At South Tottenham on a murky Monday morning the Colas-operated 7Z98, complete with hired in DRS 47832 leading 47739 Robin of Templecombe on a lengthy Silla to Dagenham Transfesa inter-modal.

On Thursday I had hoped to see the 3S91 RHTT but it didn't run. In compensation a Horsham to London Bridge stopping train approaching Crawley through the autumnal colours.

The 12:32 Victoria to Southampton and Bognor leaving Crawley. The signal box is in the hands of a preservation society who open it at weekends. The disused platforms are those of the old Crawley station, closed when the new station was opened nearer to the centre of the 'New Town' in the late 1960s.

Friday 23rd. A pair of 442s arrive at Gatwick on the 10:45 from Victoria. A 460 set awaits to leave on the 11:20.

An Easyjet Airbus on its final approach to Gatwick.

The face of trains on the Brighton Line (all that's missing is the FGW Turbo).

A pair of 319s approaching Gatwick on a Bedford train whilst the 66250 on the 6V50 to Acton creeps into the picture.

The train originated as the 6O50 at Mark's Tey at 00:55, and is now returning empty to Acton Yard.

A FlyBE Embraer 195 landing whilst the 6V50 trundles towards Gatwick Airport station.

Saturday 24th. Saturday morning was terrible in East Anglia but the afternoon, so the forecasters promised, would be better. And it was (surprisingly). Here the GBRf Felixstowe to Peterborough convoy approaching Ely Dock Junction off the line from Chippenham Junction.

The three 66s would have been involved in inter-modal workings to and from Felixstowe.

66715 is named after Great Central Railway 9P 4-6-0 no. 1165 which was the Company's war memorial engine. GBRf have perpetuated the tradition and on Armistice Day (Wednesday November 11th) 66715 will be the centrepiece of a remembrance ceremony at Marylebone.

Within five minutes 66572 approaches the Ouse River bridge on the 4L85 Leeds to Felixstowe.

Larger containers from Leeds are either carried in pocket wagons or on these Lo-liners.

The 3S63 RHTT, based at Stowmarket and allocated to DRS, approaching Ely behind 57003 and 007.

57003 is looking quite work stained. Owing to engineering work on the Norwich line the train reversed at Ely and returned from whence it came at 16:01.

For the remainder of daylight hours the weather in North Norfolk remained very changeable. This was taken from Knights Hill, on the outskirts of King's Lynn looking towards Roydon and Grimston.

Monday 26th. The return to GMT (and the opening of Imperial Wharf station) offered an opportunity of a morning shot of a train crossing the river at Chelsea Harbour. I was expecting the Colas 7Z98 but instead was treated to 92022 on the 4B14, a train from Novara disrupted by French strike action.

A gull gives 92022 the once over.

A snatched shot of 56312 Artemis passing through Redhill on the 4Z91 this afternoon.