November 2011

5 November. A grim morning at Tamworth High Level as 37676 Loch Rannoch + 37685 Loch Arkaig head north with the Jorvic Growler III, the 1Z23 0520 Exeter St. Davids - York.

5 November. 57601 is seen on the rear of the Jorvic Growler III passing through Tamworth High Level.

5 November. 172340 calls for custom at Smethwick Galton Bridge working the 1109 Dorridge - Kidderminster.

5 November. 172336 draws into The Hawthorns with the 1126 Kidderminster - Whitlocks End.

5 November. The 1117 Worcester Shrub Hill - Dorridge awaits time at The Hawthorns with 172335 doing the honours.

5 November. Checking all are aboard, 172333 calls at The Hawthorns working the 1139 Whitlocks End - Kidderminster.

5 November. 172338 draws into The Hawthorns in charge of the 1155 Stourbridge Junction - Stratford upon Avon.

5 November. Another view of three car 172338 on the 1155 Stourbridge Junction - Stratford upon Avon at The Hawthorns.

5 November. Two car 172214 pulls away from The Hawthorns with the 1209 Birmingham Moor Street - Great Malvern.

5 November. Midland Metro 06 ALAN GARNER at The Hawthorns heading for Birmingham Snow Hill.

5 November. Carrying the old Midland Metro livery, 03 RAY LEWIS heads for Wolverhampton St. Georges and 012 heads for Birmingham Snow Hill at The Hawthorns.

5 November. Displaying the new silver and pink livery now being applied to the Midland Metro fleet, 07 BILLY WRIGHT pulls away from The Hawthorns heading for Snow Hill.

5 November. The only class 150 I saw working all day on my trip to Birmingham, 150018 stands at Dorridge waiting to work the 1328 Dorridge - Stourbridge Junction via Solihull.

5 November. Old and new at Birmingham Moor Street. 150018 working the 1328 Dorridge - Stourbridge Junction and 172212 entrusted with the 1246 Worcester Shrub Hill - Whitlocks End.

5 November. 172213 picks up passengers at Moor Street working the 1325 Stourbridge Junction - Dorridge.

5 November With what light there was fading fast, 172343 passes Tyseley with the 1426 Kidderminster - Whitlocks End.

12 November. Original DRS liveried 37607 storms through Bletchley on the fast working the 1Q18 Nuneaton - Euston. Compass liveried 37611 was on the rear.

13 November. Pioneer LM Desiro, 350101 paases Chelmscote on the fast working the 1014 Birmingham New Street - Euston.

13 November. Ex Fastline Freight 66301 sweeps south at Chelmscote on the recently introduced 4L48 1116 Daventry - Ripple Lane.

21 November. I have a soft spot for 37409 for when she was named Loch Awe she conveyed me across Rannoch Moor to Fort William on sleeper services. Nowadays as Lord Hinton, she is under the auspices of DRS. She is seen here at Milton Keynes working the 3Q68 1806 Euston - Euston via Milton Keynes.