Western Champion's Railway Photographs

2009-10-16 21:18:18: 1 image added to Wolverhampton Rogues Gallery
2009-10-16 19:27:13: 6 images added to Wolverhampton Rogues Gallery
2009-07-19 08:00:09: 10 images added to Totem station Sign's and Railwayana
2009-07-10 23:48:57: Added new collection The 1960's and 70's in colour. (167 images)
2009-04-30 16:53:53: Added new collection Black and White Western's (53 images)

Top Photographs of All Time

1	0141.jpg	Class 28 Co-Bo's en route to Cashmores for scrapping. 5701 in blue at centre position.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(1613)
2	0004.jpg	Warship D831 Monarch and D819 Goliath in multiple at Paddington working 1C45 10.30 Padd - Penzance the "Cornish Riviera"	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(1062)
3	0032.jpg	D854 Tiger at Saltley	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(1010)
4	0020.jpg	Class 22 D6319 languishes withdrawn at Bristol St Philips Marsh with possibly 815 and 867 for company. Thanks to Roger Geach for the info.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(979)
5	0138.jpg	Class 23 Baby Deltic D5908 withdrawn in Bescot Yard. D5908 arrived at Bescot 06.10.69 and stayed until 14.01.70 when it was forwarded to George Cohen's scrap yard at Kettering and cut up three days later.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(952)
6	0139.jpg	Locos from classes 25, 81 and 27 in Bescot up reception sidings	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(935)
7	0142.jpg	Class 33 D6544 at London Victoria waiting to depart with the "Night Ferry"	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(854)
8	0131.jpg	Class 17 Clayton D8570 passing through Bescot en route to Birds at Long Marston for scrapping.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(848)
9	0007.jpg	Hymek D7021 on Bescot TMD. This loco failed on Feb 13th 1970 at Wolverhampton whilst working 4M02 and was rescued by Class 24 No 5021.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(822)
10	0022.jpg	Class 22 D6340 at Royal Oak	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(774)
11	0009.jpg	Hymek D7100 making a rare appearence for the class at Penzance in 1966.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(756)
12	0140.jpg	Class 27 D5379 in Bescot up reception sidings	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(755)
13	0151.jpg	Metrovick Class 28 S15705 on Derby Works	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(752)
14	0029.jpg	A Blue Pullman at Bescot on a Coventry to Liverpool footex 05.03.66	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(750)
15	0147.jpg	Prototype loco DP2	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(746)
16	1122.jpg	Former DRS branded coach now branded Stobart 05.02.08	At Work	(743)
17	0021.jpg	D6308 on Newton Abbot Shed	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(734)
18	0137.jpg	Class 23 Baby Deltic D5908 at Bescot.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(729)
19	0036.jpg	D863 Warrior withdrawn at Newton Abbot	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(716)
20	0144.jpg	A Blue Pullman at Reading.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(691)
21	0003.jpg	Warship D838 Rapid in Maroon working 1E54 13.55 Plymouth - Leeds at Exeter St Davids.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(688)
22	0023.jpg	An unidentified 6300 at Paddington in green livery	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(687)
23	0006.jpg	Hymek D7026 in green at paddington.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(648)
24	0002.jpg	Western D1047 Western Lord in blue with small warning panel at Paddington	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(630)
25	0015.jpg	Class 43 D832 Onslaught on Long Rock shed at Penzance ready to work 3A42 17.10 St Erth to Kensington milk service.	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc	(593)

Most Recent Collections

	25th Jul 2009	More 1960's and 70's A furthur 393 scans from the 1960's and 70's. Copyright on these images is owned by Jim Payne and published with his permission.
	11th Jul 2009	The 1960's and early 70's in colour. A selection of 167 photo's from the collection of Grahame Wareham, all in colour and from the 1960's and early 70's. All are published with his permission.
	1st May 2009	Black and White Western's 53 Photo's belonging to the late Mr Ray Powell that were rescued from a car boot sale.
	16th Mar 2009	Preserved loco's at preserved railways and open days. 216 Photos of mainly preserved loco's on preserved railways and at open days.
	4th Mar 2009	Miscellaneous - Odds and sods A collection of images that don't really fit the other collections. 7 Photo's.
	7th Jan 2009	More Hydraulics - 1960's and 70's 331 scan's of Western's, Warship's and Hymek's through the 1960's and 70's. Copyright on these images is owned by Jim Payne and published with his permission.
	6th Dec 2008	Western's, Warship's, Hymek's, 6300's - 1960's and 70's 195 scan's of Western's, Warship's, Hymek's and 6300's through the 1960's and 70's. Copyright on these images is owned by Jim Payne and published with his permission.
	1st Dec 2008	1960s, 70s, and 80s including Hydraulics, early ac locos, prototypes etc 816 photos from the 1960s onwards. Copyright on these images is owned by Paul and Robert Dalton and they are published with their permission.
	30th Nov 2008	Saltley Rogues Gallery 61 photos showing traincrew of Saltley depot past and present that were given to me by Dave Grainger (former Saltley Driver) , published with his permission and which are from the Bob Deakin collection.
	29th Nov 2008	Wolverhampton Rogues Gallery 71 photo's mainly of old hand Wolverhampton Drivers and Guards most of which have now retired and most of which are sadly no longer with us. Photo's taken by and owned by Graham Causer and David Humphreys and published with their permission.
	29th Jun 2008	Tyseley Depot Open Day - 28/06/08 On Saturday 28th June I took 57307 from Oxley to Tyseley to take part in the "Tyseley 100" open day at Tyseley Depot. This is a selection of the loco's etc on display. 43 Photos.
	13th Jun 2008	Crewe Heritage Centre - 31/05/08 37 Photos.
	3rd Mar 2008	Spa Valley Railway - 05/08/06 27 Photos.
	3rd Mar 2008	Dean Forest Railway - 29/07/06 53 Photos.
	2nd Mar 2008	57303 - "The Virgin Territorial" 1Z64 Worcester Foregate Street to Penzance - 16/09/06 20 Photos. Virgin Trains West Coast provided 57303 to work Pathfinders 1Z64 06.18 Worcester Foregate Street to Penzance and return. VT West Coast stipulated it must be their own Driver's to work the train and as such Gary Ormaston from Man Picc and myself, from Wolves, worked the outward leg, route conductors were EWS Driver's, these are a few pictures I took on route with a couple donated from other sites. Permission granted where required.
	29th Jan 2008	Class 90 - A view inside and out ! 28 Photos.
	29th Jan 2008	Mk3 DVT - A look around - inside and out 21 Photos.
	27th Jan 2008	Class 57 - A view inside and out ! 40 Photos.
	25th Jan 2008	Class 08 - A look around - inside and out 27 Photos
	24th Jan 2008	Class 86 - A view inside and out ! 29 Photos.
	1st Jan 2008	Out and about 2008 and 2009. 29 Photos. Photo's taken whilst out and about but not whilst at work, these are in the "At Work" collection.
	8th Nov 2007	More Ireland - 2004 - 2005 129 photos
	4th Nov 2007	Great Central 45 Photos
	4th Nov 2007	Ireland - February 2006 80 Photos
	3rd Nov 2007	Liverpool St - Norwich - Great Yarmouth - 15/08/04 18 photos
	3rd Nov 2007	Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - 16/01/06 29 Photos
	29th Oct 2007	Churnet Valley Railway 20 Photos.
	28th Oct 2007	East Lancs Railway 52 photos.
	28th Oct 2007	Midland Railway Centre at Butterley - 04/06/05 31 Photos.
	28th Oct 2007	Ireland inc Inchicore Works Visit - September 2005 132 photographs mainly from a Inchicore works visit.
	28th Oct 2007	Severn Valley Railway 73 Photos.
	28th Sep 2007	Chasewater Railway 44 photos mainly following the restoration of 31203 and 37219.
	25th Sep 2007	Great Central Railway Diesel Gala - 18/09/06 34 photo's from the Great Central Railway's September 2006 Diesel Gala.
	25th Sep 2007	Ireland - October 2006 83 photos.
	25th Sep 2007	Ireland - February 2007 59 photos.
	19th Sep 2007	Crewe LNWR 23 photos.
	19th Sep 2007	Exeter to Newton Abbot area 69 photos.
	19th Sep 2007	West Somerset Railway including museum 59 photos.
	19th Sep 2007	Totem station Sign's and Railwayana 259 photos.
	19th Sep 2007	At Work A collection of photo's taken in the course of my duties as a Train Driver for Virgin West Coast. The working railway is a dangerous place and all photo's are taken with permission where required and from a point of safety. 183 photos.
	19th Sep 2007	Battlefield Line 23/04/06 41 photos.
	19th Sep 2007	York NRM / Railfest 2004 37 photos.
	8th Aug 2007	Brush Works Visit 19/08/2004 20 photos.

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