40012, running in it's early 70s guise as 212, arrives at Swanwick Junction on 17th October 1993 with the 1122 Riddings - Hammersmith.

40106 (D306) at Peterborough (Nene Valley) on 3rd March 2007, after working the 1320 from Wansford (via Yarwell).

40122 (D200) at Norwich, whilst working it's last main line trip from Liverpool Street - York. April 16th 1988.

40135 at Ramsbottom on June 12th 1994 with the 1405 Bury Bolton Street - Rawtenstall.

40145 with the ECS for the second half of the "Retro Retracer" at Leeds on May 28th 2007.

Class 42 D821 at Kidderminster Town on May 8th 1993 with the 1245 to Bridgnorth.

Warship D832 at Irwell Vale on June 12th 1994 whilst in charge of the 1315 Bury Bolton Street - Rawtenstall.

44004 (D4) pulls into Butterley on October 17th 1993 with the 1305 from Hammersmith.

44008 (D8) waits to leave Rowsley South on 23rd September 2006 with the 1332 to Matlock Riverside.

45041 at Hammersmith on April 8th 2006, having worked the 1145 from Butterley.

Preservation has helped to take certain classes "off the beaten track". 45060 rolls into Ropley on 22nd May 2004 with the 1036 Alton - Alresford.

45102 arrives at Sheffield on May 3rd 1986 with the 1227 Leeds - Sheffield. This oddball working was part of a diagram that also included a Leicester - Leeds and Sheffield - Nottingham workings.

45104 arrives at Birmingham New Street with the 0918 Newquay - Newcastle on August 1st 1987. The train was actually booked to run via Camp Hill, as New Street was not a scheduled stop.

45107 waits to leave Manchester Piccadilly on 30th August 1987 with the 1525 Harwich Parkeston Quay train. The Peak was booked to work as far as Sheffield.

A remarkable working at Reading on June 28th 1986, as 45108 was pressed into service on the 0825 Weston Super Mare - Paddington. The next leg of the diagram would have taken the Peak to Oxford, but the authorities didn't like the idea of keeping the 45 too far away from the West Country, so it was instead dispatched home on an afternoon train to Taunton.

45112 at Sheffield before working the Sundays-Only 1605 service to St Pancras. The date was 24th August 1986.

45114 at Llandudno on September 20th 1986 with the 1314 to York. There is a book about the Peaks which has a picture of this service at Deganwy with your webmaster indulging in some window hanging...

45115 at Derby on the 1440 Newcastle - Poole on 30th August 1987. Despite being booked for a 47, 45s made regular appearances on this service in 1987.

45125 (D123) on arrival at Leicester North on May 13th 2006 with the 0935 from Loughborough Central.

The first Peak I ever scored was also the last one I had on the main line. 45128 waits to leave Leeds with the 1627 Nottingham DMU service, April 9th 1988.

Sulzers 45132 & 33116 at Ropley on 6th March 1994 with an Alton - Alresford working.

45133 waits to leave Bewdley on May 9th 1992 with the 1245 Bridgnorth - Kidderminster Town.

45135 & 45060 (D100) come to a stop at Darley Dale on October 17th 1993 with the 1625 from Matlock Riverside.

46010 leaves a rain soaked Llangollen with the 1235 to Carrog on October 8th 2005.