Occasionally when short of 323 units something a little more heritage made an appearance on Crewe - Manchester locals. Dinosaur 305510, one of the very last in service at the time, arrives at Sandbach in November 1998 with a Manchester bound local.

In August 1988 a pair of class 33's are seen near Coleford Junction with a loaded train of seacows from Meldon Quarry bound for the Southern.

31465 at Blackpool North

Stored o8 locos hidden away in Dunfermline Townhill depot on 2nd May 1983, they are 08441 and 08425.

On 1st May 1983 47708 arrives at Edinburgh Waverley with the 1800 from Glasgow Queen Street, somehow a 158 unit is just not the same.

37674 bursts out of Dainton Tunnel with a short freight heading West sometine in July 1988

Ryecroft Junction

An unidentified 47/4 approaches Colchester in May 1984 with the down East Anglian, the 1700 Liverpool Street - Norwich

47580 County of Essex passes a deserted Wymondham station with a diverted Liverpool Street - Norwich service.

On 12th September 1983 50046 Ajax has just arrived at Oxford with the 1550 from Paddington.

At the end of the Summer timetable in 1982 BR withdrew all but one of the through Yarmouth - London services. On the last day, 2nd October 1982 47571 passes Thorpe Junction with the final 0743 Yarmouth - Liverpool Street.

The 1322 Birmingham - Paddington arrives at Banbury on 23rd October 1982 behind 50029 Renown.

Scottish delight! 37191 andd 37090 wait at Crianlarich on 17th December 1984 with the 0820 Glasgow - Oban

In March 1987 the overhead wires are already in place at Norwich as 31425 waits to depart with a Birmingham bound service.

20155 and 20190 wait to depart Skegness with the 1235 to Leicester on 30th July 1982.

A family enjoy the sun at Par station on 14th July 1983 as peak 45023 passes with a load of china clay hoods. We don't get Summers like this anymore!

31407 and 31459 await the tip at St.Pancras with the evening loco hauled service to Derby, they are standing in for a 47/8.

A 2 week holiday in Dawlish and the sun shone like this every day! Silver roofed 47114 heads down the Paignton branch just West of Aller Junction with an adex from Paddington on the afternoon of 12th July 1983.

47114 passes a wonderfully unchanged scene at Cowley Bridge Junction on the 11th July 1983 with a Westbound service, the Cowley Bridge Inn on the right still exists today unlike the loco and signal box which are both long gone.

The cycle from my house to Norwich station was well rewarded on this occassion in Autumn 1982 with the sight of 40007 on the return Whitemoor freight.

It seemed that on this 2 week holiday 47114 was determined to put in an appearance every day. Here at Dawlish on 12th July 1983 47590 heads 47114 on the 0620 Plymouth - Padd vans whilst 50005 Collingwood departs with the 0700 Exeter - Penzance.

A pre electrification shot of Grantham as 40155 speeds past with a Southbound frightliner.

37014 at journeys end, Glasgow Queen Street on 30th August 1986 where she had arrived with the 1030 from Inverness.

The 0655 Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh arrives at Dingwall on 4th April 1985 behind 37025.