Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. I was hoping for it and I got it. 5 days in snowy Bavaria based in Nurnberg visiting Munchen, Wurzburg, Lindau, Furth, Ingolstadt and Salzburg (with a short time in Freilassing) provided me with a host of icy images. Well worth the trip!

My last trip to the continent this year met with a variety of weather, most of it inclement, however, I was able to salvage a reasonable number of images from my excursion although some of the shots taken at Rastatt utilised the higher sensor speeds, one of which was taken at 2000 asa. Roll on next year!

A trip to Newport for the latest deliveries threw up a bonus in a few snatched shots of A4 60019's excursion to Cardiff (it was lucky that we saw it at all as we had only just parked up near the station).

A day out to see for the first time and photograph in traffic the new GE Class 70s...001 on it's first revenue earning run and 002 on it's third trip from Portbury docks..... this time on time! I don't think they're quite as ugly in the metal as they appear on film but they could be a little sleeker.

My first trip to Austria for the railways which was disappointing from a photographic point of view as there is so much overhead line equipment that intrudes on the images, at least in the locations I visited. The weather in Wien was grim but my day trip to Linz was so different, you wouldn't have thought it was in the same country. I shall return.

A return to the Rhine - Rhur area with a day out to Eindhoven as a taster for future trips to Holland.

A day out on SWT for £20 proved well worth it, weather was great and I added some more route mileage to my collection.
I just took the Canon G10 for the day rather than the big gun so the images are not as good as my usual efforts.
Thanks must go to Modern Locomotives Illustrated and SWT for this one off rover offer.

Due to the various closures on the SBhan I ended up spending most of the 4 days at GH so saw a pretty good selection of loco types and liveries. The weather remaining very agreeable for the time of year.

My first trip to Switzerland and well worth it. For those interested, Wednesday was spent at Pratteln where in a 12 and a half hour session I averaged 1 freight every 6 minutes. Weather was superb for the first 3 days and despite a cloudy start, Friday also was good.
I have already booked my stay in Zurich next May.

My first Eurostar trip and well worth the £59 return fare which is valid to any station in Belgium, hence the inclusion of 5 hours at Antwerpen Berchem for the freight.

A wide ranging 5 days utilising the new all Germany Quer Durchs land ticket on one occasion. Not too many images but the weather was good.

Not too many photos on this trip and somewhat limited in variety.

Four days around Frankfurt supplied me with a variety of loco types.

5 days in Bavaria with a day trip to Salzburg (courtesy of the 'Bayern' landerkarten) gave me some new loco types to photograph.

Four days in the former East Germany gave me a wide variety of images.

A five day return to this area produced a fair number of images.

Four days spent around the Rhein valley area gave me a variety of images with a day trip to Luxembourg thrown in for good measure.

A couple of days for units and a couple of days for freight gave me some quiet time in the countryside......and a few photos to boot!

Five days of overall bleak and cold weather produced a fair selection of images from this part of Germany.

My fourth trip to Germany this year brought a variety of images from areas I had not previously visited.

A selection taken over the last couple of months bearing in mind how little time I've spent on UK railways.

A day trip to Denmark (courtesy of DB's Schleswig - Holstein landerkarten), a glorious day at Niebull....for the car trains and a decent fall of snow on the Friday, made the trip well worth it...see for yourselves.

An intensive long weekend organised by Neil for depots and some unit bashing during which we had a brief look at Muttenze yard at Basle (Switzerland). All in all a very productive trip.

My first trip of the year abroad, the highlight being the HSB (Hartz Mountain Railway) from Wernigerode to Brocken. Well worth the journey as the snow became ever more present as the train climbed into the mountains.

A miscellany of images taken over the last 3 months of 2008.

A second trip to Germany this year, based in Berlin with an exploratory day out to Poland (courtesy of DB's Brandenburg Lander karten). As can be seen from the images, the weather on all but the 22nd (Poland) was superb particularly considering the time of year.
Foundations now laid for a further trip in the Spring.

My first visit to this location and it couldn't have been better.
A great guide, great group and to top it off, great weather.
Cheers Steve!

it's all in the title.

New Malcolm, old Medite and 66730

Just a few images this past month