Sunday was meant to be a day on the bash as the weather forecast was for drizzle, rain and general s***e! In reality, it was sunny from about 11:00 onwards! So, I was obviously gonna get sunburnt having not prepared for an afternoon at the lineside... 3 x 56...

Monday dawned bright and sunny....right up until the point I walked out of my front door it stayed that way too! Main targets today were some shots with rape fields in the background or foreground.... So, off to Elford I went in search of DD's favourite traction. An XC HST was first to...

Had a run out after work today - Cossington was the first location. Managed to get 66721 as a cloud encroached on the sun - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64393956.html 66094 came in much better light - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64393957.html Of course, the sun was gorgeous and with...

Had a drive out to Haston after work for the WAG and a WCRC charter. Only just made the WAG courtesy of a traffic farce on the M54. Thought we'd screwed the pooch to be honest but made it with 2 minutes to spare, time enough for a lens change to the 70-200. 57316 was providing the power -...

Started off at Woodthorpe (where else?) for 50007 which I've been trying to nail for ages. http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64346681.html 20098 was next - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64346682.html Followed by the visiting 26007 - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64346683.html And last...

Well, it's been a fun two days! Could have done with better weather on Friday, but hey! It started so well - 43175 at a foot crossing near Fladbury - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64307169.html Alas, a forecast of 20% cloud translated to about 90% in reality so the 56s heading to Long...

Just a few from the Midlands this week! 66841 at Lea Marston - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64265697.html 43303 passes a shadowy Kingsbury - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64265698.html Been meaning to get 4L75 at Stableford for ages, and with the sun shining on Tuesday the opportunity...

With the sun shining, I could think of no better way to spend a 2 hour fester at York than down by the river. Clearly I'm turning into a kettle photographer - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p64173995.html shows 6233 departing York momentarily distracting members of the York City Rowing Club from...

Been out fotting a few units in London today, and it would've been rude not to fot the passing skodas and erm..... sheds. For want of a better location, I festered at Pudding Mill Lane DLR station (also enabled me to monitor LCY outbounds which produced a Luxair DHC8 and a gapfilling Netjets...

Well, after finishing work yesterday, it seemed my two days off were doomed to fail. I stood for 2 hours in a field waiting for 66414 + 1 on the flasks. It was held to time at Bushbury, only for a late running Desiro to make it late and allow the sun to set:roll: All I got for my trouble were...

Having a bad trot of weather at the moment, and any bright spots have been coinciding with work. Still, a lunchtime finish and some milky sun was most welcome as 2 Colas 47s were moving 2 rakes of Fastline coal wagons to Gloucester for storage. Somehow made it to Washwood Heath in time for...

Took a trip out to Tamworth tonight for 1P05, possibly to remind why I had resolved to go to Stafford for the night shot next time. Those orange lights in the car park make for a white balance nightmare what with flourescent lights on the platform and orange lights behind the train illuminating...

Now that 67013 seems to have disappeared, 67010 has turned into my new stalker. Popped into Aston to do the end of the platform shot today and it duly produced on 1P13 - http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p63883962.html

Whilst in the pub yesterday, I'm sure I was sober enough to see a weather forecast suggesting today would be sunny, with cloud moving in during the afternoon. At no point did I recall hearing the words "it's gonna honk it down with rain and you will get soaked to the skin standing in the middle...

With the news that very much required 37608 had dropped on the Spitfire Tour, there was nothing else to do but launch off to Sheffield to have a trip behind the beast. My thoughts turned to how I'd manage to fot the tour, and given there would be no time to mess about with tripods, I'd probably...

Took a ridiculously early trip out this morning to fot 57002 at International on Spitfire's latest tour to Carlisle. For reasons inexplicable, they'd turned the lights off on platform 2 so I had to make do with a shot from the narrow side on platform 1...

Well, today was always likely to be a weather fail, but there was some heritage traction around and I had nothing better to do. In the end, I got a series of hazy light shots, but nice to record the interesting workings that were around.... After my rant earlier this week about DB Stinker...

37423 was noted in York Parcels Siding tonight - grabbed a shot as darkness fell courtesy of my old 400D: http://www.ferret.fotopic.net/p63770973.html