Flickr: Russell Saxton's Photostream

I only like locos

Class 158 attracts no interest from either the photographer or the passing couple at Ilkeston 6/3/12

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66622 Ilkeston 6 March 2012

Earles Sidings to West Thurrock cement hauled by 66622 at Ilkeston 6/3/12. Eastwood church on the horizon.

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66849 Trowell Junction 28/10/11

66849 crosses from fast to slow at Trowell Junction, Ilkeston 28/10/11

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156411 Sneinton 13/9/11

Sneinton crossing 13 Sept 2011.

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43167 and 43119 Peterborough 30 July 1999

43167/119 pause at Peterborough 30/7/99. I always liked the attractive GNER livery when applied to HSTs.

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37667 Peterborough 30 July 1999

37667 rolls slowly through Peterborough 30 July 1999 with a Connington-Peterborough West yard working. At least i think it was....

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Derby SP 8 June 1985

Just drool at this array of classic Midland line motive power at Derby, early on the morning of June...

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1425 Blackpool-Manchester Victoria leaves Blackpool 12 June 1985

A pair of 3 car Class 120 DMUs form the 1425 to Manchester leaving Blackpool 12/6/85

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Class 110 leaving Preston on Blackpool-Leeds 11 June 1985

A Blackpool-Leeds working headed by one of the characterful Class110 sets leaves Preston on June 11 1985.

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M77171 M77175 M77167 M77182 Bury 18 July 1981

Class 504s at Bury 18 July 1981. The black on the right was a dust devil, whipped up by a sudden...

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I do like to be beside the lineside

Now bear in mind this was February, but I suppose there's not much like spotting in comfort. Toton 24 Feb 2009.

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08129 Newton Heath 18 July 1981

08129 in the sunshine at Newton Heath 18 July 1981. Mainly a DMU depot NH was always good for...

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25089 Newton Heath 19 June 1983

25089 sits out Sunday at Newton Heath 19 June 1983-an extremely hot day. The pub was VERY tempting.

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S1809 Longsight 19 June 1983

I had a spell of collecting the numbers of coaching stock in the late 70s and early 80s when there...

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Birkenhead Central 29 May 1981

In the days when you could sneak round depots more or less unseen. Class 503 units inside Birkenhead Central 29/5/81.

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Newton Heath 18 July 1981

We visited the depots in Manchester loads of times in the 1977-83 period. You were more or less...

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31423 Leicester 25 March 1983

In 1983, 31/4s were powering the Norwich-Birmingham service. Here is 31423 at Leicester 25/3/83 with a Brum-Norwich service.

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45428 Whitby 7 Sept 2011

45428 running round the stock for the 11am departure to Pickering. Whitby 7/9/11.

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Russell Saxton's photostream

I only like locos

66622 Ilkeston 6 March 2012

66849 Trowell Junction 28/10/11

156411 Sneinton 13/9/11

43167 and 43119 Peterborough 30 July 1999

37667 Peterborough 30 July 1999

Derby SP 8 June 1985

1425 Blackpool-Manchester Victoria leaves Blackpool 12 June 1985

Class 110 leaving Preston on Blackpool-Leeds 11 June 1985

M77171 M77175 M77167 M77182 Bury 18 July 1981

I do like to be beside the lineside

08129 Newton Heath 18 July 1981

25089 Newton Heath 19 June 1983

S1809 Longsight 19 June 1983

Birkenhead Central 29 May 1981

Newton Heath 18 July 1981

31423 Leicester 25 March 1983

45428 Whitby 7 Sept 2011

The post-privatisat ion scene

Motive Power Depots and Works

Progressive Railway Shots

British Rail Era

Steam