An unidentified class 47 with a train of 100 ton oil tanks runs through Toton, some snow on the ground in this 1979 shot.

20158 and what looks like 20179 chirp through Toton Yard with a train of 16 ton mineral wagons. Photo undated but 1978.

37137 approaches Toton yard from the south with a train of Secows. Photo taken 1978.

APT set 370001 seen at Derby Litchurch Lane open day 1978?

Taken near Newark Tony captured this interesting light engine move a class 47/4, 40 and 31. The slide is unfortunetly not sharp enough to identify any of the locos. Nice Austin Roadline parcels van in the adjacent field. Photo taken 1978.

An unidentified class 47/4 heads a train northbound out of Derby. Winter 1979.

An unidentified but named class 45/1 heads south in failing light. Location unknown. Photo taken 1979.

A class 25 and its train of HTV hoppers passes a class 31 running light engine. Location probably near Trent Jct. Date taken 1979

On display at the 1976 Derby works open day is HST power car 43024 along with parts of its train.

A bit blurred but it looks like this is 86244 at an unidentified location on the West Coast mainline. Date taken spring 1977.

A nice shot of a pair of class 76's trundling west with an MGR train near to Torside on the now long closed Woodhead route. Photo taken June 1978.

A class 120 Swindon crosscountry DMU passes through Duffield. Photo taken 3/4/82.

A southbound cross country HST passes Duffield. Nice blue Allegro in the carpark. Photo taken 3/4/82.

87009 'City of Birmingham' departs New Street station. Photo taken 27/3/82.

47234 gets away from Birmingham New Street, Photo taken September 1977.

HST power car 43002 at Reading. Photo taken August 1977.

86034 at an unidentified location on the WCML. Photo taken 1977.

47530 crosses from the centre road at Nottingham. An unidentified class 25 rattles away in the background. Photo taken 1977.

Trent Junction and 31218 heads south with a parcels train from Nottingham. Yours truely on the RH side of the photo. Photo taken 1977.

An unidentified class 87 on the WCML, probably in the Stafford area.

An unidentified class 31 waits for its next duty at Bristol Temple Meads. Photo taken 1978.

Stratford white roofed 47008 gets away from Nottingham probably with the Harwich PQ to Manchester boat train. Photo taken September 1977.

47026 runs through the centre road at Nottingham. Photo taken 1977.

An unidentified and named class 45 heads south with an express near Clay Cross Derbyshire. Avenue Carbonisation can be seen in the background. Photo taken 1977.