158741, in First Scotrail livery spent a few weeks in the South West during May 2006. It is seen here on 30-05-06 working North towards Gloucester.

165123 working a "down" service through heavy rain and hail on 06-10-06

165136 during an ecs manoevre at Reading on 03-07-06

165136 stands at Reading in the early hours of 03-02-06

166210 and 166220 working a couple of "up" services at 19:24 on 25-08-06

166212 in it's new livery works a service to Bedwyn past 165137 working a service to Reading on 14-10-06

166220, the first reliveried "turbo" on it's first day in traffic works a late morning Bedwyn to London Paddington service on 02-10-06

166220, the first reliveried "turbo" on it's first day in traffic works a London Paddington to Oxford service in the afternoon of 02-10-06

180105 (50905 leading) works a London bound service through the Thames Valley in the evening of 25-04-06

180xxx working an "up" service through heavy rain and hail on 06-10-06

37401 and 37405 parked at Didcot on 24-07-05

37401 working 6V27 on 27-07-06

37401 working 7O26 on 27-07-06

37406 leads 66019 on 6M65 Didcot Yard to Carlisle Yard on 06-07-06 (pic 1 of 2)

37406 leads 66019 on 6M65 Didcot Yard to Carlisle Yard on 06-07-06 (pic 2 of 2)

37406 working 0F75 Acton to Westbury on 03-10-06

37411 running as 0F03 10:05 Didcot Yard to Acton on 03-01-06. The locomotive had arrived at Didcot earlier in the morning from the North

37419 about to depart Didcot as 0Z60 to Bescot on 17-02-06. It had arrived just over 30 minutes earlier with 6Z60 14:45 Bescot - Didcot (20:38). Despite being over an hour and a half late at Washwood Heath, it arrived at Didcot about an hour early.

37425 and a defective 37405 with 6A55, unusually running on a Monday (16-01-06) due to weekend engineering work.

37602 top and tails 37606 on 1Z97 on 20-07-06. 1Z97 is usually formed of the Network Rail HST but during the summer/autumn of 2006 the HST diagrams were frequently replaced by a locomotive hauled train working to the same schedules. This is just one of several I photographed as can be seen elsewhere in this collection.

37607 and 37608 unusually working 1A00 on 15-09-06

37607 working 1A94 (37608 is on the rear) instead of the normal HST on 15-09-06

37608 working 1C00 (37607 is on the rear) instead of the normal HST on 15-09-06

37609 at the rear of 4Z10 at Reading upon arrival on 28-02-06

37611 at the rear of 4Z10 at Reading following reversal on 28-02-06

37612 and 37059 working 4L46 Ditton - Purfleet on 31-05-06. DRS resorted to using class 37's on this service for a short while before it ceased running.

37612 working 1C00 (37607 is on the rear) instead of the normal HST on 28-07-06 (pic 1 of 2)

37612 working 1C00 (37607 is on the rear) instead of the normal HST on 28-07-06 (pic 2 of 2)

41003 in "new" First livery forms part of a London bound train on 04-08-06

43009 leads the 0830 BTM-Paddington on 08-04-06

43014 and 43013 working 1Z93 Liverpool - Euston on 31-05-06

43031 leading an "up" HST approaches Reading mid afternoon on 12-08-06 with the train unusually containing a coach with graffiti (pic 1 of 2)

43031 leading an "up" HST approaches Reading mid afternoon on 12-08-06 with the train unusually containing a coach with graffiti (pic 2 of 2)

43045 and 43056 worked a hired in MML HST set to strengthen 1M10 on 28-08-06. This image is of the previous working, 1V36

43056 and 43045 work a hired in MML HST set to strengthen 1M10 on 28-08-06

43062 leading 1Z97 (43013 is on the rear) on 03-08-06