EWS continues to hire 90s to Virgin to cover shartages of Voyager units. Here, 90 027 'Allerton T&RS Depot' rests at the buffers at Manchester Piccadilly having arrived from Birmingham New Street - 3/2/06

An unidentified Voyager trundles through Manchester Oxford Road with a cross country service for Glasgow Central - 3/2/06

57 306 'JEFF TRACY' arives 10 minutes late into Manchester Oxford Road with 1D64 10.03 Manchester - Holyhead - 3/2/06

57 306 heads 1D64 into gloomy Manchester Oxford Road - 3/2/06

57 306 stands at Warrington Bank Quay with 1D64 bound for Holyhead - 3/2/06

On hire to Arriva Trains Wales, Thunderbird no. 57 306 waits departure at Warrington Bank Quay with 1D64 to Holyhead - 3/2/06

57 306 departs Warrington with 1D64 and passes 66 526 on 6B65 - 3/2/06

Freightliner's 66 526 'Driver Steve Dunn (George)' stands at Warrington Bank Quay with an early running 6B65 Castleton - Crewe departmental - 3/2/06

92024 'J S Bach' and 66 077 are seen stabled at Warrington Bank Quay - 3/2/06

67 025 'Western Star' is seen on Thunderbird duties at King's Cross - 3/2/06

Class 67 no. 67 020 pauses at Cambridge with the early running 4M75 Ely Potter Group - Wembley Intermodal service - 9/2/06

Busy scene at Cambridge with WAGN class 317 units on services to King's Cross and 170 630 on the Stansted - Birmingham cross country service - 9/2/06

317660 in ONE livery rests at Cambridge having arrived from Liverpool Street - 9/2/06

57 314 'FIRE FLY' approaches Hellifield with 1M14 07.35 Glasgow - Euston, dragging 390 042 'City of Bangor' - 11/2/06

57 314 'FIRE FLY' at Hellifield dragging 390 042 on 1M14 - 11/2/06

The 1880 wrought iron canopy at Hellifield, together with the semaphoe signalling form a timeless frame to 150 486, arriving at the station with 2H85 09.22 Carlisle - Leeds - 11/2/06

57 301 'SCOTT TRACY' powers away from Hellifield with 1S40 07.15 Euston - Glasgow, dargginf Pendolino 390 053 ' Mission Accomplished' - 11/2/06

57 301 'SCOTT TRACY' and 390 053 head north at Hellifield with 1S40 - 11/2/06

60 082 'Mam Tor' eases 6M52 09.36 Drax - Newbiggin gypsum away from Hellifield - 11/2/06

In the bitter cold between the snow showers, 60 082 heads away from Hellifield with 6M52 09.36 Drax - Newbiggin gypsum - 11/2/06

A clean 66 951 coasts into Hellifield with 6E73 Hunterston - Ferrybridge loaded coal hoppers - 11/2/06

Having successfully chased the train from Hellifield, 66 951 is captured powering through Cononley, east of Skipton, with 6E73 loaded coal for Ferrybridge - 11/2/06

EWS class 66 no. 66 132 rumbles through the lonely outpost of Whitley Bridge (3 passenger trains per day) with empty coal hoppers - 14/2/06

66 552 'Maltby Raider' heads east at Whitley Bridge - 14/2/06

66 119 heads west at Whitley Bridge - take a look at the driver, definitely not watching the road ahead!! - 14/2/06

Freightliner's 66 544 arrives at the sidings at Stourton, having brought another load of coal over the S&C from Scotland. The loco is about to be swapped for a classmate and go onto Midland Road depot for servicing - 17/2/06

66 544 arrives at Stourton with loaded coal hoppers from Scotland - 17/2/06

66 012 passes Midland Road with two four wheel tanks in tow - 17/2/06

Freightliner's 66 554 runs off Midland Road depot to pick up an eastbound coal train - 17/2/06

EWS class 66 no. 66 031 heads a Scotland bound empty rake of coal hoppers past Stourton - 17/2/06

57 601 (with 47 826 at the rear) pass Stourton with 5Z41 empty stock from Carnforth to Barnetby, in readiness for a Green Express railtour from Cleethorpes to Windsor the following day - 17/2/06

57 601 (tnt with 47 826) passes Stourton with 5Z41 11.06 Carnforth - Barnetby, running about 40 minutes late - 17/2/06

47 826 'Springburn' tails 5Z41 11.06 Carnforth - Barnetby, headed by 57 601 - 17/2/06

Class 57 no. 57 314 'FIRE FLY' approaches Hellifield with 1M14 07.35 Glasgow - Euston - 18/2/06

In brilliant winter sunshine, 57 314 arrives at Hellifield with 390 001 in tow forming 1M14 to Euston - 18/2/06

57 314 stands at Hellifield having made an unscheduled stop as the driver looked into a problem with the loco - 18/2/06

57 314 basks in the sunshine at Hellifield having been declared a failure with shifted tyres caused by dragging brakes. A rescue loco was summoned from Preston - 18/2/06

Thunderbird 57 303 'ALAN TRACY' heads away from Hellifield with a Pendolino in tow with 1Sxx 07.15 Euston - Glasgow - 18/2/06

57 303 'ALAN TRACY' heads for the superb scenery of the Settle - Carlisle line at Hellifield with 1Sxx - 18/2/06

57 305 'JOHN TRACY' arrives at Hellifield from Preston to rescue 57 314 and 1M14 - 18/2/06

Having completed shunting manuevres, 57 305 backs into the platform to couple up to 57 314 - 18/2/06

57 305 'JOHN TRACY' basks in the winter sunshine at Hellifield - 18/2/06

With the total delay at 117 minutes, 57 305 departs Hellifield with 57 314 and 390 001 in tow, forming 1M14 to Euston - 18/2/06

'Thunderbird rescues Thunderbird' - 57 305, 57 314 and 390 001 depart from Hellifield with the heavily delayed 1M14 to Euston -18/2/06

Filling in for a class 60, 66 165 heads north through Hellifield with 6M52 09.36 Drax - Newbiggin gypsum - 18/2/06

Neatly framed by the railway overbridge, 57 308 'TIN TIN' aproaches Runcorn East with 1D64 10.03 Manchester Piccadilly - Holyhead - 21/2/06

57 010 'Freightliner Crusader' heads the heavily loaded 4M45 03.23 Felixstowe - Ditton north through Acton Bridge - 21/2/06

DRS 66 402 heads south through Acton Bridge with the lightly loaded 4L46 Ditton - Purfleet Intermodal - 21/2/06