SWT Juniper No's 8017 & 8026 consider their brief reprieve, as they rest in the carriage sidings at Clapham Junction on Friday 4 August 2006.

**On their way to storage pending disposal, SWT Junipers No's 458008 & 458005 are captured here on the 10:10 5B39 Wimbledon to Bournemouth T+RSMD passes Weybridge on Friday 4 August [TRM Oct 2006].

Refurbished SWT class 455, No. 5707 passes through the deep wide Oatlands Cutting with a stopping service from Waterloo to Woking. Friday 4 August 2006.

EWS 66128 trundles downhilll towards Virginia Water with its mixed rake of tanks and flats forming the 6M44 Eastleigh to Wembley Enterprise. Thursday 3 August 2006.

Mendip Rail 59005 'Kenneth J Painter' accelerates out of the sharp curve at Virginia Water with the Acton to Woking loaded bogie boxes on Thursday 3 August 2006.

Displaying 'The Cathedrals Express' headboard, BR standard pacific, No. 71000 the 'Duke of Gloucester' (with 31452 bringing up the rear) powers through Walton on Thames with the 'Sunny South Special' on a not so sunny Wednesday 2 August 2006. Due to a temporary steam ban on former SR metals, this is the first scheduled steam charter for a couple of weeks that hasn't been replaced by diesel traction.

Refurbished SWT class 455, No. 5750 departs Walton on Thames with its stopping service from Waterloo to Woking. Wednesday 2 August 2006.

66543 4M58 Soton - Ditton Freightliner, Worting Junction on Thursday 27 July 2006.

Class 37 No. 37401 unusually powers the 6O26 (Ta CJ) Hinksey to Eastleigh departmental working consisting of 10 airbraked YEAs. The train is captured as it passed Worting Junction on Thursday 27 July 2006.

Class 37 No. 37401 unusually powers the 6O26 (Ta CJ) Hinksey to Eastleigh departmental working consisting of 10 airbraked YEAs. The train is captured as it passed Worting Junction on Thursday 27 July 2006.

159020 leads the 10.20 Waterloo to Exeter past Worting Junction on Thursday 27 July 2006.

**SWT Junipers 458026 & 458010 are captured here in gorgeous morning summer sunlight between Byfleet & New Haw and Weybridge with the 08:02 Woking to Waterloo. These units were'withdrawn' at the end of June, however in recents days it appears that updated 40mm information displays are being fitted to some units which should ensure continued use of these trains for the time being - this being the prime reason for their temporary withdrawal. Wednesday 26 July 2006 [TR:UK Sept 06].

**Southwest Trains officially withdrew the 6 year old Alstom Washford Heath built Junipers at the end of June 2006. This was due to what is now deemed substandard interior information displays. Despite this, the colourful units have been making the odd comeback on the Reading line. 458020 & 458029 are captured here slowing for Egham with the 08:42 Reading to Waterloo service on Monday 24 July 2006 [Rly Herald 46].

67017 with 67027 on the rear, powers the 5z88 'Northern Belle', Preston to Farnborough Airshow charter away from Virginia Water on Saturday 22 July 2006.

66186 nears Chertsey with the 6M44 Eastleigh to Wembley Enterprize. Thursday 20 July 2006.

59202 powers the 6O51 Acton to Woking loaded Mendip Rail hopper train past a glorious Addlestone Moor on the outskirts of Chertsey, Thursday 20 July 2006.

SWT Desiro 450017 passes a glorious Addlestone Moor on the outskirts of Chertsey with a Waterloo to Weybridge via Chertsey service, Thursday 20 July 2006.

**At the 11th hour, due to the extraordinary hot weather creating a tinder dry lineside, a steam ban was declared on the southern region of Network Rail. An immediate knock-on effect was that BR Standard 8P No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester was unable to be used to power Steam Dream's 'Sunny South Special' from Kensington Olympia to Weymouth. Deputising for the steam traction was a rather grubby pair of FM Rail Class 31s, Nos. 31602 and 31452. The train is pictured on 20 July passing Walton-on-Thames on its outbound journey. [Rly Herald 46].

Reburbished SWT 455738 heads away from its stop at Walton on Thames with a service from Waterloo to Woking. Thursday 20 July 2006.

Euroscout 999700 & 999701 on the 1Z98 Willesden to Totton Yard Network Rail Plasser & Theurer UFM 160 (Track survey car for electronic determination of track lifting and lining - values based on fixed reference points.) test train passes Walton on Thames at great speed on Friday 15 July 2006. Follow this link for more information: www.plasser.co.uk/en/machines/ufm160.htm

DRS 37611 & 37609 power along between Byfleet & New Haw and Weybridge, heading for the smoke with 1Z14 Woking Down Yard to to Wimbledon Park Depot Serco (Via Waterloo and Southampton). Tuesday 4 July 2006.

Nearing Weybridge Station, 455865 leads a duo of older liveried units with the 09:02 Woking to Waterloo service. Tuesday 4 July 2006.

Shortly to be cascaded to First TransPennine Express, Southwest Trains 170307 leads 159118 along between Byfleet & New Haw and Weybridge, with the 07:45 Salisbury to Waterloo service. Tuesday 4 July 2006 [TR:UK Jan 2007].

Backlit by the first wrays of summer sun, DRS 37609 & 37611 blast south through Weybridge with the Southampton leg of 1Z14 Serco working. Tuesday 4 July 2006.

**Shortly after sunrise (05:50), DRS 37611 & 37609 blast through Oatlands Cutting, Walton on Thames towards the capital with 1Z14 Woking to Wimbledon Serco (via Southampton & Waterloo). Tuesday 4 July

Older liveried SWT 455914 climbs up the grade through Oatlands Cutting to Walton on Thames with the 05:12 Guildford to Waterloo service. Tuesday 4 July 2006.

444011 & 444034 reflect the early morning sunlight in Oatlands Cutting, Weybridge. Saturday 1 July 2006.

A class 442 (ta Fred!) reflects the early morning sunlight in Oatlands Cutting, Weybridge. Saturday 1 July 2006.