| Autumn is here, the leaves are falling from the trees and the Blue Team are back in action trying to keep the rails clean!
A selection of pictures covering the 2009 leaf fall season and the DRS water cannon trains out of Stowmarket. This year we have a selection of motive power, pairs of 66s, 57s 37s and 20s. This collection also includes a few other photographs taken while out and about during the same period. |
The first day out on the mainline for the 20s as 20305 leads 3S63 with 20304 on the rear of the water cannon train heading north through Manningtree 1504x1000 2009_10_056.jpg |
20305 leads 3S63 with 20304 on the rear of the water cannon train heading north through Manningtree 1504x1000 2009_10_057.jpg |
20304 brings up the rear of 3S63 14:02 Colchester to Norwich at Manningtree West Junction 1504x1000 2009_10_059.jpg |
66535 leads 4L97 MX 05:03 Trafford Park-Felixstowe round the curve out of Manningtree station 1504x1000 2009_10_060.jpg |
37601 leads 0Z37 Norwich to Willesden loco move with 37059 and 47802 in tow 1504x1000 2009_10_061.jpg |
57003 leading and 57007 at the rear of 3S60 09:15 SO Stowmarket-Shenfield RHTT at Brantham 1504x1000 2009_10_065.jpg |
A grubby 66426 complete with headboard leads 66420 and an RHTT set over the Stour with 3G10 12:05 Stowmarket to Ilford movement to avoid an engineering blockade 1504x1000 2009_10_069.jpg |
66420 leads 3S60 09:21 Stowmarket to Shenfield, 66426 on the rear, looming out of the morning mist as it departs from Stowmarket 1504x1000 2009_10_073.jpg |
~20304 brings up the rear of 3W88 behind 20305 forming 09:26 Stowmarket to Norwich jetting past Lancaster's crossing, Stowmarket 1504x1000 2009_10_074.jpg |
20305 catches the sun leading 20304 and 3W91 Norwich to Lowestoft 20 minutes early through Reedham station 1504x1000 2009_10_084.jpg |
20304 trails the set as 3W91 heads away towards Reedham Junction 1504x1000 2009_10_085.jpg |
170204 runs past Lake Lothing on the approach to Lowestoft 1504x1000 2009_10_088.jpg |
