A contrast in motive power at Barnes Bridge station on 27 November 1999. A3 4-6-2 4472 Flying Scotsman passes through with the Pathfinder Tours 1Z94 08:33 Yeovil Junction to Victoria 'Capital Scotsman' railtour, while Class 455 5712 works the 12:54 Waterloo to Hounslow South West Trains service. Although it does make an interesting comparison in traction, and of course it could have been much worse if the unit had actually arrived slightly later and blocked the view, it does mean unfortunately that the EMU more or less completely obscures the bridge over the River Thames in the background, which gives the station its name and was my reason for choosing the location in the first place!

A3 Class 4-6-2 4472 Flying Scotsman passes Hinksey South (near Oxford) with the 1Z65 11:30 Solihull to Didcot Vintage Trains Ltd Roast Lunch Special on 16 October 2005. The tracks on the left lead into Hinksey Yard, built during the war, and now after years of decline used extensively for the marshalling of permanent way trains. The loco is not exactly authentic, sporting as it does LNER apple green livery along with BR style smoke deflectors.

A4 4-6-2 60019 Bittern drifts down the gradient from Medstead & Four Marks with the 11:55 Alton to Alresford service on the Mid Hants Railway, and approaches Soldridge on 9 February 2008. A little incongruous perhaps for an A4 with just five coaches in Southern Railways green, but not as out of character as when it came back later running tender first!