Picture of the Day 1 May 2009

Celebrity Class 60 No. 60074 Teenage Spirit is one of only a handful of Class 60s still remaining operational. On 29 April 2009, the loco leads the Dee Marsh to Margam steel past Wistanstow.
Mark Sheen http://www.ferret.fotopic.net

Picture of the Day 2 May 2009

The railway at Spalding in Lincolnshire is now but a shadow of its former self with the Midland and Great Northern Railway Joint line, the Great Eastern and Great Northern Railway Joint line to March and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) route to Boston which once served the town all long closed. Interestingly, the 16.25 Peterborough to Lincoln Central service currently traverses the up ‘wrong’ line through the station; the only service on the route to do so. On Monday 20 April 2009, East Midlands Trains Class 153 unit No. 153326 crosses back onto the down ‘right’ line just North of the station with the service. In the background (beside the signal post) the former GNR line to Boston can be seen. This route closed in 1970, but a short section was retained until the early 1980s to serve the erstwhile Spalding sugar refinery.
John Binch

Picture of the Day 4 May 2009

The Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon with Cornwall, designed and built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, celebrated its 150th anniversary over the weekend of 2-3 May 2009. To mark the event a massive firework display was held on the bridge on the evening of 2 May 2009.
Bernard Mills

Picture of the Day 5 May 2009

On Sunday 3 May 2009, Gatwick Express-liveried Class 73/3 No. 73202 'Dave Berry' operated light from Stewarts Lane to Brighton Lovers Walk depot to collect Class 442 No. 442424 and haul it to London Victoria. Carrying an apt headcode of '73' the '73' and Wessex formation are seen passing Clapham Junction on the up Central main line.
Jamie Squibbs

Picture of the Day 6 May 2009

No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester powers the 4.30 pm from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway on Sunday 3 May 2009. This was the last weekend of operation of the 'Duke' on the railway before it returns by road to the East Lancs Railway at Bury.
Brian Easter

Picture of the Day 7 May 2009

Two overhauled Class 58s, No. 58033 and 58034, both carrying TSO livery are seen passing Farnborough on 29 April 2009 formed 'dead' in the 6M44 'Enterprise' freight from Eastleigh to Wembley. Power is provided by Class 66 No. 66078. After arrival at Wembley, the Class 58s were sent forward to Dollands Moor en route for TGV line construction in France.
David Cable

Picture of the Day 8 May 2009

On 6 May 2009 a Northern Bell charter operated from Birmingham International to Par for the Eden project. DBS provided Class 67 No. 67002 to power the train. After a dull day in terms of weather, a sudden opening of the cloud at Cogload Junction, Taunton enabled this superb image to be recorded of the train on its return run.
Adam Hiscock

Picture of the Day 9 May 2009

Class 180 ‘Adelante’ unit No. 180113 became the first member of its class to receive the Hull Trains variation of the First Group’s ‘dynamic lines’ livery when it was released from Wolverton Works on 8 April 2009. It entered service after the last Hull Trains Class 222/1 ‘Pioneer’ unit No. 222104 Sir TERRY FARRELL was transferred to East Midlands Trains on 26 April. On Saturday 9 May 2009, the distinctive unit pauses at Doncaster with the 11.48 London Kings Cross to Hull service. In the background, Class 67 No. 67023 on ECML 'Thunderbird' duties can be seen.
John Binch

Picture of the Day 27 May 2009

This magnificent view illustrates the visiting locomotives at Eastleigh Works during the 'Eastleigh 100' event over the bank holiday weekend 23-25 May 2009. The event is understood to have been a huge success and congratulations are due to all those involved in the organisation of this historic event.
Jack Boskett

Picture of the Day 28 May 2009

On my recent photographic trip to the Western side of the United States, this amazing scene came into view on the morning of 26 May 2009 at Warren, near Mojave, when the rear loco No. 4937 of three mid-train helpers powering a northbound grain train was on fire. The fire was in the exhaust system, but had slightly spread to the engine compartment and damaged the body paint. At this location, cell phone signals were nonexistent, so little could be done to inform the driver on the leading loco, some .75 of a mile ahead of the problem in the middle of his train. After watching the train proceed on fire for some five minutes a southbound train approached and informed the driver by radio that his train was 'on fire' The train was brought to an immediate stand and the loco shut down which immediately extinguished the fire. The local fire department were quickly on the scene as was the local Trainmaster and BNSF Rapid Responder who dealt with the incident. The train was delayed for some three hours by this incident
Colin J. Marsden

Picture of the Day 29 May 2009

Having worked the 0Z66 13.30 Longport-Bristol Temple Meads two days earlier, newly-reliveried and renumbered Advenza Freight Class 66 No. 66841 was captured returning north light engine on 29 May 2009 and is seen passing underneath some road competition on the final approach to Ashchurch station.
John Stretton

Picture of the Day 30 May 2009

Seen passing Denham Golf Club on the Chiltern line is charter train 1Z81 from Liverpool Lime Street to Wembley, full of eager Everton Fans for tthe 2009 Cup Final against Chelsea. The train was powered by 'top and tailed' Class 67s No. 67029 in DBS silver livery and 67006 in Royal Train colours.
Colin Cooke

Picture of the Day 31 May 2009

On Saturday 30 May 2009, newly-built LNER-design A1 No. 60163 Tornado ventured to the West Country for the first time powering a Gloucester-Cardiff-Bristol-Taunton-Minehead charter the 'Severn Coast Express'. In stunning evening light the train is seen near Worle steaming well towards Taunton and the West Somerset Railway.
Chris Perkins