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Awe, 3rd time lucky mate, ;-)

Im sure Ill catch up with him at some point, ;-)

Manchester-Doncaster. Saturday 11th May 2024. Summer appears to have come with a vengeance, it must have been the hottest day so far. I was up early and on a Transpennine class 185 from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster direct, on a Liverpool to Cleethorpes service, arriving at Doncaster for...

Greater Manchester. Friday 10th May 2024. I was out again chasing freight, and back on the rails this time. Driving to Crumpsall Metrolink for a tram into Manchester Victoria. There seems to be a few trams with advertising liveries on at the moment, so I always try to photograph them, as they...

Greater Manchester. Thursday 9th May 2024. A rail strike day, don’t you just love em. The freight however was still operating. So, I had another drive around checking out bridges and location and slowly working my way up the Atherton line capturing the Wilton Efw, (Tees NY), to Knowsley FT. I...

Italy, amazing country, two great depots in Milan, there was lots of old stuff on when I last visited. 66651 was actually double-headed today, but I cant read the number on the second loco?

Hi guys, can anyone identify the second loco on the Tees NY to Knowsley 6M17, TODAY, the leading loco was Red DB liveried 66651, the second loco was carrying the old EWS livery, but I cant make out the number from my pictures?

Cheers guys, it was on again today with the number 66651 a red liveried DB loco check my pictures in the Facebook link..

Greater Manchester. Wednesday 8th May 2024. Another few hours out in Greater Manchester and driving again. I was up for 05.00 and in the gym for 06.00 and out for 08.00 after a great workout on the weights and 20 minutes in the sauna and it was a warm day, like summer for a change. Breakfast...

Greater Manchester. Tuesday 7th May 2024. Another nice day and another trip out around my local region, essentially chasing freight. After driving down to Crumpsall Metrolink station, I boarded a tram direct to Altrincham, with a change to the Chester line and a Sprinter to Hale, the last...

An excellent team, yes Leek will be amazing, the Churnet Valley has so much potential and history of course, cant wait for the next event.

No sorry, I spoke to a lot of the guys, a great event though and good on you for volunteering, its an amazing railway

Churnet Valley Railway, Steam Gala. Saturday 4th May 2024. I was driving this Saturday to the Churnet Valley, not that I like driving too far these days, so just taking my time, it took me around an hour and a half, so not too far, and public transport is very difficult from here, since the...

Dean Lane, Greater Manchester. Wednesday 1st May 2024. A short session chasing the Brindle Heath Rail Transfer Station, (RTS) to Dean Lane RTS binliner. The service operates daily for this short trip across Manchester via Manchester Victoria carrying a load of 1600 ton and ran as 6J45. The...

Altrincham, Greater Manchester. Monday 29th April 2024. Another day in my home region chasing freight. After the gym and breakfast, I was on a Metrolink tram heading down to Altrincham. A first alighting at Navigation Road, a shared station with Metrolink and the Network Rail line, later moving...

Would have been nice to catch up, maybe next time, yes a very good gala, I do like the GC, especially it being a former main line double tracked.

Great Central Railway, Spring Diesel Gala. Saturday 27th April 2024. I had an upcoming event on the Great Central Railway, the spring diesel gala. I was meeting up with a mate of mine from Nottingham, “Ash.” I just managed to get my free parking space at the back of Manchester Piccadilly to...

Crow Nest Junction. Greater Manchester. Thursday 25th April 2024. I drove over to Crow Nest Junction, Hindley, a location I had not used before and one I had to find. After a little driving around Hindley, I found a unmetalled farm track away from the main road, with a plate steel girder...

Greater Manchester. Tuesday 23rd April 2024. The weather looked a bit brighter, than it had been, so I was back down at Manchester Victoria chasing freight. The day started off with a 07.00 gym session followed by breakfast at Wetherspoons. I was in Manchester just before 11.30 and caught a...