1Z10 PHOTO OF THE YEAR

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All entries into the 1Z10 2025 Photo of the Year competition

Landscape

Arneside Sundowner By Eddie Holden

This is 195114 working the 1J11 1945 Barrow in Furness to Manchester Victoria crossing Arnside Viaduct on 26th April 2025.

66181 Killingholme By Andy Hoare

The 4R51 12.50 Drax Power Station to Immingham Biomass Terminal passes between Humber Reinery on the left and Lindsey on the right.

Level and to the left of the loco is the Hunslet shunter 'Earl of Yarborough'. It was out of action at the time, its duties being carried out by hired in ex-BR shunter 08507 which can be seen on the neck between the fans of loading and staging sidings.

Lindsey Refinery fell on hard times in the summer of 2025 and at the time of our visit in the autumn was not in production but awaiting a new owner with only a skeleton staff present for safety related work.

Less and more than expected By Gavin Bland

Heavy snow fell in early January and the weather in Sheffield was good. There was one freight working across the Hope Valley and arriving 30 minutes before it was booked Bamford was shrouded in fog. Sadly all services were suspended due to frozen points around Sheffield, however this allowed time for the fog to burn off leaving spectacular conditions. The driver of 66025 offered a friendly toot as he passed beneath the road overbridge to Thornhill while working 6D12 11:18 Peak Forest Up Sidings to Toton TMD. The short load suggesting a cripple movement opposed to an actual freight carrying train.

Sunset strip By Gavin Bland

Nipping out to Jagger Lane to capture a diverted Liverpool to Drax biomass leaving the newish eastbound Bamford Loop, the scene was set for a Northern 195 unit running from Manchester to Sheffield just at the sun was setting, lighting up the tracks as well as the sky. 195119 and 195004 are working 2S76 19:48 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield east towards it's next stop at Hathersage on 2nd August 2025.

Sunrise Surprise By Terry Callaghan

With the rising sun picking out the required subjects 66751 Inspiration Delivered Hitachi Rail Europe traversing the impressive Harringworth Viaduct heading 4D10 05:56 Wellingborough Up Sidings to Tunstead, the frost on the valley floor would linger for several hours to come. We were actually at the location photographing the Corby steel but on swinging the drone round post picture it came as rather a surprise that the discharged stone was also on the viaduct.

Up close and personal

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When i was a kid this kind of think was bread and butter stuff that i took for granted. Class 52s on westcountry expresses emptying hundreds of passengers on a summer Saturday all heading for the beach. Teignmouth just seemed alive in those days unlike the sleepy seaside town it is now.
Just for a couple of minutes on the 10th May 2025 i had a chance to relive my youth, it was a chance to stand alongside a diesel hydraulic Western as she stopped at Teignmouth and listen to her power out of the station and into the cutting as she got her train underway. Well i did it and it was epic.
Western Champion 1Z77 0727 Birmingham New Street to Plymouth.

Farewells Conveyed By Eddie Holden

Having worked the 2100 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster 40106 rests on the blocks at Kiddy admired by young railway enthusiasts. This was to be her final passenger duty on the SVR having been there for 7 years. Next stop for Atlantic Conveyor will be the East Lancs Railway for some TLC.
The lovely station lighting is reflected in the bodywork, the overall effect is to create a warm glow over the platform. 6th September 2025.

Peak practice By Gavin Bland

The morning of May 26th saw 45118 heading south down the Midland Mainline creating memories of old running from Leeds to St Pancras, in glorious sunshine. Her return is good weather was a promising sunset view. By the evening the weather had changed offering an alternative opportunity, I nearly did not take due to the heavy rain and rapidly approaching darkness. The station shot was considered to be the best with damp platforms and lighting. 45118 sits at Sheffield awaiting time before heading north.

Pressure from above By Tom Harper

CrossCountry Voyagers at Bristol Temple Meads station on Thursday 27th February 2025. Nos. 221132 and 220008 combine to work 1S41, the 07:27 Plymouth to Edinburgh service. The dense mesh of scaffolding overhead had been erected to allow the renovation of this station's famous arched train shed of 1871-8, to a design by Francis Fox. Work on the roof has been in progress since 2022.

Black and white

Hog Wash By Eddie Holden

This shot was taken in Harrington on the 6th November and shows 70809 with 70806 on the rear working the 3J11 1100 Carlisle New Yard to Carlisle New Yard via Whitehaven. Due to the closure of Whitehaven tunnel for essential repairs the RHTT reversed giving me two attempts at bagging a shot of the working.

Give me shelter By Gavin Bland

An early morning start and sunrise at Lichfield Trent Valley didn't produce the images initially envisaged. As the sun rose, a rain shower passed over creating almost surreal lighting, with the rain adding texture to the scene. Sheltering under the rail over bridge and peeking out on the falling rain, illuminated by the rising sun 805010 and 805011 rush south working 1R25 07:03 Wrexham General and Holyhead to London Euston.