The Metro Cammell DMU departs Quorn with the first train of the day at 8.38am.

9F 92212 heads through Quorn with the 9.03 towards Leicester

The mailbags are suspended from the appartus for the TPO to collect

O4 63601 arrives at Quorn to collect the rake of mineral wagons from the sidings

Moral of this photo - NEVER practice a new technique with a photo you really want. Ian Allison suggested I use the multi image facility on my camera... Yeright!

9F 92212 departs from Quorn towards Loughborough with the 9.55

Brush D1705 arrives at Quorn with the 10.07 from Loughborough

Standard 2 no 78019 was on £50 a head driver experience trips organised by Steam Railway magazine.

63601 hauls the mineral rake to the south of Loughborough

Immaculate black 5 No. 45305 hauls the 10.50 towards Quorn

D1705 heads towards Loughborough with the 10.10 from Leicester

92212 hauls the mineral wagons towards Loughborough

Thanks to John Marriott for a never-ending supply of jokes, comments and witicisms and Mike Snow for acting as chauffeur and showing me some excellent photographic lineside locations.

Wherelse can you see trains passing on heritage railways?

63601 hauls a short engineers train

Trains crossing again.

Caprotti Std 5 73129 heads south with the 11.30 ex Loughborough

78019 potters about again

Taken from the A6 road bridge 92212 hauls the engineers train

78019 reverses into Rothley station

D1705 on the mineral rake at Rothley

Caprotti std 5 departs Rothley towards Quorn

9F 92212 departs Rothley with the mineral train

63601 arrives at Rothley with a short 3 coach rake

D1705 on the engineers train

The DMU arrives at Rothley

45305 departs Rothley towards Leicester

A close up of the superb finish of the DMU 2-car unit

Thanks to Bill Gwilt and Tom Willison on the footplate and Brian Burrows on the shutter release. I was well chuffed!

Without a shadow of doubt my favorite for the day. 9F 92212 stands in the sidings south of Rothley

The work is continuing on the observation car

92212 takes a break

On board the footplate at Rothley

Drivers view forwards on 92212

Examination of the engarving on the con rods of 92212

An arty shot from rail level.

Fellow photographer Brian Burrows was requested to photograph the crew

Standard 5 73129 heads towards Leicester and passes Gresley teak pigeon van No 4050 (Thanks George)

Another arty shot of 92212

45305 departs Quorn with the delayed 2.31 towards Rothley as the rain starts to fall

63601 pulls away from Loughborough in pouring rain

Close-up through the rain of 73129. I sheltered under the bridge at Loughborough venturing out as necessary

73129 stands in Platform 1 at Loughborough

45305 reverses back into the passing loop at Loughborough

Activity on tyhe platforms at Loughborough

92212 reverses off the train

92212 coupled onto the carriages in platform 2 at Loughborough

Close up of 92212

92212 detail

92212 ready to depart from Loughborough

Footplate crew on 63601

63601 waits its path at Loughborough with the mineral wagons

45305 stands at Loughborough in pouring rain

A last minute availability for GWR prairie tank No 4141

Preparations for the double headed very late departure 4.35 show Stanier black 5 45305 reversing onto the stock in platform 2

Next to run round was Caprotti standard 5 73129

1/28th second @f2.8 Best attempt at freezing the action. 73129 and 45305 depart Loughborough in pouring rain with the delayed 4.35 departure. Jeff Banks and I by this time were cold wet and miserable but what a satisfying departure.

GWR No 4141 readies the stock for my departure back to Quorn

4141 after arrival at Quorn

The departure of the last train for me at least . A brilliant day out