1st Apr 08: On hire to Freightliner DRS 66429 heads north on the 07.25, 4M50 Southampton to Basford Hall liner, Seen here as it powers up the grade away from Mortimer

1st Apr 08: Having worked south overnight 60021 is rostered for 6V38 the Marchwood to Didcot MoD working. Captured here at Lower Purley

1st Apr 08: Cross Country Voyager 220017 on the Relief at Lower Purley

1st Apr 08: On a beautiful spring day 66516 heads the 6O27 from Ditton to Southampton

1st Apr 08: 66502 makes for Trafford Park on 4M61 from Southampton

1st Apr 08: The 12.17 Intermodal from Washwood Heath (4O21) trusted to 66146 at Lower Purley

3rd Apr 08: Running 1 hour late 66053 leads 6M44 Enterprise service from Eastleigh to Wembley passed Totters Lane nr. Winchfield

3rd Apr 08: The Mountfield to Southampton empty Gypsum containers powered by 66717 "Good Old Boy"

3rd Apr 08: The 'Air Express' from Crewe hardly taxes 66539

4th Apr 08: 66039 with the EWS hoppers heads for Morton on Lugg

4th Apr 08: For the 2nd time this week a DRS class 66 graced the Thames Valley metals. 66427 was rostered for the 6M91 cement tank empties from Theale to Earles

4th Apr 08: The High Density pairing of 450553 and 450570 appoach Virginia Water on a Weybridge to Waterloo service

4th Apr 08: 450570 passes Trumps Mill Lane

4th Apr 08: The daily Eastleigh to Wembley Enterprise with Calcium Carbonate tanks on the front and powered by 66137 passes Trumps Mill Lane. Virginia Water

5th Apr 08: 59204 brings Saturday's 6A13 from Theale (07.34) to Acton passed Breadcroft Lane, Maidenhead

5th Apr 08: D1015 "Western Champion" charges through Maidenhead with the 'Royal Duchy' tour from Paddington to Penzance

5th Apr 08: The Royal skips led by 67005 head to Kidderminster from Stevenage on the 'Severn Valley Sunset' tour

5th Apr 08: A welcome surprise was 60096 working 6F54 departmental from Didcot to Acton with driver Brian Daniels in the chair.

8th Apr 08: Tug 68 'Charles Darwin' heads the Theale to Robeston empties

8th Apr 08: 6M61 for Trafford Park from Southampton and 66517

8th Apr 08: The Birch Coppice Intermodal with 66098 in charge

8th Apr 08: No traffic for 60021 on the Marchwood to Didcot MoD service appart from 66119 DIT

9th Apr 08: 165112 calls at Pangbourne on a Oxford to Paddington service

9th Apr 08: As the trees grow ever taller this shot from Pangbourne Heights will soon be lost. Newly rebranded 220006 makes for Manchester

9th Apr 08: With Stobart containers in the consist 66536 works 4M36 from Southampton to Ditton

9th Apr 08: A Voyager scoots along between Purley on Thames and Pangbourne

9th Apr 08: The Whatley to St Pancras stone led by 66161 was routed via Swindon today. Captured at it runs through Lower Purley

9th Apr 08: Pioneer shed 66001 on the point of the Marchwood to Didcot MoD stores service

11th Apr 08: 450544 runs through Addlestone on her delivery trip from Northam after conversion to HC spec. It entered traffic on the 12th

11th Apr 08: After thunder and heavy storms a very welcome patch of sun. LNER A4 Pacific 60019 "Bittern" coasts through Addlestone Station. The private charter started from Euston and would run to Victoria via Guildford and Redhill.

12th Apr 08: At 07.05 365508 races north through Brookmans Park

12th Apr 08: 313053 slows to collect a couple of very early commuters

12th Apr 08: 91114 thunders north

12th Apr 08: The 'Golden Arrow' from Taunton to Folkstone thunders through Ruscombe powered by Royal skip 67006. Tangmere was to take over at Willesden

12th Apr 08: The 'East Anglian' from Birmingham New Street to Lowestoft in the hands of 40145 at Ruscombe

15th Apr 08: Today's 1Q14 Serco headed by 37608 rounds the curve through Pirbright. 37611 was on the tail

15th Apr 08: Newly converted to HC spec 450555 runs up the slow line

15th Apr 08: A Weymouth fast in the hands of 444003 at Pirbright

15th Apr 08: Quite like old times as 422405/410 scream up the fastline. This time though it is a stock move from Eastleigh to Lovers Walk in Brighton. Nice though

15th Apr 08: 442410

15th Apr 08: 4M66 with 66084 at the helm makes for Wembley from Eastleigh

16th Apr 08: 66109 & 085 on the Eastleigh to Hoo Jct Departmental are just about to catch the shadow as they pass through Pirbright

16th Apr 08: Today's VSOE hauled by 35028 'Clan Line opens up as it rounds the curve through Pirbright. 1Z92 is working from Victoria to Bristol. The exposure was set 1 stop under to hold the highl

19th Apr 08: Class 20's in the Thames Valley are rare beasts so were not to be missed. 20310 & 307 are power for 'Spitfire Railtours' jaunt from Crewe to Weymouth. Captured here roaring through Appleford

19th Apr 08: 20307

19th Apr 08: WCR 57601 was on the rear providing ETH power for the 1st Class coaches

19th Apr 08: 66720 powers the Felixtowe to Hams Hall Intermodal. Had it been 10 seconds earlier it would have completely blocked my view of the 20's tour. Very lucky on this occasion!

19th Apr 08: 67014 powers the returning 'Dorset Coast Express' tour through Silchester. Regrettably very dull and raining of course for my first sight of the new livery.

19th Apr 08: 67015 bringing up the rear

22nd Apr 08: New GBRf loco 66729 and 66705 are on the point of the Taunton, Fairwater Yard to Peterborough scrap sleepers as 6E31 runs up the Relief through Shottesbrooke

22nd Apr 08: 66729

22nd Apr 08: 43143 accelerates through the Sonning Cutting and passed the site of Woodley Signal Box

22nd Apr 08: 59101 and 6C77 from Acton to Merehead

23rd Apr 08: Tug '63 'James Murray' leads 6M20 from Whatley to St Pancras through the Sonning Cutting

23rd Apr 08: Pioneer shed 59001'Yeoman Endevour' is doing what it was designed to do, hauling Somerset stone. 7A17 from Merehead to Acton is seen here from the Duffield Road bridge in the Sonning cutting.

25th Apr 08: As the rain falls 153360 & 155346 slow for the Pannal stop with a service to Leeds

25th Apr 08: 155341 & 153304 for Knaresborough at Pannal

25th Apr 08: 153304 departs Pannal

26th Apr 08: 185148 at York with a Scarborough train

28th Apr 08: 185110 races through Edale. I arrived too late to picture the cement tanks grinding up the grade to Cowburn Tunnel

28th Apr 08: 158785 at Edale bound for Liverpool Lime Street

28th Apr 08: Resident Peak Forest shunter 08393. Note the Buck Eye coupler

28th Apr 08: In a hazy patch of sunlight 60025 arrives at Peak Forest with 6M11 from Washwood Heath

28th Apr 08: 60025 passes 08393

29th Apr 08:The afternoon Eastleigh to Hinksey Departmental is passed by 165128 on a Basingstoke shuttle as it runs through Silchester. Thanks driver for the toot!

29th Apr 08: 66106 heads 4M36 from Southamptin to Birch Coppice through Silchester