7am Saturday 10th July. Tangmere, dead on time approaching London Road Bridge, Woolmer Green, ECML, with a trip to Skegness and back

Hear is 34067 side on, sorry about all the wires

Tangmere returned south, slightly late and I saw her here zipping down the fast towards Kings Cross at Woolmer Green

60800 Green Arrow at Shefield Park during the Giants of Steam even

Canadian Pacific 2816 at Banf - taken by my Dad on his holiday!

Canadian Pacific 2816 at Banf - taken by my Dad on his holiday!

Canadian Pacific 2816 at Banf - taken by my Dad on his holiday!

Canadian Pacific 2816 at Banf - taken by my Dad on his holiday!

I sneeked out of my mother in laws church early to get this shot of 6024

King Edward I was on a run from Bristol to celebrate Brunel 200

and blasted out of Cheltenham past Roanfield heading for Shrewsbury

After the storm and delayed by nearly 2 hours Duke of Gloucester finally appears

Whistleing through Berkho on a positioning run to Alto from Bury

By standers on the station waiting for Slverlink trains were compleatly unawares

A pleaseing crop of the previous picture

Close up of the Beast and most modern of all British steam locomotives

I went to collect a friend to help with the NLSME Halloween night from Wellam Green....

...By chance 6233 Duchess of Sutherland motored through in the path in front.

6233 Motors through Wellam Green on the ECML bound for Derby at night fall. 1/30 @ F5.6 3200asa

Whilst waiting for Green Arrow this unusual sight of a light class 91 heading north came through Welham Green

4771 Green Arrow. The V2. Takes some travellers from York to see the turning on of the London Christmas lights

Passing the signals Green Arrow is about to shut off as they give an adverse reading

4771 heads through Welham Green the trees now will into there Autum colours on a clear November Saturday

This is the first time I have seen 4773 in steam in apple green livery, especially with a camera. Now to see her with some teeks

Heading into London now my last encounter with this superb engine was in 2003 when she was 60800. The results can be seen in this collection

On the back of the train was West Coasts 33025 which will return the train to York later this evening

45231 was heading back to Bury following an extended stay at Ropley. Black fives were once common passing Berkhamsted Castle, though this is the first time one has done so since the 1960s

Takeing the path of the A4 this Tamper sped through Berkhamsted Friday Lunchtime

The next steam through Berkhamsted was A4 60009 heading from Crew for a ECML excursion the following day and was waved through at Lunchtime

Union of Sounth Africa stratels this business woman waiting for her train to the city

A Close up of the slightly shabby number 9, for once in the sun at Berkhamsted

The Following day the A4 heads the White Rose on the fastline to York

Doing a good speed number 9, looking reasinably authentic passes the site of the 2000 Hatfield disaster

Sleak lines of a Gresley A4 at speed

Off to York

6233 Duchess of Sutherland heads for London past Nash Mills

This was a light move to pull a special to Salisbury

After being held in Kings Langley Loop 6233 heads for Watford Tunnel to the chimes of the local church clock

Returning North after the weekend 6233 passes Berkhamsted Castle

A Duchess working up Tring bank

NGG16 Garratt 87's boiler has had the backhead cut out for replacement and easier access to repair the crown stays in Boston Lodge welding bay

Clan Line climbs out of Virginia Water for the Surrey Hills

Clan Line climbs out of Virginia Water for the Surrey Hills

Clan Line climbs out of Virginia Water for the Surrey Hills with the British Pullman

Newly Restored A4 60019 Bittern nears Weham Green with the Cathedriels Express to Lincoln, in the rain of Mid-summers day

Newly Restored A4 60019 Bittern nears Weham Green with the Cathedriels Express to Lincoln, in the rain of Mid-summers day

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley returned the train from Lincoln

Newly returned to the main line after overhall 60007 speeds towards Woolmer Green Junction

Bridge Lane Woolmer Green

A service train passes Cook's Way Hatfield, in full sun and snow

A short time later 60163 Tonado passes thesame location, the the sun was hiding

Tornado, not yet named, takes it's first train to London

Brand new A1 pacific was compleated in 2008 ...

..and is the first main line steam locomotive built for nearly 50 years.

The unprecidented snow in Early February 2009 covers Hertfordshire and becons locals out to wave Tornado by.

Oliver Cromwell heads to London from Cleathorps

Oliver Cromwell heads to London from Cleathorps

Oliver Cromwell heads to London from Cleathorps