70048 appears wreathed in steam from beneath Beeches Rd bridge with the 11.30am departure from Loughborough

Finally the drain cocks are off and the locomotive can be seen

A stirring sight on a very cold morning.Pity about those flats!

Only 63601 is left out in the cold at Loughborough shed

The newly fabricated side tanks for Fairburn loco 42085 outside the sheds

Visiting loco 0-8-0 63395 inside the relative warmth of the shed.(This was a quarter second exposure with camera on a monopod-not bad eh!)

63395 alongside 48305 under repair

42085 from the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is at Loughborough having new side tanks fitted

Fancy trying to sort this lot out!

A quick burst of flash illuminates the inside of the smokebox

Close up of motion of 48305.Personally I would'nt dare to touch it!

Another view of 42085

All those bits go somewhere

STD Class 73156 awaiting attention

Poor old Class 5 45305 minus it's boiler with 42085 and 4141 in the background

I ventured out into the cold at Woodthorpe in time to see 78019 with the 12.30 departure

I do believe the sun almost appeared.I had to leave and the sun was out when I got home! I swear Loughborough has it's own sunless climate!