From the guard's van

Back to a time when locomotives were to be seen waiting at stations for their next duty... and even then the ubiquitous HST reigned supreme on the London (Paddington) services from the West country. Seem to remember seeing somewhere that the Post Office bridge over the North end of the station (seen here) is about to be removed. The class 33s were originally built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for use on the Southern Region, but by this time they could be seen on the south coast to Cardiff trains via Bristol. This example was waiting around the station for the next service.

A couple of class 20s take a train of MGR wagons onto the Walsall branch for delivery to the power station. A down coal train headed by a class 58. On the right is the branch to Walsall via Rugeley town and the power station. This loco is now on the books of DB Schenker and is stored near Rouen in France. It is unlikely to return to this country, however they said that about 59003 which went to Germany and has just been returned to the UK for further use. Class 86 on an up express. Class 87 takes a down express through the platform road... the down fast. Class 87 on another down express.