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My April 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/April-2025/UK-Rail-April-2025 This consists of a visit to the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Diesel Gala, also including photos of the Snowdonian railtour passing Milton Keynes and the East West DEMU railtour running...

My March 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/March-2025/UK-Rail-March-2025 This includes: Saturday 1 March - A ride on the Bluebell Railway between Horsted Keynes and East Grinstead, plus a journey from Brighton to Newhaven in the evening. Sunday 2 March - A visit to...

My February 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/February-2025/UK-Rail-February-2025 This includes: Tuesday 4 February - My journey home from Luton Airport via Bedford after my Poland/Ukraine trip. Saturday 15 February - A visit to the Severn Valley Railway to help...

My January 2025 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2025/January-2025/UK-Rail-January-2025 This includes: Saturday 11 January - A Marston Vale service calls at Woburn Sands. Saturday 18 January - A Class 395 on HS1 passing Maidstone. Sunday 19 January - A works train on the West...

My December 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/December-2024/UK-Rail-December-2024 This includes: Friday 6 December and Saturday 7 December - Two trips to London, including the Polar Express railtour at Euston and the new DLR B23 Stock on test. Tuesday 10 December - My...

My November 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/November-2024/UK-Rail-November-2024 This includes: Saturday 2 November - A journey between Banbury, Warwick, and Leamington Spa. Friday 8 November - Trains at Milton Keynes Central and Watford Junction during my journey to...

My October 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/October-2024/UK-Rail-October-2024 This includes: Saturday 5 October - The Llangollen Heritage Railcar Weekend, featuring examples of classes 104, 108, 109, and 127 in service. Includes a brief visit to the Glyn Valley...

In my September post I neglected to include my trip to Budapest, including the Cog-Wheel Railway and the Children's Railway as well as touring the city's tram and metro systems: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/September-2024/Overseas-September-2024

My September 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/September-2024/UK-Rail-September-2024 This includes: Sunday 1 September - A visit to the Lavendon Narrow Gauge Railway. Monday 2 September - A Class 707 "City Beam" passing in front of Waterloo station. Wednesday 4...

My August 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/August-2024/UK-Rail-August-2024 This includes: Thursday 1 August - A visit to the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway to ride former Chiltern Railways Class 121 no. 55034. Tuesday 6 August - The Network Measurement Train (with...

My July 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/July-2024/UK-Rail-July-2024 This includes: Thursday 4 July - A pair of Avanti's new Class 805 Evoras calling at Milton Keynes on a northbound service. Saturday 6 July - A trip from Milton Keynes into London and back on new...

Is this the thread to watch for news about any potential future operator for these sets or is there another?

My June 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/June-2024/UK-Rail-June-2024 This includes: Sunday 2 June - A few photos from Henley-on-Thames station. Monday 3 June - Some Class 805 "Evero" units on their second day in service with Avanti West Coast. Sunday 9 June - A few...

My May 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/May-2024/UK-Rail-May-2024 This includes: Tuesday 7 May - A selection of trains seen at Wembley Yard from a Euston-bound train. Saturday 11 May - A former Transpennine "Nova 3" set at Wolverton Works. Sunday 12 May - Trains...

Will any of the 805 services starting in June stop at Milton Keynes? Also, does anyone have any info on when we can expect the first 807s out on fault-free runs?

My April 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/April-2024/UK-Rail-April-2024 This includes: Sunday 7 April - A diesel running day at Didcot Railway Centre, featuring Class 31 and Class 14 locomotives in service, plus some Turbos at Oxford and Bicester. Some video of...

My March 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/March-2024/UK-Rail-March-2024/ This includes: Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 March - A weekend in Brighton and Bognor Regis, with a diversion to Putney on the way home. Tuesday 12 March - A ride from Waterloo to Vauxhall to see...

It's been a busy start to the year with two major overseas trips so I'm a bit late creating this thread. I'll do January and February as one combined post: JANUARY My January 2024 UK rail photos are here: https://mktom.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/UK-Rail-January-2024 This includes: Saturday...

The commuter rail systems in Cape Town and Jo'burg are though.

It's conspicuous that Robert Schwadl still hasn't added Cardiff to his excellent urbanrail.net website: https://www.urbanrail.net/eu/euromet.htm I wonder if it falls short of his standards for inclusion as a "metro" system on service frequency or electrification? He normally includes planned /...