class 142 pacer unit 142041 on a train at the new Platform 0 in Stockport, 11th April 2009

Class 142 pacer unit 142046 at Manchester Victoria station on 18th April 2009, waiting to form an "Oldham Flyer" service. [ to Rochdale, first stop Oldham Mumps]

Class 144 pacer unit 144020 heading north from Meadowhall, April 11th 2009. one of the few 3 coach pacer units.

Class 175 unit 175002 stopping at Whitchurch on a Manchester - Cardiff service, July 2th 209

Class 175 103 arriving at Shrewsbury with a Cardiff - Manchester train Feb 7th 2009. One of the few units left in FNW livery

one of the few remaining mail trains 325001 running through Stafford in April 2009

DRS class 37 37609 on the Network Rail gauge testing train at LNWR, Crewe on 1st April 2009

Preserved 40415 parked at Crewe Diesel Depot on 2nd April 2009

class 142 unit 142095 (still in Arriva livery) leaves Barnsley with a Sheffield train on April 11th 2009.

Arriva Trains Wales have some class 57s for use on the North - South Wales express "pullamn" service, but 57315 is seen in the bay platform at Crewe on 21st February 2009.

Arriva Trains Wales class 57 57315 leaves Chester with the down Trans Wales Express on August 26th 2009

Class 57 57316 hads the 1615 Cardiff - Holyhead "premier" service out of Crewe, 24th July 2009

although not booked for it, Wrexham & Shropshire trains often use platform 3 at Shrewsbury (which is not normally used otherwise). 67015 has just arrived with a Marylebone to Wrexham service on Feb 7th 2009.

67015 propells a Marylebone - Wrexham service out of Shrewsbury on Feb 7th 2009. Note the mixed semaphore and colour lights signal gantry.

one train a day of Wrexham & Shropshire now terminates at Shrewsbury. Driving trailer 82303 seen in bay platform 5 on 18th June 2009.

class 86/7 8671 of Electric Traction outside LNWR, Crewe, 25th Sept 2009

Class 87 8714 outside LNWR, Crewe in September 2009 prior to being shipped to Bulgaria

Virgin have been running 3 return trips per day between Euston and Birmingham with a Class 90 / Mk III coaches, following an accident to two Pendolinos. 90028 seen at Birmingham New Street about to depart on the 1730 to Euston, 28th May 2009

routes 2 and q12 in Birmingham are still reliable haunts for Metrobuses NXWM 2710 (A710UOE) seen in Corporation Street in Birmingham, May 16th 2009

Blackpool still has the occasional Leyland Atlantean in service. Most older vehicles seem to be on route 6, and Atlantean / East Lancs B364UBV is seen in Grasmere Road on September 12th 2009

Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU is possibly the last former Crosville vehicle with Arriva north West. Seen arriving at Crewe bus station on route 8 on March 7th 2009

Rossendale CU04AOP is an MAN 14.220 / MCV that was new to 2 Travel in Cardiff. SEen in Accrington bus station on 2nd May 2009.

two former KMP buses at Bangor on May 30th 2009. In front is Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander CW51PBZ now with Padarnbus (but not yet repainted), and behind is Volvo B7RLE / Wright CX05JVD, now with Arriva Cymru

this Arriva Optare Solo has an appropriate registration for operating for a former Crosville company ! CX09BFM is seen at Bangor, May 30th 2009

Padarnbus of Llanberis run this Alexander Dennis Dart / Enviro 200 seen leaving Bangor for Maesgerchen on 30th May 2009

Padarnbus of Llanberis run this Optare Versa seen leaving Bangor for Bethesda on 30th May 2009

Riviera Trains class 47 D1916 (47812, 47657, 47239) has been painted in its original two tone green livery, and is seen ar LNWR Crewe in April 2009.

Stanways ex Grimsby Leyland Tiger / Alexander E930PBE passing Crewe railway station in January 2009 on a contract to South Cheshire College

the first double-decker delivered new to a North Wales independent operator for many years was Express Motors DAF DB250 / Optare Spectra EM04ORS. Seen passing Bontnewydd en route to Porthmadog, May 30th 2009

Travel West Midlands MCW Metrobus 3042 F42XOF arriving at Wolverhampton bus station February 7th 2009

Wolverhampton is one of the last strongholds of Travel West Midlands Metrobuses. 3072 F72XOF is seen turning from Princess Street into Lichfield Street (heading for the bus station) February 7th 2009

Northern Blue F96PRE is Leyland Olympian / Alexander that was new to Stevensons of Uttoxeter. Seen outside Burnley bus station, laying over between the Todmorden and Bacup services, 2nd May 2009

Travel West Midlands MCW Metrobus 2996 F996XOE arriving at Wolverhampton bus station February 7th 2009

Arriva Midlands 4202 FJ08LVN is one of a number of Volvo B9TL / Wright double deckers at Tamworth for services to Birmingham. Seen in Corporation St, Birmingham in April 2009 with an older Volvo B7tl with similar body of National Express West Midlands behind on 4th April 2009

Arriva Midlands FJ55BWA is a Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander in interurban livery for route 825 (Stafford - Lichfield). Seen negotiating traffic in Tenterbanks, Stafford in APril 2009

Arriva Midlands 2374 (FJ55BWD) is a Dennis Dart SLf / Alexander than is signwritten for route 825 (Stafford - Lichfield) but unusually was being used on Stafford local route 8 on May 12th 2009, seen at Gaol Square roundabout

Arriva Midlands 2375 (FJ55BWE) has recently had its branding fro route 825 removed

Former Travel West Midlands Leyland Lynx G166EOG of Tanat Valley laying over at Shrewsbury on service 558, February 7th 2009

this is the last photo I took of Butters Coaches of Market Drayton before they went out of business. Volvo B10M / Van Hool G999SJR seen on the Stafford service on June 23rd 2009

Despite announcement that it would be removed, Shearings GT03GGG still shows the vestigal WA (for Wallace Arnold) in its fleetnames, when passing Stafford, June 12th 2009

One of the few former Timeline vehicles still running for Arriva Midlands is Volvo B10M / Alexander Belfast H74DVM, seen arriving at Wolverhampton bus station from Telford February 7th 2009

former Cardiff Leyland Lynx J271UDW is used as a relief vehicle by Via Travel in Crewe, and usually does 2 or 3 trips per day on local routes 14/46. Seen arriving at Crewe bus station off route 14, July 25th 2009 - it then went out of service

One of the oldest vehicles still running with Arriva Midlands in Stafford is J327VAW a Dennis Dart / Carlyle that was new to Williamsons in Shrewsbury. Seen arriving at Gaol Square from Sandon Road (service 4) in February 2009.

a Javelin unit arriving at Ashford with an HS1 "preview" service from St Pancras on 17th October 2009

Choice Travel have adopted a new two tone red livery, as shown on Dennis Dart MPD JJZ5278 (ex X702UKS) seen at Stafford on route 880, recently taken over from A2Z.

Tyrerbus of Trawden run a number of tnedered services in the Burnley area, using Darts and Soos. KX03HZD is a Transbus Dart MPD, seen outside Burnley bus station on 2nd May 2009

Arriva Midlands East Lancs bodied Dart L511BNX has recently been transferred to SDtafford

despite only being 7 years old, this DAF SB120 / Wright of Arriva London has already been demoted to training duties. Seen at Northumberland Park on 8th April 2009