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Welcome to my gallery containing railway scenes from the late 1980s to the present day. I've been interested in railways since I bought an Ian Allan ABC from the York Railway Museum and ticked off my first locos including Nos. 46026 & 55008.

I started taking pictures whenever I could borrow a camera and bought my first SLR in December 1986, a Zenit 12XP. My next camera was an excellent Pentax P30. I bought my first digital camera a few years ago and purchased a digital SLR Canon EOS300D SLR in August 2004. I've upgraded to a Canon EOS30D now.

My favourite shots are from the period when you could roll up to Paddington, Kings Cross, Liverpool Street, Clapham Junction or Waterloo and see locos left right and centre.

I hope you enjoy browsing :)
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45133, superb 1co-co1  Open Days: Coalville 3rd June 1990  (4)
51863 59655 59749 51871 High Wycombe 15May91, 16.45 to Aylesbury  Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)  (3)
And here's why the dutieshave finished, the leaking water from the jet has turned to ice, 22Dec06  Ah well, 1984 is gone, now it's 2006. Or aint they one and the same?  (3)
Going away shot of 66727 and 66714 on 4M64, with an immaculately manicured embankment on the right. Get shots whilst you can, Wood End Road Sudbury Hill.  Underground: Metropolitan Line Engineers  (3)
L62 looks more modern than the other battery locos shown and dates from 1985, built by Metro Cammel  Underground: Central Line, Ruislip Depot Open Day  (3)
101 059 4 at Paindorf with an express service from Nurnberg to Munchen, 4Jun08.  Euro; Deutsche Bahn - Munchen, Muhldorf, Kastl, Paindorf, Ostermunchen, Turkheim 1Jun08 to 5Jun08  (3)
Aylesbury station, 24Jan90. This view contains so much railway character - the old flagstones, grubby glass in the awning, a set of scales and a semaphore slap bang in the middle of the platform.  Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)  (2)
66722 66709 on 6A63, approximately 2 hours later than scheduled. Little Missenden 4Feb07  Underground: Metropolitan Line Engineers  (2)
31454 31452 on 1Z91, 07.05 Minehead to Canterbury West, via Kensington Olympia. Seen at Hanwell & Elthorne on 29Sep07, right time.  1Z55: Whistling through West London (supporting cast of 31s & DRS47s)  (2)
10 51857 59656 59678 51679 and 51890 59676 59657 51871 at Aylesbury 24Jan90  Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)  (2)
11 51869 59749 59669 51871 departing Denham Golf Club, 25Jan90. The GWR pagoda huts still stand in 2005.   Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)  (2)
12 54123, withdrawn class 108 dumped at Aylesbury 24Jan90  Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)  (2)
13 In the late 80s, early 90s LUL ordered 3 experimental tube trains from different manufacturers. They were in red, green and blue liveries.  Underground: Central Line, Ruislip Depot Open Day  (2)
14 66728 66718 6M64 Moor Park 19Jul08  Underground: Metropolitan Line Engineers  (2)
15 51651 59767 59xxx 51831 High Wycombe 25Jan90. The white pole in the foreground is a felled semaphore.  Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)  (2)
16 GBRF; 66723 & UID sister on 6B65 21.57 West Ruislip to 'Arrah on the 'Ill, West Ruislip 19Jul08  Underground: Metropolitan Line Engineers  (2)
17 Not the best of shots, but a rare view of Class 15 ADB9680xx [Number 15?] at Marylebone with green class 08, 08556, Marylebone's station pilot. Some time during 1985.  Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)  (2)
18 EWS liveried 67025 with 67012 on the rear, at Denham Golf Club. Working is 1P03 08.55 Wrexham to Marylebone on 24May08  Chiltern Main Line  (2)
19 Slam doors disappeared from the Eastern a long while ago, here are some class 302 vehicles  Vic Berrys, and Leicester Central  (2)
20 L31 is a battery loco dating from 1965, and 773 [I believe] was used on the Met as a Road/Rail vehicle for sucking up leaves in Autumn.  Underground: Central Line, Ruislip Depot Open Day  (2)
Most Recent Collections
8th Sep 20071Z55: Whistling through West London (supporting cast of 31s & DRS47s)
22nd Sep 20064O90: Grid Resurrection
4th Sep 20076H50 and Friends, Ledburn & Hatch End
14th May 2006Ah well, 1984 is gone, now it's 2006. Or aint they one and the same?
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26th Oct 2008Bekonscot: Model Village
3rd Sep 2006Black and White: miscellaneous railway scenes
16th Apr 2005BoB's Grand Day Out and GatEx Real Air Special
19th Oct 2006Bradford Forster Square 21Mar91
20th Jan 2007Buffer Puffer 20Jan07
25th May 2008Chiltern Main Line
24th May 2008Chiltern Views; Quainton to Aylesbury
26th Nov 2006ECML: Tours and the Like. Nov/Dec 06
29th Oct 2006EDs: Charlton/Deptford Track Renewal 29Oct06
30th Jul 2006Eire - The Iron Road
21st Nov 2007England 2 - Croatia 3
3rd May 2009Euro; Czech Republic 26Apr09 - 1May09
23rd Nov 2008Euro; Deutsche Bahn - Berlin, , Strausberg, Saarmund, Kostryzn (Poland), 15Nov08 to 18Nov08
10th May 2008Euro; Deutsche Bahn - Hamburg, Westerland, Buxtehude, Tostedt and Lubeck 6Jun07 to 10Jun07
21st May 2006Euro; Deutsche Bahn - Leipzig, Zwickau, Grosskorbertha and Konigstein, 16May06 to 20May06
16th Jun 2008Euro; Deutsche Bahn - Munchen, Muhldorf, Kastl, Paindorf, Ostermunchen, Turkheim 1Jun08 to 5Jun08
5th Mar 2008Euro; Deutsche Bahn - Ulm, Augsburg, Munchen, Kempten, Buchloe & Muhldorf 18Feb08 to 20Feb08
13th Jan 2007Euro; Hungary [Kommarno] - Feb1995
27th Aug 2008Euro; Slovakia Tram, August 2008
2nd Sep 2008Euro; Slovakia, August 2008
16th Mar 2009Euro; SNCF & SNCB weekend 21Feb09 - 22Feb09
3rd Jan 2008Euro; SNCF - Day Trip 3Dec07
30th Sep 2008Euro; Swiss Trip - September 2008
20th Apr 2008Footex
1st Jul 2007GBRF - Weekend Excursions
5th Dec 2005Growling in the Valleys! Farewell Class 37s!
21st Jan 2007Honks a Lordy! It be 2007.
23rd Sep 2005Instamatic! Me mums camera from the 1970s
26th Nov 2007Lady Luck Shining at West Ealing (and Hanwell and Barnes)
26th Dec 2004Lines: AC/DC Watford to Euston
14th Sep 2005Lines: Bury to Manchester Victoria prior to closure (14 photos)
23rd Sep 2006Lines: North Woolwich to Silvertown
28th May 2005Lines: The Gilberdyke to Hull Line (21 photos)
20th Feb 2005Lines: The Island Line, Ryde/Sandown
23rd Jan 2005Lines: The Peterborough to Ely Line
4th Mar 2004Locomotives: Class 31, Brush/English Electric
4th Mar 2004Locomotives: Class 33, BRCW/Sulzer
7th Mar 2004Locomotives: Class 37, English Electric
7th Mar 2004Locomotives: Class 47, Brush Type 4
26th Jul 2004Locomotives: Class 50, English Electric
17th Oct 2005Locomotives: Class 57/0, 57/3 and 57/6 Brush
8th Sep 2005Locomotives: Class 60, Brush
13th Aug 2004Locomotives: Classes 20, 56, 59 & 66
29th Feb 2004Locomotives: Electric
19th Jul 2007Metronet RIP
2nd Dec 2006Nene Valley Railway - Oct06
2nd Jun 2004Open Days: Bounds Green 4th May 1987 + D200 on the Corby Cutler
10th Mar 2005Open Days: Coalville 3rd June 1990
17th Sep 2006Pullman Mini Gallery
12th Jun 2004Rico Tours June 2004: Semaphores in Lincs and Loco Haulage
15th Apr 2007Rico Tours: April 2007
3rd Jul 2005Rico Tours: June 2005
21st Mar 2008Ruislip; local railways
5th Feb 2006Steam; 60009 'Union of South Africa'
17th Jun 2007Steam; 6024 'King Edward I' Paddington 17Jun07
1st Apr 2006Steam; Chiltern Centenary 1 & 2 April 2006
5th May 2007Steam; The Chiltern Steam Express 5May07
16th Feb 2009Steam; Three Valentines Day Excursions 14Feb09
30th Sep 2007Thunderbirds are Go! Go! Go! (on a Sunday)
17th Sep 2007Underground : 1938 stock 'Starlight Express'
16th Mar 2004Underground: Central Line, Ruislip Depot Open Day
11th Nov 2006Underground: Engineers, Tubes, City and Mountain
1st Mar 2004Underground: Metropolitan Line
16th Jun 2007Underground: Metropolitan Line - No. 12 Sarah Siddons
13th May 2007Underground: Metropolitan Line Engineers
10th Apr 2004Underground: Piccadilly Line
8th Mar 2004Units: DMU Class 115 (26 photos)
15th Jan 2005Units: DMUs Class 104, 105 and 108
2nd Mar 2004Units: DMUs Class 121 and 128 'Bubble Cars'
18th Dec 2005Units: DMUs Second Generation
19th Jun 2004Units: Electric
19th Jul 2005Vic Berrys, and Leicester Central
23rd Sep 2005World of Shunters
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