On 28/2/20 being what would normally be the last day of February but 2020 is a leap year met up with a friend from Torquay for a morning around Reading with a few bits of gen and then being told my last GBRF 66 was at Westbury i headed home that way hoping to get it and low and behold now with the extended platforms it was in the best place for a shot
On 22/2/20 being my birthday the day started with a shot from the Travelodge room window then to the Great Central Nottingham and on arriving opposite Brush Loughbrough i was able to identify my last 92 i needed for sight so one very happy birthday for me
On 21st February i had the day at Tamworth from 08:30 then got tipped off a pair of 20's would be around so headed to Rugeley TV from 16:00-17:05 in total got 38 freight movements i had forgotten how busy this area was
On 20th February after visiting the NEC and heading to Tamworth for two nights we stopped off at Goodmans in Wishaw and found since the previous years visit things had been moved around
On 4th February i had gen that there was an MOD from Marchwood so decided to have a day around Southampton so starting at Westbury then Salisbury before heading to Millbrook then Basingstoke via Eastleigh to see the damage from the previous weeks derailment
On 1st February and after staying over night near by it was rude not to pay a visit to Cardiff Celsa for the Shunters but not having a very big ladder and trying to use live view with the sun on the screen meant some were not quite what i wanted but it had to be a brief visit as had family things to do
On 23rd January 2020 had a day at Gloucester and Cheltenham with gen that the first rake of HST MK3's was going for scrap and the Fifty Funds lococ's were on another move going the other way made for an interesting day after visiting Bristol parkway on way up and Yate on the return
On 14th January i started my year with a trip to Newport & Swindon in typical winter weather but knowing there was Pacers going for scrap and the only network registered 31 were passing Newport it had to be done then a quick trip to Swindon for Rainbow Shed on the MOD but no chance of any rainbows as it hammered down