Just over 4 hours at Stafford from about 3.15pm – so mostly in darkness, but at least it was busy. I filmed a few units on their  own but haven’t included them in this list. I’d prefer filming in sunlight but quite enjoy the dark shots, as there are less people around to get in the way.

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Below is a list of the locos seen, those with a “y” are “video cops” – meaning ones I haven’t uploaded a video of before.:-

37603
37667
47832
57001 y
57307 y
66119 y
66122
66128 y
66199 y
66420 y
66430
66501
66517 y
66566
66701 y
66723
66731 y
66732
66742
68003 y
70005 y
86604
86607
86609
86610
90016
90043 y
90046
92010
92036 y

Seen earlier in the day at Stourbridge, 37605 on the return run from Swindon to Crewe. 172338 was also seen as I waited. Had the 15.42 been running, I would probably have been bowled, but like lots of other Old Hill trains – it had been cancelled!

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Another day of chaos with many of the local stopping trains round the Dark Side being cancelled. Once again I had to catch a bus to Cradley Heath as trains weren’t always stopping at Old Hill. To add to the confusion, the northbound steel train was showing on RTT as still at Cheltenham, so I didn’t know if it was still running. Anyway, I did get to Stourbridge and at around the usual booked time heard the announcement “stand clear on platform 2”, so knew it was on the way. It had obviously been checked by signals as it crawled into view until the driver could see the signal wasn’t showing a red.

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All week it has been Dark Side chaos with trains from Old Hill cancelled. Although Live Departure Boards showed the 09.37 as running on time, when I reached the station it was showing as cancelled. The guy in the ticket office could say nothing! I knew the 09.42 was cancelled but had hoped to get to Rowley to catch another train to Stourbridge. No train up or down, so mad rush to a bus stop to catch a bus to Cradley. I did get to Stourbridge in time to see the freights, with a Class 37 on a Crewe to Swindon light engine working. Also seen was the leafbuster or “squirts” as I call it – DR98959 & DR98909.

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