2008 Publications


August 2004 - May 2006
Mark Richards

EWS 67019 Thunderbird at Kings Cross 13/05/2006

GNER 91 & DVT at Kings Cross 13/05/2006

A pair of GNER 91s await departure from Kings Cross 13/05/2006

GNER HST power car, Kings Cross 13/05/2006

56302 is seen at Rugby in Fastline Freight livery. The loco has just arrived light engine, 04/05/2006

Another view of 56302 at Rugby, next to Virgin Thunderbird 57306 Jeff Tracy 04/05/2006

56302 shines in her new livery at Rugby, 04/05/2006

Silverlink old and new - 321418 awaiting departure from Northampton. Next to it, a long line of Desiros including 350116, 01/05/2006

Comparison of front ends - 321427 and 350127 at Northampton, 01/05/2006

Thunderbird 57306 stabled at Platform 6, Rugby, 30/04/2006

47712 Artemis heads the Blue Pullman into Milton Keynes Central, 08/04/2006

47712 Artemis pulling into Platform 3 at Milton Keynes Central

47832 Driver Tom Clarke OBE, on the rear of the Blue Pullman train, 08/04/2006

47832 Driver Tom Clarke OBE on the rear of the Blue Pullman train to Chester at MK Central, 08/04/2006

Blue Pullman train pauses at Milton Keynes Central to pick up passengers, 08/04/2006

47712 Artemis powers away from MK Central, 08/04/2006

The Blue Pullman departs from Milton Keynes Central, 08/04/2006

47832 Driver Tom Clarke OBE heads out of MK Central on the rear of the Blue Pullman, 08/04/2006

47847 Brian Morrison at York on 25/03/2006

47847 awaiting departure from York on 25/03/2006

50031 Hood double-heading a charter train with 50049 Defiance at York, 25/03/2006

50031 ready for departure on a damp evening in York, 25/03/2006

50049 Defiance at York, 25/03/2006

SWT 159012 at Plymouth ready for departure to Waterloo, 25/02/2006

43042 brings up the rear on a FGW service to Penzance, leaving Plymouth, 25/02/2006

Wessex Trains Alphaline 158967 forming a Cardiff Central service at Portsmouth Harbour, 01/03/2006

SWT 444007 and 444040 at Portsmouth Harbour 01/03/2006

444040 at Portsmouth Harbour, 01/03/2006

444028 departing from Fratton for Portsmouth & Southsea, 28/02/2006

444043 with a London-bound train arrives at Fratton, 28/02/2006

Fratton Traincare Depot, 28/02/2006

Class 08 and 66s at Peterborough, 18/02/2006

EWS 66009 at Peterborough, 18/02/2006

EWS 66243 at Peterborough, 18/02/2006

SWT Thunderbird 73109 at Woking 15/08/2004

450026 at Woking on 15/08/2004

3809 at Eastleigh with a Portsmouth Harbour service on 15/08/2004

Wessex Electric 2424 and Desiro 450094 at Woking 15/08/2004

444005 and 444025 at Portsmouth Harbour on 14/12/2004

4-VEP 3417 awaits departure from Waterloo with the Seaside Slammer on 18/06/2005

3417 awaiting departure from Waterloo on 18/06/2005

3417 pauses at Haslemere en route to Weymouth 18/06/2005

3-CIG 1497 and 4-VEP 3417 pause at Haslemere en route to Weymouth, 18/06/2005

The last 'slammer' from Haslemere 18/06/2005

3417 at Haslemere 18/06/2005

3417 at Weymouth on 180605

3417 and 1497 at Weymouth 18/06/2005

3417 at Bournemouth before the non-stop run to London Waterloo 18/06/2005

1497 leaves Platform 5, London Waterloo, the sunset on slam-door operation on SWT

Meridian 222023 at Luton on 13/02/2005

FGW 43012 at Reading on 19/02/2005

Virgin Thunderbird 57301 at Milton Keynes Central on 13/11/2004

57309 seen at Nuneaton on 30/04/2005

57311 readies for departure from Birmingham New Street with Pendolino 390013

87019 pauses at Euston

08643 and 08296 at Merehead 10/07/2005

59002 at Merehead 10/07/2005

59101 and 59104 seen at Merehead 10/07/2005

59101 at Merehead 10/07/2005

59104 at Merehead 10/07/2005

43037 leads a diverted FGW service over the 'Berks & Hants' at Crofton 10/07/2005

43161 leads a diverted FGW service over the 'Berks & Hants' at Crofton 10/07/2005

Desiro's 350120 & 350127 at Northampton 13/08/2005

350127 at Northampton 13/08/2005

90029 propelling a southbound Mk3 set at Rugby 13/08/2005. DVT 82126 is leading.

FGW 43149 at Didcot on 20/08/2005

FGW 43161 basks in the afternoon sun at Didcot on 20/08/2005

66164 at Didcot 20/08/2005

Old and new at East Grinstead 4-VEP 3514 on Sussex Slammer railtour pauses at East Grinstead

4-CIG 1805 on arrival at London Bridge on the Sussex Slammer on 19/11/2005

4-VEP 3514 on arrival at London Bridge on Sussex Slammer 19/11/2005

The departure display at Horsham advertises the last slam door train on Southern as the Sussex Slammer pauses 19/11/2005

377107 and 377302 at Littlehampton 19/11/2005

4-CIG 1805 on arrival at Littlehampton 19/11/2005

4-CIG 1866 at the other end of the train at Littlehampton. 4-VEP 3514 formed the centre 4 coaches. 19/11/2005

Deliberately incorrect departure board for the Sussex Slammer at Littlehampton! 19/11/2005

An explanation!

An unlikely destination from Littlehampton as the Sussex Slammer rests in the afternoon sun 19/11/2005

Semaphore signals still in use at Littlehampton 19/11/2005

377308 and the magnificent train shed at Brighton 19/11/2005

Newhaven Harbour signal box 19/11/2005

Newhaven Marine still badged as Network SouthEast seen on 19/11/2005

Redunant signage at Newhaven Marine on 19/11/2005. Boat trains ceased after the opening of the Channel Tunnel.

The Sussex Slammer at Newhaven Marine shortly before departure back to Victoria 19/11/2005

4-CIG 1866 arrived at Victoria - the last slammer! 19/11/2005