Doncaster Railfanning

During my recent trip to Wakefield Model Rail Show, I stopped off at Doncaster both ways to do some rail photography. The weather was bad, heavy rail early but brightened up later.

Here is a tamper parked between the station and the works.

 

There were several class 08 shunters parked in a line near the works. Here is 08 594

 

In grey livery is 08 819

 

An unidentified 08

 

08 493

 

08 529 with bits missing!

 

A JJA ballast hopper in the old Railtrack livery

 

EWS Silver 67 029 arriving with a charter train form Morpeth to London King's Cross

 

67 029 hiding under the footbridge from the rain!

 

Ready to depart

 

Heading for London

 

Northern Rail class 156 to Bridlington pauses at the platform

 

Twin unit two-axle "Pacer" dmu for S¤¤¤¤horpe.

 

142 079 about to depart

 

A pair of Northern class 153 railcars headed by 153 357

 

First freight train to appear was this Freightliner Heavy Haul coal train

 

Freightliner 66 528 heads through the station centre tracks

 

Heading south

 

More to follow. Next will be another charter train top and tailed by heritage diesel locomotives.