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Cambrian Sprinter Heart of Wales line
On 29th March 2004 Arriva Trains Wales unit 158844 arrives at the Cambrian Coast station of Harlech in North Wales, wearing Central Trains livery, for the early evening service to Machynlleth. Taken shortly after dawn on 31st March 2004, two Arriva Trains Class 153 units are seen paused at Llandrindod Wells station on the picturesque Heart of Wales line.
 
First North Western Coradia Waverley 67
Passing Shotton station on the North Wales Main Line through Flintshire is First North Western Coradia DMU 175103, heading westbound to Holyhead on 1st April 2004. EWS freight locomotive 67018 is seen stabled at Edinburgh Waverley on 18th June 2004. These units are employed to haul Caledonian Sleeper services to Aberdeen and Inverness.
 
RfD Class 90 Great Western Adelante
90033 stands idle at Edinburgh Waverley on 18th June 2004, looking slightly neglected in the livery of the defunct Railfreight Distribution. First Great Western's high speed DMU, the Adelante is now a regular sight on routes to south Wales and Worcester. 180114 is pictured at Cardiff Central on 30th March 2004, bound for London Paddington.
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ScotRail Class 90s
Scotrail began operating Class 90 hauled passenger workings between Edinburgh Waverley and North Berwick in the spring of 2004
This photograph depicts EWS locomotive 90026 at the East Lothian terminus, having arrived with an early afternoon service from the capital. This picture shows DVT 82109 in the basic livery of former operator Virgin Trains, photographed on arrival in North Berwick with a late morning service on 18th June 2004.
 
Strathclyde Sprinter Mainline Class 60
On 18th June 2004 Strathclyde PTE Sprinter unit 156508 is seen on arrival at Edinburgh Waverley, on completion of its working from Glasgow Central. Mainline Freight locomotive 60073 'Cairn Gorm' is seen passing southbound through Dumfries with a coal train on 1st July 2004.
 
Arriva Trains Wales 150 Great Western HST
On 31st March 2004, an unidentified Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 Sprinter arrives at Pembroke Dock following its journey from Swansea. HST power car 43170 is seen here at Swansea on the afternoon of 31st March 2004, having just arrived with a Great Western service from London Paddington. What a shame the company didn't retain this livery, rather that the awful pink and blue FGW scheme.
 
FGW HST Valley Lines Class 37
First Great Western's HST power car 43029 pauses at Cardiff Central on 21st August 2004 with a service for Swansea. This unit was at the rear of the train that suffered severe damage as a result of the derailment at Ufton level crossing, Berkshire on 6th November 2004. EWS locomotive 37425 makes an impressive sight, having arrived at Rhymney with the 12.59 service from Cardiff Central on 21st August 2004. Sadly, loco-hauled services on the Valley Lines ended in December 2005 due to timetable changes.
 
Valley Lines railbuses  
The Welsh Valley Lines to the north of Cardiff are worked almost exclusively by Class 142/143 Leyland railbuses.
Arriva Trains Wales unit 143609 Tom Jones is seen here at Aberdare, sporting Valley Lines livey, whilst it waits to depart with the 17.20 service to Barry Island on 21st August 2004. Earlier on the same day, unit 142073 is seen paused at Cardiff Queen Street with a southbound service to Cardiff Bay.
 
Arriva Trains Wales Sprinters
Arriva Trains operate a large number of Class 158 DMUs throughout their Northern and Wales franchises.
An unidentified Class 158 Sprinter DMU, in distinctive blue Arriva Trains livery, makes a stop at Cardiff Central on 31st March 2004. On 21st August 2004 another 158, this time 158835 in silver Arriva Trains livery, is pictured at Cardiff Central with a service for Pembroke Dock.
 
Caledonian Sleepers
Class 37 traction on ScotRail's Caledonian Sleeper services to Fort William came to an end on 10th June 2006,
when the aging locomotives were replaced by modern Class 67s. The Webmaster took a return trip on the service in June 2005.
37427 Bont Y Bermo is pictured with its rake of sleeper carriages at Fort William on 11th June 2005. This photo of 37427 was taken at Crianlarich on the morning of 13th June 2005 as it pushes north along the West Highland Line.
37401 Royal Scotsman shows its age as it waits at Fort William on the evening of 21st June 2005, ready to work the Sleeper down to Edinburgh. This shot of the Sleeper's Mk.3 lounge car was taken at the remote Rannoch station as the sun went down on 13th June 2005. This formed the southbound Fort William to Edinburgh working.
 
Mainline Class 37 Far North Line Sprinter
Taken from the window of a passing Caledonian Sleeper service, this photo shows former Mainline locomotive 37216 as it stands at Mossend Yard, Lanarkshire, early in the morning of 11th June 2005. Wearing a commemorative anniversary plate, First ScotRail DMU 158707 is shown shortly after its arrival at the Far North Line terminus of Wick on 20th June 2005. Note the many abandoned platforms to the right of the existing train shed.
 
ScotRail Turbostars
First ScotRail operates daily express services between Aberdeen and Glasgow Queen Street using 100mph Turbostar DMUs.
This picture shows three car Turbostar DMU 170427 as it departs Perth with a southbound working on 15th June 2005. Later the same day 170453 is pictured at Dundee wearing First ScotRail's latest livery.
 
SPT Turbostar West Highland Class 66
Looking very smart in its Strathclyde Passenger Transport livery, 170472 pauses at Camelon station with an afternoon service to Falkirk Grahamston on 17th June 2005. Canadian-built General Motors freighter 66104 of EWS is pictured in the platform at Crianlarich station on the West Highland Line, waiting for clearance to procede with a southbound working on 17th June 2005.
 
First ScotRail Sprinter SPT Sprinter
Now displaying its latest livery, First ScotRail DMU 158725 is seen on arrival at Bathgate station in West Lothian on 9th January 2006, with a service from Edinburgh Waverley. 156505 is pictured in the platform at the ferry terminus of Stranraer in south west Scotland, wearing the colours of Strathclyde Passenger Transport on 8th January 2006.
 
SPT Class 314 SPT Class 334
Still wearing its long-defunct SPT livery, EMU 314202 awaits departure from Glasgow Central on 8th January 2006, with a late morning suburban service to Neilston. The pride of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport fleet must be its Class 334 EMUs that work the lines down to Ayr and Largs from Glasgow Central. 334023 is photographed on 8th January 2006 in Platform 13 at Central station.
 
ATW Sprinter Strathclyde Class 314
Single unit railcar 153361 of Arriva Trains Wales is photographed on arrival at Llandudno station in north Wales on 11th January 2005, prior to forming the 16.14 service to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Wearing its 1990s livery, two-car unit 314212 of the newly-renamed Strathclyde Partnership for Transport waits to depart from Platform 8 at Glasgow Central on 9th June 2006, with a Cathcart circle service.
 
First ScotRail Class 156 ATW Class 158
Looking respendent in its latest First Scotrail livery, Sprinter DMU 156446 stands in the platform at Glasgow Central on 9th June 2006. 158820 Cardiff Central Awaiting departure from platform 5 at Cardiff Central on 21st June 2008 is Arriva Trains Wales sprinter 158820, with a late-morning working bound for Maesteg.
 
Bristol Class 143 ATW Class 153
143619 Cardiff Central Seen departing platform 5 at Cardiff Central as empty stock on 21st June 2008, railbus 143619 is photographed wearing Bristol promotional livery. 153303 cardiff Queen Street Single car unit 153303 of Arriva Trains Wales is pictured following its arrival at Cardiff Queen Street with a shuttle service from Cardiff Bay on 21st June 2008.
 
ATW Pacer First ScotRail Class 158
143616 Cardiff Central Two-car railbus 143616 of Arriva Trains Wales is seen on departure from platform 7 at Cardiff Central on 21st June 2008, with a late-morning service to Barry Island. 158718 Dunblane Two-car DMU 158718 of First ScotRail stands in the platform at Dunblane, Stirlingshire, with an early afternoon service to Edinburgh Waverley on 1st October 2008.
 
SPT Class 170s
170472 Dunblane Three-car Turbostar unit 170472 is pictured at Dunblane station on 1st October 2008 following its arrival with an SPT working from Glasgow Queen Street. 170470 Alloa Sister unit 170470 is seen in the platform at Scotland's newest station, Alloa, on 1st October 2008 wearing the latest version of the SPT livery. This smart colour scheme shall soon disappear completely, in favour of a single country-wide livery for the ScotRail franchise.
 
CrossCountry HST EWS Class 66
43303 Haymarket HST power car 143303 brings up the rear of an Inverness-bound CrossCountry working, as it departs Haymarket station, Edinburgh, on 1st October 2008 wearing the new franchise livery. 66054 Dalmeny On 2nd October 2008, EWS General Electric locomotive 66054 pushes south through Dalmeny, having just crossed the Forth Bridge with a coal train.
 
New ScotRail Livery ScotRail Class 322
170434 Haymarket Seen arriving at Haymarket station on the morning of 3rd October 2008 is Turbostar DMU 170434, wearing the newly-unveiled ScotRail national colour scheme, which shall eventually grace every train of this franchise. The train forms a Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley shuttle. 322484 North Berwick On 3rd October 2008, First ScotRail EMU 322484 arrives at North Berwick station with the 11.37 service from Edinburgh Waverley. These units work dedicated services between the Scottish capital and the East Lothian terminus.
 
First ScotRail Class 90 ATW Coradia
90021 Edinburgh Waverley Seen stabled at Edinburgh Waverley on 3rd October 2008, EWS AC locomotive 90021 looks smart, pictured in First ScotRail livery. 175108 Cardiff Central Arriva Trains Wales Coradia DMU 175108 leaves Cardiff Central with a late-afternoon eastbound service on 27th April 2009.
 
Advenza Class 57 CrossCountry Turbostar
57006 cardiff Central Brush locomotive 57006 of Gloucester-based railfreight operator Advenza is photographed stabled in a siding at Cardiff Central on 27th April 2009. 170105 Cardiff Central Turbostar DMU 170105 of Arriva CrossCountry arrives with a terminating service at Cardiff Central on the afternoon of 27th April 2009.
 
ATW Sprinter  
150252 Cardiff Central Arriva Trains Wales two-car Sprinter 150252 arrives at Cardiff Central on 27th April 2009 with an afternoon service from Ebbw Vale.