7821 Ditcheat manor arrives at Quorn.

7821 awaits the signal before departing south from Quorn station

7821 appears to have required a blow up at Quorn before departure towards Rothley.

7821 departing Quorn

Timetable at Quorn

78019 arriving at Quorn.

Class 37 diesel 37255 sits in the sidings at the south of Quorn

The 2-car DMU heads towards Quorn

Tables ready on the platform for the "evacuee" children's party.

Nameplate Ditcheat Manor

7821 Ditcheat Manor running around at Loughborough

7821 awaits departure from Loughborough

A view across from beyond the road bridge at Loughborough

the 2-car DMU arrives at Loughborough

7821 departing from Loughborough with the DMU in the platform

7821 Ditcheat Manor departs Loughborough

7821 departing from Loughborough

The cab from 70013 Oliver Cromwell stands in the shed yard at Loughborough

Ivatt 2MT 46521 receives attention inside the smokebox.

33116 (D6535) awaits a complete rewire. I enjoyed a chat with one of the fitters in the shed who told me that the engines were fired up without too much trouble but then he pointed to a huge pile of wiring which had been stripped out of the loco and needs replacement. However he appeared quite confident that work would not take long and with some body panel repairs and some straighteneing to the chassis and a repaint then this will provide an excellent addition to the operational fleet.

The frames and wheels for 70013

Sir Lamiel still looks a long way off completion.

Frames of Britannia class loco 70013 Oliver Cromwell

63601 reverses the empty stock into the platform at Loughborough

63601 reversing into Loughborough station

The fireman(?) relaxing before departure from Loughborough

63601 after arrival at Leicester North commences its run around.

63601 runs around at Leicester (or Le Birstall as it was renamed for the day)

63601 at Leicester

The works plate on 63601

63601 at Rothley

63601 departing Rothley towards Quorn

My best shot. Full sunshine.

78019 departs Rothley towards Quorn

The 2 car DMU moves south towards Rothley Brook where it was rested in a siding.

After the "skirmish" at Rothley at 2.50 large numbers of passengers wanted to travel to Quorn to see the Spitfire display. Unfortunately the 2.54 train was a 2-car DMU. Many friendships were struck up in the squash to get on.

The crowds at Quorn were huge on Saturday

63601 arrives at Quorn with the freight train

I took this picture because of the colour and texture of the paintwork. I really do not know if this is a genuine livery colour. Perhaps somebody can enlighten me?

63601 heads south towards Leicester with the freight

A rare site of unfitted freight

A small fire caused by the "bombing" run at Quorn

Extinguishing the fire in the wagon used for the main explosive charge

Whoops! Who called the fire brigade?

Standard 78019 arrives at Quorn. Superb signal display.

63601 passes Quorn with an unfitted freight

63601 ready to depart Loughborough

78019 departs Quorn towards Rothley