40145 - Winstanstow   40154 passes a very chilly Winstanstow in a lucky patch of winter sunshine with Pathfinder's 'Welsh Whistler' Crewe - Crewe rail tour on 25th February 2006. The type 4 failed later that day on the return leg from Cardiff with a faulty brake pipe.
 
 

Bescot yard is home to a number of stored locomotives from various classes. This image, taken on 20/08/05 shows the line up of some of the Class 08 shunters, all in varying states of neglect. From the front Class numbers are 08543 in Departmental Gray, 08828 EWS, 08884 BR Blue with RfD markings, 08418 EWS, UID - EWS, 08528 Departmental Gray and 08742 in RES.

 
  A closer view of 08418 stored at Bescot on 20th August 2005.
 
08780 - Crewe Crewe LNWR's resident shunter 08780 basks in the sun at Crewe DMD on April 7th
         
         
          I cant say I was after a Penolino photo on this particular day. I was actually out to catch the remaining 87's that were doing two diagrams each weekend, but this was the only shot that I got with a boat in the frame. It was taken at Ansty on the Oxford Cannel tow path on 15th May 2005.
         
        Crewe Basford Hall   A view of Crewe Basford Hall taken on 30th May 2006: AC Electrics 86613, 86607, 86632 stand aside 47841 & 66545.
         
          DVT 82303 + 67013 1P03 Wrexham - Marylebone. Banbury Stone Terminal. 23/05/09.