Fireman Graham Cook and Driver "lol" Yates await departure with the 17.17 to Marylebone with "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No.46165 "The Ranger (12th London Regt)"

Annesley "9F" no.92087 waits for departure with the 17.15 to Marylebone

A fabulously clean "Director" 4-4-0 N0.5504 "Jutland" stands at Nottingham Victoria with a London-bound express in this 1929 shot.

ex-GC "Atlantic" 4-4-2 No.5260 waits with an "up" local in this pre-1946 shot. She ended her days in December 1950 at Lincoln (40A) depot.

Annesley-allocated "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No.46163 "Civil Service Rifleman" powers north through East Leake on 16th July 1964 with the 11.15 Nottingham - Marylebone parcels.She was withdrawn one month later!

Ardsley (56B) allocated "B1" 4-6-0 No.61017 "Bushbuck" approaches Bulwell Common on 18th April 1964 with the 13.45 Annesley - Woodford Class "H". She will returrn from Woodford at 17.53 with 5N38 back to Ardsley, being re-manned at Annesley South platform.

"9F" 2-10-0 No.92068 storms through New Basford with a down "runner" at 09.16 on Saturday 31st August 1963. On the closure of Annesley MPD on Jan 3rd 1966 she moved to Derby (16C) from where she was withdrawn four months later.

"Black Five" 4-6-0 No.45292 is being watered by her Annesley crew at the south end of Nottingham Victoria on Saturday 31st July 1965, prior to working the 17.15 to London Marylebone

"8F" 2-8-0 No.48197 is at the North end of "The 'Vic" on Saturday 13th August 1966 waiting to take over an R.C.T.S. special from 34002 "Salisbury"

Driver Jack Jordan and Fireman Mick Bond pause in Carrington station on 19th September 1964 with Crewe North (5A) allocated "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No.46155 "The Lancer"

"Royal Scot" 4-6-0 no.46122 "Royal Ulster Rifleman clears Barnstone summit with the late-running 09.00 Sheffield-Bournemouth on 20th June 1964

"9F" No.92072 approaches Barnstone Tunnel with the 13.45 Annesley - Woodford on 20th October 1964

92095 is forging upgrade towards Bulwell Common with 7E40 the 08.03 Woodford-Frodingham. Her Annesley crew signed on at 03.25 and worked to Woodford with 8B31, the 03.50 up "runner"

8B48, the 14.30 Annesley - Woodford charges through East Leake on 10th July 1964, headed by "9F" No.92068. My first trip to Woodford as a (just) 16yr old fireman was on this working.

16th July 1964 sees Annesley "9F" no.92096 approaching Ruddington with the late-running 4M24 the 03.50 York-Banbury.

Annesley's longest serving "9F" no.92043 passes Rushcliffe Halt with 8B48, the 14.30 Annesley - Woodford. She will arrive at her destination at 17.10. She will return with 7E71, the 18.25 empties to Mansfield Concentration Sidings, arriving in Annesley yard at 20.37. This was the job I made my first trip to Woodford on, with driver Jack Jordan.

Annesley "9F" 92091 is approaching Hucknall Central with a 17-coach empty stock train on 4th July 1959.

Another shot of the 14.30 Annesley - Woodford, this time on 18th April 1964, headed by 92095.

"B16" no.61434 approaches Hucknall Central on 31st May 1963 with 4N22, the 16.50 Woodford - Dringhouses, another Annesley "top link" working

Colwick (40E) "O1" 2-8-0 passes Bagthorpe Junction on 8th June 1963 with a train of iron ore for Stanton Ironworks.

92072 is running 30 minutes late with the 06.10 Woodford-Annesley on 8th June 1963. "Black Five" no 44665 is on the Basford Pilot duty.

Annesley "8F" No.48678 rolls the 11.25 Annesley - Woodford through Nottingham Victoria on 19th October 1963. "4MT" No.43156 is waiting to take the 12.55 to Derby Friargate.

Annesley "Scot" No.46163 "The South Staffordshire Regiment" runs into Nottingham Victoria on 19th October 1963 to head the 11.15 Neasden Parcels.

9th May 1964 sees Annesley "9F" No.48079 heading the 08.12 Queens Walk to Annesley.

Willesden-allocated "Black Five" no.45393 arrives at Ashby Magna with the 14.38 Marylebone - Nottingham on 19th May 1965