20093 & 20168 at Fladbury   The former MoD site at Long Marston started receiving workings conveying stock for storage in the later part of 2005. The branch from Honeybourne to Long Marston was therefore reopened and within a short space of time the site became home to number of HST sets and DVT's as well as redundant or stored wagons. On 17th December Cotswold Rail moved two power cars and two Mk III coaches to the site using their hired in HNRC class 20's 20905 & 20096 which at the time were out based at Gloucester for snow plough duties. The working is seen here passing the site of the former Fladbury station, captured at 10:11. The working had originated at MoD Bicester the previous day and had spent the night at Gloucester before re commencing as 5Z22 Gloucester - Long Marston.
 
 

20302 top and tail with 20305 find a very lucky patch of sun whilst working 8X09 11:42 Old Dalby - Amersham LUL stock move through Catholme on 21st September 2011.
 
  20302 top and tail with 20305 head through Clay Mills with 8X23 09:33 Derby Litchurch Lane - Old Dalby with another rake of new LUL stock for testing prior to delivery. 04/10/11.
 

20301 & 20309 at Norton

 20301 'Max Joule 1958 - 1999' & 20309 amble through Norton Barracks in Worcestershire with the 6M67 Bridgewater - Crewe flasks on 17th August 2006. The train usually stables at Worcester Shrub Hill for a short period during its journey north, where as the Berkeley flasks generally take the main line via the Lickey incline. Mega luck with the sun on this occasion, the storm clouds in the background had moved in not long after the 20's had passed.
         
         
        20313 & 20314 at Eckington   20313 & 20314 cross the Avon at Eckington with 6M56 Berkley - Crewe flask on 31st July 2007.
         
          20311 'Twenty Fifty' still in near ex works condition after its naming at Kingmoor Depot in July & 20315 head 6M67 Bridgewater - Crewe consisting of a single flask out of Worcester Yard on 9th August 2007.
         
        D8137 - Greet  

20137 (D8137) emerges from Greet tunnel at Winchcombe with the 12:20 departure from Cheltenham on 4th November 2006 during the GWR winter diesel gala.

         
          20227 and 20189 top and tail 8X09 Old Dalby – Amersham special Converying new stock built at Derby for London Underground. The rain was pouring down when the train arrived and would probably been better suited to video rather than stills photography. Seen at Bagworth on the Coalville branch on 20/10/09.
         
          20901 & 20905 head 37412, 37672 & 37029 through Norton running as 6Z37 09:30 Barrow Hill - Long Marston on the 20th March 2009
         
          31106 heads 3Q63 07:42 Bescot - Exeter test train through Tibberton, Worcestershire on 25th November 2010.
         
        31106 & 31105 at Slitting Mills   'Skin Head' class 31's 31106 (leading) & 31105 pass the foot crossing at Slitting Mills Farm, Renishaw with the 4Z07 Derby - Doncaster - Derby test train on 6th April 2006. The train worked an intensive diagram during the day allowing for a number of shots around the Doncaster & Chesterfield area.
         
        31106 31105 at Clay Cross   The same working is seen here later that day at Clay Cross having recessed at Doncaster for a short period.
         
        31106 & 31105 at Hasland  

... and again during the afternoon at Hasland on the return to Derby.

         
        31106 - 31105 at Norton Jnc   The 4Z07 test train is seen here yet again, this time looking a lot cleaner and now with an additional coach in the formation. The 31's were predictably 31105 & 31106 again and on this occasion were running from Derby RTC to Old Oak Common via the Cotswold line. The pair are photographed at Norton Junction prior to obtaining the single line token to Evesham on 25th May 2006.
         
        31601 at Swindon   31601 'Mayor of Casterbridge' arrives at its destination with the Wessex Trains 2M84 13.20 Westbury to Swindon on 19th March 2005. Fragonset liveried 31459 is on the rear. This loco hauled diagram ceased soon after the shot was taken with the set being used on an as required basis with Wessex trains usually during busy summer weekends. This lasted until Wessex trains was absorbed into the new western franchise which became part of First Great Western in 2006.
         
        31601 - 31454 - Ryecroft Jnc   FM Rail's first coal trial took place on 25th July 2006 with three Class 31's involved, here 31601 & 31454 head the return working 6F31 Rugely - Mantle Lane through Ryecroft Junction. The sun was just going in behind cloud when they appeared but the light held out just enough for a decent shot of what must be one of the workings of the year - unfortunately as could be expected from FM rail, the trial wasn't a success.
         
        31601 - 31233 - Spetchely   31601 & 31233 pass through Spetchley in Worcestershire with 4Z08 08:55 Derby RTC - Bristol Barton Hill. I'd woken up to a winter wonderland just a few hours before this shot was taken on April 6th '08. By the time the peds arrived at 10:34 the snow had almost all gone and the cloud was starting to build up.
         
31602 - Whycnor Jnct 31602 & 31465 1Q06 17:18 Derby RTC - Selhurst Network Rail Structure Gauging Train. Wichnor Junction. 17/08/09
 
  31105 tnt 31602 pass Stoke Works with 1Z17 15:18 Derby RTC-Cardiff Canton 14th April 2008
 
  Network Rails 31233 tops 1Q06 15:50 Derby RTC - Cardiff Canton Structure Gauging Train as it waits at Worcester Shrub Hill for the line to Hereford on 22/02/10.
 
  31233 heads 4Z07 10.34 Derby R.T.C. - London Euston through Barby Nortoft on 15/03/2010.
 
31106 - Fairwood Junc   31106 at Fairwood junction with 4Z10 11.03 Bristol Kingsland Road – Derby RTC Network Rail test train on 24/09/09
 
31106_Croome   31106 - 4Z08 12:17 Derby RTC - Laira TMD. Croome. 09/03/09.
 
  31106 heads 3Z13 08:23 Derby RTC - Bristol Kingsland Rd through Littleworth, between Norton and Abbotswood Junction on 12/09/11.
 
  Having been pegged a short jog provided for a second shot of 31106 as it approaches Abbotswood Junction with 3Z13 08:23 Derby RTC - Bristol Kingsland Rd on 12/09/11.
   
    Pathfinders 'Crewe Caper' Crompton railtour is seen here at Worcester Shrub Hill on the return leg of the journey which ran as the 1Z48 Crewe - Salisbury. The tour was in conjunction with the rail open day at Crewe and utilized FM Rail's Class 33's No. 33 202 & 33 103. 10/09/05.
   
  33202 at Salfords   33207 'Jim Martin' & 33025 'Glen Falloch' splutter through Croome with 1Z33 Crewe - Weymouth. 23/08/08
   
33103 at Bewdley FM Rails 33102 'SWORDFISH' approaches Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway with the 15.05 Bridgnorth - Kidderminster service on 15th October 2005, during the Autumn Diesel Gala. The event ran from 14th to 16th October 2005. FM Rail also provided a Class 31, 47 and 45.