#WesternWednesday Smoking away nicely before a full clag eruption on departure, D1062 'Western Courier' prepares to kick off day 1 of the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala at Kidderminster. These fantastic beasts always seem to put in a solid & memorable gala performance #SVR 16/5/24

#MidweekPeak Another pic of D182 at Kidderminster from the recent Severn Valley Railway gala. She's seen here passing the box & approaching the stock forming the 18.15 service to Bridgnorth on Friday. Bennybizzle & I had the front vestibule the whole way & it was brilliant! 17/5/24

#HighSpeedTuesday The charming station of Highley on the Severn Valley Railway plays host to a Colas Rail UK #HST set with former Cross Country power car 43301 seen here from 2 different angles. The set was working a shuttle service between here & Bridgnorth. #Colas #SVRgala 17/5/24

#TwentiesOnTuesday A colourful pair at Kidderminster during the recent diesel gala. London Transport livery 20142 'Sir John Betjeman' is leading with BR blue classmate 20189 behind as they wait to depart with a service for Bridgnorth. #Choppers #SVRgala Severn Valley Railway 17/5/24

#ElectricMonday The going away shot of 1Z84 08.41 Manchester Piccadilly to Wembley Central MCFC footex on Saturday morning with West Coast Railways 86401 'Mons Meg' on the rear of the gorgeous blue & grey mk2 aircons passing the Tesco railhead & distribution centre at #DIRFT . 25/5/24

Bank Holiday #WeekendSmiles 🐕🐾🐾

'Hey Grandma, what big teeth you have..' 😄

Me & Summer got caught in a rain shower on our morning walk 🐕‍🦺 so it was out with her special towel when we got home.. #GRC #SummerTheDog

#SignalBoxSunday Arguably the very best view possible of Kidderminster Station box, front droplight behind a peak. D182 departs for Bridgnorth during the #SVRgala . A storming full run of the line at the window all the way. #HeritageDiesel #Peak #Class46 Severn Valley Railway 17/5/24

#ShedSunday Freightliner 66540 'Ruby' clags away from #DIRFT yesterday morning with 4S49 intermodal working to Grangemouth Freightliner Terminal. #ShedWatch #Freightliner #Class66 25/5/24

#Caturday 🐱 some nice noise at lunchtime today as Direct Rail Services pair 88005 'Minerva' & 68018 'Vigilant' power the slightly late departing 4Z44 Daventry to Coatbridge intermodal away from #DIRFT under Nortoft Lane bridge. #DRS #Class88 #Class68 25/5/24

A gorgeous sight under the wires at #DIRFT this morning as 86259 'Les Ross/Peter Pan' heads an immaculate set of blue & grey aircons past Nortoft Lane with West Coast Railways operated 1Z84 Manchester Piccadilly to Wembley Central Manchester City FA Cup final #Footex . 25/5/24

#SaturdayShedWatch from sunny Northamptonshire this morning. Original #EWS branded DB Cargo UK 66169 heads towards Corby with the #ToyotaTrain , 6X13 Dollands Moor to Toton North Yard with imported cars. Seen passing Great Oakley #SideOnSaturday #DBCargo 25/5/24

#FootbridgeFriday bonnet first solo chopper 🪓 20048 waits at a sunny Highley during day two of the Severn Valley Railway #SVRgala . The 20 was working the local shuttle, after running round the stock for the return working. #Class20 17/5/24

#FuglyFriday My first 70 for haulage last week, Freightliner 70005 at the Severn Valley Railway. Pictured after arrival at Bewdley, before departure from Kidderminster & running back into Bewdley on the rear of the stock for the return working. #SVRgala #Class70 #Freightliner 16/5/24

#ThirtyThreeThursday here's two shots of Dutch livery 33108 at the beautiful Hampton Loade station during last week's Severn Valley Railway #SVRgala . After a dull first day the sun really shone for us on the Friday. #Class33 #Crompton #Bagpipes 17/5/24

#ThirtySevenThursday The one and only 37409 'Loch Awe' at Bewdley a week ago today on day one of the Severn Valley Railway #SVRgala . In recently applied #ScotRail livery this guest engine from Locomotive Services Group looked absolutely stunning. #LSL #LochAwesome The Growler Group 16/5/24

#Whizzo Wednesday the real Westerns this time.. Here's the two 1000s that were out working the Severn Valley Railway #SVRgala last week. D1062 'WESTERN COURIER' & D1015 'WESTERN CHAMPION' both seen in the station at Kidderminster on gala day one. #Whizzo #WesternWednesday 16/5/24

#HighSpeedTuesday Two more pics of Colas Rail UK #HST 43303 at the Severn Valley Railway #SVRgala last week. First 📸 is stabled at Arley station on 17/5/24 & 2nd is departing from Bewdley alongside fellow guest 70005 the day before. I've now seen 13 different power cars on this line!

#MidlandMainlineMonday A nicely timed 📸 of #MML traction old & new at Kettering. On the up slow 360118 is southbound with 1H12 to St.Pancras with TM tom brown on board as 43055 heads the Locomotive Services Group #MidlandPullman #HST running as 5Z46 ECS Cricklewood to Crewe. 12/5/24