What could be my final railway visit for 2009, here are the shots i took of a visit to the East Anglian Railway Museum. Although no service trains were running a railway experience course was taking place on No. 54 'Penn Green'. The two car DMU was also being used for driver training though i didn't get any shots.

The final day of the gala, by now i was feeling completely wiped out and starting to come down with a fever/cold! But that didn't stop me from taking part in the final day of this big event. I also paid a visit to the Engine house at Highley, something i hadn't done for near a year and a half.

Here are shots of the second day of the gala, by this time i was starting to feel worse for wear due to being awake from 7:30am Friday morning. Little did i know i wouldn't be getting any sleep till 2am Sunday morning...

I was lucky enough to be offered a brakevan ride behind the goods at night behind 813 between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, quite an experience.

The SVR Autumn Steam Gala is without a doubt one of the must dos in the heritage railway calendar. The intensive timetable with the usual highlight of all night running made yet another appearance.
This year i feel the gala was slightly more low key and i didn't feel it was as busy as it was in previous years. I also felt some of the locomotives wern't used as much as they could have been, such as the Manors and Small Prairie.

The lineup consisted of:

Visiting:

Gresley 0-6-2 N2 No. 1744 from the GCR.
GWR Hall 4-6-0 No. 4936 'Kinlet Hall' from Tyseley.
LMS Ivatt 2-6-2 No. 41241 from KWVR.
GWR 0-6-2 No. 5643 from Llangollen.

Resident:

LMS Ivatt Class 4 No. 43106 AKA 'The Flying Pig'
LMS Ivatt Class 2MT No. 46443
LMS Stanier Mogul No. 42968
Ex-Port Talbort 0-6-0 No. 813 (making her last appearance before overhaul)
GWR Pannier Tank No. 5764
GWR Manor No. 7802 'Bradley Manor'
GWR Manor No. 7812 'Erlestoke Manor'
GWR Small Prairie No. 4566
GWR Large Prairie No. 5164 (backup engine)

On the Friday Kinlet Hall was withdrawn due to safety valve issues so 5164 operated her services for the day.

A rather unplanned visit to the NNR for their annual steam gala. With thanks to the people who invited me and gave me a lift!

The gala consisted of:

GWR 4-4-0 No. 3440 'City of Truro'
GNR N2 0-6-2T No. 1744
GWR 56xx 0-6-2T No. 6619
GWR 'Small Prairie' 2-6-2 No. 5521*
LNER N7 0-6-2T No. 69621
GER J15 0-6-0 No. 65462
Hunslet 0-6-0ST No. 1982 'Ring Haw'

*Sadly the Small Prairie had been declared failed on the Sunday, instead visiting Class 24 No. 24081 had the honours.

Before i made my trip back to Essex, one more visit to the MHR was on the cards. Hopefully it won't be another 2 and a half years till i go back!

In service:

GWR 2-8-0 tank No. 5224
DMU

On a steam enginemans course:

SR No. 850 'Lord Nelson'

One of my favourite places in the UK has to be the New Forest, a beautiful national park situated between Bournemouth and Southampton. It really is a place you have to go too to get a feel for it. Many people may know that part of the charm of the forest is the Ponies, donkeys and cattle that roam around freely through the forest and several of the villages.

This was also my last chance to get some photos of the infamous slam door units in operation on the Lymington branch which are due to be replaced in December this year.

I was lucky enough to have both units running on the Monday & Tuesday of my break.

The 12 1/4" gauge Railway at Exbury gardens was constructed in 2000/2001 and is located near Beaulieu in the New Forest. Originally there were only two locomotives in the fleet, these were an 0-6-2 tank named Rosemary built in 2001, and an 0-4-0 diesel shunter named Eddy constructed in the same year.

The two steam locomotives in use were:

Another 0-6-2 tank (now running with tender) named Naomi which was built in 2002.
And a 2-6-0 tender loco named Mariloo built in 2008 to avoid constant double headed use on heavier trains.

Sadly i didn't ride the trains as it wasn't possible to without paying for the gardens aswell. Even when asking at the ticket office if it was allowed we were told it was not possible. Shame as that would have been an extra £7 for the centre.

The first shots in this gallery are of Breamore Station, situated on the Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway. Following many years of being derelict the station building and platform were restored in 2004-2005, and at that time used as an office. The line closed in May 1964. It was a single track line that ran for about 19 miles between Salisbury and West Moors where it connected to the original Castlemans Corkscrew route that ran from Southampton to Dorchester.

The second set of shots are taken on the 'old road'. The original main line that ran between Southampton and Dorchester before the main Waterloo-Weymouth route via Bournemouth was constructed. The route closed to passengers in May 1964 and closed completely in August 1967, it offers some stunning walks in the heart of the New Forest. One of the stations, a few miles away from Brockenhurst survives, Holmsley has since become a tea rooms, though nothing survives of the next station of Ringwood.

I have been going to the Moors Valley Country park on holidays since i was a kid. The place has always been fascinating, specially with the 7 1/4" gauge line running through part of it. A well established fully signalled line stands where there was once just a barn.

Three locomotives were in service, these were:

No. 11 'Zeus'
No. 15 'William Rufus'
No. 18 'Thor'

2009 seems to be a revisiting year for me, so it was important to go back to my favourite preserved railway, the Watercress line. It had been near 2 and a half years since my last visit, so another one was long overdue!

We spent the day riding the trains and looking at the various stations and towns along the way.

In service:

Unrebuilt Bulleid West Country No. 34007 'Wadebridge'
Visiting GWR 2-8-0 tank No. 5224

To round off the holiday we went on the Shakespeare Express which runs twice every Sunday until September. The first time i went on the train it was hauled by GWR Hall No. 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall", now undergoing overhaul. This time round it was hauled by GWR Castle No. 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe".
As you can see the weather was poor!

2009 seems to be a revisiting year for me railway wise. I last visited the GCR probably late 2006/very early 2007. A very enjoyable event with plenty to see with no less than four steam locomotives and four diesels running operating passenger, freight and mail workings.

In operation was:

LMS Fairburn No. 42085 (on loan from the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway)
SR King Arthur No. 30777 "Sir Lamiel"
LMS 8F No. 48305
BR Standard 2MT No. 78019
Class 25 No.D5185
Class 27 No.D5401
Class 47 No.D1705 "Sparrow hawk"
Class 101 DMU

I last visited Didcot in 2006 on a non steam day with my previous camera. Armed with my newer one i set about getting some better quality images.

In operation was:

GWR 4300 'Mogul' No. 5322
GWR Saddle Tank No. 1340 "Trojan"

Also included are shots taken the next day around Heyford, where we saw a genuine steam narrow boat named "President"

A first visit to this preserved railway to see the industrial locomotives working hard on various workings. Weather was very poor for the majority of the time so good photos were few.

Six steam locomotives were in operation:

Haydock Foundry Well Tank No. C "Bellerophron"
Bagnall Saddle Tank No. 3059 "Florence No. 2"
Hunslet Austeriy Saddle Tank No. 3839 "Wimblebury"
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn No. 7864 "Meaford No. 2"
Beyer Peacock Saddle Tank No. 1827
Backworth Saddle Tank No. 47

Also included are a couple of canal scenes taken on the following day.

It's been too long since i last uploaded screenshots to this website. I have still been taking them but haven't made the effort to upload them to here.

These shots show an excellent recreation of Bournemouth Central as it was in the 50/60's for Microsoft Train Simulator. I have had the privilage of testing out the New Forest V2 route which will shortly be released.

The Echills Wood Railway is a 7 1/4 inch gauge railway situated at Kingsbury water park. The journey time on the line is currently about 8-9 minutes but the line is extending and will be adding more stations in the future to extend the enjoyment and ride time for visitors. It passes some very nice scenery and has quite an extensive sized loco fleet.

The original plan for Sunday was to stay at the SVR and lineside, however due to the very hot weather we decided that we didn't really want to spend most of the day on fields. Instead we went to Tyseley for their open day.
The star of the show was no doubt visiting newly built A1 Pacific No. 60163 "Tornado". Her frames were laid at Tyseley so it really was a home coming for her.
In total there were 9 steam locomotives in steam plus a steam crane, they were:

A1 Pacific No. 60163 "Tornado"
GWR Castle No. 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe"
GWR Castle No. 5029 "Nunney Castle"
GWR Hall No. 4936 "Kinlet Hall"
GWR Hall No. 4953 "Pitchford Hall" *
GWR Pannier tank No. 9600
Peckett 0-4-0 Saddle Tank No. 2004
Ffestiniog 0-4-0 Hunslet "Lilla"
Replica of "Locomotion"

* 4953 seemed to stay out of view for my entire visit, so no shots sadly.

On static display outside were:

LMS Jubiliee No. 45593 "Kolhapur"
BR WR Castle No. 7029 "Clun Castle"

On static display in the sheds were:

GWR Hall No. 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall" undergoing overhaul.
Replica LNWR Bloomer under construction.
GWR Pannier Tank No. 7760
GWR Pannier Tank No. 7752
Large Prairie No. 4110 awaiting restoration.

A very warm visit to the SVR's war time 1940's event. Plenty to see and do with various vechicle and war displays, bands, singers, a Spitfire flypass and many people dressed up in period costume.

All 6 available steam locomotives were in service:

GWR Manor No. 7802 "Bradley Manor"
GWR Manor No. 7812 "Erlestoke Manor"*
LMS Ivatt No. 46443
LMS Stanier Mogul No. 42968
GWR Small Prairie No. 4566*
GWR Pannier Tank No. 7714

* Sadly i didn't manage to get any photos of these locos, thankfully i've got plenty of shots from past visits!

After about 7 months since my last visit, i finally made a return trip to the East Anglian Railway Museum at Chappel and Wakes Colne.

Plenty to see and do as always around the site, including the miniature railway running, pump trolley demonstrations, and the chance to look around many of the Museum's railway artifacts.

Two locomotives were in service:

Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne 0-6-0 No. 54 "Penn Green" hauling the newly restored Vintage G.E.R coaches.
Class 04 No. D2279/11249 hauling the wagons.

I have to say it was very surreal seeing the general public holding the leaflet with my picture on!

The Colne Valley Railway held their war time event on Sunday 17th May. This included many people dressed up in period costume, war time vechicle & Millitary displays, Evacuation trains & bomb trains.

Two steam locos were in service:

Visiting Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 "Jennifer" on passenger services.
Resident Avonside built 0-4-0 "Barrington" on the bomb train.

Also in operation was an Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 diesel shunter No. 3211 running light engine up and down the station.

As British Railways Standard 7MT No. 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" was due to arrive at Norwich with "The Easterling" we decided to stick around to see her arrival and departure.

A return visit to the NNR on Saturday. I was expecting to see 0-6-0 J15 No. 65462 and Class 31 No. 31207 in service. However WD 2-10-0 No. 90775 & Class 25 No. 25057 had the honours.

90775 was also used to haul a wedding special for a couple who tied the knot at Weybourne Station.

It had been almost two years since i last visited the CVR. Sadly journey times were severely increased due to network rail shutting all of the lines i needed to use. With a return journey taking up to 5 1/2 hours due to one of the rail replacement buses catching fire and closing the A12 for over an hour, and my mums car having a smoking tyre.

The visit to the CVR was very pleasent, fine weather complimented the vast array of vehicles on display and trains running.

Visiting 0-4-0 saddle tank "Castle Donington Power Station No.1" was running alongside a resident DMU.

What you see today at the CVR has been built from scratch, there was never a station on the site, just a single line going through a cutting.

I would also like to extend my thanks to the staff & volunteers of the CVR for finding me and giving me a lift back to the station after the special bus service had to be cancelled.

A visit to the Severn Valley Railway was complimented with some pretty stunning weather. A complete breath of fresh air from the weather we had the days before. Six steam locos were running:

Visiting Standard 8P No. 71000 "Duke of Gloucester"
Large Prairie No. 5164
Small Prairie No. 4566
GWR Manor No. 7802 "Bradley Manor"
GWR Manor No. 7812 "Erlestoke Manor"
Ivatt 2MT No. 46443

I spent a few days on a friends parents canal boat, this was combined with a visit to the Battlefield line. Only diesels were operating during the weekend.
These were:

Class 33 No. 33019 "Griffon" on Saturday.
Visiting Class 25 No. 25067 on Sunday.

Also running was Class 04 No. 04110 at Shackertone providing cab rides and the chance for people to drive it up and down the station area for £5.

Sadly the weather wasn't good for any of the days so decent pictures were difficult to get!

The final day of the gala during the first weekend. All steam locos were in service with the exception of J15 No. 65462.

Day two of the Anniversary Gala. All 8 steam locos were in service, they were:

Visiting locos:


BR Standard 2MT 2-6-0 No. 78019
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 No. 76079
LMS 4F 0-6-0 No. 44422
L&Y A Class 0-6-0 No. 1300
LNER B1 2-6-0 No. 1306 "Mayflower"

Home based:

GER 0-6-2T No. 69621
GER 0-6-0 J15 No. 65462
WD 2-10-0 No. 90775

Also, shots are included from the night shoot at Weybourne sheds.

The first day of the fantastic NNR's M&GR anniversary Gala.

All five guests were in service for the first day, they were:

BR Standard 2MT 2-6-0 No. 78019
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 No. 76079
LMS 4F 0-6-0 No. 44422
L&Y A Class 0-6-0 No. 1300
LNER B1 2-6-0 No. 1306 "Mayflower"

Sadly No. 1300 was failed at Weybourne, and was unable to continue her remaining services. N7 0-6-2T No. 69621 covered her remaining trains.

My final bit of steam for 2008 was from a surprise visit to the NNR for their mince pie specials. We had hoped to see Ring Haw in action but due to failing the N7 was put into service instead.

Happy new year to all my visitors!

Some of the shots in high quality: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieranhardy/

Spent a few hours at the E.A.R.M again, today was their steam & diesel day. With Penn Green in service again along with the DMU, i had plenty to photograph with my new camera. The weather was very mixed with sunshine at times and the odd shower.

The final day of the gala. Not so many shots in this gallery as i had to leave at 2ish to get home.

Day two of the gala which featured some more night shooting at Bridgnorth, plus at Bewdley and Hampton Loade.

My shots from the first day of the fantastic SVR steam gala with superb weather conditions for all 3 days.
Locos in service were:

Home based:

GWR Manor No. 7802 "Bradley Manor"
GWR Manor No. 7812 "Erlestoke Manor"
GWR Large Prairie No. 5164
GWR Small Prairie No. 4566
GWR Pannier Tank No. 5764
Port Talbort 0-6-0 No. 813
LMS Ivatt No. 46443 renumbered to 46446
LMS Stanier Mogul No. 42968

Visiting locos:

GWR Dukedog No. 9017 "Earl of Berkeley"
GWR City Class No. 3440 "City of Truro"
GWR Small Prairie No. 5542
GWR Small Prairie No. 5526

Also in action on the first day was Pannier tank No. 7714 which took over 813.
42968 replaced the planned visitor King class No. 6024 "King Edward I"

My best shots can be found in much better quality here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieranhardy/sets/72157607130335508/

As i wasnt going home till the afternoon we decided to take some snaps of some of the normal services between Sheringhan and Weybourne.

In operation was:

56xx No. 5643
Two car DMU set.

An enjoyable visit to the NNR for their annual Steam Gala. I spent the first two days riding the trains, and the final day taking snaps. This was the first time i have used my new camera at a preserved railway, so quite a bit of time was spent getting to grips with it!

Locos in service during the gala:

N7 0-6-2T No. 69621
J15 0-6-0 No. 65462
WD 2-10-0 No. 90775
56xx 0-6-2T No. 5643
16xx 0-6-0T No 1638

As fotopic has done its usual and ruined the quality of these images, i have uploaded the better shots to flickr.com. The URL is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieranhardy/

I decided to spend a few hours at the EARM, one steam loco was in operation which was an 0-6-0 side tank number 54 "Penn Green" currently repainted into Thomas blue livery.

My first visit to this line during their special weekend, a lot to see and do with a fairground in the carpark at Bodmin General and plenty of other attractions.

Locos in service were:

GWR 2-8-0 4247
Small Prairie 5552
HM Dockyard Devonport No 19

It's hard to believe it's been two years since i first visited the WSR. Sadly the weather wasn't as kind as my first visits but was still an enjoyable visit.

Locos in service included:

WSR mogul 9351
Small Prairie 5553
Large Prairie 4160

To anyone who may wonder, none of the shots included in this gallery were taken from trespassing. I was staying at Bishops Lydeard compound for a couple of nights with members of staff around. I can safely say i have never trespassed to try and get an image, and i never will.

I finally got the chance to see some steam, the 60's transport day included many vintage vehicles parked outside most of the stations on the line.

Locos in service on the Saturday were:

7812 "Erlestoke Manor"
LMS Stanier Mogul 42968
SDJR 7F 88
Class 37 37906
Class 73 E6006
5 car DMU

Sunday:

7812 "Erlestoke Manor"
LMS Stanier Mogul 42968
SDJR 7F 88
GWR Small Prairie 4566
GWR Large Prairie 5164
GWR Pannier Tank 7714

A visit to london which included going to the Science Museum and going on board the Thames Clipper.

It's been a long while since theres been any update to my site, sadly i havent got any new photos of real steam yet, but this will have to do, here are some shots of the new simulator which was released in October, the route is the Somerset & Dorset.

Nope, not a newly discovered railway in the Isle of Wight! but infact an 0 Gauge layout in Essex, thanks to the owner for inviting me to see this lovely layout in action.

A special gala which involved many types of traction on display and in service, which included Caprotti Standard 5 73129, 7F 53809, Class 45 45 041 and Class 47 47 401 "North Eastern".

After the GWSR visit i then went to Honeybourne, the present base of the DMLL (Dinmore Manor locomotive ltd) , i then went to Hatton to take a shot of 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall" on her last Shakespeare Express before overhaul, also included are some canal scenes at Hatton, plus a few shots of my visit to Stratford Upon Avon on the 28th August.

A short visit to the GWSR for the final days of 4771 "Green Arrow" in service at the line.
Locos in service were:

LNER V2 4771 "Green Arrow"
GWR 3440 "City of Truro"

By now most people know the devastation on the SVR caused by the huge amount of rain fall which left only the Bewdley - Kidderminster section open. I took a visit there on Saturday, was quite odd that the line wasnt fully operational. The locos in service were:

Great Western Small Prairie 4566
Class 20 D8188
Class 50 50049 "Defiance"

My second visit to the EARM, Jubilee was in steam again offering rides in the wagons, Another day of fantastic weather conditions.

A pleasant visit to Bressingham Steam Museum with lovely weather conditions. Three of the four lines were in operation, The Nursery Line, The Garden Railway and The Waveney Valley Railway. Well worth the visit, even though there was a 3 mile walk from Diss Station to the Museum in the heat!

The NNR's [Poppy Line] dream of having the three GER locos in service was finally achieved with a special gala featuring N7 69621, J15 65462 and B12 61572 (Sadly 61572's last weekend in service before overhaul. Also for the Saturday only, Unrebuilt Bulleid "Battle of Britain" pacific "92 Squadron" was in service. On the Sunday was the NNR's "Living History" event showing the railway as it would have been like in the 1920's with various people dressing up and many attractions happening at each of the stations.

A gala which involved excellent loco's and stunning weather conditions, a most enjoyable gala.

Loco's running were:

Unrebuilt West Country Pacific 34007 "Wadebridge"
V2 4771 "Green Arrow"
SDJR 7F 88
Port Talbot Railway Saddle Tank 813
Hall Class 7903 "Foremarke Hall"
9F 92203 "Black Prince"
GWR Small Prairie 5542

Just a few snaps of 71000 at Banbury while taking water before going back to the ELR.

My second visit to the Valley, this time with fewer locos but the added bonus of 6024 sitting at Bewdley.
Loco's running today were:

7802 "Bradley Manor"
Small Prairie 4566
Large Prairie 5164
LMS Mogul 42968

A visit to this very pleasent line in Staffordshire. Was expecting to see the S160 in steam but luckily it was Standard 4MT tank 80098, the same Standard Tank i saw 7 years ago at Clacton!

My first of two visits to the SVR, the first of which had the bank holiday timetable with 5 locos in service.
They were:

GWR Small Prairie 4566
GWR Large Prairie 5164
GWR Manor 7802 "Bradley Manor"
Ivatt 2MT 46443
LMS Mogul 42968

A visit to the GWR which included seeing V2 4771 "Green Arrow" being tested and riding on the 5542 Shareholders special.

Loco's in service were:

9F 92203 "Black Prince"
GWR Small Prairie 5542

Took a trip down to the East Anglian Railway Museum for their Spanning the Century event. Quite a good event with plenty to see.
0-4-0 saddle tank "Jubilee" was the steam loco in service having only first steamed last Sunday after her overhaul which lasted 10 years.
Also in service was a 2 car DMU and an 04 Shunter, plus visitors had the chance to have a go on a "Pump trolley".

Some shots of "The East Anglian" hauled by 34067 "Tangmere" at Colchester North Station.

The Colne Valley Railway is a one mile long line in the North of Essex which is located at Castle Hedingham, although there was never actually a station on this site, the volunteers have done a fantastic job on recreating a typical Eastern branch line station which has been made to look like the station that once stood at Halstead.

One steam loco was in service and that was Stroudley Terrier Class No. 662 "Martello".

This is part 2 with newer bigger images of the layout and some more locos. This gallery will be updated from time to time.

11/5/07: Eastern Region Steam and GWR Steam added.

A 4/5 Day visit to the SVR which involved a lot of walking to get some of the snaps that i took!! But was hopefully worth it in the end, with fantastic weather for the majority of the 4/5 days.

Loco's in service during the few days were:

Small GWR Prairie 4566
LMS Mogul 42968
LMS Black 5 45110
LMS 8F 48773
GWR Manor 7802 "Bradley Manor"
GWR Large Prairie 5164
LMS Ivatt 2MT "Mogul" 46443

After the many times ive passed this loco at Birmingham Moor Street Station i finally decided to take some snaps of her, sadly her cosmetic work is looking a bit tired due to being exposed to the sun.

Another two day visit, this time to the Bluebell Line, my first visit to the line and i must say i was very impressed. I enjoyed looking around each station and was very pleased to see a nice choice of steam locos in operation and on static display.
Thanks to the very kind driver who allowed me and my mate to have a cab ride on the Dukedog and the SR Mogul for the whole length of the line.
Loco's in service were:

GWR "Dukedog" 9017 "Earl of Berkeley"
SR "U" class No. 1638
SR E4 32473

A two day visit to the MHR to celebrate my 18th on the 31st March, which involved a ride on the R.A.T (Real Ale Train) hauled by Canadian Pacific and a cab ride on Standard 5 73096 from Alresford - Ropley, thanks to the crew of the Standard for allowing me to have the ride.

Loco's in service were:

Merchant Navy Pacific 35005 "Canadian Pacific"
BR Standard Class 5 73096
Ivatt 2MT 41312

After a long while without any updates ive uploaded some shots of my new model layout which was built for me for a christmas present by a very good friend of mine, all i can say is that he has done an amazing job and the layout is fantastic, really cant say thanks enough.

The next shots i take of the layout will be put in an entirely new collection so the current one doesnt get too over crowded with images.

This collection includes shots of M7's, 9F's, Brittania's, Ivatt's, School's, A1's, V2's, B1's, B12's plus more.

Another visit to the Severn Valley Railway which featured the following locos in steam.

GWR Manor 7802 "Bradley Manor"
GWR Large Prairie 5164
Black 5 45110
GWR Pannier Tank 5764

The G&WR was an excellent gala to round off the year, apart from the poor weather conditions, the railway offered 6 steam loco's in their time table, these were:

Merchant Navy Pacific 35005 "Canadian Pacific"
9F 92203 "Black Prince"
GWR Hall No. 7903 "Foremarke Hall"
3440 "City of Truro"
GWR Large Prairie 4160
Hunslet 0-6-0 "King George".

This Gallery comprises of shots from the 3 visits i made to the Great Central Railway. The first one being from the Vintage Trains End Of Year Special hauled by "Rood Ashton Hall". The second visit was made on the 31st December for the New Years Eve special trains with 8F No. 48305. Plus shots from New Years day where the crew of 48305 were kind enough to let me and my friend have a full return cab ride of the line, thanks very much guys!

9F 92212 on a special Winter tour heading for Weymouth Quay.

A visit to the ELR for their Autumn Steam Gala plus a visit to the works at Bury thanks to Ian Riley.
Locos in steam were:

Jubilee 5690 "Leander"
8P 71000 "Duke of Gloucester"
Black 5 45157 "The Glasgow Highlander"
Standard 4 80135
4F 44422
Jinty 47324

A trip to the Didcot Railway Museum to have a look in the sheds.

Another visit to the SVR which involved the following locos in steam:

Ivatt 46443
8F 48773
Manor 7802 "Bradley Manor"
Black 5 45110 on a special train service.

A day trip to York which included a visit to the National Railway Museum.

GWR 3850 heads a sunset special from Minehead to Blue Anchor and back.

A Mogul shunts on the Ashburton Branch.

Some shots from the fantastic SVR Autumn Gala, including pics of visiting locos 6201 "Princess Elizabeth", 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" and 49395 "Super D" plus shots of the home fleet of locos:

7802 "Bradley Manor"
Pannier tank 1501
Mogul 42968
Black 5 45110
Pannier tank 5764
Large Prairie 5164
Ivatt 46443
8F 48773

Some WSR scenes with "Brittania" pacifics 70000 "Brittania" and 70037 "Herewood The Wake"

The North Norfolk Railway's dream to reunite B12 61572, J15 65462 and N7 69621 in MSTS form on the KWVR.

A great visit to the Severn Valley on bank holiday Monday.

Locos in service:

Ivatt 46443
8F 48773
Pannier tank number 1501
Large Prairie 5164
7802 "Bradley Manor"

My first trip behind this fantastic main line tour behind 4965 "Rood Ashton Hall"

A quick visit to take some snaps of Merchant Navy Pacific number 35005 Canadian Pacific.

Locos in service:

7903 "Foremarke Hall"
9F 92203 "Black Prince"

A lovely visit to this very scenic southern branch line.

A great visit to the Watercress line which involved 9F 92212 and WC 34016 "Bodmin" in service, plus "The Sherwood Forester" and "Duke of Gloucester" at Ropley.

A fantastic trip behind 6024 which included a visit to the P&DSR.

My second visit to the West Somerset railway which included getting into the tender and firebox of 3850!

Locos in service:

GWR 2-8-0 3850
Mogul 9351
SDJR 7F 88
Standard 4 80136
Small Prairie 5553

Plus shots of 850 "Lord Nelson"

J15 number 65462 heads a shuttle service on the WSR.

B1 number 61026 heads a demonstration goods train on the Severn Valley Railway.

Update 23/07/06: Shots of 1071 with a rake of teaks on SVR.

A fantastic visit to the NNR with shots from the 5th annual beer festival.

1501 takes a sunset special from Minehead to Blue Anchor.