DB Cargo #Class66 66124 hauling “Toyota Train”, 6X11 0257 Toton North Yard > Folkestone Dollands Moor Sidings, along the 60mph Up West London Line at Kensington

DB Cargo #Class67 67024 powering Belmond British Pullman, 1Z25 1434 Maidstone West > London Victoria, through Brixton

Privately-owned #Class37 37418 ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach’, on long term hire to Loram, leads Colas Railfreight-operated Network Rail infrastructure monitoring train, 3Q66 2136 Norwich Goods Yard > Derby Rail Technical Centre, through Ratcliffe-on-Soar #MML

Midland Pullman, 1Z43 0557 St Albans > Carlisle, 'The Settle to Carlisle & Tyne Valley Pullman' #HST meanders through the curvaceous #MML at Sutton Bonington

BR Railfreight Petroleum-liveried GBRf #Class66 66794 'Steve Hannam' hauling 6M72 0357 Grain Oil Terminal > Rolls-Royce Sinfin Sidings through Leicester #MML

Hitachi #Class805 805006, running as GBRf 5Q05 0737 Wolverhampton Oxley Carriage Maintenance Depot > Newton Aycliffe Merchant Park Sidings, exits Knighton Tunnel on its approach to Leicester #MML

Midland Pullman, 1Z43 1844 London Paddington > Bath Spa via Bradford-on-Avon, ‘Midland Pullman for Railway Children’ #HST stands ready at P10 #GWML

Network Rail #Class43 43062 ‘John Armitt’ leads 1Q49 1213 Grantham > Derby Rail Technical Centre ‘Measurement’ #HST back to base from P7 Derby

Colas Rail Freight #Class43 43272 leads Network Rail infrastructure monitoring service, 1Q47 1054 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Carlisle via The Cumbrian Coast, through Burton-on-Trent

West Coast Railways #Class37 37668 & 37518 ‘An Gearasdan/Fort William’, plus Mk2 6024, working 5Z75 1100 Burton-on-Trent Wetmore Sidings > Carnforth Steamtown past Horninglow Jn

Direct Rail Services #Class68 68002 ‘Intrepid’ hauling diverted 4Z44 1010 Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal > Glasgow Coatbridge Down Refuge Siding onto the Castle Donington Line from Stenson Jn

DC Rail Freight #Class60 60028 working Derby Chaddesden Sidings > Bristol East Depot past Stenson Raynors crossing

Eurostar 9I17 0851 Bruxelles Midi > London St Pancras International #E320 arrives at P10 #HS1 #CTRL

For posterity as the clock is ticking on both Ratcliffe Power Station & ‘Meriden’ services on the #MML

Bombardier #Class222 222102 at P4 after working EMR InterCity 5C01 0610 Etches Park Sidings > East Midlands Parkway via Toton Centre & Meadow Lane Jn (aka High Level Goods)

GEC #Class91 91119 ‘Bounds Green INTERCITY Depot 1977-2017’ powers LNER 1D19 1503 London Kings Cross > Leeds #InterCity225 into Doncaster #ECML

GBRf #Class60 60085 ‘SNOWDON’ hauling 6N22 1404 Tyne Coal Terminal > Lynemouth Power Station through Pelaw

GBRf #Class60 60087 ‘INGLEBOROUGH’ hauls 6H70 1219 Tyne Coal Terminal > Drax Power Station along the 10mph Tyne Dock Departure Line towards Boldon West Junction

GBRf #Class60 60095 ‘WHERNSIDE’ hauling 6N19 0932 Lynemouth Power Station > Tyne Coal Terminal across Park Lane Jn (Gateshead)