Burton on Trent/ Sheffield
A visit to Burton on Trent, via Sheffield and Derby on 18/3/2009
18/3/2009
East Midlands Trains 222002 stands at Sheffield awaiting departure to London St Pancras
At Derby, EMT liveried 43089 stands ready to work an ecs into Derby for a southbound working. This power car has in the past been utilised by Network Rail, painted Yellow and named "Hyabusa"
At Burton, 60063 "James Murray"enters the station with 6E41 working from Westerleigh
A Cross country working departs Burton heading towards Derby. The unit is 170638.
EWS 66106 is looped onto the slow lines at Burton with a steel coil working.
Cross Country 43285 heads away from Burton on the rear of a long distance service from the West Country to Scotland.
EWS 66116 slowly winds it's way northwards with a bogie tanks service through Burton station.
In original Central Trains livery, a Cross Country working enters Burton heading to Birmingham. The unit is 170107
Cross Country HST 43384 enters Burton with a northbound service, which I travelled back to Sheffield on.
On the rear was 43321, seen here leaving Sheffield in poor lighting conditions.
With only a shoulder bag to put the camera on, this timed exposure shot of EMT 222004 at Sheffield didn't turn out too badly in the end.
The shot was 1.6 seconds at f8.
The shot was 1.6 seconds at f8.