A tribute to WSMR
On the 28th of January 2011, WSMR ran it`s last revenue earning service. Here`s a look back over the last 3 years of WSMR operations.
WSMR pictures
Some photos covering some of the Wrexham-Marylebone workings, including the intial driver training runs, and West Coast Mainline diverts. I may add further photos in time.
This was one of my first photos of the Wrexham & Shropshire training runs. This one is returning to Marylebone, and is...
67013 with 67028 on the rear is photographed passing Whitnash on the 5th of May 2008. This is the 1P13 Wrexham-Marlyebone...
At Bishops Itchington on the 12th of May 2008, 67013 is photographed heading the 1P13 Wrexham-Marleybone service.
67014 (with 67026 at the rear) passes over Wormleighton crossing with the 1J82 Marleybone-Wrexham. 12th May 2008
'Bubble' 960014 heads south at Whitnash on the 23rd of June 2008
67015, (with the dark half to the front) heads the 1J83 Marlylebone-Wrexham past King's Sutton on the 21st of July 2008....
67022 heads past Claydon with the 1P03 Wrexham-Marylebone on the 26th of July 2008. I always prefer to capture an EWS...
67022 leads the 1J87 London Marylebone-Wrexham past Hatton North Junction on the 27th of September 2008. 67003 is at the rear...
My second attempt at 1P03 this month!!! I woke up to a beautiful clear sky, and I even remembered that the train is now...
Oh no, not again!!!! 82301 leads 1P03 07:25 Wrexham-London Marylebone past Bishops Itchington on the 19th of March 2009. This...
Another WSMR train the wrong way round!!! 82305 leads 1P13 11:23 Wrexham-Marylebone past Cropredy on the 19th of March 2009. ...
67010 passes Watford village with a stock move consisting of a solitary Restaurant-Buffet car. 22nd April 2009
67013 powers the 1J82 12:17 London Marylebone-Shrewsbury towards Banbury. 23rd April 2009.
67015 heads 1P13 11:23 Wrexham-London Marylebone. King`s Sutton, 2nd July 2009
67013 passes Claydon with 1P13 11:23 Wrexham-London Marylebone. 10th September 2009.
67014 heads 1P13 11:23 Wrexham-London Marylebone, and is passing Holmes House farm on the 1st of October 2009. Chiltern...
67010 passes Whitnash as it heads 1P03 07:23 Wrexham-London Marylebone on the 8th of October 2009
The mixed rake for todays 1P01 Wrexham-Marylebone was a surprise! The diverted working headed by 67010 passes the former...
67013 heads 1P03 11:23 Wrexham-Marylebone, diverted via the WCML due to engineering on the chiltern line. The train is...
After visiting an antique shop, and having a couple of coffees from the flask, things started to 'oh so slightly' brighten...
The usual rules applied! A DVT leading when I was after a loco! 82305 heads 1P03 07:23 Wrexham-Marylebone, and passes Holmes ...
67013 'Dyfrbont Pontcysyllte' heads diverted 1P50 10:39 Wrexham-Marlyebone past Weedon on the 7th of March 2010.
67010 heads 1P03 07:23 Wrexham-London Marylebone on the 23rd of March 2010. Grimsbury Lane, Banbury.
67015 leads 1P01 Wrexham-Marylebone as it passes Grimsbury Green, Banbury on Saturday the 15th of May 2010.
After two failed attempts (CLOUDS!!) My third weekend running to capture diverted 1P52 11:20 Wrexham-Marylebone here at...
82304 leads diverted 1J45 17:05 Marlylebone-Wrexham past Dodford on the WCML. 20th June 2010.
82304 leads diverted 1J45 Marylebone-Wrexham, and is seen passing Dodford on the 27th of June 2010.
SUNNY weekends for this, only to be thwarted by a rogue cloud the previous two weekends!!! Third time lucky though for 1P52...
This is what I came here for....... Or maybe not. I thought I had a 50/50 chance of getting a shot of 67018 leading 1P13, but...
82305 leads 1P01 Wrexham-Marylebone, diverted along the West Coast Mainline here at Bugbrooke on the 25th of September 2010. ...
82304 leads diverted 1P01 Wrexham-Marylebone on the 2nd of October 2010. Banbury Lane, Bugbrooke
Running 25 minutes or so early, 67018 almost caught me off guard as it approaches Bugbrooke with 1J86 Marlylebone-Wrexham....
I`ve been trying this shot near Muscott for the Diverted Wrexhams for some time now, and I`ve never been lucky with...
Yes, another case of only being able to get the DVT in the sun! This time, it`s 82305 heading diverted Wrexham & Shropshire...
In recent weeks, the Diverted WSMR trains have had a loco at the northern end of the train. Today, on the 17th of October...
67018 works diverted 1P52 Wrexham-Marylebone, and passes Barby Nortoft on the 7th of November 2010. According to tops, this...
With lots of business miles clocked up recently, I was getting a little tired driving home on the way home on the M40 after a...
67001 leads the 1P03 Wrexham-Marylebone past Sydenham, Leamington Spa on the 23rd of June 2008. 67017 is at the rear of the...
67010 heads diverted WSMRs 1P50 10:47 Wrexham-Marylebone past Weedon on the West Coast Mainline. 24th January 2010.
