110509 Never had the weather to do this shot,it may have been done to death but its mega for me.66125 heads the Gypsum empties at Ais Gill

110509 66108 on 6K05

110509 With clear blue skies all afternoon the only thing missing was trains!Finally at 1810 66508 crawls up the hill on 6Z32 and is about to cross Ais Gill viaduct

110509 broadside view of 66508,does it get any better

120509 Big bonus for us...43014/43062 with the NMT at Docker

120905 Guess I would have preffered the Eddie engine but I was just happy with the sunshine.66418 at Docker with the Tesco Express.

120509 66624 on the Carslisle-Mountsorrel ballast

120509 Back over to the S and C.Far to early in the day for Birket common so not a great shot of 66099 on 6M11 Killoch-Fiddlers Ferry

120509 Main reason for going back to the S and C 66701 heads the 1240 Newbiggin-Doncaster at Ais Gill.Unusually it was clear here but cloudy to the North and South

120509 20 minutes behind the Gypsum 66510 on the 6M31 Ravestruther-Ratcliffe

120509 The third freight in 40 minutes 66007 on 6K05 at Ais Gill.

120509 The assistant took the back up D700 to the field before Ais Gill.66701 on the Gypsum..nice one

120509 The assistant again taking 66510 on the approach to Ais Gill

120509 66007 on the approch to Ais Gill.Seems like I dont have to go out when my assistant can take photos like this.

130509 With a days photography available in Scotland,I was lucky to get a full blue day.66414 heads the 0850 4M44 Mossend-Daventry Malcolm train,

130509 Right behind 6M44 66557 on the 0928 6M31 Ravenstruther-Ratcliffe

130509 Have tried this shot three times before but not in the sun.66414 heads over the Clyde at Crawford with 4S43 0612 Daventry-Grangemouth

130509 A grubby 66951 heads north with the 0922 Leeds-Hunterston

130509 Main reason for being here on a Wednesday.Running almost to time 90042 with the 6S94 0305 Dollands Moor-Irvine

130509 A dash from the previous location and 66554 is caught with seconds to spare at the "big T" location at Crawford

130509 Hot on the heels of the coal train.86607 and 86639 on the 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe.What an end to a great day.