More variety than for many months with classes 20/31/37/47/56/57/66/67/86/87/90 and 92, along with visiting 170s, a 377, a 378 and a 159.

The 321 makes its debut in LM colours.

Midland Mainline at Wellingborough

A rather belated collection featuring convoys to Eastleigh and Swanage, plus a couple of visits to Banbury.

Thanks to John, Mark, Rob and Jan

37s on the Bedford-Bletchley, the first 56 convoy, more WSMR moves.

The month finishes with the Everton footexs and the WCRC ecs.

Daytime loco hauled services make a welcome return to the WCML and WSMR 67s make an appearance on stock moves to Wolverton.

Colas 47s and a WCRC 37 are the highlight in March, as the Southern 377s prepare to hand over to the 350s on the East Croydon service.

A bit more variety this month!....
- Tonbridge and the Bluebell on a long weekend in Kent
- Kings Sutton
- Bromham
- a trip to Tamworth with John F

A white start to February at Bradwell!

Network Rail 31 at Milton Keynes and West Coast ecs at the second attempt.

A few from Bedford and 66957 at Calvert.

Updated for visits to Princes Risborough and Oakley.

The month starts with WCML chaos, from the plane crash in Staffordshire to countless overhead line problems, then points problems at Ledburn.

Updated for a couple of visits to Cheddington.

Photographs from the Chiltern line and the GW mainline through Oxford, Banbury and Leamington in 2008.

Features classes 20, 37, 47, 50, Western, 60 and 87 as well as 66s from EWS. Freightliner, DRS, GBRF and Fastline and of course the WSMR 67s.

A selection of images mainly from the Bedford and Wellingborough areas

442 and 350 moves, plus the 87 on the mail. More sunny shots in the first week of December than probably the whole of October and November combined.

A multicoloured 319 is certainly the talking point!

Two more 350/2's delivered and a 442 leaving Wolverton. The sun seems to like the 150's but not a lot else!

November continues to be dark and gloomy but hard to beat an blue 86 and 87 together as highlight of the month!

The return of the 87, a 442 move and an unusual engineers start October as the mixed weather continues. A sunny second week with Les Ross and Sir Lamiel on the southern WCML. The first 350/2 arrives and 180107 leaves Wolverton around the middle of the month.

Updated for the first refurbished 442 and a couple of very welcome sunny afternoons, but a quiet final week.

A few hours at Water Orton on Monday 15 September - a welcome change of scene with four 60s and a selection of other shots from the footbridge.

A small selection from a very wet Isle of Wight and Brockenhurst, including the Dorset Dumpling tour.

Freight on the Weedon loop, southern 319s to Milton Keynes and freight diversions during the North London line closure.

A cloudy start to the week, but not every week do we get 20s and a 73 at Milton Keynes! 377s on the routelearners for the new East Croydon service too.

86501 caught fire just south of Bletchley whilst working 4L97 from Trafford Park to Wembley.

Updated for 86501's departure from Bletchley on an Allely's low loader Wednesday afternoon.

Let's hope the fire was not too serious and we see the unique "Can" back on the mainline....

A visit to Rugby, with up freight using platform 2 temporarily - much better for photography.

The best variety for a long time with a 158 and 180 at the works, 31s and 37s on test trains, 37423 on the branch and even a Fertis 56.... where was the sun?!

More 442s, 60s on 6H50 and 6H72 and a second visit to Rugby.

86101 on the mail overshadowed by the fire on 86501 - see separate gallery.

WCRC moves and more shots of the new platform 6 at Milton Keynes Central, start the month.

More pictures under cloudy skies - an unexpected Fastline 66 the highlight.

Updated 27 July for the 442 moves and a Merseyrail 508.

A mixed start with lots of cloud but a few surprises - early flasks, seven 86s on Friday 13th and an Adelante.

30 June sees the opening of the new down fast platform at Milton Keynes.

The Llangollen Railway Railcar Gala featured 4 two car DMUs and former test car Iris, as well as the GWR autotrain.

A small collection from a visit to Cheshire

May starts where April left off - sun at the wrong times and heavy showers!

47501 plus visits to Ashton and Gordons Lodge, plus the Western on the branch. Updated for more 323s, the Northern Belle, EWS executive train and Tangmere.

A varied final week sees the closure of Bletchley depot marked with the visit of the Duchess, departure of the Heathrow Express coach from Wolverton, a 158 and 47760 - all in very mixed weather!

Two 323s and the 466 leave the works.

20's on the Dungeness flasks, Tangmere, Eurostars and 171s in rather mixed weather!

Including a couple of visits to see 86101 on the Hull Trains workings

Grand National specials, visits to Ashton and Linslade, plus daytime class 86 action and the class 323 moves.

86101 returning to Crewe from Bounds Green on Sunday evening - magic!!

Separate galleries for 180105 and some of the works moves

180105 arrived by road in June 2007. After protracted repairs the unit was returned to Old Oak Common on 4 April 2008.

Loadhaul Tug on 6H50, a very late sleeper and more Sunday drags. Also the Cheltenham Race Specials, 86s at Wolverton and One liveried 90s.

Updated for the new footbridge at Milton Keynes, another very later sleeper and 47815 on the mail. Finally 60056 on the 6A42 Warrington-Wembley.

Departure of 323201 in the Wolverton moves gallery.

The first London Midland City liveried 323 and more FGW sleeper refurbishments.

313042 also left the works this week - see Milton Keynes March gallery.

Starts with 57s on the mail and Sunday drags.
Updated for works moves and several days of very welcome sun around Linslade, Chelmscote and Soulbury.

Also features the Northern Belle from Northampton on 22 February and an early visit to Old Linslade for the 56 on 4M60.

A slow start to 2008, overrunning engineering at Rugby and very little movement on the WCML combined with poor weather. A few shots from Rugby on 8 January showing the changes following the new year engineering work.

Updated 21 January with the first visit of a Colas 47, with 47847 visiting on 25 January to collect a refurbished FGW buffet.

Shots of 87022s return to Wembley via Banbury in the Oxfordshire gallery.

Two class 442s arrive at Wolverton.
10 December sees the return of a 90 and vans on the mail, also DRS class 37 moves and a West Coast convoy.

Sadly no shot of Tangmere which ran in the dark on Wednesday 12th, but Union of South Africa returned on 17 December and of course farewell to the 87s - last runs on the mails.

Photographs of the two tours run by Pathfinder on 3 and 10 November to commemorate the end of the Silverlink franchise.

Photos of the Silverlink Swansong tours are in a separate gallery.

Scotrail 90021 tales over on the 1G21/1K02 diagram, three Tugs in a morning on the Bedford - Bletchley, the final days of the Silverlink franchise and DRS 37s at Cheddington. Updated on 12/17 November for the new London Midland franchise - 350102 in the new livery and 150108/126 on the branch, also three on 4M88 and five locos on 6K51!

Eleven photos added from 21 and 23 November, 57005 on a Tilbury freightliner and 4L93, DRS 47s heading to Wembley and 87022 on an additional mail. Another sunny visit to Cheddington on the 29th produced 87028, 57003 and 66404 on ECS.

Views of the Chiltern Turbo, 319, 334 driving trailer - a varied week at the works

A week of light engine moves plus three 31s on the Queen of Scots set at the start of the month. Updated 21 October for a visit to Cheddington and the return of 86101 to the WCML.

45407 made a surprise appearance on the 23rd, with the return of 87022 the following day.

A few photos taken on a visit to the North West at Manchester Piccadilly, Warrington, Chinley and Peak Forest

A sunny start to September with a visit to Northampton and Rugby. 6H50 and 37's on the measurement train. Much variety in the second week with classes 37/40/47/56/60/66/87/90/92 and a Princess.

Updated 27 September for Cotswold 47s and shots from Stoke Hammond bypass and on 30 September for a cracking Thursday featuring DRS 37/57 and 66s, 57309 on 4M94, a One 90 and a 47! Also includes the DRS 47s on 1Z30/32.

A mixture from Norfolk over the bank holiday weekend, though sadly the Yarmorth drags were cancelled and I didn't see the DRS 47s on the Grand Central route learners either!

The numerous semaphores and signal boxes provide an attractive backdrop for some of the units.

Normal freight variety around Milton Keynes, plus visits to Old Linslade and Cheddington.

Updated 2 September for 31459 on the translator vans from Wolverton to Birkenhead and 47832 on a Barrow Hill to Old Oak Common ECS working.

The first week of July includes 37405 and 422 returning north in 6G19 and the departure of Manchester tram 1019 from Wolverton.
Cotswold, Riviera and Freightliner 47s in the second week.
A visit to Rugby and a sunny Northampton on 19th July after all the dark days.
Updated 29 July after a week of diversions with the closure of the Didcot-Oxford line due to flooding, rounded off with 47s on the Bletchley-Bedford.
Update 5 August for the final 456 drag from Wolverton to Selhurst.

Three works movements this week, so I've set up a separate folder.

319215 departed for Selhurst on Monday in Southern livery to be replaced by one of the last two Connex liveried units, 319217.

The Royal Train arrived Tuesday afternoon from Cardiff and was taken into the works with the 67's still attached.

Wednesday saw 456007 depart behind 47816.

Early June - the normal mixture from Wolverton and Bradwell, plus 47s on the Bletchley - Bedford.

Also features the arrival of 180105 at Wolverton works by road.

My highlight of the month - 37405 on the Bescot - Wembley, plus 37's on the overhead inspection train.

Updated 15 July for a picture I thought I had lost - 87s on route to Long Marston recovered from a corrupt memory card.

5Z18 Wolverton - Selhurst conveys refurbished class 456's back to the Southern from Wolverton works.

I managed to find a vantage point for the shunting in the works, hence a separate gallery.

Something a bit different - a visit to Leighton Buzzard for the Darjeeling loco

37510 was the highlight on 1 May with a Stoke Gifford - Ashford stoneblower. The new FREDS take over 4L93 and 4M94. DRS 66s return to the south end of the WCML with the Victa Railfreight Grangemouth - Purfleet.

Mid May has been cloudy and wet, but several railtours including the Northern Belle on the Bletchley - Bedford line, have provided some variety.

21 May saw the retiming of the Coventry - Wembley Perrier train - a welcome daytime 60 working and the appearance of 31106.

April starts with 86s on freightliners at Cheddington, 57601 leading empty stock for the Great Britain tour and 87022 on 1S96. 37410/422 were a welcome surprise on Friday 13th.

Updated for the Duchess 27/30 April, the welcome appearance of 47802 on charter stock and the normal variety of freight and ecs moves.