Recent content by Black Lane

To do a snowplough test run.

There's a Youtube video of 56091 on a test run with 60046 today.

Anyone know if 50008 (Hanson & Hall) will return to service after suffering a fault earlier in the year?

It's in the Parcel Siding, you can see it on the live cam.

The embankment just outside Manchester Airport Station is home to plenty of rabbits.

In this Youtube video (not mine) a rabbit runs from under the buffers at York.

56103 about to arrive on the Youtube York cam.

It can be seen on the live Youtube Railcam.

ROG are having their 47s modified so they can be used without translators. https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/rail-operations-group-47-modified-for-haulage-work

A video (not mine) of a 90 hauled service last week.

I got that at Victoria. I was supposed to be going somewhere else but when I saw it arrive I thought this will be my last chance so jumped on. Not been on one for a few years so it was nostalgic. :D

At Manchester Victoria I encountered a gang of east european women selling roses. They thrust a card (laminated!) in peoples hand with a sob story written on it. When I refused to buy one they were not best pleased.

The blue paintjob is OK. Font & logo however..... o_O :D https://twitter.com/Richard_rail/status/1207373221449936897

In the recent BBC Chunnel series it said the loco cabs where designed with a restricted view to stop the drivers being hypnotized.

156457 rolling into Attadale station in Hamish Macbeth (1995)