90023 - December 2003

This is a second shot of 90023 standing at Carlisle in RfD livery waiting her next revenue earning service with Royal Mail postal stock in tow - photo by K.Cuthbert.

90023 - December 2003

More examples of class 90s working Royal Mail (a practice no longer seen), 90023 stands at Carlisle in RfD livery waiting her next revenue earning service - photo by K.Cuthbert

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90026 - 21st May 2002

Sweeping the curve on the down fast at Berkhamsted 90026 storms past heading north with yet another Royal Mail train sporting the revised RfD livery - photo by B.Holland.

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90037 - 21st August 2002

This shot demonstrates yet again how much work 90s had on Royal Mail traffic in the early 2000s. We see 90037 passing Carpenders Park on the dn fast going nth - photo by B.Holland

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90050 - 14th December 2002

A 2nd shot of 90050 in happier times after arriving with a train from London. She now awaits departure from Norwich with a rake of MK2s returning to London- photo by N.Blyth

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90050 - 14th December 2002

Now stored with a uncertain future, 90050 has been captured in happier times and awaits departure from Norwich with a rake of MK2s for London- photo by N.Blyth.

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90012 - 23rd June 2001

On the Up Fast , 90012 can be seen storming past Wembley Yard in Virgin Trains livery with an intercity service bound for London Euston - photo by B.Holland

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90034 - 14th August 2001

In SNCB Belguim Blue livery, 90028 passes Carpenders Park on the down fast with a Royal Mail postal train heading northbound - photo by B.Holland

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90037 - 28th July 2005

In 2005 class 90s worked local services to North Berwick due to a shortage of units. This is a picture of 90037 standing at the single track termini on a load 3 - photo by Q.Hedderly

90011 - 24th July 2005

Still sporting her Virgin Trains livery albeit unbranded, 90011 awaits departure from Norwich bound for London Liverpool Street. The 90s had just gone over to GE - photo by Q.Hedderly.

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90040 - 14th August 2005

Taken with permission, 90040 stands in Craggy depot Edinburgh with a set of charter stock for 1Z20. Sadly this class 90 has been stored - photo by  Q.Hedderly.

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90028 - 16th August 2005

This is a picture of 90028 newly painted in EWS pausing at York station with an empty charter stock heading south  - photo by Q.Hedderly.

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90017 - 27th September 2005

On hire to Silverlink Trains with a rake of Virgin MK3s, 90017 pauses at Leighton Buzzard with a cobbler service from London Euston to Northampton - photo by C.Ross     

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90027 - 7th September 2005

In 2005 class 90s were hired to Virgin Trains for use on MK2s between Birmingham and Manchester. In this shot 90027 awaits departure from Stafford for Manchester - photo b Q.Hedderly

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90019 - 29th March 2003

A sight no longer seen on the UK railway network, 90019 powers a Royal Mail postal train through Harrow & Wealdstone heading north on a UID train  - photo by B.Holland

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90038 - 16th May 2003

This is a picture of 90038 standing in the RMT at Stafford station (which is no longer used by Royal Mail) with a Res livered class 47 DIT - photo by B.Holland Q.Hedderly.

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