The catering staff joke amongst themselves as a Pendolino passes Crewe heading south.

90021 approaches a bay at Crewe on a quick jolly.

A particularly ugly looking 31285 heads back to crewe after it's Cambrian jaunt.

The showers give a chance to reflect. Literally. A Voyagers headlight leaves its trail down the Crewe platform.

Thank god for that signal. Its given me something to compose my shot with twice now! 66152 heads through Crewe for the third time.

So thats where all those cans went! Of course when you get there, all you get is a bloody Shed on the boring ballast working. Nevertheless, a shot is attainable here and will be used on the next visit.

57313 stands pround under the Union Jack shortly before heading off for Wales on the WAG express.

Ahh what a relaxing sight. Goyle 459 purrs away as the evening sun reflects upon the rails at Crewe.

37401 & 37670 growl through Little Stretton with 'The Heart of Wales Scenic Rambler' heading for Cardiff through the Marshes.

45231 'The Sherwood Forester' & 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' make a fantastic sight heading towards Roman Bridge on the Conwy Valley line to Ffestiniog hauling 'The Welsh Mountaineer' on the outward leg.

Here the pair are again, 45231 & 45407 emerge from the slate hills outside Blaneau Ffestiniog station, where a host of SLR's from circa 1950 were waiting for the outward leg of 'The Welsh Mountaineer'.

A wounderful sight at Blaneau Ffestiniog as the Ffestiniog Railways Double Farlie loco releases steam alongside 45231 which appropriatley does the same!

Yet another wounderful Welsh terminus. Llandudno plays host to a victorian weekend and 67001 led a tour there to add to the sheer amount of punters on the sea front.

The return leg was steam hauled all the way to Crewe, and here the pair are seen powering towards Gwrych Castle, near Pensarn, with the return leg of 'The Welsh Mountaineer'.

The fairly unique Patchwork Tunnel is the location, the completley unique 56312 & 56311 are the locos heading 'The Retro Avon Grid' railtour to Bath.

The other part of the tour involved 57311 working the Bristol-Bath-Bristol section of 'The Retro Avon Grid' tour, seen here heading for Twerton, near Bath.

The obligatory stop at Sydney Gardens to get 'that shot you've always wanted'. I got mine when two 150's passed.

Another view of the unique architechture of Sydney Gardens this time graced with a HST.

A view towards Bath station with a HST entering the frame.

Is there any better place to carry out your hobby than this?

Another well known landmark that Brunel gave the world to admire: Box Tunnel is seen in all its splendour with a HST heading for Swindon at speed.

57311 leads the tour back to Bristol seen passing through Twerton.

That classic view at Sutton Bridge Jn., just outside Shrewsbury as 97301 passes its soon to be home with 37676 and 50044 DOR with the outward leg of 'The Cambrian Mountaineer' railtour for Aberystwyth.

The wounderful view of 97301 & 37676 skirting the Afon Dyfi just after departing Dovey Junction station with 'The Cambrian Mountaineer'.

Ironic reflections were not missed by the many cranks that descended on Aberystwyth as 97301 and 37676 stand at Aberystwyth awaiting the return journey.

The bit I'd been waiting for! 50044 vibrates the valley with all 16 cylinders at full chat with the return working of 'The Cambrian Mountaineer' tour back towards Shrewsbury, seen at Caerhowel.

57308 leads 47786 which failed earlier in the journey from Glossop - Wembley footex with 47826 at the rear, seen through Rugeley Trent Valley.

The SVR was holding its Thomas day, but the best thing for us grown ups were the faces on the steamers! Wait, I mean, seeing D1062 starting up...of course.

D1062 'Western Courier' is seen in an accidental Great Western line up at Bridgnorth, shortly after starting one engine to run a few tests. Shame she didn't move!

It's still a train isn't it!

The day the semaphores dissapear from Kidderminster will be a slightly sad one. Here we see 150013 heading south.

Never really saw the front of 37676 on the tour, but that was rectified as 'Loch Rannoch' slows to a halt outside Kidderminster to drop 50044 'Exeter' back at the Severn Valley Railway.

'Exeter' is promptly started and uncoupled ready to be handed over.

86501 heads south at Comberford, West of Tamworth with a liner. You can see it if you squint.

92042 heads south with cargowagons for Ripple Lane seen at Comberford.

Water Orton is where young gricers learn the basics and old ones hone it to perfection.

37401 growls quietly up the Sutton Park line towards Bescot from Washwood Heath seen on East View Rd.

Oh what a sight, 20309 dragging 20301 & 20305 forming the 0Z86 Crewe-Eastleigh mover so that 1 & 5 can be stored, seen on the Sutton Park many hundreds of minutes late at East View Rd.

37601 & 37609 drag flask39 up the hill from Park Ln. Junction onto the Sutton Park line, heading for Crewe.

The Trio. Waiting for Clan Line outside Southampton, the shadows of three Vegtables were cast upon the ground...

35028 'Clan Line' slows on the approach to Southampton Central, passing Millbrook with the sprawling docks in the background hauling 'The Eastleigh Centenarian'.

A quick dash across to the other side of Southampton to get a view of 'Clan Line' once again, this time just after exiting the tunnel outside Southampton with 'The Eastleigh Centenarian'.

A classic location outside Southampton as 37602 & 37069 pass Totton on the outward leg of 'The Wessexman'.

Just outside Brockenhurst 47760 signals the imminent approach of a steam tour...

...'The Dorset Coast Express' tour to be precise with 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' at the helm making a magnificent sound rounding the curve outside Brockenhurst.

Not again... 'Clan Line' powers along with the return of 'The Eastleigh Centenarian'.

A move to just outside Winchester to see our two remaining tours, the first of which was the return of 'The Dorset Coast Express' hauled by 47760 this time round.

The final traction of the day was the return of 'The Wessexman' hauled by 37602 & 37069 towards Winchester.

A HST passes the well photographed Didcot power station shortly after exiting the station.

A HST departs in all its MTU glory out of Didcot Parkway in the glorious evening sun after a long day at Eastleigh.

Unexpected but welcome - the opposite of most sheds - 66120 halts outside Didcot with a steel working.

50044 applies a smidge of power on the approach to Eardington at the SVR.

'Exeter' again, this time seen heading south away from Bridgnorth.

The dull weather didnt stop hoards of tourists to the Safari Park, seen in the distance, as 50044 heads towards Bewdley Tunnel.

One final view of 50044 heading north out of Bewdley Tunnel on the penultimate trip.

56311 leads the long awaited Boston - Washwood steel after a rather long gap. Seen heading through a gallery of Videographers at Water Orton.

86259 'Les Ross' looks resplendent as it gracefully glides over through Bescot towards Wolverhampton with 'The Cumbrian Coast Express' from Birmingham to Ravenglass, later to be hauled by 48151.

Over at Grendon we see 57601 hammering along with the diesel leg of 'The Royal Scot' from Milton Keynes to Carlisle.

One of three footexes to run from Liverpool to Wembley for the FA Cup Final, seen here just west of Tamworth rocketing towards Tamworth with 67023 at the helm.

the final shot of May, of what was supposed to be 67029 on an ECS but thanks to some less than co-operative points at Nuneaton this Voyager shot had to suffice. Taken at Old Milverton on the Coventry-Leamington line.