150238 approaches Fairwood Junction, Westbury working the 2C18 12:42 Gloucester-Frome FGW service on Wednesday 2nd March
Foster Yeoman liveried 59004 leaves Westbury at Fairwood working the 7C77 Acton-Merehead aggregate empties on Wednesday 2nd March
59204 leaves Westbury after a runround while working the 7V16 Fareham-Whatley empty aggregates past Fairwood on Wednesday 2nd March
In dire light but when a 'Tug' is about it just has to be done! 60013 approaches Fairwood Junction working the 7C31 09:45 Theale-Merehead on a rather grey Thursday 3rd March
66143 approaches Fairwood Junction working the 7V07 Chichester-Merehead aggregate empties on Thursday 3rd March
66092 passes the mothballed Westbury cement works working the 6M20 Whatley-St Pancras aggregates consisting of ex-RMC hoppers on Friday 4th March
153382 is paired up with 150233 at Westbury at the end of it's journey on the 2F97 09:08 Worcester Shrub Hill-Westbury. Picture taken on Friday 4th March
66616 arrives at Westbury working the 6Z85 Taunton Fairwater-Taunton Fairwater via Bristol Temple Meads 'Magic Roundabout' turning move on Friday 4th March
Another view of 66616 as it arrives at Westbury working the 6Z85 Taunton Fairwater-Taunton Fairwater via Bristol Temple Meads 'Magic Roundabout' turning move on Friday 4th March
43071 leads the 11:06 London Paddington-Plymouth FGW service past Fairwood, Westbury on Friday 4th March. 43022 brings up the rear
A quick drive around to Fairwood was required to capture 66616 again as it leaves Westbury after being held for a southbound HST working the 6Z85 Taunton Fairwater-Taunton Fairwater via Bristol Temple Meads 'Magic Roundabout' turning move on Friday 4th March
43021 leads 43034 past Thingley Junction, Chippenham working the 13:00 London Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads FGW service on Friday 4th March
A rather dirty Shanks liveried 66522 passes Thingley Junction, Chippenham working 4V60 Calvert-Bristol Barrow Road empty refuse containers on Friday 4th March
AI liveried 59005 slows for Hawkeridge Junction and a crew change while working the 6A83 Avonmouth-West Drayton aggregates on Friday 4th March
A wider angle view of AI liveried 59005 as it slows for Hawkeridge Junction and a crew change while working the 6A83 Avonmouth-West Drayton aggregates on Friday 4th March
Arriva hire-in 150284 approaches Westbury at Hawkeridge Junction working the 2O90 12:51 Great Malvern-Weymouth FGW service on Friday 4th March
59205 passes Hawkeridge Junction, Westbury working the 7C54 Oxford Banbury Road-Whatley empty aggregate boxes on Friday 4th March
170112 passes the site of the Severn Tunnel Junction diesel depot at Rogiet, Monmouthshire on Saturday 5th March
43144 leads 43028 past Severn Tunnel Junction before entering the Severn Tunnel working the 07:58 Swansea-London Paddington FGW service on Saturday 5th March
DBSO 9714 leads 31285 past Severn Tunnel Junction working the 3Z34 Bristol Barton Hill-Derby RTC via West Wales on Saturday 5th March
220018 passes Severn Tunnel Junction on a diversion on Saturday 5th March
143621 arrives at Severn Tunnel Junction working a Cardiff-Taunton FGW service on Saturday 5th March
60096 gains momentum after being held on the slow at Severn Tunnel Junction working the 6B13 05:05 Robeston-Westerleigh Murco fuel tanks on Saturday 5th March
66100 passes Severn Tunnel Junction working the 08:55 Margam-Redcar empty coke on Saturday 5th March
A clean 66063 hauls dirtier 66040, 66101 & 66133 past Severn Tunnel Junction working the 0N66 10:20 Margam-Eastleigh Yard locomotive move in connection with weekend engineering traffic out of Eastleigh Yard. This picture was taken on Saturday 5th March just before the clouds took over for the rest of the day
66092 passes Norton Bavant (south of Warminster) working the 6O41 10:14 Westbury-Eastleigh Yard engineers on Monday 7th March
43174 takes the Westbury station line at Fairwood Junction working the 06:48 Penzance-London Paddington FGW service on Monday 7th March
AI liveried 59001 displays it's bell-end at Fairwood Junction working the 7A17 10:25 Merehead-Acton aggregates on Monday 7th March
43189 leads 43192 rounds the curve at Great Cheverall working the 12:18 London Paddington-Taunton FGW service on Monday 7th March
60013 heads towards London at Great Cheverall working the 6L21 13:30 Whatley-Dagenham aggregates with the maximum load of 42 hoppers weighing in at well over 4,000 tonnes! Picture taken on Monday 7th March
Hanson liveried 59101 passes Great Cheverall on the regular afternoon 7C77 Acton-Merehead empty aggregates on Monday 7th March
Not long behind 7C77 was another regular, the 6V18 Hither Green-Whatley empties with 59102 in charge. Great Cheverall is the location on Monday 7th March
A drive back to Fairwood on Monday 7th March was rewarded with a third Class 59/1 of the day. 59103 leaves Westbury working the 7C48 Appleford-Whatley empty aggregate boxes in the last of the days light
158767 approaches Hawkeridge Junction, Westbury working the 2O86 08:42 Gloucester-Weymouth service on Tuesday 8th March
66128 is almost at journey's end working the 6W52 05:20 Llanaran-Westbury engineers at Hawkeridge Junction on Tuesday 8th March
'The Drax Flyer' 66585 slows for Hawkeridge Junction, Westbury working the 6A21 Pengam-Theale gravel on Tuesday 8th March
66510 passes Bradford-on-Avon working the 6Z30 Eastleigh Yard-Carlisle Yard Cargowaggon move on Tuesday 8th March
66116 works the 6V62 Fawley-Bristol St Phillips Marsh fuel past Bradford-on-Avon on Tuesday 8th March
Another Hanson 59/1 at Great Cheverall! 59104 works the 7C77 Acton-Merehead on Tuesday 8th March
60013 rounds the curve at Great Cheverall working the 6C74 Theale-Whatley on Tuesday 8th March
66585 'The Drax Flyer' works the 6B37 Theale-Stoke Gifford empties unusually routed via the Berks and Hants past Great Cheverall on Tuesday 8th March
Yet another Hanson 59/1! 59103 passes Great Cheverall working the 6V18 Hither Green-Whatley aggregate empties on Tuesday 8th March. By this time in the afternoon the sun was quickly being lost to cloud and this photograph was taken in a very lucky patch of brightish light
37059 top and tails 37069 working the 1Q12 Bristol Temple Meads-Old Oak Common via Gloucester and Bristol past Pixash Lane, Keynsham on Wednesday 9th March
An HST works the 13:00 London Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads FGW service past Pixash Lane, Keynsham on Wednesday 9th March
Shanks liveried 66522 passes Pixash Lane, Keynsham working the 4V60 Calvert-Bristol Barrow Hill empty refuse containers on Wednesday 9th March
37069 top and tails 37059 past Newton Meadows, Bath working the 1Q12 Bristol Temple Meads-Old Oak Common via Gloucester and Bristol on Wednesday 9th March
Another view of 37069 with 37059 tailing past Newton Meadows, Bath working the 1Q12 Bristol Temple Meads-Old Oak Common via Gloucester and Bristol past an eastbound HST on Wednesday 9th March
Unlined and unnamed 70000 'Britannia' stands at the Crewe Heritage Centre on Saturday 12th March
66619 and 70011 stand at the Crewe Heritage Centre on Saturday 12th March
57315 top and tails 57313 past Calveley, Cheshire working the 1V41 10:20 Holyhead-Cardiff Central 'Rugex' on Saturday 12th March
57315 top and tails 57313 past Woodcotthill Farm, Wrenbury, Cheshire working the 1V41 10:20 Holyhead-Cardiff Central 'Rugex' on Saturday 12th March
43179 & 43137 passes Clanville, Castle Cary with the Crown Pet Food factory dominating the background. The service is the diverted 1C86 14:30 London Paddington-Penzance taking the route to Exeter St David via Yeovil Junction and 'The Mule' due to engineering works between Tiverton and Exeter. This photograph was taken on Sunday 13th March
43093 brings up the rear of the diverted 1A85 12:10 Penzance-London Paddington service at Cockhill, Castle Cary on Sunday 13th March
43033 & 43026 departs Castle Cary working the 15:30 London Paddington-Taunton service on Sunday 13th March
60084 passes Coaley in the drizzle working the 05:05 Robeston-Westerleigh Murco fuel tanks on Friday 18th March
60015 has became a regular on the 6E41 11:41 Westerleigh-Lindsey empty tanks seen here at Coaley, Dursley on Friday 18th March
43091 & 43145 head northbound at Gossington, Gloucestershire on Saturday 19th March
66006 slows for the Cam & Dursley stop while working the 1Z90 05:52 Eastleigh-Llandrindod Wells 'Heart of Wales' charter past Gossington on Saturday 19th March
158767 approaches Cam & Dursley station at Gossington working the 07:23 Warminster-Great Malvern FGW service on Saturday 19th March
60015 passes Gossington working the 6E41 10:13 Westerleigh-Lindsey empty fuel tanks on Saturday 19th March
221131 heads south at Gossington working the 09:07 Manchester Piccadilly-Bristol Temple Meads service on Saturday 19th March
66111 works the extra 4Z65 06:07 Worksop-Avonmouth empty coal past Gossington on Saturday 19th March
66144 heads southbound working the 6B13 05:05 Robeston-Westerleigh Murco fuel tanks past Gossington on Saturday 19th March
66587 climbs out of Patchway Tunnel working the 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog-Southampton Maritime liner on Saturday 19th March
Another view of 66587 working the 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog-Southampton Maritime liner approaching Patchway, Bristol on Saturday 19th March
66193 leads 66136, 66065, 66015, 66035 & 66117 past Patchway working the 0X16 Margam-Didcot locomotive convoy in connection with engineering work in Moreton cutting. Picture taken on Saturday 19th March
43136 leads 43170 past Patchway working the 1L62 12:10 Swansea-London Paddington service on Saturday 19th March
3 car 158798 arrives at Patchway working the 1F23 14:24 Cardiff Central-Portsmouth service on Saturday 19th March
GBRf leased 66581 (in debranded Freightliner livery) hauls DRS liveried 66403 (suffering from flat batteries) out of Patchway Tunnel working the 6Z33 Cardiff Tidal-Eastleigh Yard wagon move on Saturday 19th March
Another view of GBRf leased 66581 (in debranded Freightliner livery) hauling DRS liveried 66403 (suffering from flat batteries) out of Patchway Tunnel working the 6Z33 Cardiff Tidal-Eastleigh Yard wagon move on Saturday 19th March
70004 slows for it's destination of Stoke Gifford Yard at Coalpit Heath working the 4V46 Rugeley-Stoke Gifford empty coal in glorious evening light on Saturday 19th March
Nameless 'Tangmere' heads the return 1Z85 16:35 Bristol Temple Meads-Three Bridges 'The Bath & Bristol' charter run by West Coast Railway Company past Newton Meadows, Bath on Saturday 19th March. 47804 gives a healthy push from the rear
59002 approaches Westbury at Fairwood working the 6L21 Whatley-Dagenham aggregates. This picture shows to good effect the length of this train with a consist of 42 hoppers with a combined weight of over 4,000 tonnes. This picture was taken on Monday 21st March
59202 approaches Westbury at Hawkeridge Junction working the 7C48 Appleford-Whatley aggregate empties on Monday 21st March
221124 passes Coaley (north of Cam & Dursley station) working the 11:00 Bristol Temple Meads-Manchester Piccadilly service on Wednesday 23rd March
60096 heads south at Coaley working the 6B13 05:05 Robeston-Westerleigh Murco fuel tanks on Wednesday 23rd March
East Coast hire in powercar 43310 heads the 1V50 06:08 Edinburgh-Plymouth XC service at Gossington on Wednesday 23rd March. At this time the train was running approx. 90 minutes late and was terminated at Bristol Temple Meads before forming an additional 1Z52 13:44 Bristol Temple Meads-Plymouth service. 43378 brings up the rear.
220024 passes Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath working the 12:07 Manchester Piccadilly-Exeter St Davids service on Wednesday 23rd March
43041 heads the 13:45 London Paddington-Swansea FGW service at Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath on Wednesday 23rd March. 43041 is infamous due to it hitting a fallen tree at Lavington and has just returned to traffic after receiving a new fibreglass cab
43321 leads 43303 past Ram Hill working the 1V52 09:08 Edinburgh-Plymouth service on Wednesday 23rd March
66548 works the 4V47 Rugeley-Stoke Gifford empty coal past Ram Hill on Wednesday 23rd March
220009 passes Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath working the 13:07 Manchester Piccadilly-Bristol Temple Meads on Wednesday 23rd March
60084 'Cross Fell' works an additional Wednesday 6B33 Theale-Robeston Murco empties at Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath on Wednesday 23rd March
150263 slows for Clink Road Junction at Berkley, Frome working the 14:51 Great Malvern-Weymouth FGW service on Wednesday 23rd March. 6C76 and 60013 which I was waiting for didn't materialise and I later found out that it was terminated at Westbury
66066 with load 4 passes Norton Bavant, Warminster working the 6O41 10:14 Westbury-Eastleigh engineers on Thursday 24th March
43014 brings up the rear (with 43013 leading) passes Stoford, Yeovil working the 1Q23 04:48 Old Oak Common-Salisbury (via Exeter) on Thursday 24th March
After a half an hour recess at Yeovil Junction 43013 leads 43014 past Bradford Abbas working the 1Q23 04:48 Old Oak Common-Salisbury. Later in the afternoon the NMT worked back to Old Oak Common via Southampton and Westbury. Picture taken on Thursday 24th March
43013 leads 43014 working the 1Q19 Plymouth-Old Oak Common past Somerton on Friday 25th March
66111 passes Kelston House at Newton Meadows while working 6A83 Avonmouth-West Drayton aggregates on Friday 25th March
With just a week to go before the end of this working, 66951 heads towards Keynsham at Newton Meadows, Bath working the 4V60 Calvert-Bristol Barrow Road refuse containerson Friday 25th March
Another view of 66951 as it heads towards Keynsham at Newton Meadows, Bath working the 4V60 Calvert-Bristol Barrow Road refuse containers on Friday 25th March
59005 approaches Clink Road Junction at Berkley, Frome working the 7C48 Appleford-Whatley aggregate empties on Friday 25th March
66951 approaches Corsham working the 4V60 Calvert-Bristol Barrow Road empty refuse containers on Tuesday 29th March
Sole DBS Red 60011 works the 6B33 Theale-Robeston empty fuel tanks past Acton Turville in a welcome patch of sun on Tuesday 29th March
66953 heads toward Bristol working the 4V60 Calvert-Bristol Barrow Road empty refuse containers at World's End Lane, Keynsham on Wednesday 30th March
60049 passes World's End Lane, Keynsham working the 6C41 Newport Alexandra Junction-Westbury engineers on Wednesday 30th March
Westbury regular 59005 passes Hawkeridge Junction on the approaches to Westbury station working the 7C48 Appleford-Whatley aggregate empties on Thursday 31st March
A quick dash over to the road bridge overlooking the Westbury panel produced 59005 again crawling into Westbury after waiting for a road working the 7C48 Appleford-Whatley aggregate empties on Thursday 31st March