1st February - Ex-RES liveried 08711 shunts wagons at a bitterly cold Toton
Seven of the dozens of class 60s which are currently stored at Toton brave the elements in front of a trio of Freightliner Heavy Haul Class 66s
A selection of stored locos, including the long-withdrawn 58003 languish outside the maintenance shed
Stored Class 60s, No. 60040 and 60019 'Pathfinder Tours - 30 Years of Railtouring 1973-2003'
60099 'Ben More Assynt' stored at Toton
With 26 wagons in tow and running 60 minutes late, 60025 'Caledonian Paper' passes Stenson Junction with a delayed Washwood Heath - Peak Forest Cemex service, unfortunately not quite late enough to avoid one of the pesky clouds!
EWS Class 66, No.66235 rattles through Stenson Junction with 4E69, the 05:15 Southampton - Wakefield Europort container service
Preceding an express service from Derby, EWS Class 60, No.60009 accelerates away from Stenston Junction bang on time with 6M57, the 07:15 Lindsey - Kingsbury EWS service contsisting of 20 loaded TEA/TDA tanks
With 21 loaded HTA coal hoppers in tow, 66194 proceeds towards Toton with 6D64, the 08:50 Daw Mill - Ratcliffe Power Station service, the loco will run round at Toton to gain access to Ratcliffe Power Station via Trent Junction
Now sporting 'Advenza Freight' branding, Ex-DRS machine No.47237 thunders through Stenson Junction with Ex-Fragonset liveried 31452 and 6 Intercity Mk2 coaches in tow, the calvalcade is forming 5Z75 Gloucester - Barrow Hill
2nd February - The Buffer Puffer 6.0, with haulage in the form of 37401 and 37422 'Cardiff Canton', 37422 is seen awaiting 'the off' at Charing Cross ready to take us to Cannon Street as 1Z37 London Bridge - Uckfield
Cannon Street now as 37401 pokes it's proverbial 'nose' out of the terminus prior to continuing the journey from London Bridge to Uckfield via London Charing Cross, Cannon Street and London Blackfriars!
Whilst awaiting a path through East Croydon, 377151 passes underneath the charter with 2L21, the 10:37 East Grinstead - London Victoria 'Southern' service
Complete with a patchwork front, 37401 rests at Uckfield after arrival on 1Z37 London Bridge - Uckfield
37422 'At the stops' at Uckfield having brought the charter in from London Blackfriars
171804 arrives at Oxted with 1E37, the 14:08 London Bridge - Uckfield 'Southern' service
37422 at East Grinstead after arrival on 1Z38 Uckfield - East Grinstead
37422 stands at London Bridge after arrival on 1Z39 East Grinstead - London Bridge
37401 'On the blocks' at London Bridge having led 1Z39, the East Grinstead - London Bridge leg throughout
37401 at London Victoria prior ro forming 1Z41 to London Cannon Street via Lewisham and Woolwich
After a flying visit to Gordon Hill, the driver requests permission to access the ECML and onto London Kings Cross at Bounds Green
Mission Accomplished! - After 14 hours and 50 minutes, 37422 stands in Platform 9 at London Kings Cross with 313035 for company after competing the final leg of the charter, 1Z43 Gordon Hill - London Kings Cross. The penultimate leg of the journey - 1Z42 London Cannon Street - Gordon Hill ran via London Blackfriars, Factory Junction, Willeden Junction, Tottenham South Junction, Temple Mills East Junction and then Canonbury West Junction to access the ECML for the run to Gordon Hill Bay platform
6th February - Metronet liveried 66721 'Harry Beck' heads through Stratford with 4M23, the 10:59 Felixstowe North - Hams Hall Intermodal
37059 arrives at Stratford with 1Q14, the 09:31 Ilford EMUD - Cambridge SERCO test train.
37608 in Platform 11 at Stratford forming 1Q14 to Cambridge via Stratford Low Level, Kilburn Loop and London Liverpool Street
60090 'Quinag' passes Stratford with 7L56, the 13:43 Acton yard-Purfleet loaded wagon service
As 1Q14 awaits the route towards Liverpool Street, the driver indulges in a quick phot!
With the route now set to head towards Liverpool Street, 37608 powers away from Platform 11 running 1 minute behind schedule!
Complete with Petroleum Sector brandings, 60054 'Charles Babbage' accelerates through Stratford with 6V17, the 12:48 Harwich Parkeston Quay - Acton Yard service
8th February - Freightliner Class 90, No.90046 passes Harold Wood on the 'Up Electric' line with 4M88, the 08:49 Felixstowe-Crewe Basford Hall service
Devoid of all 'one' brandings prior to the National Express East Anglia launch later this month, 315857 clatters into Harold Wood forming 2W79, the 12:14 Shenfield - London Liverpool Street 'Metro' service
One that hasn't reached the 'de-branded' stage yet! - Retaining the 'Rainbow stripes' is 315844, seen here departing Harold Wood for Brentwood and Shenfield forming 2W74, the 11:53 London Liverpool Street - Shenfield 'Metro' service
Furnished with the EWS 'Beasties' vinyl, Class 60, No.60076 trundles through Harold Wood on the 'Up Electric' line with 6M53, the 10:28 Chelmsford - Mountsorrel LaFarge Self-Discharge Train - Note the Orange tint above the windows of the loco, a result of recent workings on the Santon - Immingham Iron Ore circuit in the Humberside area
12th February - EWS Class 92, No.92009 'Elgar' passes Kensington Olympia with 4O25, the 08:55 Wembley - Dollands Moor loaded steel service
Complete with a Stobart Pullman headboard, DRS Class 47, No.47802 'Pride of Cumbria' passes Kensington Olympia leading 5Z88, the 09:00 Wembley - London Victoria ECS
South West Trains 450118 passes Raynes Park with 1P30, the 09.45 Portsmouth Harbour - London Waterloo service
Ex-Blue Pullman liveried 47712 'Pride of Carlisle', sporting the new DRS Compass livery leads the 'Stobart Pullman' launch service through Raynes Park, forming 1Z88, the 10:43 London Victoria - Fareham 'special'
Having previously worked down form Crewe Basford Hall with 4L89, Freightliner Class 86s, No.86639 and 86604 head through Hatfield Peverel with 4M87, the 11:43 Felixstowe-Trafford Park freightliner service
