PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK BOSKETT

A collection illustrating movements on the Severn Valley Railway on a cold day in January.

The final day before winter maintenance takes place on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway saw David Shepherds 9F 92203 Black Prince operating services to and from Toddington - Cheltenham on New Years Day 2010.

Marooned on two Allely low loaders on the A441 dual Carriageway near Alvechurch. 37896 and 37684 have been sold for scrap and are seen south of Junction 2 of the M42 on the 28th December 2009. These locos were later moved in the afternoon to Allelys yard at Studley.

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway held their annual Christmas diesel day on the Honeybourne Line.

Boxing day at the Great Central Railway. It was a superb day weatherwise with opportunities to photograph 70013 Oliver Cromwell and Black 5 no 45231.

The Severn Valley Railways' Santa Specials taken from the distance along the stretc between Bewdley and Arley.

A frosty cold morning at the Severn Valley Railway on Saturday 19th December 2009.

Took a trip to the National Railway Museum on the 15th December to take a good look round the magnificant streamlined Duchess.

Two Ripple targets re-visited their old home early in December when they were featured in a local paper. The owners of the signs brought them along with a Tewkesbury target sign from the former Tewkesbury station in Gloucestershire.

The owner of the house was overwhelmed to see these two original Ripple signs on the side of his wall.

Dame Kelly Holmes, The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Transport Minister Lord Andrew Adonis are seen at London St Pancras on Monday 14th December 2009.

6024 King Edward I worked an empty stock move from Kidderminster to Bristol Barton hill with its support coach.

Bittern is panned at Ashchurch working the Victoria-Worcester Excursion.

Plus a bus on the side of the house.

Friday evening I took the opportunity to capture the up mainline on the site of Bredon Station being lifted and re laid. The following morning I visited the same spot and got an updated photo of the work.

Bulgaria here we come... Three Allelys low loaders are seen transporting 87013, 87014 and 87004 out of Long Marston storage in Warwickshire heading for Hull docks where they will be placed on a ship and head off to Bulgaria. 9 November 2009

Freightliner Powerhaul class 70's are seen at Newport Docks during the unveiling event on Sunday 8th November 2009.

A photographic charter was held on the Dean Forest Railway with Pannier 0-6-0 no, 9681 hauling four Dogfish wagons and a toad brake van.

Class 08's going for Scrap from Long Marston to Booths at Rotherham.

First Class trip to London for a portrait with different gauges outside Mickleton tunnel.

Pannier no 9600 Test run from Tyseley to Stratford Upon Avon.

Various other sightings

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway autumn diesel gala took place over the weekend of 25th and 26th October. The weather was difficult to predict and I think nearly every photographer got a soaking!

A different perspective on the Railway at Cheltenham and Ashchurch

60054 passes Gatcombe with 6B13 Robeston-Westerleigh.
Various sightings at Cheltenham and 60035 on a Round Oak at Eckington.

47839 pulls away from Evesham and is seen passing through Bretforton with 87013 87014 and 87004 in tow bound for Long Marston.

1001 Hastings DEMU heads towards Worcester and is then seen heading up the Lickey incline on Saturday 3rd October.

Visited the SVR briefly on Friday and Sunday but the weather wasn't playing ball so I didn't stay there for long. So here is what I got out of the two days.

Went over to Statfold near Tamworth to the Barn Railway on Saturday to visit their open day.

Sunday I was on duty at the Evesham Vale Light Railway and the sun made an appearance throughout the day.

56311 worked 0Z56 Worcester-Long Marston to pick up 87013, 87014, 87004 and 86401 and then deliver them to Crewe for testing.

60041 works through Defford with 6M41 the previous day.

DB Schenker class 37s no's 37670 and 37401 worked 2O72 09:09 Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth and are seen approaching Bathampton Junction with the sun gleaming over Bath.

60074 passes Coaley working 6E41, a Westerleigh to Lindsay tank train.

Took a trip out to the GWML to photograph the local movements in the Didcot area.

Visited the West Midlands to capture electrics and diesel locomotives along the Oxford canal at Ansty, visited Crewe Heritage Centre and squatted at Heamies Farm near Norton Bridge.

The Midland Railway Centre at Butterly opened its works doors to the public on Saturday 29th August.

Photographer Brian Morrison named a class 08 "Red Lion" on Butterly Station.

It was interesting to see the mixture of locomotives working the service trains at the same time...

92203 Black Prince Celebrates its 50th Birthday at Toddington with Artist David Shepherd being the main host.

A large double birthday cake was presented to the engine cut by David Shepherd and Ian Crowder on Platform one at Toddington.

An N Gauge model of the 9F Locomotive made by Dapol was placed on the running plate of the Standard Gauge Black Prince and ran up and down a length of track which caused immidiate interest to those who attended.

The 17th August saw the final three Hitachi class 395 Javelins arrive in the UK at Southampton Docks (395027, 395028 and 395029)

Cargo specialists Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, DB Schenker and Hitachi worked together seemlessly to bring the 29 trains to the UK and to deliver them on schedule to a depot in Ashford for comissioning.

60059 rumbles along the Severn Estuary whilst hauling 6B47 Westerleigh to Robeston full tank train on 11th August 09

Travelled down to Bristol to capture the departure of Tornado from Bristol Temple Meads and is seen accellerating through Parson Street.

The Baloon festival was also on. Please see my non railway website for photos of those.

66186 and 66055 top and tail a rake of ballast wagons on the Cotswold line near Mickleton Tunnel or Campden Tunnel as it is known now. This is laying ballast in aid of the re-doubling of the Cotswold Line. The line is currently shut for 6 weeks with a possession between Evesham and Moreton in Marsh. The train is seen crawling towards Evesham on the early evening of 7 August 09.

I then stopped off at Ashchurch on the way home from work and captured a Cross Country HST and Freightliner 66527 on a coal train.

A trip to the South West to see 70013 Oliver Cromwell as she heads to the seaside.

Captured Tornado working the "Torbay Express" on Sunday 12th July.

Couple of dull pics of the diesel gala on the Glos Warks.

Some other bits and pieces.