Andrew Naylor's British railway scenes 2006
Top Photographs This Month
Loram C2102 rail grinder DR 79241, Carnforth, 18 March 2006 - 1000 2  Rail 2006 - WCML: Upgrade  (2)
175110, Carnforth, 2 January 2006 - 1456  Rail 2006 - WCML: Northern & Transpennine XP  (1)
90043 Freightliner Coatbridge, 66513 & 66523, 4M83, Carnforth, 10 October 2006 - 1453  Rail 2006 - WCML: Freightliner  (1)
325016 & 325011, 1M44, Hest Bank, 23 October 2006 - 1715  Rail 2006 - WCML: GBRf  (1)
86637 & 86605, 4S52, Carnforth, 27 October 2006 - 0938  Rail 2006 - WCML: Freightliner  (1)
153301 & 156xxx, Hest Bank, 27 October 2006 - 1042  Rail 2006 - WCML: Northern & Transpennine XP  (1)
86622 & 86628, 4S52, Hest Bank 31 October 2006 - 0923  Rail 2006 - WCML: Freightliner  (1)
86609, 86607 & 90048, 4S52, 3 November 2006 - 0932 1  Rail 2006 - WCML: Freightliner  (1)
175008, Carnforth, 7 November 2006 - 1455  Rail 2006 - WCML: Northern & Transpennine XP  (1)
10 66135, Carlisle, 13 November 2006 - 1550  Rail 2006 - WCML: EWS  (1)
Most Recent Collections
Rail 2006 - WCML: VWC, VXC & sleepers (57 images)
57 photos, mainly of Voyagers and Pendos.
Rail 2006 - WCML: Upgrade (43 images)
43 photos of engineering trains, work, plant and equipment on the WCML, as well as rail replacement bus services.
Rail 2006 - WCML: Northern & Transpennine XP (70 images)
73 photos, concentrating on the arrival of the 185s and the departure of the 175s.
Rail 2006 - WCML: Miscellany (36 images)
36 photos which concentrate on WCML features and places, but also include multi-train shots and sequences.
Rail 2006 - WCML: GBRf (43 images)
43 photos, mainly of mail trains dragged by 87s, including 87012 and 87019, both since sold to Bulgaria(!!)
Rail 2006 - WCML: Freightliner (30 images)
30 photos.
Rail 2006 - WCML: EWS (57 images)
57 photos.
Rail 2006 - WCML: DRS (106 images)
106 photos.
Rail 2006 - WCML: Amec, Cotswold, FM, Riviera etc (14 images)
14 photos of trains operated by the smaller companies. Photos of the Riviera 47s hired by DRS are in my DRS collection.
Rail 2006 - Special trains: West Coast Rly Co (71 images)
71 photos of steam and diesel trains operated by West Coast Railways, as well as locos stored at their base at Steamtown, Carnforth. (NB Steamtown is no longer open to the public.)
Rail 2006 - Special trains: Steam (59 images)
59 photos.
Rail 2006 - Special trains: Diesel / electric (57 images)
57 photos of diesel-hauled specials and their related ECS and light engine moves. (West Coast Rly Co trains are in my WCRC collection.)
Rail 2006 - Settle & Carlisle: Settle Junction, 21 January (30 images)
30 pictures taken on a sunny and busy winter's day, showing Virgin Pendolinos and Voyagers diverted off the WCML, and the S & C's own freights and local passenger services. Plus - 92029 made a surprise appearance in drag!
Rail 2006 - Settle & Carlisle / Carnforth (30 images)
UPDATED TO 16 DECEMBER with 60020 running round the Redcar - Rylstone empties at Skipton.
Rail 2006 - ECML: Colton Junction, 25 November (46 images)
46 photos. The day was busy with specials, but I have attempted to include a representative selection of ordinary traffic to show 'a Saturday in the life of' Colton Junction. (There are more pictures of the specials in my special trains collections - diesel, steam and West Coast Rlys.)
Rail 2006 - ECML (31 images)
UPDATED TO 9 OCTOBER with 19 shots from East Cowton, between Northallerton and Darlington.
Rail 2006 - Cumbrian coast: Leven Viaduct, Ulverston (11 images)
11 photos, most taken on 18 July after the viaduct had reopened (on schedule!) following its rebuilding by Network Rail. Some piers still had to have their stonework grouted, and staging was still in place for this work.
Rail 2006 - Cumbrian coast: Arnside (26 images)
As well as DRS, Northern and Transpennine Express trains, there are photos of the buildings and furniture at this former junction station. UPDATED TO 2 NOVEMBER with 185113 on a driver training run, and brand new DRS 66417 & 66414 top and tailing the weekly flask train to Heysham.
Top Photo

Loram C2102 rail grinder DR 79241, Carnforth, 18 March 2006 - 1000 2
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Rail 2006 - WCML: Upgrade
Welcome
WELCOME to my 2006 British railway website!

As in other years, my main aim was to chronicle the northern stretch of the West Coast Main Line, with some coverage of special trains (steam, diesel and electric).

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