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    A Week With 45407

    Hello guys, I decided, with permission from Ian, to try and lend a hand again with his Black 5 No. 45407 and further educate myself. I did a Thursday to Thursday shift which involved 1T57 and moving up to Scotland, and I have to say, it was great....and again learned a great deal more than I...
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    A Week Of Photos

    Hi, I thought instead of creating new threads every day or two for the photograph trips I've been taking this week, I thought I would sum it all up in one thread at the end of the week. Most of it diesels, as has become usual during the past month or two....but I am officially converting...
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    Today's Happenings

    Evening all, had quite an adventurous day of photography today. Started off by catching an engineers train at Lumphinnans at 8.40am, the the Royal Scotsman at Aberdour at 2pm, and finally, caught the Midland Mainline HST again at Kiersbeath. As usualy, not everything goes to plan....while...
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    EWS 37422 6K66 Inverkeithing

    This train won't run on Thursday, 3rd of July. As I know of, this wasn't a regular running, but a one off to take Ballast up to Achnasheen for some work going on the Kyle Of Lochalsh branch.
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    EWS 37422 6K66 Inverkeithing

    Unfortunately it isn't even a regular train, there was re-ballasting going on, on a section of the Kyle Of Lochalsh line up North, and so a train run North on Wednesday, work went on during Thursday, and it returned South on Friday, all runs behind 37422 which was in the area to be used on an...
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    EWS 37422 6K66 Inverkeithing

    Unfortunately not, it's not really in my area and I can't get over for it. One of the knockdowns of being skint and not having a driving license! Would have loved to catch 401 and 422 though
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    Arriva Cross Country HST 5S66 Cowdenbeath

    Some other shots from me today. Never realised that the ECS from Dundee to Craigentinny on Friday's was HST's via Cowdenbeath, which are in Midland Mainline livery, so deiced to go down to Cowdenbeath Station for these. Nowhere near great photos, but for a first time I just enjoyed the...
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    EWS 37422 6K66 Inverkeithing

    Some shots today of EWS No. 37422 "Cardiff Canton" at Inverkeithing, working the 6K66 Achnasheen - Millerhill, the return of Wednesday's trip in effect : Some more here : http://jonathonag.fotopic.net/c1531522.html Again, cycled all the way from Cowdenbeath for this...
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    37422 6K12 Ballast Train Cowdenbeath

    Oh, she sounded great, could hear her appraoching from a quater of a mile away, over the dual-carriageway traffic noise ( which is about 500 yards to the left of the shots ). Was hellfire as she appraoched me, but just 100 yards from me, the juice was stopped as she approached a signal at...
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    37422 6K12 Ballast Train Cowdenbeath

    Yup, I agree. Luckily there has been some work going on here during the past year which I hadn't noticed due to lack of visits to this spot, but now gives better access for trains travelling on the Down Line, so I'll have to go there more often
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    37422 6K12 Ballast Train Cowdenbeath

    Hey guys, Not leaving much days between photos am I? Well, caught 6K16 Millerhill - Achnasheen ballast train today, which was hauled by EWS Class 37 No. 37422. Quite glad it was routed via Cowdenbeath, meant something different from the usual 158's and 170's! Some of the...
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    Morayshire Photo Charter

    Hey all, A little trip to Bo'ness today, but not for anything normal. Today is Father's Day as you all know, and so the SRPS held it's usual Sunday Gala with LNER D49 No. 246 "Morayshire" handling the trains, stock being the two Thompson Teaks, and two Mark 1's. However, we're talking boys...
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    SRPS Fife Circle Steam Specials

    As some of you may be aware, I was out today for the two Fife Circle Steam Specials behind K4 No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" on the lower half of the Fife Circle. However, plans did not go as planned, which meant me having to make a new game plan....to cycle to as many locations I had planned...
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    Alloa - Stirling Reopening Celebrations

    In height of the re-opening of the Stirling - Alloa branch for passenger service on May 19th, the SRPS ran a series of shuttles today between Alloa and Stirling, being the first public passenger trains to come from Alloa in 40 years! The trains were top and tailed by Ex-LNER K4 No. 61994 "The...
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    Steam And The Royal Scotsman

    Hi Guys, First off, wonderful weather today isn't it? I'm glad it is, because today I had planned to go to Kirkcaldy to photograph K4 No. 61994 "The Great Marquess" heading to Mossend on a move from Thornton prior to it hauling a private charter tomorrow, but also go out to get my first...

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