On 25/06/2018 i had a family holiday on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales staying near Skipton & no sooner had we arrived & i relised there was a WCRC move running so with Cononley station close by that's where it started so all shots taken saying Cononley are within half amile either side of the station all other shots will be below these from my holiday
On 26/06/2018 being the first day of my holiday it had been planned to be a leisurely day so caught the train in to Skipton but managed to get the rare shot of two GBRF 66's in the station at the same time
On 27/06/2018 i started a 4 in 8 North Country rover but before heading out i went in the field behind the caravan & returned with some nice scratches on my legs from the brambles & a dry stone wall then with WCRC providing a service on the Windemere branch that was the first place to be visited & noticing the southbound Malcoms had been held for my train to arrive at Lancaster it allowed me a bonus shot then once i had had a day in the lakes i met a friend who took me over to the Ribblehead area for a few shots as i have never managed to get to that area before
On 28/06/2018 knowing that the Scarborough Spa Express was running & being diesel hauled i ventured to the wall again with a bit more care this time then had a family day before venturing out for the return in the evening & i went a bit further along the road than the station for it
On 29/06/2018 i started by finding a farm crossing slightly further along the line than the wall i had used the previous two days & the used my second day of the rover to get to Scarborough then Hull before heading back
On 30/06/2018 i was at the KWVR mixed gala so was hanging around Keighley for Mary Queen of Scots to arrive & had the bonus of a move from Midland Rd as well
On 20/06/2018 & being my wedding anniversary i was allowed out until lunchtime then meet up with the good lady of the house for the afternoon so i with gen my other girl was around Didcot i headed there to find her on the LHS so was going to stay until a required 166 rolled in so off to Radley then back to Bath to find the Pompey delayed so back to Chippenham for the Stud farm then Bath for the VSOE then to meet the good lady for the rest of the day
On 11/06/18 i headed to Newport hoping to get a GBRF cement working but when it hadn't departed i caugnt an HST to Cardiff to find no wagons at Pengam so from Cardiff i headed to Swindon before getting back to Bristol Parkway in time for the convoy returning from the West Somerset Railway
On 09/08/2018 i went on Pathfinders Peak District Explorer which had set off from Eastleigh in the early hours empty stock with 66129 which while running around at Westbury it failed so was replaced by 66177 for the trip from Taunton to Bescot up/down goods where it ran round to the rear so as to act as assisting loco for 56302 which replaced it on the front for the run to Buxton from where it reversed to gain access to the Hindlow branch then on return to Buxton we had just over an hour before we set of again via a reversal back to Toton via Peak Forest at Toton we said farewell to the 56 for the 66 to return us to Bristol Parkway where we had to catch a coach back home due to engineering work closing the line from Temple Meads
oN 28/05/2018 Had a day out in Dartmouth with the wife so with a change of train at Taunton & 1C72 running late allowed some time the we had 43172 to Paignton with set in reverse meant it was in sun so the late arrival & missing the kettle meant i was able to get it departing
Week commencing 13th May i had a week off for the Severn Valley Diesel Festival so with the 4Tc & 4X20's arriving went to Kidderminster to get them coming over the mainline connection but timed it just right for the 15:35 diesel departure but as i walked up to the bridge i could here the distinctive sound of a Hoover coming off sghed expecting to find Ark Royal how surprised was i to see it was Hercules instead replacing the Ark on the diagram
Below this is the others from the next few days before the Diesel Festival
Below this is the others from the next few days before the Diesel Festival
On 15/5/2018 & after the 4TC had arrived the day before (see above) there was a convoy heading to Kidderminster i found a nice location between Kidderminster & Stourbridge Junc & then went in to Stourbridge where at my fourth attempt i got 139002 for haulage
Below here is a West Midlands day ranger day
Below here is a West Midlands day ranger day
On 16/05/2018 I met up with friends from Devon that had come up for the Diesel Festival so we did a West Midlands Day Ranger taking in Stafford, Nuneaton & Tamworth with another couple of loco's going to Kidderminster & another bash on the Parry People Mover
On 12/05/2018 before visiting Swanage for their gala me and a few friends called in to Dorchester to see what we could find as the line was closed only to find a rake of wagons and no loco with another PW train waiting at the signal so then on to Wool for another that was running