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Excellent video. In 2014 I took photos of the line from Bicester to Bletchley thinking that work would be starting fairly soon (how wrong I was) At Calvert close to where the Great Central crossed the Varsity line I came across what I assumed would have been a cattle creep under the GC. It was...

Here are a couple of pictures I took in 2014 of the level crossing in Steeple Claydon. First looking west, second looking east. The rails are about the only thing recognizable. The third one is the warning sign on the approach to the level crossing. There were no warning lights that I could see!

I took one too in 2014. Can see a bit of the westbound platform.

It's still up at http://hitchingradeseparation.blogspot.com/ although I haven't updated it much since it was completed.

Thanks, Malc, for all your efforts to keep us updated on the progress of this project. I did a blog on the Hitchin flyover and my involvement was actually welcomed by Network Rail. I was taking pictures of Hitchin East Junction being installed when a guy drove over to ask if I was the...

In case anyone is interested, I received this today regarding the public inquiry Here are the links mentioned in the email:- http://bicester-bedford.persona-pi.com/ http://bicester-bedford.persona-pi.com/pim

Yesterday I had to attend a meeting in a hotel on the Science Park. Opportunity to have a look at the new station and try out the extended guided busway. Plus an off peak return with plusbus was only £7 from Hitchin which seemed good value. It was a direct service terminating at Cambridge North...

Yes it passed through Hitchin pretty much on time at 3.21pm. Impressive sight even with just one carriage. Looking forward to seeing it tomorrow with a full load.

I was on the first, the 1252 ex Moorgate to Letchworth service. There were three trains today all Moorgate to Letchworth. I believe it is the same tomorrow. There were a lot of Network Rail staff on the train and this was apparently the very first EMU to run over it. Only the tracklayer and...