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Photographs from 2007.

IMAGE 31st December  November & December Rail Images.
Images from November & December 2007.



IMAGE 20th December  Eastleigh Telephoto Lens Testing.
An early morning session spent on Campbell Road Bridge at Eastleigh testing my newly aquired Canon 70-200mm L f2.8 lens, one of the best lenses Canon produce.


IMAGE 30th November  Exeter Engineers
Images of engineering trains in the Exeter area.



IMAGE 31st October  October Rail Images.
Images from October 2007.



IMAGE 30th September  September Rail Images.
Images from September 2007.



IMAGE 31st August  August Rail Images.
Images from August 2007.



IMAGE 21st August  And this little piggie went to Basingstoke.
Further Pig training runs ran on 21st August with units 2405, 2406, 2408 & Gatex livered 2421 having a run on the SWML. Caught at Winchester, St. Cross & Worting Jnc.


IMAGE 8th August  Eastleigh Telephoto Jaunt.
A short 30 minute trip to Eastleigh for the Quidys turned into a mornings work at the station as Tug 55 unexpectedly rolled through to Fareham with the stone, so the return was waited upon. In the meantime I took the opportunity to use my much under-used 100-300mm lens to try some of those 'different' shots available.


IMAGE 31st July  July Rail Images.
Images from July 2007.


IMAGE 24th July  Sunny Soton.
Images of the Serco at Millbrook, 6X38 at Totton, and the 'Royal' VSOE at Northam, plus the usual freight on the best day in July so far.


IMAGE 11th July  Gordon Slams Home.
An afternoon spent at Northam & St. Denys involved 66576 failing in a perfect location, 66589 & 57004 on 4O27, and 73235 taking 3417 'Gordon' home to Bournemouth. A perfect afternoon.


IMAGE 7th July  MHR End of Southern Steam Gala.
Pictures from a day spent at the Mid Hants Railway celebrating 40 years since the end of southern steam, putting on a terrific steam gala.


IMAGE 3rd July  Southern Serco.
Serco time again with 37259 & 37218 doing the honours. Captured at Guildford & Farlington. Also 57004 at Millbrook.


IMAGE 30th June  June Rail Images.
Images from June 2007.


IMAGE 27th June  The Great Blue Invasion.
Blue diesel day today, Mainline blue 60044 with 6V07, and 37510 on route learning duties in the area.


IMAGE 23rd June  Tugcot.
No less than 7 Class 60s at Didcot today, 60018, 60044, 60054, 60066, 60071, 60074 & 60075, 5 of which being involved in the renewal of Foxhall Jnc.


59004 with 6O48 at Southampton 19th June  Southampton & St. Cross Bits.
A few shots of various freight at Southampton, Northam & St. Cross whilst on business (model railways!) in Southampton.


66622 with 6O49 at Battledown 31st May  May Rail Images.
Images from May 2007.


66572 with 4M50 at Test Lane Crossing 29th May  Southern Day Out.
A 6:30am start today in order to try out a shot I've been wanting to do for a long time - 4M50 on the Test Valley Line. Shots from Maritime, St. Denys & St. Cross for the rest of the days freight action.


66708 with the Gypsum at St. Cross 17th May  Piggy Training.
Shots from the St. Cross area today of the 442 driver training runs for Freightliner Heavy Haul. 4 Pigs were out running as two trains of 10-WES - unfortunatley no sunny shots of them! But plenty of sun for all the other normalities.


35028 'Clan Line' at Soton Pway 12th May  A Day Out with Clan Line.
A disappointing day which was initially to chase 50049 on a tour to Havant. This failed in London and the tour was cancelled. So I chased Clan Line instead....
73136, 47635, D1015 & 73208 at Soton Pway 10th May  Swanage Move.
Shots on an awful day weather wise at Steventon, Eastleigh, Soton Airport & Totton for 0Z98 move with 73136, 47635, D1015 & 73208. 73201 & 1497 also at Steventon.
2416 at Southampton 3rd May  The last ever scream from the lovely Doreen.
The opportunity to see a Wessex working in May 2007, 4 months after coming off lease was too good too miss. A sad sight at Southampton today as 442 416 "Doreen" made her way for storage from Bournemouth to Eastleigh, being the last ever Pig to move under SWT. Many other workings also caught today, including 73109 & 1497, 66591 & 66593.
66593 with 4O54 at Battledown 30th April  April Rail Images.
Images from April 2007.
60090 on 6Z48 at Moreton 26th April  Thames Valley.
Images from around the Thames Valley on 26th April with lovely sunlight at lunchtime, unfortunatley disappearing at around 3pm. 66550 on a special 6Z30 and 60090 on another special, 6Z48.
66510 at Westbury 12th April  Westbury.
Images from a hazy day at Westbury with the sun appearing at times. Many Freightliner & EWS diverts as well as the usual stone freight are pictured, along with 31452 making its way from Gloucester to Eastleigh.
66536 at Test Lane 11th April  Colourful Snake Trains.
Plenty of action in the Southampton area today - many freight diversions caught at Redbridge, 66623 on the Wool sand at Redbridge and again at St. Denys along with 66717 on 4Y19, both diverted via Fareham.
66574 & 66572 at Eastleigh 5th April  Eastleigh Evening Shoot.
Coming back from chasing a tug a few hours spent at dusk at Eastleigh for the evening freight.
60036 at Millbrook 5th April  A Tugged Car Train.
Pictures from a long day around the south capturing 60036 on various car train duties.
60044 arrives into Soton Airport with 6O41 31st March  March Rail Images.
Images from March 2007.


850 'Lord Nelson' at Eastleigh 31st March  Lord Nelson at Eastleigh.
A rare chance to try some atmospheric evening steam shots, and what better loco to use than gleaming new 850 'Lord Nelson' on its first revenue earning tour from Minehead - Eastleigh.
37410 leads the Buffer Puffer into Gatwick 31st March  Buffer Puffer 4.1.
Buffer Puffer 4.1 chase across Surrey with locos 37401 & 37410 doing the honours.
66527, 6M42, St. Denys 21st March  Northam & St. Denys.
Images from an afternoon spent at Northam & St. Denys with clouds being a pain as usual for the mid-afternoon..
66719 stabled at Eastleigh 17th March  Eastleigh GBees.
A quick trip to Eastleigh to get the 5 GBRf locos stabled whilst the sun was in the perfect position.


59204 at Millbrook on 7O48 14th March  Southern Bits.
A wild goose chase across the south today with various freight workings caught at Millbrook & Steventon foot crossing.
D1015 at Winchester 28th February  February Rail Images.  
Images from February 2007.

 
66710 at Eastleigh 21st February  Eastleigh.  
60043 had derailed in Eastleigh Yard and was reported stabled in the station yard but when I arrived it was no-where to be seen. Not all was lost however as 66710 turned up on the Gypsum.
37422 at Basingstoke 19th February  Didcot & Basingstoke Tractors.  
An afternoon trip to Didcot where 37425 & 37411 were still stabled despite being booked to move to store this morning. 37425 was started up nicely but didn't haul anything due to problems with 37411. Then back down to Basingstoke to await the arrival of 37422 on 7V27, which passed through 4 hours late.
34067 at Fareham 17th February  Southern Mainline Steam.  
Both 34067 'Tangmere' & 35028 'Clan Line' were running excursions today in the south, and luckily fitted around a trip to Brighton. 34067 was caught near Fareham and 35028 later in the day at St. Cross.

New! Video of Tangmere at Fareham and Clan Line at St. Cross now available.

35028 at Basingstoke 7th February  Basingstoke.  
35028 'Clan Line' was on the VSOE to Bath today and is captured at Basingstoke, along with various other interesting workings.
31190 & 31106 at St Cross 5th February  St. Cross Peds.
31190 & 31106 are seen at St. Cross with 2Z02 - a radio survey train. 57005 on 4M61 and 66713 on 4Y19 also.
2410 at Waterloo 3rd February  London Pigs - It really is the end.
A trip to London obviously involved a small wait at Waterloo to see 2410 & 2412 arrive, with 2412 then forming the staff tour to Windsor & Shepperton.
2412 at Worting Jnc 31st January  Worting Junction.
An afternoon at Worting Junction to see 73109 & 73235, the last 3 442s in service before withdrawal, plus the usual freight. 158744 & 158742 were also seen on 5Z58 Doncaster - Salisbury.
Unusual livery on 442414 stored Eastleigh 24th January  Eastleigh.  
More pigs being stored today, but this time it was 2414 in the highly unusual white & grey livery, along with 2420. A completely dull day bar about 15 minutes when a liner & 6V41 departed south in glorious sun. Lots of action throughout the day as usual.
47811 dragging 2424 at Eastleigh 22nd January  Eastleigh.  
It was pig drag time again this week, and most probably the last one, with 47811 providing the traction. 66726 and 73136 were stabled in the station yard, and 2401 & 2407 were captured arriving for store in the works.
73136 stabled at Eastleigh 21st January  The Barbie Hunt.  
A game of hide and seek today, with new GB Barbie no. 66726 in town and well hidden. She was finally found under a bridge at St. Marys, Southampton. Pictures of various other red sheds about the area, and 73136 stabled at Eastleigh.
37406 stands at Clapham Junction 20th January  London Tractors, Dead Duffs & a Hybrid Pig.  
A day trip to London which involved a mornings photography at Clapham, primarily for Tangmere, but this was diverted. Instead 37410 & 37406 appeared on a Pathfinders tour. 47712 & 47145 are still at Clapham, and Hybrid Wessex 2413/18 made a welcome appearence.
442405 pauses at Winchester with 450048 16th January  January Rail Images.  
Images from January 2007.

 
455867 on 5B40 at St. Cross. 10th January  St. Cross Camera Trials.  
A brief late afternoon trip to St. Cross to trial the new camera (EOS20d). The light was fading fast and I hadn't read the manual (!) so it was full auto mode for now. A pair of 455s on 5B40 appeared in minutes of my arrival, and 57004 worked a late running 4O51.

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