Tractors (5) : Leamington test

Finishing the week's Class 37 photos with another test train, this time crossing the Grand Union Canal at Leamington Spa. This is the final photo for 2016 too, see you again next week/year!

Tractors (4) : Test train

Back to Class 37s on the network with 37 421 with a NR test train at Derby.

Tractors (3) : Railfreight

Quite a few Class 37s are preserved including 37 152 in Railfreight livery at Rowsley South.

Tractors (2) : Triple header

Continuing this week's Class 37 theme with 37 601 (along with 2 Class 68s) at Crewe.

Tractors (1) : Europhoenix

This week's theme will be the highly popular Class 37, still commonly seen on the network. Starting with 37 800 at Derby.

Metro-Cammell (5) : After Ambergate

The Class 156s are Metro-Cammell products that will remain in service for a good while yet. EMT 156 408 departs from Ambergate.

Metro-Cammell (4) : Near the end

One Metro-Cammell built type still in service is the D78 Stock on the London Underground though they will be finally withdrawn early next year. District Line 7535 approaches West Brompton.

Metro-Cammell (3) : On the Island

One of the Metro-Cammell built types still in service is the Class 483 EMUs on the Isle of Wight, built as 1938 Tube Stock in the late 1930s! 483 004 at Ryde Pier Head.

Metro-Cammell (2) : Class 101

The Class 101 was the largest batches and one of the most successful types of first generation DMU, and another product of Metro-Cammell of course. This one is seen at Duffield.

Metro-Cammell (1) : Prototype

This week's theme will be the products of the once mighty Metro-Cammell. Starting with the preserved car of Prototype 1986 Tube Stock.

BR Blue (5) : 08 CEP

08 825 hauls 4-CEP 1198 into Chinnor.

BR Blue (4) : Forlorn 03

03 180 will be restored one day though at the moment is looking a bit forlorn.

BR Blue (3) : Crompton

33 035 at the Severn Valley Railway 2016 diesel gala.

BR Blue (2) : Class 960

Former Class 309 EMU and Class 960 cab signalling test unit, 960 102 at the Electric Railway Museum (alongside 309 616 in Jaffa Cake livery!)

BR Blue (1) : Chopper Blue

This week's theme is British Rail corporate blue and yellow. A livery still to be found on the network and of course in preservation. Starting with 20 107 at Derby.

Mersey Rails (5) : Sprinter+Pacer

142 032 (with a Class 150 in the lead) depart from Liverpool Lime St.

Mersey Rails (4) : New Brighton

By the seaside.

Mersey Rails (3) : Underground

507 024 arrives at Liverpool Central.

Mersey Rails (2) : Hall Road

Waiting for the yellow train.

Mersey Rails (1) : Head to head

This week's theme is railways around Liverpool, starting with 2 Class 319s at Lime St.

Stations (5) : Eastern platform

The Eastern platform of Aldwych was only open for 10 years and closed for good in 1917 though the tunnel and some track (the oldest track on the London Underground) still remains.

Stations (4) : Swoop

The swish entrance of Canary Wharf Jubilee Line station.

Stations (3) : Being in Bootle

Bootle Oriel Road to be exact.

Stations (2) : Gimmie shelter

Delightful platform shelter at Arley on the SVR, beats plastic "bus" shelters any day!

Stations (1) : Baker Street

This week's theme is... stations! Well you can quite easily see which station this is!

Cheerful Charlie and Darth Vader

Contrasting front ends with Classes 365 and 180 at Kings Cross.

503

Former Merseyside EMU (in LMS livery) now at the Electric Railway Museum.

Work in progress

31 163 being restored at Chinnor.

Arriving at Moorgate

A Class 313 arrives at Moorgate, complete with NSE station name signs!

222

222 012 at Leicester.

Virgin HST

43 274 at Kings Cross.

Smiley face

365 510 passes through Finsbury Park.

Kings Sutton 70

70 019 leads an intermodal through Kings Sutton.

At the CEP face

CEP 1198 at Chinnor.

700

Brand new 700 003 at St Pancras International.

Tyseley

172 336 at Tyseley.

Southern style

73 952 and 33 035 depart Kidderminster on the SVR.

Heavy metal

68 014 waits at Leamington Spa having arrived to rescue a failed class mate, meanwhile 66 175 approaches with an intermodal.

Ravenstor bound

A DMU at Wirksworth preparing to climb the short steep ascent to Ravenstor.

Start of a long journey

A Metropolitian Line S Stock train rolls into Amersham to begin the long journey to Aldgate.

Shed faced

66 185 at Chinnor.

GBRf

66 744 passes through Stafford.

Into the shed

Ryde depot at Ryde St Johns.

Crewe clag

37 601 destroys the environment hauling 2 Class 68s away at Crewe.

Heyford

165 118 departs Oxford bound.

Under the wires

350 251 at Stafford.

Shunter Mc Shunter Face

Inside the shed at the Heritage Shunters Trust.

Waggoner

Waggoner at Haven Street on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

Chiltern KGS

165 038 arrives at Kings Sutton.

Stafford steamer

5043 prepares to depart for Chester.