Having had a spanner thrown in the works by the failure of the server's power supply, plans had changed quite a bit by the time I arrived at Paddington this morning. The 'one of those days' effect remained in action, as the HST stock was late coming off St. Phillips Marsh and was checked along the way arriving over twenty minutes late. Straight down to West Brompton, and then to Willesden Junction.

No problems at all in identifying the famous footbridge - conspicuous by the crowd of enthusiasts along its length! Took some time figuring out how to get from the High Level platforms down to the ground, then up again onto the bridge - ending up about fifteen feet from where I'd started but having walked for five minutes or more! Early highlight was the arrival of 66701 on the High Level platform with a train of EMUs for scrap, followed by 66710 on the main line.

Plenty of action, and lots of chances to test the new camera out. In hindsight I'd not chosen quite the best spot for pictures, but I enjoyed the chance to snap away at a constant stream of units, Pendolinos and several light engine moves. All good opportunities to figure out what all the buttons do! Noted 47832 and 47355 heading south of the river - reportedly to appear on one of the specials for Cardiff on Saturday.



Due to needing to go shopping, left earlier than I'd have liked. Things just kept happening, and as I was waiting on the low level platforms, 66711 passed above and 66139 descended the curve from the North London Line with a long Ford car train. Reluctantly boarded a 313 for Euston.