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Welcome to a Railway Photograph Collection by Jack Boskett.

Jack is a keen photographer who works within the Rail Industry and in his spare time, heads off looking for photograph opportunities, not necessarily railways, but weddings, portraits, arty farty shots and landscapes. One of his other interests is mechanical signalling and is proud to be a signalman on a busy heritage railway.

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43106 ' The Flying Pig' effortlessly climbs Eardington bank with a slightly late Kidderminster-Bridgnorth service
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    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.
    Class 37s Marooned near Alvechurch New
    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.
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    The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway held their annual Christmas diesel day on the Honeybourne Line.
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    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.
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    The Severn Valley Railways' Santa Specials taken from the distance along the stretc between Bewdley and Arley.
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    A frosty cold morning at the Severn Valley Railway on Saturday 19th December 2009.
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    Ripple Targets re-visit their Station New
    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.

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    Plus a bus on the side of the house.
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    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.
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    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
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    Freightliner Powerhaul class 70's are seen at Newport Docks during the unveiling event on Sunday 8th November 2009.
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    60054 passes Gatcombe with 6B13 Robeston-Westerleigh.
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    1001 Hastings DEMU heads towards Worcester and is then seen heading up the Lickey incline on Saturday 3rd October.
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    Statfold & Evesham Vale Light Railway
    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.
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    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.
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