Winter (5) : Ealing Broadway

On a cold and crisp Winters day 323 012 departs a well salted Ealing Broadway. This is the last post of 2017, of course we'll be back in 2018. Happy New Year!

Winter (4) : Water Orton

The heavy snow fall of the week before had nearly all gone but a little still remained on the platform.

Winter (3) : Lichfield City

A little snow on the ground in the background as LM 323 215 waits to depart.

Winter (2) : The Christmas DVT

Chiltern Railways re-vinyled a DVT in a special Christmas livery, as seen here at Birmingham Moor Street.

Winter (1) : Emerging from the fog

Merry Christmas! As Winter has now begun officially this week's theme is the railway in the Winter months starting with this Cross Country service at a foggy Leamington Spa.

Class 57s (5) : Stafford

At the tail end of an empty stock working through Stafford is 57 305.

Class 57s (4) : Crewe

Another rescue loco, this time 57 307 stationed at Crewe.

Class 57s (3) : Rugby

A number of 57s are kept ready to rescue services on the WCML, including 57 309 seen here at Rugby.

Class 57s (2) : Derby

57 313 brings a rail tour through Derby.

Class 57s (1) : Kidderminster

This week's theme is the Class 57, re-engined and modified Class 47s given a new lease of life. Starting with 57 306 shunting stock at Kidderminster SVR.

London Midland (10) : Erdington

Where else to end this week of London Midland, who we will genuinely miss, than at our home station? 323 220 heading to Lichfield.

London Midland (9) : Nuneaton

350 377 on the West Coast Main Line.

London Midland (8) : Stourbridge Town

The most unusual units operated by London Midland were the hybrid Class 139s.

London Midland (7) : Liverpool Lime Street

The furthest North London Midland reached was Lime Street.

London Midland (6) : Hemel Hempstead

With London Midland being replaced by West Midlands Trains and London North Western yesterday this week's theme looks back at this company. Starting with 350 116 at Hemel Hempstead.

District Line (5) : West Ham

West Ham, in the East, but this train is going West.

District Line (4) : Chiswick Park

A London bound S Stock train pulls into the station.

District Line (3) : Earl's Court

Retro train indicators at Earl's Court, the current train is for Olympia, an exhibition must be on!

District Line (2) : Cannon Street

One of a number of stations with platforms not quite long enough for S Stock!

District Line (1) : Ealing Broadway

This week's theme is the District Line of London Underground, starting at one of its termini Ealing Broadway.

Warwickshire (10) : Stratford-upon-Avon

165 008 at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Warwickshire (9) : Danzey

172 331 arrives at this request stop.

Warwickshire (8) : Rugby

350 123 at Rugby.

Warwickshire (7) : Coleshill Parkway

170 108 departs Leicester bound.

Warwickshire (6) : Wood End

This week's theme is another set from the heart of England. Starting with 172 338 at Wood End.

Great Western (5) : 1450

1450 at Kidderminster.

Great Western (4) : 9600

Pannier tank 9600 at Tyseley.

Great Western (3) : 2818

28xx 2818 at NRM Shildon.

Great Western (2) : 813

Little tank loco 813 arrives at Kidderminster on the SVR.

Great Western (1) : 5043

This week's theme is the rolling stock of the original Great Western Railway, much of which has survived into preservation including Castle class 5043 at Stafford.

Northern (10) : Chesterfield

158 853 arrives at Chesterfield.

Northern (9) : York

150 103 at York.

Northern (8) : Liverpool Lime Street

156 455 and 142 021 (again).

Northern (7) : Harrogate

Pacer 142 021 waits at Harrogate.

Northern (6) : Langley Mill

This week's theme is a return to the Northern TOC, starting with 158 850 arriving at Langley Mill with a service for Nottingham.

Rail Alphabet (Z) : ZMY

London Underground stations have codes that begin with Z, Marylebone is ZMY.

Rail Alphabet (Y) : York, NRM

York is the home of the National Railway Museum.

Rail Alphabet (X) : XID

XID is the station code of Idridgehay on the EVR. East Midland Train's 153 383 approaches the station.

Rail Alphabet (W) : Wagon

Freight is a huge part of the rail business of course, thousands of wagons like this HQA are across the network.

Rail Alphabet (V) : Virgin Trains

221 118 at Milton Keynes Central.

Rail Alphabet (U) : Underground

Dollis Hill on the Jubilee Line of London Underground.

Rail Alphabet (T) : Type 4

Type 4 diesel locomotive 45 041 at Chinnor.

Rail Alphabet (S) : Southern

Southern 377 705 arrives at Hemel Hempstead.

Rail Alphabet (R) : Rail Head Treatment Train

Keeping the rails clean in slippy season, a MPV seen at Erdington.

Rail Alphabet (Q) : Queen's Park

Queen's Park on the Bakerloo Line and London Overground.

Rail Alphabet (P) : Pacer

The very controversial Pacer, represented by 142 023 at York.

Rail Alphabet (O) : Oxford

GWR 165 106 at Oxford.

Rail Alphabet (N) : Northern Line

95ts 51555 leads a Northern Line train into Finchley Central.

Rail Alphabet (M) : Merseyrail

508 127 at Bidston.

Rail Alphabet (L) : LMS

One of the "Big 4" railway companies, 7P Princess Elizabeth an example of one of its many fine locomotives.