MY LIFE IN TRAINS
My Life After the Official ‘End of Steam’
Part Eight
The Privatised Main Line 2004 – 2009 - One
All these photos were taken on a Canon Powershot S45 digital camera. I have cropped and adjusted the digital images to get the best I can out of them using Adobe Lightroom.
All Photographs by Alan Lewis Chambers ©
Colton Junction south of York
An unidentified Class 153 heads north towards Colton Junction and York at 13:42 on 31 August 2004.
An unidentified Virgin Cross Country Class 220 Voyager heads north towards Colton Junction and York at 13:44 on 31 August 2004.
An unidentified First TransPennine Express Class158 heads heads south towards Leeds from York through Colton Junction at 13:51 on 31 August 2004.
Copmanthorpe south of York
An unidentified GNER HST heads south through Copmanthorpe at 14:18 on 31 August 2004.
Arriva Northern Class 158 No 158904 heads south from York at Copmanthorpe at 14:22 on 31 August 2004.
A unidentified GNER InterCity 225 lead by a DVT heads south from York at Copmanthorpe at 14:24 on 31 August 2004.
First TransPennine Express Class158 No 158812 heads south from York at Copmanthorpe at 14:28 on 31 August 2004.
An unidentified Virgin Cross Country Class 221 heads north through Copmanthorpe towards York at 14:31 on 31 August 2004.
Arriva Northern Class 158 No 158901 heads north through Copmanthorpe towards York at 14:37 on 31 August 2004.
An unidentified Virgin Cross Country Class 220 heads south through Copmanthorpe from York at 14:39 on 31 August 2004.
A GNER InterCity 225 headed by and unidentified Class 91 heads north through Copmanthorpe towards York at 14:40 on 31 August 2004.
An unidentified Virgin Cross Country Class 221 heads south through Copmanthorpe from York at 14:52 on 31 August 2004.
Arriva Northern Class 158 No 158901 returns south through Copmanthorpe from York at 14:56 on 31 August 2004.
Arriva branded Regional Railways liveried Class 150 No 150228 heads north through Copmanthorpe towards York at 14:59 on 31 August 2004.
At last – a freight! Green liveried Freightliner Class 66 No 66505 heads through Copmanthorpe from the north at 15:06 on 31 August 2004.
Unidentified First TransPennine Express Class 158 heads north through Copmanthorpe towards York at 15:08 on 31 August 2004.
Garforth, Leeds
WYMETRO Liveried Class 158 No 158904 stops at Garforth while heading east at 15:06 on 14 July 2006.
First TPE Class 158 No 158742 stops at Garforth while heading east at 15:13 on 14 July 2006.
North Western Trains liveried Class 142 No 142068 stopping at Garforth on its way to Leeds at 15:16 on 14 July 2006.
First TPE Class 158 No 158779 at Garforth while heading west at 15:21 on 14 July 2006.
First TPE Class 158 No 158760 at Garforth while heading east at 15:29 on 14 July 2006.
Pioneer WYMETRO Liveried Class 144 No 144001 stops at Garforth while heading east at 15:37 on 14 July 2006.
WYMETRO Liveried Class 158 No 158904 stops at Garforth while heading west towards Leeds at 15:43 on 14 July 2006.
Bromsgrove at the foot of the Lickey Incline
Central Trains Class 170 No 170109 has descended the Lickey Incline into Bromsgrove station at 13:57 on 8 September 2006.
Central Trains Class 170 No 170603 arrives at Bromsgrove from the south at 14:00 on 8 September 2006.
Central Trains Class 170 No 170603 at Bromsgrove station about to tackle the Lickey Incline at 14:01 on 8 September 2006.
Central Trains Class 170 No 170603 gets to grips with the Lickey Incline at 14:02 on 8 September 2006.
Ledbury on the Worcester to Hereford Line
Central Trains 170s Nos 170512 and 170633 pass at Ledbury at 16:24 on 8 September 2006.
Good to see semaphore signals and a real signal box at Ledbury. Out of sight, Central Trains 170 No 170512 has the road east through Ledbury Tunnel to Malvern and Worcester while 170633 is ready to leave westwards to Hereford, at 16:25 on 8 September 2006.
Central Trains 170 No 170512 leaves Ledbury towards Ledbury Tunnel, Malvern and Worcester at 16:25 on 8 September 2006.
Knighton on the Heart of-Wales Line
I was very lucky that my visit here coincided with a train! Arriva Trains Wales Class 153s No 153362 and 153310 pause at Knighton at 16:28
before heading west towards Swansea on 10 September 2006.
Arriva Trains Wales Class 153s No 153362 and 153310 leave Knighton at 16:29 heading west towards Swansea on 10 September 2006.
Thirsk Station
First TPE Class 185 no 185139 pauses at Thirsk on a train to Middlesborough at 16.00 on 29 August 2008.
