70019 is seen at South Moreton cutting with the 4M61 Southampton - Trafford Park. (14-03-2013)
70020 is seen in patchy sun at Hinksey with the 4O27 Garston - Southampton. (31-01-2013)
70020 passes a snowy cold and dull Highworth Junction Swindon with the 4O59 Wentloog - Southampton. (19-01-2013)
70017 passes Hinksey Yard Oxford with the 4O49 09:23 Crewe Basford Hall - Southampton. (07-11-2012)
70007 passes Wootton Bassett Junction with the 4O51 Wentloog - Southampton. (19-09-2012)
70007 passes through the overgrown site of Shrivenham station on the 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog - Southampton. (10-08-2012)
70008 passes Cholsey Manor Farm in some nice evening light with the 4M99 Southampton - Trafford Park. (24-07-2012)
70003 powers through Newport with the 4F52 Uskmouth - Newport Docks. (20-07-2012)
Just before the clouds put an end to the morning sun, 70018 passes Bourton with the 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog - Southampton.
Turned out days after this photo was taken this engine caught fire at Southampton. May well not be seen for a while..
(02-04-2012)
70018 passes Highworth Junction, Swindon with the 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog - Southampton. (26-03-2012)
Sadly not in sun missing it by seconds, a Freightliner mixed double. 70009 & 66570 approaches the site of Ashbury Crossing, Shrivenham with the 4V50 Southampton - Cardiff Wentloog. Not sure why the need for a double and i'm pretty sure the Class 66 has not failed as the Class 70 had been allocated to the working before it had even set off from Southampton. A few bods in the cab so maybe a training exercise of some sort. (19-10-2011)
Portrait shot of 70001 'Powerhaul' exiting the loop at Swindon Transfer Yard hauling the 4V52 Southampton - Cardiff Wentloog. (09-08-2011)
This new working, the 4V52 10:54 Southampton Maritime - Cardiff Wentloog passes through the Swindon area at the perfect time for sun on the nose shots. Here 70007 accelerates through Swindon station. with a healthy load. (03-08-2011)
Running early (pictured at 11:10) and nearly catching me off guard as i was aiming my camera at full zoom to inspect an accident on the M4 motorway which happened whilst i was waiting for this train. 70007 rolls round the curve at Callow Hill, Brinkworth with a dissapointingly lightly loaded 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog - Southampton Maritime, liner. (11-07-2011)
70001 'Powerhaul' is seen departing from a signal check here at Didcot with the 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog - Southampton. After being done by cloud at the bridge further down i was delighted i had time for another stab at it with the sun coming out just at the right time. (02-06-2011)
70008 approaches Radley with the 4O14 Birch Coppice - Southampton. The train would soon grind to a hault on the Didcot Avoider for 2 hours due to major signal problems in the Reading area. (02-06-2011)
70008 was given the easiest of tasks to haul the 4z66 Basingstoke - Southampton, via Melksham consisting of FL twin set liner wagons after which had suffered a coupling fault on Wednesday on the 4O17 so was dumped at Basingstoke. Here the 70 recovering the wagons are seen passing Highworth Junction, Swindon running 110 minutes early. (07-05-2011)
Just for the record really given it was in such dire light. The first Class 70 at Swindon! 70003 is seen passing Highworth Junction with the 4O51 Cardiff Wentloog - Southampton. (04-02-2011)
70002 poses in all it's ugliness in the late afternoon sun at Bristol Stoke Gifford Yard.(11-02-2010)
70003 passes Charfield on the 4Z70 Rugeley - Stoke Gifford, coal empties. (16-03-2010)
Another batch of the new Class 70's pictured here 70011, 08, 10 & 09, was due to run from Newport Docks to Stoke Gifford as the 0Z74. But suprise suprise it only made it to East Usk Yard, Newport where one of the locos triggered a hot axle box sensor. 70012 should have been with it's gang but the loco seems to be a right off after being dropped from it's crane whilst unloading it from the boat. Start the new year as they mean to carry on i suppose. I took this shot from a passing HST. (11-01-2011)
70003 passing South Moreton on 8th March 2011 with the 4O51 Wentloog - Southampton.