An unusual 12 car 159 formation in an unusual spot! With the SWML closed south of Clapham Junction, 1L21 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids is diverted via Richmond

47804 clags under the road bridge at Barnes with 1Z22 Sheffield-Canterbury.

"The Canterbury Tales" headboard on 47804 caught in full early spring morning sun.

47787 on the rear of 1Z22, caught through the signal gantry on the down lines.

66570 4E44 Millbrook-Leeds pauses for a crew change at Eastleigh.

While the gent seems more interested in my, the pushchair based tot keenly observes 66162 arriving from Fawley with 6B42, consisting of fuel TTA

Watching me, watching you, watching trains. 66098 exits the yard with 4B36 intermodal service to Southampton Western Docks.

66501 "Japan 2001" hammers straight through on the up fast with 4M58 Southampton-Ditton

220 001 in the new "Warm Black" Cross Country livery heads north to Manchester as 1M62

08482 engages in a spot of light shunting

More usual to my Clapham haunts 455919 hurries south. The working: 5B39 Wimbledon Park-Bournemouth T&RSMD

66162 prepares to take a rake of "Octopi" of the depot to the yard as 158884 rounds the curve with 2S38 Salisbury-Romsey