An early start and a wet drive down to Taynuilt to get DRS 37087 working the Royal Scotsman, and then over to Dalguise for 50031 and 50049 returning south with the Orcadian.

50031 and 50049's third day with the Orcadian Weekend, this time heading up to the Far North and Wick and Thurso.

50031 and 50049 take a trip out to Kyle of Lochalsh and back. Weather was typically grim for my trips to Kyle, but some nice shots were taken. Upon arrival back at Inverness, 50031 was turned via the ground frame in Plt5 - a rather unusual move for a 50!

The first leg of Pathfinder's Orcadian Weekend, using two class 50s from the Class 50 Alliance, 50031 (with 50028 on one side) and 50049 (with 50012 on one side). The chase today was from Carlisle up to Slochd, before heading to Kyle of Lochalsh on Saturday and Wick and Thurso on Sunday.

The final day of the first 2005 MacCookie Tour. We headed back down south, stopping at Slochd Summit to grad our shots of 67022 on the Caledonian Sleeper, 47703, 47709 and 47712 with the Blue Pullman and then 37417 with 6H03 Mossend to Lairg tanks. We then raced the Blue Pullman and managed to pass it at Blair Atholl which meant that we could get a final shot of it at Birnam & Dunkeld.

47712 (north end) and 47709 (south end) take the Blue Pullman up north. The original plan was to go to Wick and Thurso, but 47709 failed to start which meant a late start and ultimately the run out to Wick and back had to be cancelled.

47712 (west end) and 47709 (east end) take the Blue Pullman from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh

The first day of the first MacCookie Tour 2006. Again we were heading up north, following the Blue Pullman up from Edinburgh to Kyle of Lochalsh and Thurso. Four locomotives were used for the weekend, 87006 up the ECML to Edinburgh and then various combinations of 47703, 47709 and 47712 from there.